![Robert Liu](/sports/mten/2018-19/photos/Liu8942.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
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- High School:
- Westview
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- Major:
- Economics
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
On Court: 4-star recruit on TR.net who ranked as high as No.120 in his class....played on Westview HS team for four years, reaching CIF Finals as junior...favorite tournament in juniors was the Claremont B14s National Open where he finished third in singles and won the doubles...also part of an Under 14 National Junior Team Tennis championship team out of San Diego...also plays National and Sectional Father-Son tournaments with father Solomon who is a teaching pro...as a freshman made his debut as one of four first-year Stags players at the ITA West Regionals...was seeded fifth in singles and reached the Round of 16, before losing an epic 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(3) battle to new teammate Oscar Burney...also seeded fifth in doubles and paired with sophomore Daniel Park, reaching the quarters before bowing out to top seeds Dugan-Stone from UCSC... injuries to hand and lower extremities delayed his spring dual match debut until March 30 against UC Santa Cruz and Chapman, where he won at No. 6 singles and No. 1 doubles respectively...played in four additional singles duals, staying undefeated and earning important wins against Gustavus, Pomona-Pitzer, and UC San Diego...played in 13 doubles duals with four different partners - Park, Williams, Yeam and Berber...was 11-2 in doubles dual matches, with seven wins at No. 3 with Park...finished 2018 with overall records of 7-1 in singles and 13-3 in doubles...also one of five Stags to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete and SCIAC All-Academic honors for his outstanding academic work...as a sophomore reached the quarters of the Flight A singles at the ITA West Regionals, falling in two close sets to eventual champ Chad LeDuff of UC Santa Cruz...partnered Jake Williams in doubles, and the pair reached the semis before bowing out to eventual champs Shankar and Wei of Caltech...returned in the spring for dual match play at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles with Katzman...won five of first six singles matches before hitting his stride in Stag-Hen Championship match at No. 4 singles against Bowdoin where he dropped only one game, earning him SCIAC Athlete of the Week honors for March 18...also had impressive straight set wins in March against Amherst, Williams and Middlebury...during April and May lost only two singles matches to complete an 18-7 overall singles record, including 16-6 in duals...teamed up with Katzman at No. 2 doubles and won their first nine dual matches before dropping four of six during a stretch when they transitioned to the top position...finished the season winning twelve straight before a loss to Emory in the NCAA Championship match, partnering Williams, Burney, and Park in addition to Katzman...finished 28-6 overall and 23-5 in duals...earned 2nd Team All-SCIAC honors for his excellence in conference play.
Tools: Head Graphene Speed 360 Pro strung at 50 lbs with Solinco Tour Bite 16L
Personal: Middle son of Nelly and Solomon...middle of three brothers...other brothers Solomon and Chris both attend UC San Diego..in his free time enjoys working out and playing guitar, piano and drums...also gravitates towards childhood favorites Pokemon, Naruto, and Minecraft...favorite current shows are Rick and Morty and American Horror Story....men's tennis' Student Athlete Advisory Council representative for 2018-2019...also student leader for club and recreational tennis at the Claremont Colleges twice each week during the school year.
Favorite Stag: Michael Scarlett (CMC '18- Stags Basketball)
Say What?: can flip eyelids inside out and produce smoke from his mouth (naturally)
News Mentions
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Nikolai Parodi's NCAA Singles Run Ends in Quarterfinal Round for CMS Men's Tennis
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Junior Nikolai Parodi advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championship for the third year in a row,...
May 25, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Falls 5-3 in National Title Match to Emory
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team battled back from a 2-1 doubles deficit to take a 3-2 lead, but Emory was able to...
May 22, 2019
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Finals Week! CMS Men's Tennis Reaches NCAA Championship Match with 5-1 Win over Chicago
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team avenged an NCAA Division III Quarterfinal loss from a year ago and...
May 21, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Prevails with Hard-Fought 5-2 Win over Bowdoin in NCAA Division III Quarterfinals
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Junior Nikolai Parodi provided the clinching win with a 7-6, 7-6 win over Grant Urken, the defending NCAA Division III Champion...
May 20, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Faces Bowdoin in NCAA Quarterfinals Monday
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The top-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team begins play at the NCAA Division III Championships in Kalamazoo,...
May 19, 2019
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No. 1 Men's Tennis Advances to Tenth Straight NCAA Elite Eight, Defeats No. 13 Trinity 5-0
The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team advanced to the NCAA Division III Team Quarterfinals with a 5-0 victory over No. 13...
May 11, 2019
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Men's Tennis Begins NCAA Tourney with 5-0 Shut Out Against UT-Dallas
The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team shut out UT-Dallas 5-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Team Tournament on...
May 10, 2019
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Senior Day Sweep Moves Stags Into SCIAC Tourney Final
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team honored seniors Julian Gordy (CMC), Avinash Vemuri (CMC), and Alfred Simental (CMC / HMC) on...
May 4, 2019
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Men's Tennis Shuts Out Pomona-Pitzer, Takes SCIAC Title for 14th Straight Season
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 1 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned a quick 5-0 sweep of Pomona-Pitzer to win the 2019 SCIAC...
May 4, 2019
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Nikolai Parodi, Nic Meister Win SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete, Newcomer of the Year Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Nikolai Parodi was named the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Year for the third year in a row, freshman Nic Meister...
May 2, 2019
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Nikolai Parodi Earns SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for Second Time
CLAREMONT, Calif. - For the second time this season, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis junior Nikolai Parodi earned the SCIAC Athlete of the...
