2026-27 Men's Tennis Roster
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Hugh Winter
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Adelaide, Australia
- High School:
- Immanuel College
PEPPERDINE 25-26 (Sophomore)
Notched a 5-2 record in singles matches, including 3-0 in the WCC... did work on flight one (0-1), four (1-0), five (1-0), and six (3-1)... played one nationally ranked opponent, No. 7 Max Dahlin of No. 39-ranked Michigan, and fell in straight sets (both came down to tiebreakers)... in doubles, he went 1-0 with Maxi Homberg, 7-3 with his brother Edward Winter, 2-0 with Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, and 0-1 with Aleksa Pisaric... earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Silver status... garnered WCC All-Academic Team Honorable Mention distinction... named WCC Doubles All-Conference Second Team alongside brother Edward Winter... named WCC Doubles Team of the Week alongside brother Edward Winter on February 3...
PEPPERDINE 24-25 (Freshman)
Was an effective doubles specialist in his debut season and earned All-WCC Doubles First Team honors ... Played doubles in 27 dual matches and appeared in singles during nine dual matches ... Went 7-5 in doubles and 3-1 in singles ... Played doubles mostly with his older brother Edward Winter at the top of Pepperdine's lineup ... Went 5-5 with Edward in dual match play ... Clinched Pepperdine's 4-0 sweep over Saint Mary's on Senior day with a straight-set win over Fransico Duran ... Won the WCC Doubles Team of the Week award after clinching the doubles point against Columbia's 35th-ranked team in the nation ... Won his first collegiate singles match 6-2, 6-4 over UC Irvine's Lawee Sherif...
NATIONAL TEAM
Represented Australia in the 2022 Junior Davis Cup...
JUNIORS
Had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 60 ... Won four junior titles (two singles and two doubles) ... Won a J100 singles title in Lousada in 2023 and a J5 singles title in Singapore in 2022 ... In doubles, won a J300 title with Janjun Kim in Kuching and a J100 title with Jonas Hahn in Potchefstroom ... Played in the Junior Australian Open twice...
PERSONAL
Son of Rebecca and Shane Winter ... Older brother, Edward, also competes on the Pepperdine men's tennis team ... Career goal is to represent Australia in tennis ... Chose Pepperdine because "I felt that Pepperdine was a school that was going to help me acheive my goals. I also believe that the culture and environment at Pepperdine is a great place for me to grow."Â
FAVORITES
Enjoys playing and watching Australian rules football, basketball and golf, plus hanging out with friends outside of playing tennis ... Favorites include Alex De Minaur (pro tennis player), Jeremy Cameron (pro athlete), Geelong Cats (pro sports team), All In (book), Hustle (movie), One Republic (music artist), Seinfeld (movie) and AFL and basketball (sports besides tennis) ... Biggest sports hero is AFL player Joel Selwood ... Enjoys tennis because "I love to compete, and I like the fact that I can compete by myself out there. But I also like doubles because you can compete with someone as a team."
Notched a 5-2 record in singles matches, including 3-0 in the WCC... did work on flight one (0-1), four (1-0), five (1-0), and six (3-1)... played one nationally ranked opponent, No. 7 Max Dahlin of No. 39-ranked Michigan, and fell in straight sets (both came down to tiebreakers)... in doubles, he went 1-0 with Maxi Homberg, 7-3 with his brother Edward Winter, 2-0 with Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, and 0-1 with Aleksa Pisaric... earned WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll Silver status... garnered WCC All-Academic Team Honorable Mention distinction... named WCC Doubles All-Conference Second Team alongside brother Edward Winter... named WCC Doubles Team of the Week alongside brother Edward Winter on February 3...
PEPPERDINE 24-25 (Freshman)
Was an effective doubles specialist in his debut season and earned All-WCC Doubles First Team honors ... Played doubles in 27 dual matches and appeared in singles during nine dual matches ... Went 7-5 in doubles and 3-1 in singles ... Played doubles mostly with his older brother Edward Winter at the top of Pepperdine's lineup ... Went 5-5 with Edward in dual match play ... Clinched Pepperdine's 4-0 sweep over Saint Mary's on Senior day with a straight-set win over Fransico Duran ... Won the WCC Doubles Team of the Week award after clinching the doubles point against Columbia's 35th-ranked team in the nation ... Won his first collegiate singles match 6-2, 6-4 over UC Irvine's Lawee Sherif...
NATIONAL TEAM
Represented Australia in the 2022 Junior Davis Cup...
JUNIORS
Had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 60 ... Won four junior titles (two singles and two doubles) ... Won a J100 singles title in Lousada in 2023 and a J5 singles title in Singapore in 2022 ... In doubles, won a J300 title with Janjun Kim in Kuching and a J100 title with Jonas Hahn in Potchefstroom ... Played in the Junior Australian Open twice...
PERSONAL
Son of Rebecca and Shane Winter ... Older brother, Edward, also competes on the Pepperdine men's tennis team ... Career goal is to represent Australia in tennis ... Chose Pepperdine because "I felt that Pepperdine was a school that was going to help me acheive my goals. I also believe that the culture and environment at Pepperdine is a great place for me to grow."Â
FAVORITES
Enjoys playing and watching Australian rules football, basketball and golf, plus hanging out with friends outside of playing tennis ... Favorites include Alex De Minaur (pro tennis player), Jeremy Cameron (pro athlete), Geelong Cats (pro sports team), All In (book), Hustle (movie), One Republic (music artist), Seinfeld (movie) and AFL and basketball (sports besides tennis) ... Biggest sports hero is AFL player Joel Selwood ... Enjoys tennis because "I love to compete, and I like the fact that I can compete by myself out there. But I also like doubles because you can compete with someone as a team."
