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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster

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Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Scarsdale, NY
  • High School:
    Scarsdale

Summary

Biography

At UR 2015-16: Capped off Yellowjacket career with team high 15 singles wins this season in 24 matches, adding a 12-8 record in doubles...Pushed career total to 116 wins combined singles (53) and doubles (63), to rank tied for 7th all-time at Rochester...Ranks fourth in UR history in doubles victories and posted career win #100 against Messiah during spring break trip to Florida...Led team with 10 matches being a double winner and five match clinching points during the year...Reached semifinals of A singles flight at the SLU Fall Classic, dropping decision to teammate Masaru Fujimaki...Named UR Garnish Scholar and was selected to the UAA's All-Academic team for the third year in a row...Earned fourth straight ITA Scholar Athlete Award.

At UR 2014-15: Again played at the top of the ladder for UR in junior season, recording wins at both the #1 and #2 singles spots while also playing in all three doubles positions...Ended the year with an 11-15 record in singles and 19-11 mark in doubles, tying for the team lead in doubles wins...Was 9-2 in doubles tournament play, including reaching the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships with Julian Danko and winning the A flight doubles bracket at the SLU Fall Classic on Sept. 14...Was a six time double winner during the season and earned the match clinching point in wins over RIT (2/14) and Ithaca (2/21)...Was named to the UAA's All-Academic team for the second straight year and honored academically by ITA for 3rd straight year.

At UR 2013-14: Sophomore was UR's primary #1 singles player, posting a 13-12 overall record...Also, played at 1st and 2nd doubles, going 15-9...Was a double-winner eight times during the season...Went 4-1 at 1st doubles and had team high nine wins at 2nd doubles...Named to UAA's All-Academic team and was an ITA Scholar Athlete.

At UR 2012-13: Posted a 14-12 singles and 17-10 doubles record as a freshman...Played as high as 2nd singles and 1st doubles on the year...Was a 7-time double winner and won the C Flight singles competition at the SLU Fall Classic...Teammed with classmate Matt Levine to reach the quarterfinals of the ITA Northeast Regional Championships...Started off year with a 12-2 combined record during the fall portion of the schedule (6-0 singles, 6-2 doubles)...Was honored as ITA Scholar Athlete following the season.

HS: Attended Scarsdale HS where he played four years of tennis for the Raiders...Was a two-time All-League, All-Conference and All-Section selections (junior and senior seasons)...Was a 2012 The Journal News Tennis First Team All-Star...Helped his team win league titles 2009-2012 including going undefeated in 2012.

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