April 29, 2019
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Stags Earn Top Seed in SCIAC Tourney With 8-1 Win At No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team completed SCIAC regular season play on Wednesday night, defeating No. 14 Pomona-Pitzer 8-1. CMS...
April 24, 2019
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Jack Katzman Earns Third SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week Award
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman earned the SCIAC Men's Athlete of the Week Award for the third time this season, the league office...
April 22, 2019
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No. 1 Men's Tennis Eyes Post-Season with Wins Over Cal Lu and UCR
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team completed an away-and-home doubleheader sweep Saturday, defeating conference foe Cal Lutheran...
April 20, 2019
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Sweep of No. 25 Caltech Keeps CMS Perfect in Conference Play
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team improved to 5-0 in conference play and 24-1 overall, defeating No. 25 Caltech 9-0 on Friday at...
April 19, 2019
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Top Ranked Stags Impress With Saturday Sweep
The No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned 9-0 shutouts against Occidental and Marymount California on Saturday, improving their...
April 13, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Takes Over as Nation's New No. 1 Team
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis moved up to the No. 1 spot in the nation in the latest Division III poll from the...
April 12, 2019
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Men's Tennis Tops No. 20 Redlands 8-1, Takes Over Conference Lead
One day after rising to the No. 1 ranking in Division III, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team moved to 3-0 in SCIAC with an 8-1 win...
April 12, 2019
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Stags' Ascent Continues With Wins Over No. 20 Gustavus and Whittier
The No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned their seventh doubleheader sweep of the season on Saturday, defeating No. 20 Gustavus...
April 7, 2019
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Stags Too Strong For Chapman in SCIAC Opener
ORANGE, Calif. - Fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis extended their win streak to five matches, defeating Chapman 8-1 in the Stags'...
April 5, 2019
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Nikolai Parodi Named SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Nikolai Parodi was named the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week after helping the Stags defeat the No. 1, No. 2 and...
April 1, 2019
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No. 4 CMS Men's Tennis Finishes Big Weekend Sweep with 7-2 Win over No. 2 Middlebury
CLAREMONT, Calif. - One day after knocking off No. 1 Chicago, the fourth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team came up with another huge...
March 30, 2019
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Stags Showcase Singles Depth in 6-3 Upset of No. 1 Chicago
No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis won five of six singles matches to complete a 6-3 comeback win over No. 1 Chicago in the first of two...
March 29, 2019
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Captains Shine As Stags Bounce Back For 6-3 Win Over No. 5 Williams
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis returned to the Biszantz Family Tennis Center Tuesday night, defeating No. 5 Williams 6-3. CMS was led...
March 27, 2019
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Daniel Park Named SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Daniel Park was named the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for events through Sunday, March 24, the league office...
March 25, 2019
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Stags Suffer First Loss at No. 7 Amherst
Playing a third 5-4 match in four days, No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripp men's tennis ended their New England road trip with their first loss of 2019...
March 22, 2019
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Stags Win Final Two Matches To Hold Off MIT
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis faced a 4-3 deficit to unranked MIT, but recovered to win singles matches at No. 5 and No. 6 and secure...
March 19, 2019
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Robert Liu Named SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Robert Liu, who was undefeated in helping the CMS men's tennis team to the championship of the Stag-Hen Invitational...
March 18, 2019
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CMS Reclaims Stag-Hen Title With 7-2 Win Over No. 3 Bowdoin
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis swept all six singles matches without the loss of a set en route to a dominating 7-2 victory over No. 3...
March 16, 2019
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Stags Advance to Stag-Hen Title Match With Wins Over No. 26 Skidmore and No. 12 Sewanee
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis won two matches Friday to advance to the Stag-Hen championship match for the eleventh time in the twelve...
March 15, 2019
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Stags Surge to 7-0 in Win Over Divsion II Western New Mexico
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis defeated Division II Western New Mexico 5-2 on Tuesday. The two teams completed the dual match that...
March 12, 2019
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Doubles Dominance Lead Stags to Wins Over RPI and Quinnipiac
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis improved to 6-0 on the season with wins over No. 33 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Division 1...
March 10, 2019
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Jack Katzman Wins Second Straight SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman earned the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honor for the second week in a row for matches...
March 4, 2019
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Stags Cap Eventful Weekend with Wins Over No. 19 Mary Washington and No. 34 Christopher Newport
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis swept two ranked D3 opponents on Sunday, defeating No. 19 Mary Washington 7-2, and No. 34 Christopher...
March 3, 2019
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Jack Katzman Named SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman, who picked up a dominant win at No. 2 singles against Brandeis, earned the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete...
February 25, 2019
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Stags Begin 2019 Dual Match Campaign with Sweep of No. 21 Brandeis and HIU
No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis opened dual match play on Saturday at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center, defeating No. 21 Brandeis 8-1,...
February 23, 2019
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CMS Men's Tennis Ranked No. 6 in Preseason ITA Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned the No. 6 spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III...
January 18, 2019
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Jack Katzman Ranked No. 4 in Nation in First 2018-19 ITA Rankings
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team was ranked fourth in the nation in the first ITA...
November 29, 2018
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Jack Katzman Sweeps Into ITA Regional Finals for CMS Men's Tennis
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Jack Katzman continued his run through the ITA West Region singles championships by winning two matches on Saturday...
September 30, 2018
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CMS Men's Tennis Finishes as Runner-Up In ITA West Region Singles and Doubles
CLAREMONT, CALIF. - Jack Katzman and Julian Gordy of The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team had a match point in doubles in the third set,...
September 30, 2018
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CMS Men's Tennis off to Strong Start after First Day of ITA Regionals
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team had four players advance to the quarterfinals in singles and five doubles teams...
September 28, 2018