2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Mike Mkrtchian
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reseda, Calif.
2021-22 (Senior)
β’ Ranked second on the team with 15 overall singles victories
β’ Went 12-8 in dual matches and 7-1 against Big West opponents
β’ Won his first two conference decisions, taking down UC San Diegoβs Charles Qian and Gary Vardanyan of No. 61 Cal Poly
β’ Also closed out the regular season with victories against UC Davis and 72nd-ranked Hawaiβi
β’ Won all three of his Big West Tournament matches at the fourth position to help the Anteaters claim the conference title
β’ Delivered the match-clinching point in the quarterfinals with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 comeback victory over UC Davisβ Andras Necz
β’ Trailed 5-2 in the second set but won a deuce point to save match point at 5-2 and 5-3
β’ Picked up straight-set wins at No. 6 in three consecutive road matches - at Pacific, No. 72 San Francisco and Santa Clara
β’ Earned his first dual-match victory of the season against David Woodland of USF on Feb. 6
β’ Won his first-round match at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, defeating UCSBβs Jonathan Zhang, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
β’ Finished with a 6-5 overall doubles record (3-1 dual matches)
β’ Received ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic distinction
2020-21 (Junior)
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine singles victories while playing at Nos. 4-6
β’ Closed out the regular season with seven-straight wins, and finished Big West play with a 6-0 record
β’ Delivered the final point in a 4-0 triumph at San Diego State with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5
β’ Opened conference play with a three-set win over Cal Polyβs Fernando Fonseca
β’ Also upended Kai Brady of UC Santa Barbara, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in his first match at the fourth position
β’ That clinched UCIβs first team win over the Gauchos since 2015
β’ Picked up straight-set victories against UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Davis
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction and Big West All-Academic honors
2019-20 (Sophomore)
β’ Tied for second on the team with 10 overall singles victories
β’ Picked up two dual-match wins on court six, defeating Andy Watterson of Saint Maryβs and Alec Wong of Sonoma State
β’ Went 3-1 at the Aztec Fall Invitational to claim the State Flight consolation title
β’ Defeated Fraser Leslie of UC San Diego, 6-4, 6-2, in the final match of the back draw
β’ Won both of his singles matches at the LMU Fall Invitational, upending Utahβs Rafael Grovas and Rian Ta in straight sets
β’ Finished with three doubles victories during the fall season
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 with Matthew Sah at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors and named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2018-19 (Freshman)
β’Β Finished the season with a 6-3 overall singles record
β’Β Went 2-0 in dual matches and 1-0 in conference play
β’ Delivered the match-clinching point at Hawai'i with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win at No. 6
High School
β’Β Attended Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana, Calif.
β’Β CIF City Section Individuals singles finalistΒ
β’Β Southern California Sectionals doubles finalistΒ
β’Β Claimed third place in doubles and was sixth in singles at USTA NationalsΒ
β’Β Singles finalist at J.P. Yamasaki and Los Caballeros designated tournamentsΒ
β’Β Received scholar-athlete and honor roll recognitionsΒ
PersonalΒ
β’Β Majoring in business economics with a minor in accounting
β’Β Older brothers, Ken and Dennis, played tennis at George Washington and UCLA, respectivelyΒ
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 40-26
Dual-Match Singles: 25-14
Overall Doubles:Β 9-11
Dual-Match Doubles: 3-1
β’ Ranked second on the team with 15 overall singles victories
β’ Went 12-8 in dual matches and 7-1 against Big West opponents
β’ Won his first two conference decisions, taking down UC San Diegoβs Charles Qian and Gary Vardanyan of No. 61 Cal Poly
β’ Also closed out the regular season with victories against UC Davis and 72nd-ranked Hawaiβi
β’ Won all three of his Big West Tournament matches at the fourth position to help the Anteaters claim the conference title
β’ Delivered the match-clinching point in the quarterfinals with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 comeback victory over UC Davisβ Andras Necz
β’ Trailed 5-2 in the second set but won a deuce point to save match point at 5-2 and 5-3
β’ Picked up straight-set wins at No. 6 in three consecutive road matches - at Pacific, No. 72 San Francisco and Santa Clara
β’ Earned his first dual-match victory of the season against David Woodland of USF on Feb. 6
β’ Won his first-round match at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, defeating UCSBβs Jonathan Zhang, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
β’ Finished with a 6-5 overall doubles record (3-1 dual matches)
β’ Received ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic distinction
2020-21 (Junior)
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine singles victories while playing at Nos. 4-6
β’ Closed out the regular season with seven-straight wins, and finished Big West play with a 6-0 record
β’ Delivered the final point in a 4-0 triumph at San Diego State with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5
β’ Opened conference play with a three-set win over Cal Polyβs Fernando Fonseca
β’ Also upended Kai Brady of UC Santa Barbara, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 in his first match at the fourth position
β’ That clinched UCIβs first team win over the Gauchos since 2015
β’ Picked up straight-set victories against UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Davis
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction and Big West All-Academic honors
2019-20 (Sophomore)
β’ Tied for second on the team with 10 overall singles victories
β’ Picked up two dual-match wins on court six, defeating Andy Watterson of Saint Maryβs and Alec Wong of Sonoma State
β’ Went 3-1 at the Aztec Fall Invitational to claim the State Flight consolation title
β’ Defeated Fraser Leslie of UC San Diego, 6-4, 6-2, in the final match of the back draw
β’ Won both of his singles matches at the LMU Fall Invitational, upending Utahβs Rafael Grovas and Rian Ta in straight sets
β’ Finished with three doubles victories during the fall season
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 with Matthew Sah at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors and named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2018-19 (Freshman)
β’Β Finished the season with a 6-3 overall singles record
β’Β Went 2-0 in dual matches and 1-0 in conference play
β’ Delivered the match-clinching point at Hawai'i with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win at No. 6
High School
β’Β Attended Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies in Tarzana, Calif.
β’ Named an Esmark High School All-American as a senior
β’Β Played in the No. 1 spot in singles and went undefeated in dual singles playΒ
β’Β Ranked among the top-five in the Southern California sectional rankings and top 75 in the national rankingsΒ β’Β Played in the No. 1 spot in singles and went undefeated in dual singles playΒ
β’Β CIF City Section Individuals singles finalistΒ
β’Β Southern California Sectionals doubles finalistΒ
β’Β Claimed third place in doubles and was sixth in singles at USTA NationalsΒ
β’Β Singles finalist at J.P. Yamasaki and Los Caballeros designated tournamentsΒ
β’Β Received scholar-athlete and honor roll recognitionsΒ
PersonalΒ
β’Β Majoring in business economics with a minor in accounting
β’Β Older brothers, Ken and Dennis, played tennis at George Washington and UCLA, respectivelyΒ
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 40-26
Dual-Match Singles: 25-14
Overall Doubles:Β 9-11
Dual-Match Doubles: 3-1
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