2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Robert Huskey

Thomas Smart

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Sheffield, England

Biography

2022-23 (Junior)
• Went 17-9 overall and 14-6 in dual-match singles
• His 14 dual-match victories were tops on the squad
• Played primarily at No. 5 (6-3) and No. 6 (7-3)
• Won his only match of the year at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Cole Knutsen of Boston University
• Picked up Big West road wins at Hawai’i and Cal Poly
• Delivered the match-clinching point against UC Davis with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Sam De Vries
• Defeated De Vries in straight sets again in the Big West Championships to send the Anteaters to the title match
• Won 11 of his last 14 matches
• Finished the year with eight overall doubles victories including five in dual matches
• Went 2-0 alongside Rithvik Krishna at the third position
• Teamed up with Matthew Sah to advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA Southwest Regional during the fall
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team

2021-22 (Sophomore)
• Went 2-5 in singles and 6-7 in doubles before suffering a season-ending knee injury
• Made five dual-match appearances
• Teamed up with Matthew Sah to take down David Norfeldt/Marvin Schaber of San Diego, 6-4
• Advanced to the Round of 16 in doubles and the Round of 64 in singles at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
• Defeated Utah’s Charlie Spina, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at the LMU Invitational

2020-21 (Freshman)
• Appeared in seven matches as a true freshman
• Picked up two doubles wins with Mark Peneff
• Duo clinched the doubles point at San Diego State with a 6-2 victory at No. 2
• Also topped Bo-Han Li/Michiel Van Schoor of Weber State, 6-4, at the second position

High School
• Graduated from Tapton School
• Member of the Abbeydale Tennis Club
• Ranked among the top-10 U18 players in England
• Advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Junior National Championships
• Selected to represent his country in the Junior Four Nations, a tournament featuring some of the best U18 players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Won the Yorkshire men's doubles championship and the boys' U18 singles title in 2018

Personal
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics
• Will start the Master of Finance program in Fall 2023


CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 19-19
Dual-Match Singles: 14-13
Overall Doubles: 16-23
Dual-Match Doubles: 9-15

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2022-23Junior

    6'0"