Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS (Pepperdine):
2024 Pacific Coast Doubles Tournament Champion
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2024

HONORS AND AWARDS (San Diego Christian College):
2020 NAIA National Champion (Doubles)
NAIA National Senior of the Year — 2022
NAIA All-American (Singles) — 2020, 2021, 2022
NAIA All-American (Doubles) — 2020, 2021, 2022
GSAC Player of the Year — 2021, 2022
All-GSAC Team — 2020, 2021, 2022

PEPPERDINE (2024-25): Went 7-7 in singles and 8-5 in doubles during his last season in Malibu ... Played at the sixth position in dual match play and went 4-2, including a 4-1 mark against WCC opponents ... Went 5-1 against WCC opponents in doubles ... All four of his wins were in straight sets ... Beat Aidan Watt of Saint Mary's 6-0, 6-0 on his Senior Day ... Won three singles and doubles matches in the fall. 

PEPPERDINE (2023-24): Established himself as an effective doubles specialist during his first season at Pepperdine ... Played doubles in 24 of the team's 26 dual matches during the spring ... Finished the season going 3-0 with Maxi Homberg at the second doubles position ... Clinched the doubles point in the NCAA Tournament with a 6-1 win over Tyler Stice and William Nolan of Auburn (5/4) ... With Homberg, clinched both of Pepperdine's doubles points in the WCC Championships ... Clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win over Oliver Tarvet and Stian Klaassen in the WCC Championships (4/28) ... In their first match together in over a month, clinched the doubles point with Homberg against Pacific's Terence Das and Tommy Czaplinski in the WCC semifinals (4/27) ... Won his first WCC doubles match with Zach Stephens in a 6-2 decision over Gonzaga's Gus Kruel and Oscar Rashed (3/25) ... With Homberg, clinched the doubles point in Pepperdine's win at USC with a 7-6 (7) victory over Peter Makk and Lodewijk Weststrate (3/8) ... Picked up his first Division I doubles win with Homberg with a 6-4 win over Stanford's Nishesh Basavareddy and Samir Banerjee (2/10) ... Won his first Division I singles match with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Georgia Tech's Marcus McDaniel (1/28) ... Also won the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Tournament title with Maxi Homberg.

SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (2019-22): Was a 2020 NAIA National Champion in doubles, a three-time NAIA All-American and two-time GSAC Conference Player of the Year for the San Diego Christian College Hawks from 2019-2022 before the school cut its athletics program in March 2023 ... Was ranked as high as #1 in the NAIA in doubles with Ivan Smith and finished his career ranked in the top 5 in singles and doubles during his senior year ... Helped the Hawks win back-to-back GSAC titles and reach the second round of the NAIA National Championships ... Won the 2020 NAIA National Title in doubles with Ivan Smith ... Also made the quarterfinals in the NAIA Singles Tournament as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cypress High School, located in Cypress, Calif. in 2019 ... Named the 2018-19 Athlete of the Year ... Helped Cypress win its first CIF-Southern Section title as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Son of Glenda and Mike Papa ... Has three siblings, John, Jessica and Liz ... Gradutated Magna Cum Laude from San Diego Christian College ... Plans on earning his master's in global business at Pepperdine ... Career goals include to pursue a professional tennis career and run a business ... Chose Pepperdine "to pursue my tennis career in a place where I can grow both academically and spiritually."

FAVORITES: Enjoys spikeball and basketball outside of tennis ... Favorites include Novak Djokovic (pro tennis player), LeBron James (pro athlete), Post Malone (musical artist), Think and Grow Rich (book), The Dark Knight (movie) and Beef (TV show).