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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 6 Head coach Billy Martin, the only person to capture NCAA Team titles as both a player and a coach, enters his 15th season at the helm of the UCLA men’s tennis team. The 1996 ITA National Coach of the Year, Martin brings a 322-63 (.836) record into his 25th season on the Bruin coaching staff. Martin served as an assistant coach at UCLA for 10 years prior to being elevated to his current status as only the fourth head coach in Bruin tennis history. He follows legends Bill Ackerman (1921-50), J.D. Morgan (1951-66) and Glenn Bassett (1967-93). Martin, who in 14 seasons has never had a team finish out of the top 5 at the NCAA Championships, led UCLA to the school’s 16th NCAA title in men’s tennis in 2005. The Bruins upset top-seeded Baylor, 4-3 in the title match that season with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in College Station, Tex- as. It marked UCLA’s first national title in men’s tennis since 1984, following a string of near misses at the NCAAs during Martin’s first 12 years as head coach. Another significant achievement in Martin’s career came during the 2006 season, as he coached Ben Kohlloeffel to a straight-set win over Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman in the title match at the NCAA Singles Championships. Kohlloeffel became the Bruins’ 10th singles champion, and the first since Martin captured the title back in 1975. Kohlloeffel’s victory put his coach in an elite category, as Martin joins Georgia’s Manny Diaz as the only other active head coach to earn the career “triple crown” by leading their schools to three different titles at the NCAA Championships (team, singles and doubles). Martin’s doubles title came when he coached Justin Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic to the champion- ship in 1995. Martin has enjoyed college coaching success ever since he took over for the legendary Bassett back in 1994. In just his first season as head coach, Martin guided the Bruins to their third consecutive NCAA Semifinal appearance and an overall record of 22-6. He enjoyed an equal amount of success in his second year, as he led the Bruins to a 19-6 record and UCLA’s fourth consecutive NCAA Semifinal appearance. The Bruins moved a step closer to winning the national title during Martin’s third year when UCLA ended the season as NCAA Runner-Up, posting a 27-1 record and a No. 1 final ranking. After enjoying a tremendous year in 1997 and entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed, the Bruins posted another semifinal finish, settling for a 25-4 record. In 1998, the Bruins tied for fifth at NCAAs and claimed a final ranking of No. 7 with a 17-8 overall record, as three Bruins claimed All-America honors. Like the 1997 season, the ’99 Bruins, who entered the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 1, were NCAA runner-ups and Pac-10 Champions, finishing with a 26-3 record. In 2000, Martin’s team finished 24-4 overall and were runner-up to eventual NCAA Champion Stanford in Pac-10 conference play. The Bruins, ranked No. 2 going into the NCAA Tour- nament, lost a heartbreaking match to Tennessee in the quarterfinal round. In 2001, the Bruins reached the NCAA Quarterfinals, finishing with a 23-3 overall record and a No. 3 final ranking. In 2002, the Pac-10 Champion Bruins advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, finishing with a 23-5 overall record. In 2003, UCLA advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, posting a 24-4 overall record. The 2004 season marked the third time in coach Martin’s tenure that the Bruins came within Billy Martin Head Coach 15th Season University of Redlands ‘89 Career Highlights as a Player • 1975 NCAA Singles Champion • Played on UCLA’s 1975 NCAA Championship team • Named “Junior Tennis Player of the Century” by Inside Tennis Magazine • Has posted wins over Ken Rosewall, Stan Smith and John Newcombe. • Reached the quarterfinals in singles at Wimbledon in 1977. • French Open mixed doubles champion in 1980. Career Coaching Highlights • Led UCLA to the 2005 NCAA title, marking the Bruins’ first team championship since 1984. • Has coached UCLA to eight Pac-10 Titles (1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) • Nine consecutive 20-win seasons • Has guided the Bruins to 12 total 20-Win Seasons • Has guided the Bruins to nine top-three finishes at the NCAA Championships • 1996 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Divi- sion I National Coach of the Year • Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame in 1996 • One of only two active head coaches to lead his team to NCAA team, singles and doubles titles. • Coached Benjamin Kohlloeffel to the 2006 NCAA Singles Championship • Coached Justin Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic to the 1995 NCAA Doubles Championship THE COACHING STAFF

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES6

Head coach Billy Martin, the only person to capture NCAA

Team titles as both a player and a coach, enters his

15th season at the helm of the UCLA men’s tennis

team. The 1996 ITA National Coach of the Year,

Martin brings a 322-63 (.836) record into his 25th

season on the Bruin coaching staff. Martin served

as an assistant coach at UCLA for 10 years prior to

being elevated to his current status as only the fourth

head coach in Bruin tennis history. He follows legends

Bill Ackerman (1921-50), J.D. Morgan (1951-66) and

Glenn Bassett (1967-93).

Martin, who in 14 seasons has never

had a team finish out of the top 5

at the NCAA Championships, led

UCLA to the school’s 16th NCAA

title in men’s tennis in 2005.

The Bruins upset top-seeded

Baylor, 4-3 in the title match

that season with a thrilling

come-from-behind victory

in College Station, Tex-

as. It marked UCLA’s

first national title in

men’s tennis since

1984, following a

string of near misses

at the NCAAs during

Martin’s first 12 years

as head coach.

Another s ign i f icant

achievement in Martin’s

career came during the

2006 season, as he

coached Ben Kohlloeffel to a

straight-set win over Virginia’s

Somdev Devvarman in the title

match at the NCAA Singles

Championships. Kohlloeffel

became the Bruins’ 10th singles

champion, and the first since Martin

captured the title back in 1975.

Kohlloeffel’s victory put his coach in an elite category,

as Martin joins Georgia’s Manny Diaz as the only other

active head coach to earn the career “triple crown”

by leading their schools to three different titles at the

NCAA Championships (team, singles and doubles).

Martin’s doubles title came when he coached Justin

Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic to the champion-

ship in 1995.

Martin has enjoyed college coaching success ever

since he took over for the legendary Bassett back in

1994. In just his first season as head coach, Martin

guided the Bruins to their third consecutive NCAA

Semifinal appearance and an overall record of 22-6.

He enjoyed an equal amount of success in his second

year, as he led the Bruins to a 19-6 record and UCLA’s

fourth consecutive NCAA Semifinal appearance. The

Bruins moved a step closer to winning the national

title during Martin’s third year when UCLA ended the

season as NCAA Runner-Up, posting a 27-1 record

and a No. 1 final ranking. After enjoying a tremendous

year in 1997 and entering the NCAA Tournament as

the No. 1 seed, the Bruins posted another semifinal

finish, settling for a 25-4 record. In 1998, the Bruins

tied for fifth at NCAAs and claimed a final ranking of No.

