2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Ali Amiri
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
2023-24 (Senior)
β’Β Finished with an 11-6 overall singles record
β’ Went 7-2 while playing at Nos. 5 and 6Β
β’ Won five in a row from Feb. 25-March 12, dropping just one set during that stretch
β’ Defeated Villanovaβs Thomas Wakefield 6-1, 6-1 to clinch an eventual 7-0 victory on March 5
β’ Both of his Big West matches went unfinished
β’ Earned a ranked win in the fall, taking down No. 53 Noah Berry of Cal Poly 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’ Also competed in singles at the ITA All-American Championships
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2022-23 (Junior)
β’Β Went 13-10 overall and 9-7 in dual-match singles
β’Β Helped the Anteaters claim a share of the Big West regular-season title as he went 4-0 in conference play
β’Β Put together an eight-match win streak from March 6 to April 16
β’Β Defeated Kai Brady of No. 38 UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-1, at the end of that stretch
β’Β Also earned straight-set road victories at Cal Poly, Hawaiβi and UC Riverside
β’ Competed in the ITA All-American Championships during the fall, winning his first match in the pre-qualifying round
β’ Finished with a 3-0 record at the LMU Invitational
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
2021-22 (Sophomore)
β’ Closed out the season with eight overall and five dual-match singles wins
β’ Defeated Paul Barretto of ninth-ranked USC on Jan. 23
β’ Put together a season-long four-match win streak to close out non-conference play
β’ Started the stretch with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jordan Coutinho of Weber State
β’ Dispatched Boston Universityβs Adrian Pawloski, 6-0, 6-2, in his first appearance at No. 3
β’ Added straight-set wins against Dartmouth and DePaul
β’ Earned his first victory of the campaign at the Hagedorn Hidden Dual on Oct. 2
β’ Ranked second on the team with 14 doubles victories, including 10 in dual-match play
β’ Advanced to the doubles Round of 32 with Rithvik Krishna at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020-21 (Freshman)
β’ Finished the season with four singles and one doubles victory
β’ Went 2-0 at the fifth position in the singles lineup
β’ Delivered the match-clincher in a 4-3 season-opening win at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 31
β’ Came from behind to defeat the Lionsβ Emin Torlic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
β’ Also toppled Josh Williams of UC Santa Barbara, 6-1, 6-2, on April 11
β’ Picked up victories at No. 6 against Portland State and UC San Diego
β’ Teamed up with Jeremy Merville to upend Simao Telo Alves/Tristan Martins of Hawaiβi, 7-5, at No. 3 doubles
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019-20
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Played during the fall and four weeks into the spring campaign
β’ Finished with seven overall singles wins, including three in dual-match play (Nos. 4-6)
β’ Defeated Paul Trabitzsch of Sonoma State, 6-1, 6-1, on Feb. 15
β’ Came back the following day to upend Pacificβs John Horoz Garner in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) to clinch the 4-3 team victory
β’ Earned his first collegiate win with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Simao Telo Alves of Hawaiβi at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine doubles victories
β’ Partnered up with Aaron Bailey to win the Flight B doubles championship at the Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship with Antoine Barthe
High School
β’Β Four-star recruit
β’ Reached a high ranking of No. 1 in Southern California 18s USTA
β’ Finished in the top 40 nationally in both the 16s and 18s division
β’ Woody Hunt Level 2 18s champion
β’ Won the prestigious 116th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament
β’ Finalist of the Henry Talbert Level 1 and JP YamasakiΒ Level 2 Designated tournaments
β’ Also reached the finals of the National Level 2 event (16s)
β’Β Earned his diploma through Connections Academy
Β
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’Β Has three siblings
β’ Aspires to be a professional tennis player after college
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 43-33
Dual-Match Singles: 28-24
Overall Doubles: 30-31
Dual-Match Doubles: 13-21
β’Β Finished with an 11-6 overall singles record
β’ Went 7-2 while playing at Nos. 5 and 6Β
