2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Daniel Gealer
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Prev School:
- UCLA
2019-20 (Senior)
β’ Finished with a 9-8 overall record in singles (4-3 dual)
β’ Upended Aaro Pollanen, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4, at No. 3 in the dual season opener vs. San Diego State
β’ Also won at the third spot in the lineup to clinch the Anteatersβ first team win of the year at Saint Maryβs
β’ Added victories against Sonoma State and Villanova
β’ Went 3-0 at the LMU Fall Invitational, defeating opponents from Utah, Utah State and Loyola Marymount
β’ Picked up eight doubles victories with four different teammates
β’ Went 4-3 in dual matches with three of those wins coming at the No. 2 position
β’ Advanced to the Flight A semifinals with Jeremy Merville at the Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2018-19 (Junior)
β’Β Recorded a 20-9Β overall singles record
β’Β Led the team with 14Β dual-match singles victories
β’Β Played at Nos. 3-6 throughout the season
β’Β Went 8-3 in the No. 5 spot and 3-0 in the No. 6 spot
β’Β Had a record of 12-7 in doubles matches
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2017-18 (Sophomore)
β’Β Went 15-5 in dual-match singles playing primarily at the No. 4 position
β’Β His 15 victories were tied for first on the team
β’Β Finished the season strong with six of his wins coming over his last 10 singles matches
β’Β Put together a season long six-match win-streak from March 7-16Β
β’Β Teamed up with Luis Lopez to earn All-Big West Honorable Mention honors in doubles
β’Β The duo went 10-6Β in dual-match play and 2-0 against Big West opponents
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2016-17 (Freshman at UCLA)
β’ Went 10-6 in singles and 7-3 in doubles (1-0 dual match)
β’ Claimed the Flight A doubles title and the Flight B singles consolation championship at the UCSB Classic
2015-16 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Lettered four years at San Marino High School
β’ Earned All-America honors and was a four-time Rio Hondo League selection
β’ Four-time league champion (twice in singles, twice in doubles)
β’ Helped the Titans to a pair of CIF Division II team titles
β’ Five-star recruit according to Tennisrecruiting.net
β’ Ranked 42nd nationally and 10th in the state of California
β’ Reached the Round of 16 at the USTA Boys' National Championships and won the USTA National Open in 2013
Personal
β’ Majoring in economics and biological sciences
β’ Parents are Karen Kajihara and Michael Gealer
β’ Has an older sister, Sarah, who played tennis at Hawai'i
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 54-28
Dual-Match Singles: 33-14
Overall Doubles: 39-26
Dual-Match Doubles: 23-13
β’ Finished with a 9-8 overall record in singles (4-3 dual)
β’ Upended Aaro Pollanen, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4, at No. 3 in the dual season opener vs. San Diego State
β’ Also won at the third spot in the lineup to clinch the Anteatersβ first team win of the year at Saint Maryβs
β’ Added victories against Sonoma State and Villanova
β’ Went 3-0 at the LMU Fall Invitational, defeating opponents from Utah, Utah State and Loyola Marymount
β’ Picked up eight doubles victories with four different teammates
β’ Went 4-3 in dual matches with three of those wins coming at the No. 2 position
β’ Advanced to the Flight A semifinals with Jeremy Merville at the Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2018-19 (Junior)
β’Β Recorded a 20-9Β overall singles record
β’Β Led the team with 14Β dual-match singles victories
β’Β Played at Nos. 3-6 throughout the season
β’Β Went 8-3 in the No. 5 spot and 3-0 in the No. 6 spot
β’Β Had a record of 12-7 in doubles matches
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2017-18 (Sophomore)
β’Β Went 15-5 in dual-match singles playing primarily at the No. 4 position
β’Β His 15 victories were tied for first on the team
β’Β Finished the season strong with six of his wins coming over his last 10 singles matches
β’Β Put together a season long six-match win-streak from March 7-16Β
β’Β Teamed up with Luis Lopez to earn All-Big West Honorable Mention honors in doubles
β’Β The duo went 10-6Β in dual-match play and 2-0 against Big West opponents
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2016-17 (Freshman at UCLA)
β’ Went 10-6 in singles and 7-3 in doubles (1-0 dual match)
β’ Claimed the Flight A doubles title and the Flight B singles consolation championship at the UCSB Classic
2015-16 (Redshirt)
β’ Did not compete
High School
β’ Lettered four years at San Marino High School
β’ Earned All-America honors and was a four-time Rio Hondo League selection
β’ Four-time league champion (twice in singles, twice in doubles)
β’ Helped the Titans to a pair of CIF Division II team titles
β’ Five-star recruit according to Tennisrecruiting.net
β’ Ranked 42nd nationally and 10th in the state of California
β’ Reached the Round of 16 at the USTA Boys' National Championships and won the USTA National Open in 2013
Personal
β’ Majoring in economics and biological sciences
β’ Parents are Karen Kajihara and Michael Gealer
β’ Has an older sister, Sarah, who played tennis at Hawai'i
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 54-28
Dual-Match Singles: 33-14
Overall Doubles: 39-26
Dual-Match Doubles: 23-13
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