7 with a 17-8 overall record, as three Bruins claimed

All-America honors. Like the 1997 season, the ’99

Bruins, who entered the NCAA Tournament ranked

No. 1, were NCAA runner-ups and Pac-10 Champions,

finishing with a 26-3 record. In 2000, Martin’s team

finished 24-4 overall and were runner-up to eventual

NCAA Champion Stanford in Pac-10 conference play.

The Bruins, ranked No. 2 going into the NCAA Tour-

nament, lost a heartbreaking match to Tennessee in

the quarterfinal round. In 2001, the Bruins reached

the NCAA Quarterfinals, finishing with a 23-3 overall

record and a No. 3 final ranking. In 2002, the Pac-10

Champion Bruins advanced to the NCAA Semifinals,

finishing with a 23-5 overall record. In 2003, UCLA

advanced to the NCAA Semifinals, posting a 24-4 overall

record. The 2004 season marked the third time in

coach Martin’s tenure that the Bruins came within

Billy MartinHead Coach15th SeasonUniversity of Redlands ‘89

Career Highlights as a Player

• 1975 NCAA Singles Champion

• Played on UCLA’s 1975 NCAA Championship team

• Named “Junior Tennis Player of the Century” by

Inside Tennis Magazine

• Has posted wins over Ken Rosewall, Stan Smith and

John Newcombe.

• Reached the quarterfinals in singles at Wimbledon

in 1977.

• French Open mixed doubles champion in 1980.

Career Coaching Highlights

• Led UCLA to the 2005 NCAA title, marking the Bruins’

first team championship since 1984.

• Has coached UCLA to eight Pac-10 Titles (1996,

1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

• Nine consecutive 20-win seasons

• Has guided the Bruins to 12 total 20-Win Seasons

• Has guided the Bruins to nine top-three finishes at the

NCAA Championships

• 1996 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Divi-

sion I National Coach of the Year

• Inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association

(ITA) Hall of Fame in 1996

• One of only two active head coaches to lead his team

to NCAA team, singles and doubles titles.

• Coached Benjamin Kohlloeffel to the 2006 NCAA

Singles Championship

• Coached Justin Gimelstob and Srdjan Muskatirovic

to the 1995 NCAA Doubles Championship

THE COACHING STAFF

2008 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 7

one match of the national title, as UCLA finished with

a 23-6 overall record and coach Martin’s fifth Pac-10

Championship. A number of close calls finally came

to an end in 2005, when Martin led the Bruins to the

school’s first NCAA title since 1984. UCLA finished

the season with a 27-3 overall record and the school’s

second-straight Pac-10 Championship.

The 2006 season marked the eighth-consecutive 20-

win season for Martin, as UCLA finished with a 20-6

overall record, advancing to the quarterfinals at the

NCAA Championships. The Bruins also claimed their

third-straight Pac-10 title, giving Martin a total of seven

for his career. UCLA equaled its success of the previ-

ous year in 2007, posting yet another 20-win season

(22-4), another Pac-10 Championship, and another

quarterfinal appearance at the season-ending NCAA

Championships.

Inducted into the ITA Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996,

Martin’s playing career is full of highlights. To this very

day he is still regarded as one of the best junior players

in the history of the sport. He captured the 1973 and

’74 singles titles at Junior Wimbledon, the Junior U.S.

Open and Junior Orange Bowl tournaments. Inside

Tennis Magazine recently ran an article that named

him “Junior Player of the Century.”

As a Bruin freshman, he guided the 1975 team to one

of its best seasons, posting a perfect 19-0 dual-match

record en route to an NCAA team championship.

Vince Allegre - Married and running his own tennis academy in Orange County.

Tobias Clemens - Currently competing on the professional tour.

Justin Gimelstob - Recently retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2007 season. Has done commentary for

the Tennis Channel and is looking to do more TV work.

Jason Cook - Recently completed MBA at the University of Miami. Also served as assistant men’s tennis coach while

completing his course work. Is an investment banker in the Los Angeles Area.

Alex Decret - Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in landscape architecture. Now living back in

his native France.

Erfan Djahangiri - Living in Switzerland and currently coaching the top-ranked Swiss junior girl.

Zach Fleishman - Competing on the professional tour.

Alberto Francis - Competing on the professional tour.

Rodrigo Grilli - Competing on the professional tour.

Jean-Noel Grinda - TV personality in France.

Chip Humphries - Married with two children. Partner with the Merrill Lynch in the San Fernando Valley.

Jay Jackson - Works for ACI International, a shoe distributorship in the Los Angeles Area.

Robert Janecek - Attended graduate school at Vanderbilt and served as an assistant coach with the tennis team. Cur-

rently living in New York City and working on Wall Street for Bellator Capitol.

Lassi Ketola - Attended graduate school in Finland. Working as an investment banker in Finland.

Kevin Kim - Currently competing on the professional tour. Reached the third round at the 2005 Australian Open.

Benjamin Kohlloeffel - Graduated in December. Working in Germany and planning on going to business school.

Brandon Kramer - Working in real estate in the Los Angeles area.

Chris Lam - Competing on the professional tour.

Eric Lin - Attended UCLA Medical School. Working in orthopedics at a hospital in Chicago.

Sebastien LeBlanc - Married and living in Montreal. Working in the family business.

Xavier Luscan - Running a tennis academy in France.

Marcin Matkowski - Top 10 doubles player on the ATP Tour.

Darren Miller - Head tennis pro Sherwood Country Club in Los Angeles.

Heath Montgomery - University of Pittsburgh Dental School graduate. Completed his residency at Stanford. Practicing

dentistry in his hometown of Santa Barbara, Calif.

Martin Mulligan - Worked as an agent for IMG. Former representative of Mark Philippoussis. Currently attending law

school at Santa Clara.

Srdjan Muskatirovic - Living in Belgrade. Runs his own financial services company.

David Nainkin - Works for the USTA in charge of player development at the Home Depot Center.

Jason Netter - Married with kids and living in LA. Works for the family business of movie and film editing.

John Parker - Living in Los Angeles. Acting and teaching tennis.

Matt Quinlan - Married with kids and living in the Bay Area. Working in investment banking.

Jean-Julien Rojer - Davis Cup player for the Netherlands-Antilles (Curacao). Currently competing on the professional tour.

Davide Sanguinetti - Has earned more than two million dollars while competing on the ATP Tour. Entering his 15th

season as a pro.

