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Year: FR
Hometown: Westport, CT
High School: Choate
College: Claremont McKenna
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
Major: Undecided
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On Court: Played at Choate Rosemary Hall for three years, competing at #1 singles and doubles and captain senior year...team finished second in the New England Prep Team Championships two out of three years...Two time New England Prep doubles champion. Makes debut for Stags as a freshman after busy fall...played four tournaments, including the National Father-Son Hardcourts and Costa Mesa Intercollegiates, reaching the round of 16 of the latter...was perfect in spring dual match competition, going 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles...dropped only four games in three singles matches at the #2 and #4 positions, and partnered Zyskind (once) and La Cava (twice) in losing only three games in three doubles matches.
Tools: Wilson KSix-One Team strung with Solinco Tour Bite 16 gauge at 62 lbs
Personal: Born on October 1, 1989...son of Tom and Jill...has one brother, Cameron...avid sports fan...three sport athlete in high school, playing water polo, squash and tennis in high school...wants to become fluent in Spanish and spend a term abroad in either South America or Spain.
City you like to visit: New York City
Country you
would like to explore: Argentina
Film you could watch over and
over: The Truman Show
The book that has affected you
the most: Winning
Ugly by Brad Gilbert. I apply it to everything in my
life.
A book you read
recently that you liked, and why: Boys Will Be Boys by Jeff Pearlman, a
recap of the Dallas Cowboys 90s dynasty-for its ridiculous
stories
Where you'd want to live some day
and why: In a foreign country, so my kids and I can learn to
speak another language fluently
Three people you consider to be
geniuses: Leonardo Da Vinci, Ben Franklin, and Yoda
Something most people don't know
about you: My USSRA squash rating is top-20 in the U19
division
Something most people wouldn't
guess about you: I'm claustrophobic
Three words to
describe how others view you: thoughtful, quirky, and a
procrastinator
Hero: Paul Newman
Your tennis fantasy: Going
into a fifth set tiebreaker under the lights at Arthur Ashe
Stadium
Two interesting things you did
last summer: Watched my final game at Yankee Stadium and saw
Dave Mathews Band in concert
Person who introduced you to
tennis: My Father
Favorite Breakfast Item:
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich on a croissant
Motto:
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want
to be happy, practice compassion." - The Dalai Lama
Ideal Sunday activity:
Watching the New York Football Giants win with no homework to
do
Something hidden under your bed
or in your closet: My baseball cards
Strangest possession: a
shotgun
Three things you admire about your parents: their maturity, quick-wittedness, and consistency
Most
recent selfless act: adopting two goldfish and a
frog
Three favorite childhood
toys: Baseball cards, race cars, and my basketball hoop
Three charities or people to whom
you would donate money: My school, The Arthritis Foundation,
and The Lupus Foundation of America
One piece of wisdom you would
pass on to a child: "Only those who will risk going too far
can possibly find out how far one can go."-T.S. Eliot












