2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Connor Curry
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita Falls, Texas
- High School:
- Rider HS
- Major:
- Electronic Media and Communication
HONORS & AWARDSÂ
2017 NCAA Doubles Participant (Round of 16)
2017 ITA Doubles Final Ranking (No. 18)
2017 All-Big 12 First Team (Doubles)
2017 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (Singles)
2017 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
2016 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (Doubles)
SENIOR (2017-18)
Curry turned in a 17-15 record which included a 14-12 mark in dual matches … Tied for the team lead with three wins over ranked singles opponents … Secured three consecutive victories at the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic (Sept. 22-24) to win the consolation bracket … Clinched a team-leading five matches during the spring … Won six of his seven singles decisions at the No. 1 singles position … Put together a season’s best six-match winning streak (Jan. 10-21) … Upended No. 115 Antonioni Fasano of Northwestern (March 28) by a 6-1, 7-6 (6) score line to wrap 4-0 sweep … Dialed up a 6-3, 6-1 victory against No. 88 Leonardo Telles of No. 15 Texas (April 19) to begin 4-3 comeback triumph … Disposed of No. 91 Guillermo Nunez of No. 6 TCU (April 22) by a 6-4, 7-6 (2) margin … Came away with an 18-14 doubles record … Won all four matches and tucked away three doubles points paired with Alex Sendegeya …. Produced a 5-4 mark teamed with Artem Kapshuk … Advanced to doubles final at the John Breux Tennis Classic (Sept. 22-24) with Kapshuk … Split matches with Kapshuk during qualifying at the Saint Francis ITA All-Americans (Sept. 30-Oct. 6) … Grinded out a 7-5 decision with Tommy Mylnikov to defeat No. 6 Jordi Arconada and Juan Carlos Aguilar of No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) to secure doubles point … Registered a dominant 6-0 victory with Ilgiz Valiev to take down No. 62 Adrian Oetzbach and Ferran Calvo of No. 16 Oklahoma (April 8).
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JUNIORÂ (2016-17)Â
Curry amassed a 23-12 singles record which included a 14-8 mark in dual matches … Secured 12 of his 14 victories between the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles positions … Pieced together a six-match winning streak playing the No. 1 and No. 2 singles lines (Feb. 10-25) … Dismissed A.J. Catanzariti (6-3, 6-4) of No. 25 Texas A&M (Feb. 12) followed by Harrison O’Keefe (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) of No. 16 South Carolina (Feb. 24) to spark streak … Edged out Nick Crystal (6-0, 7-5) of No. 7 Southern Cal (March 14) and Matthew McCoy (6-3, 6-3) of No. 35 Indiana (March 16) … Wrapped up season by winning three of his last four decisions at the No. 4 spot (April 15-28) … Knocked off Leo Telles (6-4, 6-2) of No. 8 Texas (April 15) for team’s lone point … Earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team nod for singles after going 2-0 at event … Defeated Jimmy Bendeck (6-4, 7-6) of No. 6 Baylor (April 27) to clinch Texas Tech’s spot in the semifinals at Big 12 Championships … Outlasted Tristan Merault (6-0, 3-6, 6-3) of No. 8 Oklahoma State (April 28) to earn first point of a 4-3 triumph … Turned in a 22-12 doubles record which included a 16-7 mark in dual matches … The 22 doubles wins were tied for second on the team and tied for sixth-most in program history for a single season … Racked up 14 of his 16 dual match wins with Bjorn Thomson mostly at the No. 1 spot en route to an All-Big 12 First-Team nod … The 13 doubles victories on the No. 1 doubles line are tied for ninth in program history for a single season … Finished the season with a No. 18 ITA national ranking and made a run to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championships (May 24-26) … Posted a 6-5 record against nationally ranked doubles teams with Thomson … Won his opening seven matches with Thomson (Feb. 5-25) highlighted by win over No. 13 Alexander Day and Luke Gamble (6-2) of Princeton (Feb. 25) … Routed No. 19 Brandon Holt and Riley Smith (6-0) of No. 