Tim Sheehan - Married with children. Attended graduate school at UC Irvine. Living in the Bay Area and is working in

investment banking.

Eric Taino - Recently retired from the ATP Tour. Completed his undergraduate degree at UCLA this past December.

After capturing the 1975 NCAA singles championship,

Martin turned professional and enjoyed a fine career.

He reached the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals in

1977 and was selected Rookie of the Year in his first

professional season.

Martin defeated top pros such as Ken Rosewall (twice),

Stan Smith, John Newcombe, Roscoe Tanner and

Harold Soloman. In 1975 he won the Arkansas Interna-

tional singles title. He also won doubles championships

in 1977, ’79 and ’81 in Laguna Niguel, CA, Brussels,

Belgium and Bristol, England, respectively.

Martin attended UCLA for three years, working on

his undergraduate studies before completing his

bachelor’s degree in business management from the

University of Redlands in 1989. He earned his MBA

from USC in 1991.

During the summer, Martin runs the Bassett-Martin

Tennis Camp, one of the country’s most successful

summer tennis camps for youngsters. Martin also

directs the UCLA Summer Tennis Camps held on the

UCLA campus. The 50-year-old Martin and his wife,

Justine, have two children, William Lawrence and

Travis McKinley.

MartinÊs Former Players · Where Are They Now?

MARTIN’S CAREER COACHING

RECORD (1994-2007)

Overall Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAAYear Record Record Finish Finish

1994 ....... 22-6 (.786) .....7-3 (.700) ......3rd ............ T-3rd

1995 .......19-6 (.760) .....7-3 (.700) ......3rd ............ T-3rd

1996 ....... 27-1 (.964) .....10-0 (1.000) 1st ................2nd

1997 ....... 25-4 (.862) .....9-1 (.900) ....T-1st .......... T-3rd

1998 .......17-8 (.680) .....5-2 (.714) ... T-2nd ...........T-5th

1999 ....... 26-3 (.896) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ..............2nd

2000 ....... 24-4 (.857) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ............T-5th

2001 ....... 23-3 (.885) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ............T-5th

2002 ....... 23-5 (.821) .....6-1 (.857) ......1st ............ T-3rd

2003 ....... 24-4 (.857) .....6-1 (.857) ..... 2nd ........... T-3rd

2004 ....... 23-6 (.793) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ..............2nd

2005 ....... 27-3 (.900) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ...............1st

2006 ....... 20-6 (.769) .....6-1 (.857) ....T-1st ...........T-5th

2007 ....... 22-4 (.846) .....7-0 (1.000) ...1st .............T-5th

Overall Totals: 322-63 (.836)

Pac-10 Totals: 93-17 (.845)

Justin Gimelstob appeared on the Tonight Show during the 2007 U.S. Open

THE COACHING STAFF

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES8

Kris KwintaAssistant Coach1st SeasonUCLA ‘07

Former Bruin All-American Kris Kwinta begins his first

season as head coach Billy Martin’s assistant, taking

over for longtime assistant coach Jason Sher, who

left the program following the 2007 season. Since

completing his eligibility in 2005, Kwinta had served

as an undergraduate assistant coach while finishing

up his degree in political science.

“I’m really happy that Kris decided that he wanted to

stay at UCLA as an assistant coach,” said Martin. “He

did a great job as a student assistant coach last year

so it was an easy decision to bring him on full time. He

knows what it takes to win an NCAA Championship, as

he was an integral part of our title run in 2005.”

Kwinta, who lettered at UCLA from 2004-2005, is best

known for winning the deciding singles match in the

Bruins’ 4-3 upset over top-seeded Baylor in the 2005

NCAA Final. With the match tied at 3-3, his victory over

Lars Poerschke at No. 3 singles clinched UCLA’s first

NCAA title in men’s tennis since 1984. Kwinta would

go on to earn all-tournament honors that season.

During his two seasons in Westwood, Kwinta owned a

career singles record of 59-22 and a career doubles

mark of 62-24. He earned All-America honors in doubles

in 2004 after he and partner Alberto Francis finished

the year ranked No. 7 in the country. The duo went

33-15 that season, earning Pac-10 Doubles Team of

the Year honors. Kwinta also finished the season ranked

No. 94 in singles in the Final ITA Rankings.

Kwinta followed up his 2004 success with another

impressive season in 2005. He posted a 26-9 overall

singles record, including a 29-9 mark in doubles play. He

was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection

that year, finishing the season listed at No. 65 in

singles and No. 20 in doubles (W/Francis) in the

Final ITA Rankings.

A former member of the Polish National Team,

Kwinta was ranked as high as No. 2 in singles

and No. 1 in doubles in the Polish Junior Rank-

ings. He has represented Poland at the Davis

Cup in doubles, teaming with former UCLA

All-American Marcin Matkowski.

Kwinta is a native of Poznan, Poland.

Paul PantapalangkoorDirector of Tennis Operations1st SeasonUC Riverside ‘04

Paul Pantapalangkoor begins his first year as the

Director of Tennis Operations for both the men’s and

women’s tennis programs.

Pantapalangkoor is a graduate of UC Riverside, earning

his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry in 2004. He also

earned a Master’s degree in Biochemistry in 2005.

Pantapalangkoor, who was a two year letterman on

the UC Riverside tennis team, has assisted coach

Billy Martin at his holiday and summer youth camps

since 2001.

Philipp GruendlerUndergraduate Assistant Coach

Barry GoldenbergTeam Manager

Tanuj ThapliyalTeam Manager

Chris ConwayTeam Manager

THE COACHING STAFF

THE PLAYERS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES10

Fall 2007

Ranked No. 17 in singles and No. 60 in doubles (w/

Harel Srugo) in the Preseason ITA Rankings … Ended

the fall with a 6-2 overall singles record … Advanced to

the round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships

in Tulsa, Okla. … Defeated Tulsa’s Will Gray and No. 43

Kaes Van’t Hof of USC in the first two rounds before

falling to top-ranked Somdev Devvarman of Virginia,

7-5, 4-6, 6-4 … Also reached the semifinals of the ITA

West Region Championships at Pepperdine … Lost

to top-seeded Andre Begemann of Pepperdine, 6-2,

6-1 … Defeated two ranked opponents en route to the

semifinals (No. 112 Jaak Poldma of USC and No. 125

James Lemke of Pepperdine) … Also advanced to the

semifinals in doubles at the ITA West Region Champion-

ships with Nick Meister … Ranked fifth in both singles

and doubles (w/Meister) in the West Region.

