2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Mateusz Smolicki
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Warsaw, Poland
- Prev School:
- USC
2020-21 (Senior)
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles and second-team recognition in doubles
β’ Played at Nos. 2-4 in the singles lineup, finishing with a 6-1 overall record and a 5-1 mark in Big West matches
β’ Made his singles season debut against Portland State, winning 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4
β’ Won five-straight matches to close out the regular season
β’ Defeated conference opponents from Hawaiβi, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego and UC Davis
β’ Came from behind to take a hard-fought 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 decision against UCSBβs Pablo Masjuan at the second position
β’ Went 6-3 in doubles with four of his victories coming at the top of the lineup
β’ Posted a 3-1 record with Mark Peneff
β’ Duo upended 58th-ranked Corrado Summaria/Tim Zeitvogel of Pepperdine, 7-5
β’ Also cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Gauchosβ Stefano Tsorotiotis/Alejandro Vedri in the Big West Tournament
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019-20 (Junior)
β’ Tied for second on the team with 10 overall singles victories
β’ Claimed the consolation titles at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships and Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Won five-straight matches in the ITA Southwest Regional back draw
β’ Capped the tournament with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 10-7 win over Ethan Prost of Loyola Marymount
β’ Played in six of the teamβs eight dual matches, including five at the top of the lineup
β’ Defeated James Watt of Saint Maryβs, 6-4, 6-4
β’ Also outlasted Bucknellβs Marwan Abaza, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
β’ Earned six overall doubles wins (3-4 dual)
β’ All three of his dual-match victories came alongside Mark Peneff at No. 1
β’ Received ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2018-19 (Sophomore)
β’ Earned All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition in singles and doubles
β’ Finished with a 14-16 overall singles record (12-10 dual)
β’ His 12 dual-match wins ranked second on the team
β’ Stepped up his game during conference play where he was 3-1
β’ Posted a 13-12 overall doubles record (9-10 dual)
β’ Played primarily at the top of the lineup with Vatsal BajpaiΒ where the duo picked up eight of their nine victories
2017-18 (Freshman at USC)
β’ Played one year at USC
β’ Went 8-9 overall in doubles (2-5 dual)
β’ Did not play singles during the dual-match season
High School
β’Β Attended Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa in Sopot, Poland
β’ Played four years of club tennis at KS Warszawianka
β’Β Three-time ITF juniors doubles and futures doubles champion
β’ Won two doubles titles and one mixed title at the Polish championships
β’ Achieved a high ATP singles ranking of 1885 and doubles ranking of 485
PersonalΒ
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in international studies in June 2020
β’ Pursuing a Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
β’ Parents are Agnieszka and Grzegorz
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 30-23
Dual-Match Singles: 20-14
Overall Doubles: 25-24
Dual-Match Doubles: 18-17
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles and second-team recognition in doubles
β’ Played at Nos. 2-4 in the singles lineup, finishing with a 6-1 overall record and a 5-1 mark in Big West matches
β’ Made his singles season debut against Portland State, winning 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4
β’ Won five-straight matches to close out the regular season
β’ Defeated conference opponents from Hawaiβi, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego and UC Davis
β’ Came from behind to take a hard-fought 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 decision against UCSBβs Pablo Masjuan at the second position
β’ Went 6-3 in doubles with four of his victories coming at the top of the lineup
β’ Posted a 3-1 record with Mark Peneff
β’ Duo upended 58th-ranked Corrado Summaria/Tim Zeitvogel of Pepperdine, 7-5
β’ Also cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Gauchosβ Stefano Tsorotiotis/Alejandro Vedri in the Big West Tournament
β’ Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
2019-20 (Junior)
β’ Tied for second on the team with 10 overall singles victories
β’ Claimed the consolation titles at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships and Aztec Fall Invitational
β’ Won five-straight matches in the ITA Southwest Regional back draw
β’ Capped the tournament with a 7-6 (2), 4-6, 10-7 win over Ethan Prost of Loyola Marymount
β’ Played in six of the teamβs eight dual matches, including five at the top of the lineup
β’ Defeated James Watt of Saint Maryβs, 6-4, 6-4
β’ Also outlasted Bucknellβs Marwan Abaza, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
β’ Earned six overall doubles wins (3-4 dual)
β’ All three of his dual-match victories came alongside Mark Peneff at No. 1
β’ Received ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors
2018-19 (Sophomore)
β’ Earned All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition in singles and doubles
β’ Finished with a 14-16 overall singles record (12-10 dual)
β’ His 12 dual-match wins ranked second on the team
β’ Stepped up his game during conference play where he was 3-1
β’ Posted a 13-12 overall doubles record (9-10 dual)
β’ Played primarily at the top of the lineup with Vatsal BajpaiΒ where the duo picked up eight of their nine victories
2017-18 (Freshman at USC)
β’ Played one year at USC
β’ Went 8-9 overall in doubles (2-5 dual)
β’ Did not play singles during the dual-match season
High School
β’Β Attended Sopocka Akademia Tenisowa in Sopot, Poland
β’ Played four years of club tennis at KS Warszawianka
β’Β Three-time ITF juniors doubles and futures doubles champion
β’ Won two doubles titles and one mixed title at the Polish championships
β’ Achieved a high ATP singles ranking of 1885 and doubles ranking of 485
PersonalΒ
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in international studies in June 2020
β’ Pursuing a Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
β’ Parents are Agnieszka and Grzegorz
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 30-23
Dual-Match Singles: 20-14
Overall Doubles: 25-24
Dual-Match Doubles: 18-17
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