Bio

On Court: Two-star recruit on TR.net who ranked in the top 30 in NorCal Boys 16s and top 25 in Boys 18s...played #1 singles all four years at Branson School…won North Coast Section team title senior year…finalist sophomore and junior year...awarded Marin Independent Journal Player of the Year honors his junior year with an undefeated record...as a freshman reached the singles semifinals of the Ojai Indpendent College event, losing in three sets to eventual champion and second seed Josh Barnard of Westmont...also participated on CMS club team that competed at the SoCal Tennis on Campus Championships in February...as a sophomore earned a roster spot in the fall through his hard work and active tournament play...won one of three singles matches and one of three doubles matches (with Macey) at ITA West Regionals...played in seven dual matches in the spring, earning a perfect 7-0 singles record at positions 3, 4 and 5...played in one doubles dual match with Hull at the #2 spot...completed the 2015 campaign with overall records of 9-3 in singles and 4-4 in doubles (with Hull and Macey), with wins at The Ojai and Pacific Coast Doubles tournaments...also won Summer ITA Circuit singles event at Sonoma State without dropping a set...as a junior had his best ITA West Regionals to date by winning four of five singles matches, then three of four with partner Julian Gordy in the doubles...won 2nd round losers consolation event at Regionals...also played five other events in the fall winning six of ten singles matches...played in nine singles dual matches in the spring, losing only once against Amherst...played at the number three through six singles positions and didn't lose a set in each of his seven wins...also played in the Ojai D3 event, beating Mandic of Pomona-Pitzer in the first round before falling to Whittier's Andrew You in the second round...played in seven doubles matches in the spring with five different partners, including play at Pac Coast Doubles and the Ojai...completed 2016 with overall records of 12-3 in singles and 8-3 in doubles.

Tools: Wilson Blade 98 (16x19) strung at 52 lbs with Solinco Hyper-G in the mains and Solinco Tour Bite 19g in the crosses

Personal: Born December 9th, 1994… Son of Tony and Lorre… brother Max (18)…Born in New York City, but moved to San Francisco at age 5…first exposure to tennis started when he was three years old, hitting tennis balls in NYC apartment hallway with his grandfather…grew up most of his life living right in the heart of San Francisco near the Marina District... Loves to watch basketball and football…avid Bay Area sports fan…Warriors are his favorite team… Other hobbies include spending time with family and friends, traveling, and playing intramural sports such as flag football...Secret talent — cooking...as a junior earned ITA and SCIAC Scholar-Athlete honors for maintaining above a 3.5 GPA

Favorite Stag: Alex Lane (CMC '13 and current Rhodes College Men's and Women's Head Coach)

Say What?: Ate 73 pieces of Sushi at a local all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant, out-deuling Skyler Butts (65 pieces) and other teammates