2012 MEN S TENNIS. Cynthia Tow. Assistant Coach Fifth Season OUTLOOK JONATHAN RAUDE MATT WAGNER

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1 OUTLOOK 20 MEN S TENNIS Cynthia Tow Assistant Coach Fifth Season JONATHAN RAUDE MATT WAGNER 5

2 20 MEN S TENNIS CAPTAINS Captain Akash Muppidi Senior Trumbull, Conn. Trumbull AS A SENIOR () Fall: Went 8-3 in doubles action with partner Billy Grokenberger in tournament play the pair advanced to the semifinals at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-9/25), winning first two matches they also went 2-0 at the Brown Classic (9/30- /1) represented BC at the ITA All-American Championships, falling after earning a bye and retiring in the consolation round (6-4, 5-7, 5-5 ret.) went 2-1 in singles and doubles play at the 20 USTA/ITA Northeast Regional (/13-15) won flight at the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-30), going 5-0. AS A JUNIOR () Spring: All-ACC played all 22 singles matches at No. 1, compiling a - mark went 3-8 against ranked opponents, upsetting Jonathan Wolff (91), 7-5, 6-2, Maros Horny (6), 6-2, 6-5, and Jamie Pulgar (4), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 played all 24 doubles matches with Billy Grokenberger, accumulating a -14 record at No. 1 doubles recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the All-ACC Academic Team. Fall: The first Eagle to compete in the main draw of the prestigious D Novo ITA Men s All-American Championship went 5-4 overall, with a 1-3 mark against ITA ranked opponents reached finals of the Crimson Tide Fall Championship (-5/7). AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Spring: ITA Northeast Region Freshman of the. played in 25 singles matches as a rookie, posting a team-best 15- record, mostly in the No. 2 spot (-9)... put together impressive singles wins against tough ACC opponents in NC State (3/20) and Clemson (4/3) appeared in 25 doubles matches, compiling a 15- record that with three different partners recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Team. Fall: Went 1-1 at the ITA/USTA Nationals in doubles action with Brian Locklear earned a win and a loss as an individual in the same tournament compiled a 3-1 record, falling in the finals of the Seahawk Invitational in Wilmington, N.C. Number one player on Trumbull High School team... three-time all-conference selection... earned all-state recognition as a senior in ranked 85th nationally for USTA Boys U-18 and in the top for USTA New England... named Connecticut Post All-Star MVP as a senior. Born on July 7, 1990 to Mohan and Ameeta Muppidi... has one older sister, Sirisha... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a finance major. AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-) Spring: First Eagle to be named to the All-ACC Team named the 20 ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch for the 20 season played in 24 singles matches, mostly in the No. 2 spot, finishing a team-best 19-5 overall with a 7-4 record in ACC play ranked in the top 0 in the nation for most of the season defeated four players with a national ranking of 75th or higher appeared in most doubles matches at the No. 3 spot with partner Adam Davison, going 8-7 recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the All-ACC Academic Team. Fall: Went 2-1 in the singles A draw at the ITA/USTA Open, falling to the third seed took the championship with partner Jonathan Schroeder as the second-ranked team in the flight, defeating the top-ranked pair in the finals Compiled a 2-1 record in both singles and doubles action at the Brown Invitational (4-2 ; 1-1 ) 9-4 (4-2 ; 5-2 ) 6-3 (5-2 ; 1-1 ) 15- (7-4 ; 8-3 ) Totals (20- ; 15-7 ) 13-6

