Matthew Jacobs
Matthew Jacobs
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    175
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Swampscott, MA
  • High School:
    Swampscott
  • Major:
    Economics & Psychology
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

On Court: 4-Star recruit on TR.net,  ranking as high as number one in New England...played number one singles for Swampscott High School since 7th grade, captain of high school team both Junior and Senior years...Massachusetts High School State Individual Finalist, two time league MVP, first team All-Star all four years of high school...won New England Sectional Doubles title in 16s, also represented New England in Zonal, Intersectional, and Davis Cup competition from 12s-18s...as a freshman made CMS Stags Tennis debut at ITA West Regionals in October where he lost in the first round of singles to Chapman's Charlie Werman...a lingering tennis elbow prevented him from playing the consolation, but partnered fellow first-year teammate Jay Yeam to reach the quarters of the doubles, knocking off third seeds and NCAA qualifiers Bello and Simonides of Pomona Pitzer before falling to Redlands' Cummins and Lipscomb...played in seven singles dual matches in the spring, going 5-2 at No. 2, 4, 5, and 6...appeared in only one doubles dual with partner Jay Yeam, winning at No. 2 against Hope International...completed first year with overall records of 5-3 in singles and 3-1 in doubles...was one of two freshmen to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for achieving a 3.5 or higher GPA.

Tools: Yonex VCORE SV 98 strung at 52 lbs with Solinco Hyper-G in the mains and Solinco Pro-Stacked in the crosses

Personal: Big Boston pro sports fan...has a younger sister named Gillian...enjoys playing Spikeball and hanging with friends...serves as a tutor at an elementary school after school program through CMC's Center for Civic Engagement and is part of CMC's Senate Consortium Affairs Committee.

Favorite Stag: Joe Dorn (CMC '15)

Say What?: hasn't swam in the Pacific Ocean

News Mentions

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Men’s Tennis sees six Stags named to ITA Scholar-Athlete list

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis program found just as much success in the classroom as it did on the court as the Intercollegiate...

July 26, 2017

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Stags open conference tourney with 5-0 win over Oxy

The No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team (26-3, 8-0) opened SCIAC tournament play with a 5-0 win at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center on...

May 5, 2017

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Stags get two more wins, stay atop SCIAC

The No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s tennis team swept a SCIAC Saturday doubleheader, defeating Occidental 9-0 at home, and Chapman 8-1 at...

April 15, 2017

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Doubles depth leads Stags to wins over Caltech and Concordia

No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned its first two doubles sweeps of the season as the Stags easily defeated Caltech and...

March 4, 2017

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Freshmen rule as Stags win two on opening day

Freshmen Matthew Jacobs (CMC) and Jake Williams (HMC) won clinching singles matches, as Claremont-Mudd-Scripps overcame 2-1 deficits after doubles...

February 25, 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

Matthew Jacobs action photo 1
  • Brandeis vs. Claremont-M-S
Matthew Jacobs action photo 2
  • Brandeis vs. Claremont-M-S
Matthew Jacobs action photo 3

Matthew Jacobs

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