2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Riccardo Roberto
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Padova, Italy
- Prev School:
- Alabama
2021-22 (Senior)
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles
β’ Tied for second on the squad with 15 overall victories and went 11-4 in dual matches primarily at the No. 2 position
β’ Closed out the season by coming out on top in each of his last 10 decisions
β’ Started the win streakΒ with road victories at Pacific, No. 72 San Francisco and Santa Clara in February
β’ Went unbeaten against Big West opponents (5-0)
β’ Two of those victories came in the Big West Tournament, including a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Joe Leather that clinched UCIβs 4-0 semifinal win over 60th-ranked Cal Poly
β’ Played at No. 1 against Villanova, defeating Trey Fourticq, 6-3, 6-2
β’ Earned his first dual-match victory as an Anteater in a 4-0 win over Grand Canyon on Feb. 4
β’ Advanced to the Round of 32 in singles and the Round of 16 in doubles at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’ Won his first match in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships
at Alabama
β’ Finished with a 56-40 overall singles record in his four years at Alabama
β’ Had a 19-win season as a senior
β’Β Started the shortened 2020 dual-match campaign as the No. 96 ranked singles player in the country
β’ Advanced to the 2021 NCAA Doubles Championships with partner Patrick Kaukovalta
β’ Duo finished the year ranked 32nd in the nation
β’ Made the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction in 2018
High School
β’ Attended Istituto Santo Stefano in Naples, Italy
β’ Competed in Futures tournaments in Italy, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey
β’ Earned a high UTR Rating of 13.55
β’ Came in at No. 4 in the Italian U18 Junior Rankings
β’ Singles finalist at the Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup, Radenska Open and ITF East African Circuit
Personal
β’ Working toward a Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship degree
β’ Parents are Barbara and Federico
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 15-7
Dual-Match Singles: 11-4
Overall Doubles:Β 9-15
Dual-Match Doubles: 8-11
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles
β’ Tied for second on the squad with 15 overall victories and went 11-4 in dual matches primarily at the No. 2 position
β’ Closed out the season by coming out on top in each of his last 10 decisions
β’ Started the win streakΒ with road victories at Pacific, No. 72 San Francisco and Santa Clara in February
β’ Went unbeaten against Big West opponents (5-0)
β’ Two of those victories came in the Big West Tournament, including a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Joe Leather that clinched UCIβs 4-0 semifinal win over 60th-ranked Cal Poly
β’ Played at No. 1 against Villanova, defeating Trey Fourticq, 6-3, 6-2
β’ Earned his first dual-match victory as an Anteater in a 4-0 win over Grand Canyon on Feb. 4
β’ Advanced to the Round of 32 in singles and the Round of 16 in doubles at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’ Won his first match in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships
at Alabama
β’ Finished with a 56-40 overall singles record in his four years at Alabama
β’ Had a 19-win season as a senior
β’Β Started the shortened 2020 dual-match campaign as the No. 96 ranked singles player in the country
β’ Advanced to the 2021 NCAA Doubles Championships with partner Patrick Kaukovalta
β’ Duo finished the year ranked 32nd in the nation
β’ Made the 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
β’ Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete distinction in 2018
High School
β’ Attended Istituto Santo Stefano in Naples, Italy
β’ Competed in Futures tournaments in Italy, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey
β’ Earned a high UTR Rating of 13.55
β’ Came in at No. 4 in the Italian U18 Junior Rankings
β’ Singles finalist at the Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup, Radenska Open and ITF East African Circuit
Personal
β’ Working toward a Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship degree
β’ Parents are Barbara and Federico
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 15-7
Dual-Match Singles: 11-4
Overall Doubles:Β 9-15
Dual-Match Doubles: 8-11
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