β’ Won five in a row from Feb. 25-March 12, dropping just one set during that stretch
β’ Defeated Villanovaβs Thomas Wakefield 6-1, 6-1 to clinch an eventual 7-0 victory on March 5
β’ Both of his Big West matches went unfinished
β’ Earned a ranked win in the fall, taking down No. 53 Noah Berry of Cal Poly 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’ Also competed in singles at the ITA All-American Championships
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2022-23 (Junior)
β’Β Went 13-10 overall and 9-7 in dual-match singles
β’Β Helped the Anteaters claim a share of the Big West regular-season title as he went 4-0 in conference play
β’Β Put together an eight-match win streak from March 6 to April 16
β’Β Defeated Kai Brady of No. 38 UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-1, at the end of that stretch
β’Β Also earned straight-set road victories at Cal Poly, Hawaiβi and UC Riverside
β’ Competed in the ITA All-American Championships during the fall, winning his first match in the pre-qualifying round
β’ Finished with a 3-0 record at the LMU Invitational
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
2021-22 (Sophomore)
β’ Closed out the season with eight overall and five dual-match singles wins
β’ Defeated Paul Barretto of ninth-ranked USC on Jan. 23
β’ Put together a season-long four-match win streak to close out non-conference play
β’ Started the stretch with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jordan Coutinho of Weber State
β’ Dispatched Boston Universityβs Adrian Pawloski, 6-0, 6-2, in his first appearance at No. 3
β’ Added straight-set wins against Dartmouth and DePaul
β’ Earned his first victory of the campaign at the Hagedorn Hidden Dual on Oct. 2
β’ Ranked second on the team with 14 doubles victories, including 10 in dual-match play
β’ Advanced to the doubles Round of 32 with Rithvik Krishna at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Earned Big West All-Academic honors
2020-21 (Freshman)
β’ Finished the season with four singles and one doubles victory
β’ Went 2-0 at the fifth position in the singles lineup
β’ Delivered the match-clincher in a 4-3 season-opening win at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 31
β’ Came from behind to defeat the Lionsβ Emin Torlic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
β’ Also toppled Josh Williams of UC Santa Barbara, 6-1, 6-2, on April 11
β’ Picked up victories at No. 6 against Portland State and UC San Diego
β’ Teamed up with Jeremy Merville to upend Simao Telo Alves/Tristan Martins of Hawaiβi, 7-5, at No. 3 doubles
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019-20
β’ Season canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
β’ Played during the fall and four weeks into the spring campaign
β’ Finished with seven overall singles wins, including three in dual-match play (Nos. 4-6)
β’ Defeated Paul Trabitzsch of Sonoma State, 6-1, 6-1, on Feb. 15
β’ Came back the following day to upend Pacificβs John Horoz Garner in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) to clinch the 4-3 team victory
β’ Earned his first collegiate win with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph over Simao Telo Alves of Hawaiβi at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine doubles victories
β’ Partnered up with Aaron Bailey to win the Flight B doubles championship at the Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship with Antoine Barthe
High School
β’Β Four-star recruit
β’ Reached a high ranking of No. 1 in Southern California 18s USTA
β’ Finished in the top 40 nationally in both the 16s and 18s division
β’ Woody Hunt Level 2 18s champion
β’ Won the prestigious 116th annual Ojai Tennis Tournament
β’ Finalist of the Henry Talbert Level 1 and JP YamasakiΒ Level 2 Designated tournaments
β’ Also reached the finals of the National Level 2 event (16s)
β’Β Earned his diploma through Connections Academy
Β
Personal
β’ Majoring in biological sciences
β’Β Has three siblings
β’ Aspires to be a professional tennis player after college
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 43-33
Dual-Match Singles: 28-24
Overall Doubles: 30-31
Dual-Match Doubles: 13-21
UCI Men's Tennis tiebreaks...π€«
Wednesday, April 15
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 10 | Max Fardanesh
Tuesday, March 31
ππ¨ π¬πππ₯ ππ‘π π ππ¦π...
Monday, February 23
UCI Athletics 2026 Hall of Fame Ceremony - Jim Snyder
Tuesday, February 17