2006-07

First-team All-Pac-10 selection … Ended the season listed

at No. 32 in singles in the Final ITA Rankings … Selected

to compete in the NCAA Singles Championships, falling

to Georgia’s Luis Flores, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round

… Played every match at the No. 2 singles position, going

16-2 … Finished the year with a 24-5 overall record

… Posted a 4-2 record against ranked opponents …

Captured the singles title at the Sherwood Collegiate

Cup in January … Defeated USC’s Dejan Cvetkovic,

7-5, 2-6, 6-3 in the final … Won 11-straight matches

from Jan. 12 to Feb. 10 … Teamed with Chris Surapol

in doubles, going 14-7 at the No. 2 position … The duo

went 3-1 during the Bruins’ run to the NCAA Quarter-

finals … Began the fall listed 89th in singles and 45th in

doubles (w/Surapol) in the ITA Preseason Rankings …

Appeared at both the ITA All-American (qualifying) and

the ITA West Regionals … Forced to withdraw from both

tournaments with an injury … Advanced to the round of

16 at the ITA Regionals.

2005-06

Second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Posted a 17-

11 overall singles record … Played every match at

the No. 2 singles position, finishing with a 16-10

mark … Defeated three ranked opponents on

the season, including No. 28 Jonathan Stokke

of Duke, No. 84 Jeff Groslimond of Arizona

and No. 98 Tyler Brown of Cal …Owned a six-

match winning streak from Mar. 15 to Apr.

14 … Played singles in only one tournament,

reaching the round of 16 at the Sherwood

Collegiate Cup in January … Also played at the

No. 2 doubles position … Teamed with Chris

Surapol to post a 19-9 overall record … The duo

went 18-8 in dual matches … Did not compete

in the fall … Joined the team in January.

High School/Juniors

Ranked as high as No. 19 in the World Junior

ITF Singles Rankings … Participated in the U.S.

Open, French Open and Wimbledon Junior

Championships … No. 1-ranked Player in

Tunisia … Singles and doubles quarterfinalist

at the Eddie Herr Junior Championships in

2002 … Singles semifinalist at Hammamet, Tunisia

Futures in June of 2005 … Singles winner at Tunis,

Tunisia Futures in May of 2005 …Reached the

semifinals in singles and the finals in doubles at

the 26th African Closed Championships in 2003

… Five-year member of the Tunisian Davis Cup

Team …Spent four years at the Brugera Tennis

Academy in Spain.

Personal

Full name is Mohamed Haythem Abid … Began playing

tennis at age eight at the local club near his home.

Haythem AbidJr. • 6-2 • Left-HandedTunis, TunisiaGarbi School

Career Singles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 16-10 1-1 17-11

2006-07 (So.) 16-2 8-3 24-5

TOTALS 32-12 9-4 41-16

Career Doubles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 17-8 2-1 19-9

2006-07 (So.) 15-9 1-1 16-10

TOTALS 32-17 3-2 35-19

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

2008 MEN’S TENNIS MEDIA GUIDE 11

Fall 2007

Posted a 5-3 singles record … Advanced to the finals

at the ITA West Region Championships, falling to top-

seeded Andre Begemann of Pepperdine, 7-6, 7-6 …

Won five matches en route to the final, including wins

over No. 31 Bassam Beidas (Pepperdine) and No. 16

Harel Srugo (UCLA) … Also competed in qualifying for

the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.,

as well as the main draw at the Southern California

Intercollegiates … Was 2-1 in fall doubles play, teaming

with Srugo to reach the quarterfinals at the ITA West

Region Championships … Ended the fall ranked No. 8

in singles and No. 12 in doubles (w/Srugo) in the ITA

West Region Rankings.

2006-07

First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection … Ended the

season with a 25-9 overall singles record … Played

primarily at the No. 4 position, going 8-3 … Was also

2-0 at No. 2 and 5-1 at No. 5 … Picked up two team

points in the NCAA Tournament, winning singles

matches against UNLV (Rd. 1) and Oklahoma State

(Rd. of 16) … Defeated USC’s Gary Sacks, 6-3, 6-3 in a

dual match on Apr. 21, helping UCLA clinch its fourth

straight Pac-10 title … Finished the year with a 20-13

overall doubles record … Played mostly with Jeremy

Drean, going 20-11 … The duo posted a 13-9 record

at the No. 3 spot … They advanced to the quarterfinals

at both the Sherwood Collegiate Cup and the Pac-10

Championships … Began the fall listed at No. 69 in the

Preseason ITA Singles Rankings … Quarterfinalist at the

Wilson/ITA West Regionals …Advanced to the final at

the Southern California Intercollegiates, falling to team-

mate Michael Look, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 … Posted a 5-1 mark in

doubles action (w/Jeremy Drean) … The duo advanced

to the finals at the ITA Regionals, falling to teammates

Benjamin Kohlloeffel/Chris Surapol, 8-4.

2005-06

First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection … Pac-10

Doubles Champion (w/Drean) … Listed at No. 108 in the

Final Fila/ITA Singles Rankings … Ended the season with

a 26-16 overall singles record, including a 15-4 mark

in dual-match play … Played all of his matches at the

No. 3 position, going 11-12 … Advanced to the singles

semifinals at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January,

defeating No. 1-ranked Lars Poerschke of Baylor in the

quarterfinals … Defeated three more ranked opponents

on the season, including No. 48 Chris Biro (ASU), No.

56 Roger Matalonga (Arizona) and No. 55 Tyler Browne

(Cal) … Played in 25 dual matches at the No. 3 doubles

Mathieu DEHAINEJunior • 6-2 • Right-Handed

Meudon, France / Lycee Marcelin Berthelot

spot, going 15-10 … Played with three different partners, hav-

ing the most success with Drean, going 8-2 … Enjoyed an

outstanding fall season, posting an 11-2 record in singles

action …Defeated Drean, 6-4, 6-4 in the Flight-A singles final

at the Bulldog Classic … Quarterfinalist at the ITA Regionals

… Reached the finals in both singles and doubles (w/Aaron

Yovan) at the So. Cal Intercollegiates.

2004-05

Ended the season with a 23-5 overall singles record,

including a 13-11 mark in doubles play … Saw most

of his action at the Nos. 5 and 6 singles positions,

posting a 14-1 record in dual-match play …

Singles and doubles semifinalist (w/Chris

Lam) at the Pac-10 Invitational … Posted a 6-2

mark in fall singles play … Reached the round

of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals, fall-

ing to teammate Ben Kohlloeffel … Qualified

and reached the main draw quarterfinals

at the Southern California Intercollegiate

Championships … Teamed with Jeremy

Drean to reach the round in 16 in doubles

at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals.

