Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS:
ITA Scholar-Athlete - 2021, 22
All-WCC Singles (HM) – 2022
All-WCC Doubles (HM) – 2021, 22
WCC All-Academic (HM) – 2022
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Bronze) – 2022
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete -- 2022
 
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Went 28-8 in overall singles and 23-17 in overall doubles … His 28 singles wins led the Pepperdine squad … Had a dual singles record of 13-4, including 4-1 in WCC play … Had a pair of straight-set wins to help the Waves defeat #47 UCLA and #5 USC in February … Was ranked as high as #121 in singles by the ITA … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the second consecutive season … Honored by the WCC as an All-Academic and Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Ranked #101 in ITA singles as a sophomore … Defeated #63 Zdenek Derkas (Fresno State) 6-1, 6-1 in opening round of 2019 Oracle/ITA Masters and went on to defeat #16 Hady Habib (Texas A&M) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 before dropping 4-6, 4-6 to #23 Alex Brown (Illinois) … Highest ranking of the season was #38 in singles on November 13 … Defeated Edu Guell of #32 Duke and #87 Ilgiz Valiev (Texas Tech) … Played largely on courts one and two in dual singles.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Named to the All-WCC singles second team … Appeared in 18 singles and doubles matches as a freshman … Earned a .600 winning percentage in singles at the No. 2 (3-2) and 3 (6-4) positions going 9-6 … Earned .588 winning percentage in doubles at the No. 2 (9-4) and 3 (1-3) positions going 10-7.
 
PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at five years old but played soccer, skied and did judo… Speaks Italian and German… Loves fashion… On the coaching staff: “I want to express gratitude to Tassilo Schmidt and Adam Schaechterle because thanks to them I'm learning that there are values in life that are far more important than other things. I found a Family at Pepperdine within the tennis team, and I'll be forever grateful for this opportunity.”