Alfred Simental

Nickname:

Freddie
Height:

5'11'
Weight:

150
Year:

Fr
Hometown:

San Bernardino, CA
High School:

Loma Linda Academy
Major:

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...this season...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.

Tools: Head Graphene XT Speed MPA strung with Solinco Tour Bite at 60 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