High School/Juniors

One of the top junior players in France …Two-

time French junior champion in the 16s and

18s … Helped his country place second at the

Junior Davis Cup in Essen, Germany in 2003

… Also helped France to a third place showing

at the European Championships … Participated

in singles and doubles at the French Open Junior

Championships in 2004 … Singles semifinalist at

both the Istres International and Tournoi Interna-

tional Junior Championships … Has played in tour-

naments all over the world, including the Coffee

Bowl (Costa Rica), the Yucatan Cup (Mexico)

and Guru Cup (Italy) … Listed in the top-150

of the ITF World Junior Rankings … French

Junior Doubles Champion (16-Under) with

Bruin teammate Jeremy Drean.

Personal

Born April 27, 1987 in Paris, France

… Has three younger sisters and one

younger brother … Admires Roger

Federer, Pete Sampras and Andre

Agassi … Enjoys going to the movies and

playing soccer.

Mathieu DehaineSr. • 6-2 • Right-HandedMeudon, FranceLycee Marcelin Berthelot

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

Career Singles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2004-05 (Fr.) 14-1 9-4 23-5

2005-06 (So.) 11-12 15-4 26-16

2006-07 (Jr.) 15-4 10-5 25-9

TOTALS 40-17 34-13 74-30

Career Doubles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2004-05 (Fr.) 10-7 3-4 13-11

2005-06 (So.) 15-10 10-4 25-14

2006-07 (Jr.) 13-11 7-2 20-13

TOTALS 38-28 20-10 58-38

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Mathieu DEHAINEJunior • 6-2 • Right-Handed

Meudon, France / Lycee Marcelin Berthelot

Adam DraperJr. • 6-3 • Right-HandedAtherton, Calif.Phillips Academy

Career Singles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) — 0-2 0-2

2006-07 (So.) — — —

TOTALS — 0-2 0-2

Career Doubles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) — 0-1 0-1

2006-07 (So.) — — —

TOTALS — 0-1 0-1

2006-07

Did not play in any matches.

2005-06

Saw action only in fall play … Participated

in the qualifying singles draws at the ITA

Regionals and the Southern California Intercol-

legiates … Teamed with Leif Sunderland in doubles

at the ITA Regionals.

High School/Juniors

Two-year letterwinner at Phillips Academy in Andover,

Massachusetts … Took a year off following high

school to play tournaments and train in Australia

and Japan.

Personal

Born March 12, 1986 in San Francisco, Calif. …Parents

are Timothy and Melissa Draper …Has one brother, Billy

…Two sisters are Jesse and Eleanor … Admires tennis

professionals James Blake and Tommy Haas.

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

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Mathieu DEHAINEJunior • 6-2 • Right-Handed

Meudon, France / Lycee Marcelin Berthelot

Jeremy DreanSr. • 6-1 • Right-HandedRennes, FranceLycee Marcelin Berthelot

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

Career Singles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2004-05 (Fr.) 5-0 2-3 7-3

2005-06 (So.) 4-4 12-5 16-9

2006-07 (Jr.) 12-2 6-5 18-7

TOTALS 21-6 20-13 41-19

Career Doubles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2004-05 (Fr.) 3-1 1-2 4-3

2005-06 (So.) 8-2 8-3 16-5

2006-07 (Jr.) 13-11 7-2 20-13

TOTALS 24-14 16-7 40-21

Fall 2007

Was 6-2 in fall singles action … Captured the consolation

singles title at the Southern California Intercollegiates,

defeating UC Riverside’s Joe Cartledge, 6-4, 6-2 in the

final … Downed No. 116 Andrew Piotrowski of USC, 6-

4, 6-3 in the quarterfinals … Also competed in singles

at the ITA West Region Championships, reaching the

third round … Teamed with Michael Look to go 2-2 in

doubles … The duo advanced to the quarterfinals at the

Southern California Intercollegiates.

2006-07

First-team All-Pac-10 and ESPN the Magazine All-Aca-

demic selection … Recorded an 18-7 overall singles

record, including a 12-2 mark in dual-match play … Was

8-1 at the No. 6 position and 4-1 at the No. 5 spot …

Reached the main draw round of 16 at the Pac-10

Championships in Ojai, falling to Washington’s Alex

Slovic, 6-0, 6-3 … Also reached the round of 16 at the

Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January … Finished the year

with a 20-13 overall doubles record … Played mostly

with Mathieu Dehaine, going 20-11 … The duo posted

a 13-9 record at the No. 3 spot … They advanced to

the quarterfinals at both the Sherwood Collegiate Cup

and the Pac-10 Championships … Posted a 4-3 mark

in fall singles action … Quarterfinalist at the Southern

California Intercollegiates … Also advanced to the round

of 16 at the Racquet Club Invitational in Midland, Texas …

Advanced to the finals in doubles (w/Mathieu Dehaine)

at the Wilson/ITA West Regionals falling to teammates

Benjamin Kohlloeffel and Chris Surapol, 8-4.

2005-06

First-team All-Pac-10 Academic selection … Claimed

the Pac-10 Doubles Championship with partner Ma-

thieu Dehaine … Ended the season with a 16-9 overall

singles record, including a 4-4 mark in dual matches …

Played mostly at the Nos. 5 and 6 positions … Reached

the singles final at the Pac-10 Invitational, falling to

Stanford’s Blake Muller, 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-3 … Recorded

two ranked singles wins on the season, defeating 89th-

ranked Brent Werbeck (Boise State) and No. 119 Nima

Roshan (BYU) … Singles quarterfinalist at the Sherwood

Collegiate Cup in January … Com-

piled a 16-5 mark in doubles play

… Appeared in 10 dual matches,

going 8-2 (w/Dehaine) at the No.

3 position … Posted a 7-3 mark

in fall singles play … Advanced to

the Flight-A final at the Bulldog Invita-

tional, falling to Dehaine … Singles and

doubles semifinalist (w/Chris Surapol) at

the So. Cal Intercollegiate Championships …

Also reached the semifinals in doubles with

Surapol at the ITA Regionals.

2004-05

Registered a 7-3 overall singles record

… Went undefeated in dual matches (5-0),

seeing most of his time at the Nos. 5 and 6

positions … Participated in the Invitational draw at the Pac-10

Championships … Went 2-2 in fall singles action, reaching the

round of 16 at the Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals … Also participated

at the Southern California Intercollegiates … Teamed with

Mathieu Dehaine to reach the round in 16 in doubles at the

Wilson/ITA Fall Regionals.

