Casey Morris
Casey Morris
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Atherton, CA
  • High School:
    Menlo-Atherton
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

On Court: 4-star recruit on TR.net who ranked as high as No.189 in his class....best NorCal rankings were No. 11 in singles and No. 26 in doubles in the Boys 16s...played on Menlo-Atherton HS team for four years, compiling a 73-4 career record...favorite tournament in juniors was the New Balance HS Championships in Boston...as a freshman made his debut as one of four first-year Stags players at the ITA West Regionals...went 1-2 in three singles matches, losing to eventual finalist Jed Kronenberg of Pomona-Pitzer in the second round...seeded sixth in doubles and paired with fellow first-year Jack Katzman, the freshmen won three of four before falling to teammates and eventual champions Berber-Parodi in the semis...earned fall West region doubles ranking of No. 8...returned in the spring to make an impact in both singles and doubles for the Stags...went 7-0 in singles dual matches without losing a set or more than six games in any match, playing Nos. 3-6...partnered Yeam and Berber in five doubles duals, going 4-1 at Nos. 2-3...earned overall records of 8-2 in singles and 7-2 in doubles...one of five Stags to be honored for his outstanding academic work with ITA Scholar-Athlete and SCIAC All-Academic accolades...recipient of the coveted Hank Krieger Trophy for his commitment to team values...as a sophomore played in two fall tournaments: the ITA Collegiate Grass Court Invitational in Newport, R.I. and ITA West Regionals in Claremont...placed seventh at the Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., defeating Trinity's Cameron Krimbill 4-6, 7-5, (13-11) in the last match...lost in the second round of ITA Regionals to eventual champ LeDuff of UC Santa Cruz, after defeating Pomona-Pitzer's Schoenherr in the opening round...played two matches decided by tie-breaks with teammate Jay Yeam in doubles, losing in the second round to Pomona-Pitzer's Bicks and Stark...won his first six singles matches of the spring dual season, playin at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 6...after tough losses to Amherst and Williams in late March, rebounded nicely to win his last six matches of the season while only losing one set in the process...was one of three Stags to earn four clinches in dual match play...appeared in eight doubles matches with three different partners - Park, Williams, and Carroll - winning all eight in dominant fashion...his 8-5 win with Park at No. 3 doubles against Wesleyan helped the Stags hold on for an important 5-4 win on the road...completed 2019 with overall records of 14-5 in singles and 9-1 in doubles, losing only two total matches in dual match play...as a junior earned a thrilling three-set win over third seeded Varun Shanker of Caltech in the first round of the Flight A Singles at the ITA West Regionals...advanced to the quarterfinals before falling in three sets to teammate Daniel Park...partnered Jake Berber to also advance to the quarters of the doubles...earned his first ITA regional ranking by finishing at No. 17 in the West Region singles for the fall season...made his spring debut on January 16, 2020 playing at No. 2 singles against Pacific (OR) in Hawaii...appeared in three more singles dual matches, all at No. 3...played in eight doubles matches - six duals and two tournament matches - with three different partners: Berber, Park, and Meister...was undefeated in doubles duals, playing at all three positions...completed the shortened 2019-2020 season with overall records of 4-3 in singles and 8-1 in doubles, and earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for the second time in three years for having achieved a 3.5 GPA during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Tools: Babolat Aero Pro strung at 51 lbs with Solinco Tour Bite 16L

Personal: Middle son of Linda and Peter...middle of three boys, older brother Scott and younger brother Andy...enjoys spending time with his family playing cards, hiking, golfing, swimming, and watching TV shows...has an interest in design and is a fan of architectural magazines and creating architechural computer models...First Year Guide (FYG) for CMC as a sophomore...one of two Stags Tennis representatives on CMS' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Favorite Stag: Max Kirsch (CMC '20 - Stags Basketball)

Say What?: can't eat any spicy food

News Mentions

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Ten Stags Earn Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 10 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team, including all five of the program's seniors, earned...

July 29, 2020

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Stags Shutout Whittier and Clark to Complete Weekend Sweep

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned two more shutout victories on Saturday, defeating SCIAC...

February 29, 2020

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Stags Blank Kingsmen in SCIAC Opener

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team took to the road to begin SCIAC play, blanking Cal Lutheran 9-0...

February 28, 2020

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On to the Next: Stags Win Two More in Final Prep for National Indoors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned two more non-divisional wins on Saturday, defeating Division...

February 15, 2020

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Stags Take Two in Saturday Biz Blitz

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team used twelve different players to defeat NAIA opponents Hope...

February 8, 2020

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CMS Men's Tennis Wraps Up Hawaii Trip with 8-1 Win over Trinity

HONOLULU, Hawaii - First-year Ian Freer and senior Nikolai Parodi won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and then earned singles wins as well to lead the No. 2...

January 18, 2020

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CMS Men's Tennis Picked Second in Preseason Division III Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team was picked to finish second in the nation in the Intercollegiate Tennis Associati...

January 16, 2020

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CMS Men's Tennis Opens Spring Season with 8-1 Win over Pacific

HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team, which enters the spring season ranked No. 2 in the nation in Division III, opened...

January 16, 2020

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Parodi, Katzman to Square Off in All-CMS Men's Tennis Singles Final at ITA Regionals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After coming into the day with seven of the eight quarterfinalists in the ITA West Regionals, the CMS men's tennis team now...

October 6, 2019

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All But One: CMS Men's Tennis Has Seven of Eight Quarterfinalists at ITA West Regionals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team nearly has an intra-squad scrimmage tomorrow in the quarterfinal round of the ITA...

October 5, 2019