![Ian Freer](/sports/mten/2019-20/photos/CMS_Ian_Freer_Men-s_Tennis_Roster__2020-0423.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 140
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- Year:
- Fy.
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- Hometown:
- South Pasadena, CA
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- High School:
- Saint Francis
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- Major:
- Undecided
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- College:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
On Court: 4-star recruit on TR.net who has ranked as high as No.44 in his class....four year starter for Saint Francis HS boys tennis team...won CIF Southern Section high school singles title as a senior...in June of 2019, played clay court open tournaments in France with four other college players...qualified for singles and doubles at National Boys 18s in Kalamazoo, MI and reached the third round of doubles...also reached the final of 2019 USTA National Father-Son Grass Courts in Boston...as a first-year made Stags Tennis debut at the ITA West Regionals as the No. 8 seed in singles, reaching the semifinals before losing to teammate Jack Katzman in three sets...reached the quarterfinals of the doubles with Parodi as the third seeds...finished the fall with ITA singles rankings of No. 9 in the west and No. 26 nationally, and No. 9 in the west doubles with Parodi...played in five matches on Stags trip to Hawaii in January, winning both singles at the No. 4 position against HPU and Trinity, and winning two of three doubles at No. 1 with Parodi...won his next three singles at No. 2 and No. 4 to stay undefeated in his first five matches...had key wins at ITA National Team Indoors at No. 4 singles against Case Western, and at No. 1 doubles against Case Western and Emory...finished the shortened season on a strong note with convincing wins in singles and doubles against Wash U. at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club on March 7...completed his first-year campaign with records of 10-3 in singles and 12-4 in doubles...one of 11 Stags to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades for his better than 3.5 GPA during the 2019-2020 academic year...earned a year-end singles ranking of No. 13 in the West Region, and No. 2 in the West and No. 3 nationally with Parodi in doubles...recognized as the West Region's ITA Rookie of the Year, while garnering ITA All-American honors in doubles, becoming just the third first-year player to do so in the last decade of Stags Tennis.
Tools: Yonex VCORE Pro 97 330 strung at 53 lbs with Solinco Confidential
Personal: Son of Lisa and Brad Freer...two brothers, Jack and Josh...father Brad played tennis at Connecticut College (Class of '91), while older brother Jack plays tennis at Whitman College...avid Dodgers, Jets, USC football, and Villanova basketball fan...enjoys spending time at the beach, traveling, and playing basketball, football, table tennis and especially wiffle-ball...loves cross country RV trips with family and friends.
Favorite Stag: Weiliang Zhang (CMC '23 - Stags Football)
Say What?: Born in Hong Kong and lived there until he was 8 years old.
News Mentions
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Ten Stags Earn Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete Honors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of 10 members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team, including all five of the program's seniors, earned...
July 29, 2020
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Nikolai Parodi Earns ITA National Senior Player of the Year Award
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps senior Nikolai Parodi earned the 2019-20 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III...
May 27, 2020
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Nikolai Parodi, Ian Freer Earn ITA West Region Awards
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nikolai Parodi was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Region Senior of the Year, and first-year Ian...
May 20, 2020
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Parodi, Katzman, Freer Earn ITA All-America Honors for CMS Men's Tennis
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nikolai Parodi earned ITA Division III All-America honors in both singles and doubles, giving him eight All-America...
April 29, 2020
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Nikolai Parodi Ends Senior Season Ranked No. 1 in Division III for CMS Men's Tennis
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its final Division III rankings for the 2019-20 season on Friday afternoon,...
April 24, 2020
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Seniors' Last Stand: Stags Go Out Winners
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team defeated Haverford 9-0 on Wednesday night, extending the Stags' shutout streak to...
March 11, 2020
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Next Level in La Jolla: Stags Rout No. 11 Wash U for Fourth Straight Shutout
LA JOLLA, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team turned in a dominating performance on Saturday at the La Jolla Beach...
March 7, 2020
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Stags Shutout Whittier and Clark to Complete Weekend Sweep
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned two more shutout victories on Saturday, defeating SCIAC...
February 29, 2020
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Stags Blank Kingsmen in SCIAC Opener
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team took to the road to begin SCIAC play, blanking Cal Lutheran 9-0...
February 28, 2020
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Nikolai Parodi Captures UTR/ITA National Player of the Week Honors for CMS Men's Tennis
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nikolai Parodi earned the UTR Division III National Player of the Week honor from the Intercollegiate Tennis Associatio...
February 25, 2020
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Nikolai Parodi Earns SCIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nikolai Parodi earned the SCIAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week Award for matches through Sunday, Feb. 23, the...
February 24, 2020
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CMS Men's Tennis Drops Hard-Fought Battle to Emory in National Title Rematch
SAINT PETER, Minn. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team nearly had a dramatic late comeback, but fell on the short end of a 5-3 decision...
February 23, 2020
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Stags Edge No. 4 Chicago in a Thriller, Advance to ITA National Team Indoor Championship Match
SAINT PETER, Minn - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team advanced to the championship match of the ITA Division III National...
February 22, 2020
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On to the Semis: Stags Down No. 12 Case Western at ITA National Indoors
SAINT PETER, Minn - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the ITA Division III National Team...
February 21, 2020
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On to the Next: Stags Win Two More in Final Prep for National Indoors
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned two more non-divisional wins on Saturday, defeating Division...
February 15, 2020
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Stags Take Two in Saturday Biz Blitz
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 2-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team used twelve different players to defeat NAIA opponents Hope...
February 8, 2020
Stags Tennis Past and Present Come Together at 2020 Ted Ducey Alumni Match
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Six decades of Stags Tennis players came out to support the annual Ted Ducey Alumni Match on Saturday, as past and present...
January 25, 2020
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Nic Meister Wins SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week Honor
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Sophomore Nic Meister earned the SCIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week award for matches through Sunday, Jan. 19, the league...
January 20, 2020
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CMS Men's Tennis Wraps Up Hawaii Trip with 8-1 Win over Trinity
HONOLULU, Hawaii - First-year Ian Freer and senior Nikolai Parodi won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and then earned singles wins as well to lead the No. 2...
January 18, 2020
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CMS Men's Tennis Picks up Road Win over Division II Hawaii Pacific
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team earned its first program win over host Hawaii Pacific on Friday afternoon at the...
January 17, 2020
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CMS Men's Tennis Picked Second in Preseason Division III Poll
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team was picked to finish second in the nation in the Intercollegiate Tennis Associati...
January 16, 2020
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CMS Men's Tennis Opens Spring Season with 8-1 Win over Pacific
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team, which enters the spring season ranked No. 2 in the nation in Division III, opened...
January 16, 2020
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Parodi, Katzman Lead Five Stags Ranked in the National Top 50 After Fall Season
CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Nikolai Parodi is ranked third in the nation and junior Jack Katzman places fourth in the NCAA Division III...
November 21, 2019
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Parodi, Katzman to Square Off in All-CMS Men's Tennis Singles Final at ITA Regionals
CLAREMONT, Calif. - After coming into the day with seven of the eight quarterfinalists in the ITA West Regionals, the CMS men's tennis team now...
October 6, 2019
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All But One: CMS Men's Tennis Has Seven of Eight Quarterfinalists at ITA West Regionals
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's tennis team nearly has an intra-squad scrimmage tomorrow in the quarterfinal round of the ITA...
October 5, 2019