High School/Juniors

One of the top junior players in France along with teammate

Mathieu Dehaine … Participated at the French Open Junior

Championships … French Junior Champion (16-Under)

with (w/Dehaine) … Helped his country reach the finals

at the Junior Davis Cup in Essen, Germany in 2003

… Also helped France to a third place showing at the

European Championships … Doubles champion and

singles semifinalist at the ITF Leeuwenbergh Open

in the Netherlands … Reached the quarterfinals in

singles at the Tournoi International Championships

… Captured the singles title (Under-16) at the USTA

Winter International Championships in Florida in 2002

… Ranked in the top-350 of the ITF Junior Rankings.

Personal

Born March 3, 1987 in Paris, France … Has one younger

sister … Enjoys going to the movies and playing soccer … Is also

interested in politics … Favorite academic subject is history.

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Fall 2007

Posted a 5-3 record in fall singles action … Advanced to the

quarterfinals at the Southern California Intercollegiates, falling

to No. 125 James Lemke, 6-3, 6-3 … Also reached the round of

16 at both the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational and the ITA

West Regional Championships … Teamed with Jeremy

Drean to go 2-2 in fall doubles play, reaching the

quarterfinals at the Southern California Inter-

collegiates.

2006-07

First-team All-

Pac-10 Aca-

demic selection …

Ended the season with

a 24-9 overall singles record

… Played mostly at the No. 6

position, going 9-4 … Was also 1-0

at No. 4 and 7-1 at No. 5 … Owned a

nine-match winning streak from Mar.

16 to Apr. 14 … Won his singles match

in UCLA’s 4-0 victory over Oklahoma

State in the NCAA Round of 16 …

Participated in the main singles draw

at the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai

… Ended the season with a 6-6 overall

doubles record … Was 2-2 in dual matches,

teaming with three partners (Haythem Abid, Jeremy Drean

and Chris Surapol) … Lost in the doubles final of the Sherwood

Collegiate Cup with Abid, falling to teammates Philipp Gruendler

a n d Benjamin Kohlloeffel, 8-4 … Posted a 7-2

m a r k in fall singles action … Captured the singles

title at the Southern California Intercol-

legiates, defeating teammate Mathieu

Dehaine, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the final … Also

participated in qualifying at the ITA All-Ameri-

can Championships and in the main draw at

the Wilson/ITA West Regionals … Lost in

the doubles final at the Intercollegiates with

partner Chris Surapol.

2005-06

Ended the season with a 22-8 overall singles record …

Posted a 14-4 mark in dual-match play, seeing most of

his time at the No. 6 position … Played two matches at

No. 5 singles, going 2-0 … Advanced to the quarterfinals

at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic … Defeated

18th-ranked Roger Matalonga of Arizona in the round

of 16 … Registered two more ranked wins on the year,

downing No. 75 Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) and No. 85

Robert Sabo (SDSU) … Played all four matches at No. 6

singles during the NCAA Team Championships … Posted

a 6-3 mark in fall singles play … Singles and doubles

semifinalist (w/Mathieu Dehaine) in the Flight-A draw

at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic … Advanced to the

round of 16 in singles at both the ITA Regionals and

the So. Cal Intercollegiates … Doubles quarterfinalist

at the ITA Regionals with Jason Nguyen.

High School/Juniors

No. 1-ranked player in Australia in 2005 … Also ranked

in the top-100 of the ITF Junior World Rankings …

Boys’ 18s singles winner at the Rado Northern Terri-

tory Tournament in Darwin, Australia … Captured the

New Zealand Indoor Championships in 2004 … Also

won the title at the South Pacific Open in Fiji … Won

two national claycourt titles (singles) and two national

grasscourt titles (doubles) … Member of Australia’s

Targeted Athlete Program (TAP).

Personal

Full name is Michael John Look … Parents names are

Kerry and Christine … Has one sister, Melissa … Admires

Andre Agassi and Marat Safin … Enjoys windsurfing and

watching movies.

Mathieu DEHAINEJunior • 6-2 • Right-Handed

Meudon, France / Lycee Marcelin Berthelot

Michael LookJr. • 6-2 • Right-HandedRedcliffe, AustraliaGrace Lutheran College

Career Singles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 14-4 8-4 22-8

2006-07 (So.) 17-5 7-4 24-9

TOTALS 31-9 15-8 46-17

Career Doubles Record

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 1-0 3-2 4-2

2006-07 (So.) 2-2 4-4 6-6

TOTALS 3-2 7-6 10-8

PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

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PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

Mathieu DEHAINEJunior • 6-2 • Right-Handed

Meudon, France / Lycee Marcelin Berthelot

Harel SrugoSr. • 6-2 • Right-HandedKibbutz Gazit, IsraelOld Dominion University

Career Singles Record (@ Old Dominion)

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 27-6 1-1 28-7

2006-07 (So.) 17-8 16-5 33-13

TOTALS 44-14 17-6 61-20

Career Doubles Record (@ Old Dominion)

Year Duals Tournaments Overall

2005-06 (Fr.) 19-5 0-1 19-6

2006-07 (So.) 16-3 12-5 28-8

TOTALS 35-8 12-6 47-14

Fall 2007

Listed at No. 16 in singles and No. 60 in doubles (w/

Haythem Abid) in the Preseason ITA Rankings … Went

7-2 in fall singles play, advancing to the semifinals at both

the ITA West Region Championships and the Southern

California Intercollegiates … Lost to teammate Mathieu

Dehaine, 6-2, 6-3 at the Regionals … Fell to Pepperdine’s

Omar Altmann, 7-6, 6-4 at the So. Cal Intercollegiates

… Semifinalist in doubles (w/Nick Meister) at the So.

Cal Intercollegiates … Quarterfinalist at the ITA West

Region Championships (w/Mathieu Dehaine) … Posted

a 4-2 fall doubles record.

2006-07 (@ Old Dominion)

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year …

Reached the second round of singles at the NCAA

Championships, falling to Georgia’s Luis Flores, 6-2, 6-3

… Posted a 33-13 overall singles record … Was 17-8 in

dual-match play … Ended the season Listed at No. 31

in the Final ITA Singles Rankings … Was also ranked

No. 13 with partner Henrique Cancado … Registered

a 15-4 fall singles record … Was 11-4 in fall doubles

action … Began the fall ranked No. 18 in singles …

Posted a 9-3 record against opponents featured in

the ITA Preseason Rankings during the fall tournament

season … Captured the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional

singles title … Defeated teammate Henrique Cancado in

the final … Also defeated No. 43 Treat Huey of Virginia

and No. 44 Peter Rodrigues of Duke … Reached the

quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships

… Defeated No. 5 Travis Helgeson of Georgia and No.

