Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS (Pepperdine):
All-WCC Singles 1st Team – 2022
All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention – 2022
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Silver) – 2022
ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2022
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete -- 2022
 
HONORS AND AWARDS (Tennessee):
SEC Community Service Team – 2020, 21
Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee
SEC Honor Roll -- 2018, 19, 20, 21
Overall singles record of 52-23, and doubles record of 50-36
 
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Had an overall singles record of 18-14 in his only season with the Waves … Went 7-9 in the spring from the third and fourth positions … Garnered 18 wins against 15 losses in overall doubles play … Won the ITA Southwest Regional in the fall to advance to the ITA National Fall Championships … Clinched Pepperdine’s win over #10 Harvard on March 17 with a straight-set win over Ronan Jachuck … Finished his college career ranked #90 by the ITA in singles … Named to the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll while receiving recognition as an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
 
TENNESSEE: Defeated Georgia's Erik Grevelius in the 2021 NCAA quarterfinals to help send the Vols past the Bulldogs, 4-1 and into the NCAA semifinals … Finished the 2020 Fall with a near perfect record of 12-1, earning a perfect 6-0 mark in singles play and a 6-1 ledger in doubles action … Made his season debut for Tennessee at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25), claiming six overall match victories … Three came in doubles with partner Mark Wallner, while three came in straight sets in singles play … Was on pace for a career season in the spring of 2020 before the coronavirus (COVID-19) global crisis as he had won 10 singles matches, just two shy of tying his career-best … Played most of the season at courts five and six, compiling a 8-2 record between the two courts in 2020 … Played all but one doubles match at the No. 1 position … Reached the doubles final at the Gamecock Invitational with Adam Walton in the fall of 2019 … Teamed up with Walton in doubles for the 2019 NCAA Tournament, picking up two wins.
 
JUNIORS: Number one recruit in the state of Tennessee by TennisRecruiting.net … Four-star recruit who reached number 72 in the national recruiting rankings, climbing late after turning his focus on tennis full time … Grew up a dual-sport athlete (tennis, hockey).
 
PERSONAL: Son of Darian and Jennifer Rogers … Working towards a master’s in screenwriting … Loves tennis because “Others can view tennis as the lonely sport because it’s just one person out there. But really, it tests the person or player you want to be.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorite pro athlete is Roger Federer … Favorite pro team is the Nashville Predators … Favorite book is The Infinite Game … Favorite movie is About Time … Favorite TV show is New Girl … Favorite musical artist is OneRepublic … Favorite food is sushi … Favorite sport besides tennis is hockey.