Alfred Simental
Alfred Simental
  • Nickname:
    Freddie
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    157
  • Year:
    So
  • Hometown:
    San Bernardino, CA
  • High School:
    Loma Linda Academy
  • Major:
    3/2 Economics and Engineering
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

On Court: One of three freshmen on the 2015-2016 Stags...two and three-star recruit on tennisrecruiting.net for most of junior career...participated on SoCal Zonal Teams in 12s in Tucson, AZ, 14s in Colorado Springs, CO, and 16s in Sal Lake City, UT...as a freshman made Stags Tennis debut at the ITA West Regionals  in October where he went 1-2 in singles play and 2-1 with partner Avi Vemuri...knocked off 5th seeds Farmer and Ross of Whittier in the round of 16 before falling to eventual champs Richter and Sirovica in the quarters...also played two Futures and two men's open events in the fall...saw limited action in the spring dual season, winning two of three singles matches at the #6 position...partnered Shankar at Pacific Coast Doubles and Brenner in one dual match...completed 2016 with records of 3-3 in singles and 3-3 in doubles...earned SCIAC All-Academic honors for maintaining a 3.2 GPA and higher...as a sophomore won one of three singles matches and two of four doubles matches (with partner Jake Williams) at ITA West Regionals...made strong spring debut by collecting a pair of key doubles win with partner Williams on opening day versus Bates and Brandeis...won twice more with Williams at No. 3 doubles to finish 4-0 in doubles duals and go 6-2 overal in doubles...started at No. 5 singles against Brandeis and Caltech, winning one of two...finished with overall singles record of 2-3.

Tools: Head Graphene XT Speed MPA strung with Solinco Tour Bite at 52 lbs

Personal: Son of Alfred and Maira and eldest of two (younger sister Kristen)...did not play high school tennis because school didn't offer it, so played badminton instead...finished HS career as one of the best in CIF Southern Section...also played competitive baseball until age 13...also enjoys rollerblading...is an accomplished pianist, continuing to practice up to 10 hours weekly...fan of the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings films as well as the Stormlight Archives series of books by Brandon Sanderson.

Favorite Stag: Alex Lane, CMC '10 - the first Stag to believe in my potential as a college player and put up with my high school attitude

Say What?: Loves riding dirt bikes in the desert

News Mentions

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Doubles sweeps fuel CMS in wins over Whittier and Point Loma

The No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis teeam used a pair of doubles sweeps to overwhelm both No. 35 Whittier and Division II Point...

April 8, 2017

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CMS represented by 22 at ITA West Regional

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s and women’s tennis programs are represented by 22 athletes in the annual Intercollegiate Tennis...

September 28, 2016

Photos

Alfred Simental action photo 1
  • Brandeis vs. Claremont-M-S
Alfred Simental action photo 2
  • Brandeis vs. Claremont-M-S
Alfred Simental action photo 3

Alfred Simental

  • Claremont-M-S vs. ITA/USTA West Regionals @ Pomona-Pitzer
Alfred Simental action photo 4

Alfred Simental

  • Claremont-M-S vs. ITA/USTA West Regionals @ Pomona-Pitzer
Alfred Simental action photo 5

Alfred Simental & Jake Williams

  • Claremont-M-S vs. ITA/USTA West Regionals @ Pomona-Pitzer
Alfred Simental action photo 6

Alfred Simental

  • Claremont-M-S vs. ITA/USTA West Regionals @ Pomona-Pitzer