20 Sheeva Parbhu of Notre Dame along the way … Fell

to the nation’s top player in No. 1 Benjamin Kohlloeffell

in the quarters … Reached the Round of 32 at the Polo

Ralph Lauren All-American Championships … Finalist

at the UVA Fall Classic falling to No. 14 Todd Paul

of Wake Forest … Quarterfinalist at the 39th Annual

Souther Intercollegiates … Reached the quarterfinals

of the Southern Intercollegiates held at the University

of Georgia … Also a semifinalist at the UVA Fall Classic

… Reached the main draw of the Polo Ralph Lauren All-

American Championships from the qualifying bracket

… Won the consolation bracket of the main draw with

wins over No. 35 Marek Velicka/Federico Chavarria

of Oklahoma, No. 29 David North/Eric Molnar of

Georgia Tech, No. 19 Martin Stiegward/Anze Cevka

of Georgia State, and No. 6 Clement Reix/Jermaine

Jenkins of Clemson … Advanced to the Round of 32

at the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championships

hosted by the University of North Carolina.

2005-06 (@ Old Dominion)

Registered a 28-7 singles record and a 19-6 doubles

record … Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the

Year … CAA Rookie of the Year … CAA Tournament

Most Outstanding Player … Team MVP … Finished

the year ranked No. 26 in singles and No.

46 in doubles … First-team All-CAA pick in

both singles and doubles … First-team

All-State in both singles and doubles

… Advanced to the second round of

the NCAA Tournament in singles …

Participated in the NCAA Tournament

in doubles along with teammate Alex

Seleznev … Went a perfect 5-0 against

CAA competition in singles … Defeated

four ranked opponents during the dual-

match season including No. 57 Stephen

Ward of William & Mary, No. 52 Arnaud

Lecloerec of Virginia Commonwealth (twice),

No. 31 Rylan Rizza of Virginia, and #28 Dirk

Britzen of South Florida … In doubles teamed

with Seleznev for a 18-4 record, including a

13-2 mark at No. 1 doubles.

2004-05

Redshirted the season as a first-year player at

Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

High School / Juniors

Attended Rotberg High School in Ramat Hasharon,

Israel … Ranked as high as No. 68 in singles and

No. 21 in doubles in the ITF Junior Rankings …

Reached the round of 16 at the Eddie Herr Junior

Championships in 2000 … Also competed at the

Orange Bowl, Australian Open and U.S. Open Junior

Championships.

Personal

Parents are Itzik and Miriam Srugo … Has two

older brothers, Ram and Dotan

… Sister’s name is Ela … Enjoys

playing soccer, going to the

beach and watching movies …

Admires former NBA standout

Magic Johnson … Majoring in

Psychology.

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Jake FlemingFr • 5-11 • Right-HandedNewport Beach, Calif.Newport Harbor HS

Fall 2007

Did not see any action in the fall.

High School / Juniors

Three-year letterwinner at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, Calif.

… Earned All-CIF honors as a sophomore … Third-team All-CIF selection as a junior

… Was undefeated his junior year before suffering a shoulder injury … Competed in

the USTA Super Nationals in Kalamazoo, Mich. … Advanced to the fourth round of

doubles in the Under-16 division in 2005.

Personal

Full name is Jeffrey Jacobi Fleming … Born Oct. 12, 1988 in Newport Beach, Calif.

… Parents are Steve and Jodi Fleming … Sister, Alexandra, is a manager for the

UCLA women’s tennis team … Admires Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett

Favre … Enjoys playing basketball in his spare time … Would like to pursue a career

in sports broadcasting.

Fall 2007

Competed in singles at both the ITA West Regional Championships and the Southern

California Intercollegiate Championships … Went 1-3 overall in fall singles play …

Played doubles at the ITA West Regionals with Ahmed Ismail, going 1-1.

High School / Juniors

Four-year letterwinner at Santa Barbara Senior High School in Santa Barbara,

Calif. … Earned All-CIF honors all four years … Channel League MVP as a senior …

Captured the CIF Doubles Championship (w/Billy Grokenberger) at the Ojai Valley

Tennis Tournament in 2007 … Was also a two-time finalist … Three-time Channel

League doubles champion, helping Santa Barbara capture the National High School

Invitational All-American Tournament in 2005.

Personal

Born January 26, 1989 in Santa Barbara, Calif. … Parents are Phillip and Michi Ho

… Younger sister’s name is Remilynn … Admires Pete Sampras.

Chris HoFr • 5-10 • Right-HandedSanta Barbara, Calif.Santa Barbara Senior HS

Jeff GastFr • 6-3 • Right-HandedSaratoga, Calif.Saratoga HS

Fall 2007

Did not see any action in the fall.

High School / Juniors

Four-year letterwinner at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, CA … Played No. 1

singles as a junior and senior … Three-year team captain and team MVP … San

Jose Mercury News Central Coast Section (CCS) First-Team selection … Santa

Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Todd Hoo Memorial Sportsmanship Award

recipient … Helped Saratoga to four straight SCVAL league championships, includ-

ing a second place showing at the CIF Team Championships … Ranked as high as

No. 17 nationally in the USTA Boys’ 16s division … Also ranked No. 7 in the USTA

Boys’ 14s … Received the USTA NorCal Sportsmanship Award in 2002 and 2005

… Received a wild card to play in the qualifying of the ATP Tour’s SAP Open in San

Jose, CA, falling to James Auckland of Great Britain, 6-3, 6-1.

Personal

Full name is Jeffrey Martin Gast … Born March 11, 1989 in West Hills, CA … Parents

are Jim and Pat Gast … Brother’s name is Eric … Sister is Julia … Mother attended

graduate school at UCLA … Enjoys playing basketball, football, and reading in his

spare time … Also likes to juggle … Attended his first Grand Slam tournament when

he was just three-months old (Roland Garros) … Admires Pete Sampras.

Fall 2007

Advanced through qualifying and into the main draw at the Southern California

Intercollegiate Championships … Also participated in singles at the ITA West Region

Championships and the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas …

Ended the fall with a 3-5 overall singles record … Teamed with Chris Ho in doubles,

going 1-1 at the ITA West Regional Championships.

