Daniel Gealer

Photo by: Photo/Josh Barber

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
Prev School:
UCLA

2019-20 (Senior)
• Finished with a 9-8 overall record in singles (4-3 dual)
• Upended Aaro Pollanen, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4, at No. 3 in the dual season opener vs. San Diego State
• Also won at the third spot in the lineup to clinch the Anteaters’ first team win of the year at Saint Mary’s
• Added victories against Sonoma State and Villanova
• Went 3-0 at the LMU Fall Invitational, defeating opponents from Utah, Utah State and Loyola Marymount
• Picked up eight doubles victories with four different teammates
• Went 4-3 in dual matches with three of those wins coming at the No. 2 position
• Advanced to the Flight A semifinals with Jeremy Merville at the Aztec Fall Invitational
• Garnered ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors

2018-19 (Junior)
• Recorded a 20-9 overall singles record
• Led the team with 14 dual-match singles victories
• Played at Nos. 3-6 throughout the season
• Went 8-3 in the No. 5 spot and 3-0 in the No. 6 spot
• Had a record of 12-7 in doubles matches
• Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete and Big West All-Academic honors

2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Went 15-5 in dual-match singles playing primarily at the No. 4 position
• His 15 victories were tied for first on the team
• Finished the season strong with six of his wins coming over his last 10 singles matches
• Put together a season long six-match win-streak from March 7-16
• Teamed up with Luis Lopez to earn All-Big West Honorable Mention honors in doubles
• The duo went 10-6 in dual-match play and 2-0 against Big West opponents
• Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete

2016-17 (Freshman at UCLA)
• Went 10-6 in singles and 7-3 in doubles (1-0 dual match)
• Claimed the Flight A doubles title and the Flight B singles consolation championship at the UCSB Classic

2015-16 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete

High School
• Lettered four years at San Marino High School
• Earned All-America honors and was a four-time Rio Hondo League selection
• Four-time league champion (twice in singles, twice in doubles)
• Helped the Titans to a pair of CIF Division II team titles
• Five-star recruit according to Tennisrecruiting.net
• Ranked 42nd nationally and 10th in the state of California
• Reached the Round of 16 at the USTA Boys' National Championships and won the USTA National Open in 2013

Personal
• Majoring in economics and biological sciences
• Parents are Karen Kajihara and Michael Gealer
• 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