Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed his senior season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s Tennis team…2012: First-team All-SCIAC selection...Qualified for the NCAA Division III Singles Championships for the third straight season...Ranked No. 20 in singles...Had four singles wins over competitors ranked in the top 10 in the country in Division III and another against one of the top five competitors in NAIA...Had a three-set win in the SCIAC Championship match against CMS...Had a key three-set comeback win in a regular season victory over Redlands...Wom a third-set tiebreaker (3-6, 6-2, 7-6) in a home win over Trinity (Texas)...Teamed with doubles partner Uday Singh to win all three SCIAC Tournament matches by a combined score of 24-2...2011: Singles All-American...First-team All-SCIAC selection...Played number 1 singles and number 1 doubles, finishing the season ranked ninth in the country in singles. As a three-time All-SCIAC Team member, was selected to represent the West Region at the 2011 NCAA Singles Championships hosted by the Claremont Colleges...Advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals and was named an NCAA Singles All-American for the second consecutive season...2010: Singles All-American...First-team All-SCIAC selection...Played number 1 singles and number 2 doubles, finishing the season ranked 21 in the country in singles...Selected to represent the West Region at the 2010 NCAA Singles Championships at Oberlin College, where he advanced to the round of 16 and was named an NCAA Singles All-American...2009: All-SCIAC Second-team selection...Finished his freshman campaign as the number 33 ranked singles player in the nation.

High School: Attended Conrad Weiser High School in Robesonia, Pennsylvania…Was a three-time county champion in both singles and doubles for the Scouts, while earning Berks County Player of the Year three times…Was a four-year All-Berks selection and team MVP…Earned two District 3 Doubles Championships, as well as two runner-up  finishes in singles…Was a two-time PIAA Doubles Silver Medalist.

Personal: Attending Pomona College, where he majors in Russian & Eastern European Studies and Philosophy…Has one brother and one sister…Younger brother, Michael, plays tennis for Pomona-Pitzer as well…Ping pong and volleyball are among his hobbies…Favorite athletes are Michael Phelps and Roger Federer…Lists The Westing Game and Dandelion Wine as his favorite books, and Away We Go and Just Friends as his favorite movies…Lists “Contemporary Central Asia” as the most interesting course he has taken while at Pomona…Lists Tina Fey and Adrien Brody as the public figures he most admires…Born October 3, 1989…Academic All-America candidate…Chose Pomona because “I wanted to go to a school where I could have strong academics and play tennis, while emphasizing the academic portion. I have found Pomona to be an excellent blend of both, and attending a school where I can play tennis year-round did not hurt my decision either. I think that it is truly a gem of a school, and I can't really see myself at another school.”