3 20 MEN S TENNIS Captain Alex Skinner Senior Haverhill, Mass. Brooks School Born on January 6, 1990 to Dana and Keiko Skinner... has one younger sister, Abigail... father is the director of athletics at UMass Lowell enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a sports medicine major. AS A SENIOR () Fall: Recorded a singles victory at the 20 USTA/ITA Northeast Regional (/13-15) before falling in the round of 64 also tallied a doubles win with partner Jonathan Raude before falling in the round of 32 went 1-1 in the at the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-30) with Klaus Puestow. AS A JUNIOR () Spring: Saw action in 23 matches, predominantly at No. 2 singles, going 6-17 on the year played most doubles competitions at No. 2, paired up with Michael McGinnis compiled a 7-17 doubles record overall, 6-15 on the second court named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Reached the Round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Division I Northeast Regional Championship, going 3-1 at the tournament. AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-) Spring: Played in 20 singles matches at the No. 4 spot, going 4-16 on the year, 8- overall picked up best win in a thrilling three-set win on March 20 against Brown appeared in doubles matches, finishing with a 2-9 record named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Earned the No. 1 seed with Brian Wong in doubles flight at the ITA Nationals, earning a quarterfinals 9-8 victory, before falling in the semifinals. CAPTAINS AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Spring: Played in 24 singles matches, finishing with a -14 record... saw the most time at the No. 4 singles spot, posting a 6- mark... season highlight was singles straight-sets win against ACC-foe NC State... appeared in 16 doubles matches, posting a 4- record with five different partners. Three-year varsity letterwinner at the Brooks School... three-year New England Class A Prep School Champion... three-time all-league... named player of the year as a senior... also played varsity basketball team... an honors student Totals (0-3 ; 1-1 ) 5-5 (3-2 ; 2-3 ) 3-14 (1-8 ; 2-6 ) 9-25 (4-13 ; 5- )

4 20 MEN S TENNIS Rob Ankner Senior Norwell, Mass. Norwell AS A SENIOR () Fall: Went 2-1 in the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-30) with doubles partner Joe Davison, advancing to the quarterfinals earned a singles win at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-25). AS A JUNIOR () Spring: Played in a trio of matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, winning all three partnered with Erik Kreutzer and Michael Vann to go 3-0 on the year on doubles court three recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement. AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-) Spring: Played in two singles matches on the season went 1-1 in those matches with win coming at the No. 4 spot against Holy Cross on April appeared in one doubles match, winning at the No. 3 position with partner Adam Davison also against Holy Cross. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Spring: Played in one singles match at the No. 4 spot against Holy Cross on March 20, winning, 6-1, appeared in one doubles match also against Holy Cross... teamed up with Erik Kreutzer for a 8-0 win. A four-year varsity letter winner at Norwell High School compiled a 74-3 singles record... named a four-time league all-star and four-time all-scholastic... earned captain position senior year... two-time Division II Massachusetts State semifinalist... earned Division II All-Tennis honors... also played basketball... an honors student. Born on Jan. 7, 1990 to Rob and Joan Anker has two older siblings parents and sister are BC alumni enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a communications major (2-1 ; 2-0 ) (1-5 ; 3-2 ) Totals (3-6 ; 5-2 ) 0-5 8

5 20 MEN S TENNIS Billy Grokenberger Junior Santa Barbara, Calif. Santa Barbara AS A JUNIOR () Fall: Went 8-3 in doubles action with partner Akash Muppidi in tournament play tallied two of three singles wins at the Brown Classic (9/30-/1) also recorded two victories in doubles the pair also recorded two wins at the 20 USTA/ITA Northeast Regional (/13-16) and the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-30). AS A SOPHOMORE () Spring: Paired with Akash Muppidi, featured at No. 1 doubles, going in - on court one, -13 overall earned time in the singles lineup, competing in eight matches late in the year tallied wins in two sets against Scared Heart (2/) and Connecticut (4/14) recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Honor Roll. Fall: Fell to the top-seed at the ITA Regional Championships, going 1-1 in doubles action with Akash Muppidi AS A FRESHMAN (2009-) Spring: Played in four singles matches, winning all four in straight sets appeared in 16 doubles matches, going 4- recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Tallied a 2-1 record at the ITA National Invitational with Adam Davison as partner fell to the top-seeded player in singles play at the same tournament, going 1-2. Named Santa Barbara Tennis Player of the in fouryear first-team member of the Channel League... part of the 2008 National High School championship team... team captain as a junior and senior. Born on Sept. 19, 1990 to of David and Trina Grokenberger... has six siblings, Metta, Callie, Lauren, Chase, Blake and Hanna enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a finance major Totals (1-2 ; 2-1 ) 1-1 (0-0 ; 1-1 ) - (3-6 ; 8-4 ) (4-8 ; -6 )

