2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Evan Zhu
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- K12 Online
2017-18
17-8 singles record (16-7 in dual matches) โฆ 26-7 doubles mark (20-5 in dual matches) โฆ teamed with Martin Redlicki to claim 13th NCAA doubles title in program history, defeating No. 25 Martin Joyce-Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (9), in final (May 28); named to ITA Collegiate All-Star Team โฆ finished No. 85 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings and began season-high No. 78 (Sept. 12) โฆ with Redlicki, finished No. 5 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings and began season-high No. 4 (September 12) โฆ earned ITA All-America selection for doubles play โฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Redlicki โฆ Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ selected to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 โฆ two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 30, April 3) โฆ posted four match-clinching points, including win over Aaro Pollanen of Arizona, 7-6 (2), 6-3 (April 15) โฆ topped No. 41 JJ Wolf of No. 2 Ohio State, 6-3, 7-6 (5), at ITA Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 17) โฆ clinched five doubles points with Redlicki, including win over No. 9 Brandon Holt-Riley Smith of No. 12 USC, 7-5, in final round at Pac-12 Championships (April 28); also secured one with Maxime Cressy โฆ with Redlicki, registered 9-1 record versus nationally-ranked opponents, including win versus No. 1 Nuno Borges-Strahinja Rakic of Mississippi State, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7), in quarterfinal round at NCAA Doubles Championships.
2016-17
16-10 singles record (13-9 in dual matches) โฆ 22-6 doubles mark (18-3 in dual matches) โฆ with partner Martin Redlicki, finished No. 5 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings and reached season-high No. 3 (May 4) โฆ earned ITA All-America selectionย for doubles play โฆ Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (April 10) after defeating David Wilczynski of No. 19 Stanford, 6-4, 7-6 (5), to clinch win โฆ with Redlicki, defeated No. 18 Connor Curry and Bjorn Thomson of Texas Tech, 6-3, 6-3, to reach quarterfinal round at NCAA Doubles Championships (May 26) โฆ posted two match-clinching points โฆ clinched seven doubles points with Redlicki (team high), including win over No. 3 Johannes Ingildsen and Alfredo Perez of No. 11 Florida, 6-4, at Pac-12/SEC Showdown (Feb. 5) โฆ with Redlicki, defeated No. 9 AJ Catanzariti and Arthur Rinderknech of No. 13 Texas A&M, 7-5, to clinch doubles point in Round of 16 at NCAA Championships โฆ held 5-4 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents, including win over No. 48 Jordi Arconada of No. 13 Texas A&M, 6-4, 6-3, in Round of 16 at NCAA Championships (May 18) โฆ clinched one doubles point with partner Daniel Gealer.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Has trained under Taylor Dent at the Dent Tennis Academy since 2014 โฆ reached finals of the Claremont USTA Pro Classic in 2016 โฆ Won the boysโ doubles title, with Jason Legall, at the 2015 Copa Tampico tournament in Mexico โฆ checked in at career-high junior world ranking of 278 on June 4, 2015 โฆ in 2014, ranked No. 1 nationally among Boys 16s โฆ trained at JTCC (Junior Tennis Training Center) in College Park, Md. from 2010-2014 โฆ Won ITF China Junior 7 singles event in Beijing in 2014 โฆ helped Team USA secure a first-place finish at the under-16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals at Wimbledon โฆ was crowned Easter Bowl 16s doubles champion, with Caleb Chakravarthi, in 2014 โฆ in 2012, ranked No. 1 nationally among Boys 14s โฆ won the 14s National Clay Court Championship in 2012 โฆ reached finals of the Eddie Herr 14s in 2012.
PERSONAL
Right-handed โฆ his parents are Zhu Xiao Hui and Yongdong Zhu โฆ his father is a chemist โฆ his older sister, Amy Zhu, played tennis at the University of Michigan from 2012-2014 โฆ says he chose to attend UCLA because it offered โone of the best combinations of athletics and academicsโ โฆ lists winning the 14s National Clay Court Championship in 2012 as one of the biggest thrills so far in his athletic career โฆ lists Roger Federer as the athlete he most admires โฆ lists basketball as a hobby.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2016-17 | 13-9 | 3-1 | 16-10 | 18-3 | 4-3 | 22-6 |
| 2017-18 | 16-7 | 1-1 | 17-8 | 20-5 | 6-2 | 26-7 |
| TOTALS | 29-16 | 4-2 | 33-18 | 38-8 | 10-5 | 48-13 |
