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2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
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Thayne, Wally
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Wally Thayne
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newbury Park, Calif.
Bio
2019-20 Season (Freshman): Compiled a 9-7 overall record in singles dual play, which included a 9-4 record at the No. 5 position … Won first two singles matches of career, downing opponents from Idaho and Weber State … Downed Dylan Bednarczyk of East Tennessee State (6-1, 7-6) to begin a five-match win streak … Posted straight-set wins against opponents at the No. 5 position against Nevada, Utah State, Idaho State, Montana State and Southern Utah … Partnered with Franco Capalbo (4-4) and Mathias Gavelin (3-0) in doubles play between courts two and three … Won first four matches with Capalbo at the No. 2 position, highlighted by knocking off teams from East Tennessee State and Tulsa … Paired with Gavelin for the first time against Denver and won the road match 7-6 on court three … Downed Ryan Brown/Austin Di Giulio of Loyola Marymount 7-6 with Gavelin.
High School: Four-star recruit ... High School All-American ... Was ranked as the No. 73 recruit at the time of his commitment, as well as was ranked on the ATP Doubles Tour when he committed ... Held a No. 1 ranking in the SoCal Boys' 18s ... Went 34-22 during the final year of his junior career, which included an 8-6 record against five-star prospects and 12-10 record against four-star recruits ... Reached the championship match of the prestigious Ojai Junior Tournament ... Trained under former professional tennis player Brad Gilbert, who was the bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympics and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 4 in the world.
High School: Four-star recruit ... High School All-American ... Was ranked as the No. 73 recruit at the time of his commitment, as well as was ranked on the ATP Doubles Tour when he committed ... Held a No. 1 ranking in the SoCal Boys' 18s ... Went 34-22 during the final year of his junior career, which included an 8-6 record against five-star prospects and 12-10 record against four-star recruits ... Reached the championship match of the prestigious Ojai Junior Tournament ... Trained under former professional tennis player Brad Gilbert, who was the bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympics and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 4 in the world.
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