6 20 MEN S TENNIS Michael McGinnis Sophomore Saratoga, Calif. Saratoga AS A SOPHOMORE () Fall: Tallied one win at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (/23-25) in the round of 16. AS A FRESHMAN () Spring: Competed in 19 matches went 4-9 on the year, seeing time largely at No. 5 singles teamed with Alex Skinner and Adam Davison to go 6-13 in doubles play, mostly as the No. 2 pairing. recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement. Fall: Tallied a 3-2 singles record and a 1-2 doubles record, competing in the Alabama Invitational and the USTA/ITA Northeast Regional Championship Went 3-1 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Attended Bellarmine College Prep High School in San Jose, Calif., for one year before transferring to Saratoga... consistently ranked in the top in all age categories in northern California was ranked as high as No. 3 in the northern California U-16 division started playing tennis at age six competed in dozens of USTA sanctioned tournaments throughout the nation. Born on March 27, 1992 currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as an economics major Totals (3-2 ; 1-1 ) 1-3 (1-2 ; 0-1 ) 5-6 (4-4 ; 1-2 )

7 20 MEN S TENNIS Klaus Puestow Junior Munich, Germany Munich International AS A JUNIOR () Fall: Went 2-1 in single play at the Brown Classic (9/30-/1) tallied a doubles win with Alex Skinner in the round of 16 at the Crimson Tide Invitation (/28-30) AS A SOPHOMORE () Spring: Competed four singles matches at No. 5 and No. 6 spots, going 2-2, and one match as the No. 1 doubles tandem with Jonathan Schroeder. Competed on the Junior ETA and ITF circuit as both a singles and doubles player ranked as high as No. 30 in the Bavarian region played in the top-four singles position in the Bayernliga participated in a large number of U-14, U-16 and U-18 tournaments in Germany. Born on January, 1989 currently enrolled in the Carroll School of Management Totals (2-3 ; 1-3 ) 3-6 (2-3 ; 1-3 )

8 20 MEN S TENNIS Jonathan Raude Sophomore Rego Park, N.Y. Benjamin Cardozo AS A SOPHOMORE () Fall: Went 1-1 at the Brown Classic (9/30-/1) in single action also picked up a win at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-25) earned three doubles victories during the tournament season with three different partners. AS A FRESHMAN () Spring: Played 26 singles matches, going - for the season picked up three conference wins by defeating Andy Magee of Maryland (2/23), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, Gerardo Meza of Clemson (4/3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, and Julian Sullivan of NC State (4/17), 6-3, 7-5 recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Went 3-1 at the USTA/ITA Division I Northeast Regional Championship (/14-16), reaching the Round of 64 advanced to the quarterfinals of the Crimson Tide Fall Championship (/5-7). Played for Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, N.Y.... was ranked as high as No. 8 in the East Section Boy s U recipient of the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Heisman Wingate Award (20)... Owens Courier Player of the (20)... Five Boro Sports 20 Player of the... completed high school with an astonishing 54-3 record over four years... three-time team MVP and twice elected a captain... played as No. 1 singles for three years... posted a 14-1 record en route to winning the Mayor s Cup Individual Title as senior... led BCHS to finals of Mayor s Cup and PSAL events... was a finalist at the PSAL Individual draw... named to all-borough, all-state and Daily News All-Star teams in final season... went 14-1 as a junior... won the PSAL Title as a junior... was a 2009 semifinalist at the NYS Individual... went 13-1, taking fourth in the PSAL Individual, as a sophomore...went undefeated (13-0) as a freshman at No. 3 singles for the New York City PSAL champions... reached the PSAL individual finals and was a back draw finalist in the NYSPHSAA individual tournament as freshman. Born June 15, 1992 in Rego Park, N.Y., to Michael and Rimma Raude... has two older sisters, Karina and Suyzanna Totals (4-2 ; 0-1 ) 5- (2-6 ; 3-6 ) 9-14 (6-8 ; 3-7 )

