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Fall 2009
Won two singles matches to qualify for the main draw at the Southern California Intercollegiates ... Defeated LMU's Aris Andresian and UC Riverside's Quoc Doan ... Lost in the first round to Pepperdine's Daniel Moss ... Teamed with Evan Lee in doubles at both the ITA Southwest Regional Championships and the Southern California Intercollegiates.
2008-09
Saw action only in fall play ... Participated in just one tournament, going 1-1 at the ITA West-South Regional Championships at Pepperdine ... Defeated UC Riverside's Yi Chai, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round ... Also teamed with Ahmed Ismail at the Regionals, falling in the first round.
2007-08
Redshirted the season.
High School / Juniors
Four-year letterwinner at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, Calif. ... Played No. 1 singles as a junior and senior ... Three-year team captain and team MVP ... San Jose Mercury News Central Coast Section (CCS) First-Team selection ... Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) Todd Hoo Memorial Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Helped Saratoga to four straight SCVAL league championships, including a second place showing at the CIF Team Championships ... Ranked as high as No. 17 nationally in the USTA Boys' 16s division ... Also ranked No. 7 in the USTA Boys' 14s ... Received the USTA NorCal Sportsmanship Award in 2002 and 2005 ... Received a wild card to play in the qualifying of the ATP Tour's SAP Open in San Jose, Calif., falling to James Auckland of Great Britain, 6-3, 6-1.
Personal
Full name is Jeffrey Martin Gast ... Born March 11, 1989 in West Hills, Calif. ... Parents are Jim and Pat Gast ... Brother's name is Eric ... Sister is Julia ... Mother attended graduate school at UCLA ... Enjoys playing basketball, football, and reading in his spare time ... Also likes to juggle ... Attended his first Grand Slam tournament at three-months old (Roland Garros) ... Admires Pete Sampras.