High School / Juniors

Listed as a five-star recruit (No. 16 nationally) according to TennisRecruiting.net

… Attended Nordhoff High School while training at the Weil Tennis Academy in

Ojai, Calif. … Was one of 22 U.S. players to compete at the Junior Orange Bowl

Championships in 2006 … Competed in both singles and doubles at the Easter

Bowl Championships in Palm Springs, Calif., reaching the round of 16 in doubles

(w/Bozidar Katsarov) … Also qualified for the Eddie Herr Junior Championships in

2006 … Advanced to the third round of singles at the USTA Super National Cham-

pionships in Kalamazoo, Mich. in 2007 … Represented Southern California on the

Junior Davis Cup team … Achieved a career-high combined ranking of No. 178 in

the ITF World Junior Rankings.

Personal

Born April 26, 1989 … Parents are Khaled and Sherine … Younger brother, Moustafa,

also plays tennis.

Ahmed IsmailFr • 6-2 • Right-HandedCairo, EgyptNordhoff HS

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FRESHMEN BIOGRAPHIES

Kelvin KimFr • 5-9 • Right-HandedLa Crescenta, Calif.Verdugo Academy

Fall 2007

Did not see any action in the fall.

High School / Juniors

Former top 10 junior player in Brazil before moving to the United States … Also listed

in the top 10 of the Southern California Junior Rankings … Reached the round of

16 in singles at the USTA Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. in 2005 …

Finished third in doubles (w/Bozhidar Katsarov) at the 2005 USTA National Winter

Championships in Phoenix, Ariz. … Also played singles at the USTA Super National

Hardcourts in Kalamazoo, Mich., and the Easter Bowl in Palm Springs, Calif.

Personal

Born March 26, 1988 in Sao Paulo, Brazil … Lived in Brazil until he moved to the

United States at the age of 15 … Parents are Jae Jin and Sun Ha Kim … Younger

brother is Kenny … Enjoys playing soccer.

Fall 2007

Posted a 7-3 mark in fall singles action … Reached the semifinals at the Southern

California Intercollegiates … Quarterfinalist at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational

in Midland, Texas … Also competed in the main draw at the ITA West Regionals …

Reached the semifinals in doubles at both the ITA West Regionals (W/Haythem Abid)

and the So. Cal Intercollegiates (W/Harel Srugo) … Ended the fall 5-2 in doubles.

High School / Juniors

Listed as a blue chip recruit (No. 14 nationally) according to TennisRecruiting.net …

Captured the 18s title at the 2006 Southern California Junior Sectionals … Three-

time All-CIF selection while playing at Tesoro High School … Won the Pacific Coast

League singles title in 2006 … Was also a quarterfinalist at the CIF-Southern Sec-

tion individual tournament … Was ranked in the top 10 nationally of the USTA Boys’

16s division … Evelyn Houseman Sportsmanship Award recipient … Has competed

in such tournaments as the Orange Bowl, Easter Bowl and USTA Super National

Hardcourts in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Personal

Full name is Nicolas Christian Meister … Born May 15, 1989 in Santa Ana, Calif. …

Parents are Klaus and Mary Meister … Older brother’s name is Eric … Holds a black

belt in Tae Kwon Do … Great uncle played for the Estonian Davis Cup team.

Nick MeisterFr • 5-10 • Right-HandedTrabuco Canyon, Calif.Tesoro HS

Taylor KreissFr • 6-1 • Right-HandedLos Angeles, Calif.The Windward School

Josh MillerFr • 5-10 • Right-HandedLondon, EnglandReed’s School

Fall 2007

Did not see any action in the fall.

High School / Juniors

Local player who attended the prestigious Windward School in Los Angeles …

Lettered in tennis as a sophomore and junior … Team MVP as a sophomore …

Team captain as a junior … Was also a two-year letterwinner in cross-country as

a freshman and senior.

Personal

Full name is Taylor Jennings Kreiss … Born February 8, 1989 in Los Angeles … Both

parents played tennis … Father, Thomas, is a former Bruin letterwinner … Mother,

Lisa Bonder, is a former professional tennis player, reaching the quarterfinals at the

1984 French Open … Both uncles also played tennis at UCLA … Younger brother is

named Cameron … Two sisters are Kira and Kallah … Enjoys martial arts … Admires

Michael Jordan.

Fall 2007

Did not see any action in the fall … Joined the team in January.

High School / Juniors

Won the Thomas Bowl Public School’s event while representing the Reed’s School …

Reached the round of 16 at the Copenhagen Junior Open in 2006 … Also reached

the round of 16 at U.K. U-18 Nationals … Advanced through qualifying and into the

main draw at a futures tournament in Great Britain in May of 2007 … Trains at the

Sutton Tennis Academy in London … Coached by Jeremy Bates … Has also been

coached by former Bruin Peter Fleming.

Personal

Full name is Joshua David Simon Miller … Born November 2, 1988 in London , England

… Parents are Geoffrey and Joanna Miller … Brother is James … Attended the same

school (Reed’s) as Tim Henman … Enjoys watching Tottenham Hotspur play soccer

in the English Premier League … Has an uncle who attended UCLA.

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Holden SegusoFr • 6-2 • Right-HandedBradenton, Fla.Bradenton Academy

Fall 2007

Did not compete in any fall tournaments while

waiting to become eligible by the NCAA Clear-

inghouse.

High School / Juniors

Listed as a blue chip recruit

(No. 4 nationally) in the class

of 2006 according to Ten-

nisRecruiting.net … One of the

top junior players in the world,

achieving a career-high combined

junior world ranking of No. 33 … Has rep-

resented the U.S. at several international

events, including the U.S. Open, Orange

Bowl, Eddie Herr and Canadian Open Junior

Championships …Best showing in a Grand

Slam singles event came at the 2005 U.S.

Open, where he reached the round of 16

… Was also a semifinalist in singles at

the Luxilon Cup in 2005 … Captured the

doubles title (w/Phil Bester) at the 2005

USTA International Spring Championships

in Carson, Calif. …Two-time doubles semi-

finalist at the Eddie International Junior

Championships … Graduated from the

Bradenton Preparatory Academy while

training at the world renowned Nick

Bollettieri Tennis Academy.

Personal

Born March 14, 1988 … Brother,

Ridley, and sister, Carling, also play

tennis … Son of four-time doubles

Grand Slam champion Robert Seguso

and former Canadian tennis star Carling Bassett-Seguso … Enjoys playing the guitar

in his spare time … One of seven players featured in the junior tennis documentary,

Unstrung, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in April of 2007.

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