9 20 MEN S TENNIS Jonathan Schroeder Senior Winnetka, Ill. Indiana University/New Tier Was a state champion as a freshman at New Trier... ranked by TennisRecruiting.net as the 80th-best player in the nation, fifth best in the Great Lakes Region and second best in Illinois... recorded a win over a top- nationally-ranked foe in Luke Marchese, who is a senior at Duke University. Born on December 13, 1989 to Robert Schroeder and Deborah Gersh... has a sister, Julia enrolled in the Carroll School of Management. AS A SENIOR () Fall: Went 1-1 with partner Matt Wagner at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-25) also earned a single victory in the same tournament. AS A JUNIOR () Spring: Saw action in 20 matches, going 5-15 on the year paired with Alex Skinner and Klaude Puestow to go 3-4 in doubles play on courts one and two recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Went 2-1 in doubles play, partnered with Brian Locklear, to advance to the quarterfinals at the Alabama Invitational (/5-7) also compiled a 2-2 singles record at the same tournament. AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-) Spring: Played in 18 singles matches in first season at the Heights, going 6- on the year mostly at the No. 5 spot best win of the season came against Dartmouth on February 23 picking up a three-set victory at the No. 5 position appeared in 16 doubles matches, going 1-14 picked the doubles win on April 13 against Holy Cross at the No. 2 spot recipient of the Athletics Director s Award for Academic Achievement named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Fall: Went undefeated (3-0) at the ITA Nationals (9/25-27) paired with Akash Muppidi as the No. 2 seed, winning the finals and defeating the top-ranked pair tallied a 2-1 record in the same tournament, falling the in semifinals to the three seed Recorded a 2-1 record with Muppidi and a 1-2 singles record at the Brown Invitational (/2-4). AS A FRESHMAN AT INDIANA ( ) Posted a 13-9 singles record overall with a 8-7 record in tournaments and a 5-2 record in head-to-head matches best win came against 42nd-ranked New Mexico University at the No. 6 singles spot... tallied a 5-8 doubles record Totals (2-2 ; 3-1 ) 4-3 (2-2 ; 2-1 ) 2-3 (1-2 ; 1-1 ) -9 (5-6 ; 6-3 )

10 20 MEN S TENNIS Joe Davison Freshman Woodside, Calif. Lydian Academy Born on Feb. 25, 1992 to Scott and Anne Davison brother, Adam, is a BC graduate ( ) who also played tennis for the Eagles enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. FRESHMAN YEAR () Fall: Tallied a win at the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-25) in the round of 16 before falling in the quarterfinals earned a win at the Brown Classic (9/30-/1) recorded a doubles victories at the Brown Classic with Jonathan Raude and at the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-30) with Rob Ankner. Four-year player at Lydian Academy team won the national championship freshman year won West Coast National Champion and Palm Desert National Champion in ranked as high as 24 in California by tennisrecruiting.net Totals Matt Wagner Freshman Los Angeles, Calif. Harvard-Westlake AS A FRESHMAN () Fall: Fell in the quarterfinals of the USTA Billie Jean King NTC Men s College Invitational (9/23-25), earning two victories at the event went 1-1 at the Crimson Tide Invitational (/28-/30) also went 1-1 in doubles play with partner Michael McGinnis at the same event. 4- (2-6 ; 2-5 ) 4- (2-6 ; 2-5 ) captain led team to a 19-4 record in final season, losing in the finals an AP scholar student with honors named to honor roll all four years also played freshman football. Born on Dec. 21, 1992 to Willis and Diane Wagner has three older siblings, Daniel, Sam and Alison brother Sam and sister Alison both graduated from the Carroll School of Management Sam played four years of tennis at the Heights and Alison played two enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences would like to practice medicine after college. Four-year player at Harvard-Westlake School named to the first team all-league all four years of high school career senior 6- (4-4 ; 2-6 ) 6- (4-4 ; 2-6 ) Totals 14

11 20 MEN S TENNIS Christian McKean Sophomore Washington, DC Sidwell Friends School Philip Nelson Freshman Reston, Va. Herndon No. 1 singles player at Sidwell Friends School earned first-team All-MAC conference twice named team captain earned the No. 1 ranking in the District of Columbia won league title as a senior. Born on Jan. 30, 1991 to David and McKean and Kathleen Kage- McKean has two siblings, Shaw and Kage brother Shaw is on the squash team at Harvard mother is a Boston College graduate enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a history major. Northern Virginia Region Champion and State Finalist in 20 state Semifinalist in 20 named Washington Post First-Team All-Met as a senior... ranked 97th nationally by TennisRecruiting.net... four-year varsity letterwinner in 20, was -0 in regular-season matches, 4-0 in districts, 3-0 in regionals and 2-1 in states for a 19-1 overall record played No. 1 singles and doubles for three years at Herndon High School and was named MVP earned NoVa High School Student-Athlete Honor Roll in 20 and 20. : Born on May 29, 1993 parents are Mildred Cooper and Roger Nelson... has one older brother, Chris, and two younger sisters, Sarah and Charlotte... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a biochemistry major... has aspirations of becoming a doctor. 15