7 Southern Cal (March 14) … Took down No. 17 Juan Benitez and Will Little (6-4) of No. 6 Baylor (April 27) to clinch doubles point in quarterfinals of Big 12 Championships … Earned a comeback win versus No. 24 Jai Corbett and Henrick Korsgaard (0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (6)) of Virginia Tech during opening match of NCAA Doubles Championships … Registered nine fall singles victories, second on the team, in his four tournament appearances … Won the consolation draw at the John Breaux Cajun Tennis Classic (Sept. 22-25) … Defeated three consecutive SEC opponents in Kentucky’s Nils Ellefsen (6-3, 6-0), LSU’s Rafael Wagner (6-2, 6-1) and Ole Miss’ Tim Sandkaulen (7-6, 6-2) … Stretched his winning streak to seven straight matches courtesy of three prequalifying wins at the Saint Francis/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 1-4) … Fell to No. 56 Guillermo Nunez of TCU (6-1, 7-5) in Round of 32 at ITA Texas Regionals (Oct. 21-24) ... Compiled a 6-5 doubles record with two partners in the fall … Tucked away two qualifying victories with Ronit Bisht at Saint Francis/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 1-4) most notably over No. 41 Trevor Johnson and Reese Stalder of TCU (6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (3)) in second round.
SOPHOMORE (FALL 2015)Â
Finished the fall with a 7-3 singles record and 4-2 doubles mark ... did not lose more than one singles match at any fall tournament ... began the fall with a trip to the Midland Invitational quarterfinals after topping Johnny Goodwin of Texas and Oscar Janglin of Texas A&M ... fell to TCU's Trevor Johnson in the quarterfinals ... bounced back from an opening match defeat at the Texas A&M Invitational to capture his final three matches ... won first two matches at the ITA Texas Regionals to move to the Round of 32 before falling to No. 35 Shane Vinsant of Texas A&M ... in doubles, in lone match with Jolan Cailleau, recorded a win at the Texas A&M Invitational ... played three matches with Tommy Mylnikov, going 2-1 ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the Midland Invitational by going 1-1 and won once at the Texas A&M Invitational ... teamed with Carlos DiLaura and won once at the Texas A&M Invitational while falling at the ITA Texas Regionals.
FRESHMAN (2014-15)Â
Finished rookie campaign with an 11-17 singles mark, an 8-10 record in dual matches and a 1-4 record versus Big 12 competition ... spent the majority of the year in the No. 6 singles spot, going 6-9 ... played three matches at No. 5 and went 2-1 ... earned victory in only match played against a nationally ranked opponent ... ended the year 11-10 in doubles with a 7-9 mark in dual matches, all played at No. 3 ... tallied victories in both doubles matches against nationally ranked opponents ... teamed mainly with Francisco Zambon, going 7-7 and 6-6 in dual match play ... pair was 2-1 in Big 12 action, all at No. 3 ... won first career singles dual match with a 7-5, 6-0 sweep of UC Irvine's Justin Agbayani ... dropped the first set to No. 90 Austin Rapp of UCLA, 6-2, before bouncing back for a 7-5 victory in the second set and tying the third set 2-2 before action was halted ... earned the Red Raiders' fourth point in a 4-2 victory at No. 23 Mississippi State with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Robin Haden ... got in a groove in early March in singles, winning five consecutive matches from February 28 -- March 22 ... captured Big 12 victory with a 6-3, 6-2 triumph against Vince Schneider of No. 2 Baylor ... won first two doubles matches of the spring with Zambdon ... ended the year capturing four of the final six decisions in doubles ... paired with Zambon to top Nick Naumann and Michael Riechmann, 7-6 (5), of No. 9 Texas to help Texas Tech clinch the doubles point ... versus No. 1 Oklahoma, registered the first doubles victory with a 6-3 triumph versus Spence Papa and Nick Papac ... posted a 3-7 singles record and 4-1 doubles mark in the fall ... in singles at the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships, defeated No. 26 Diego Galeano of Baylor 6-4, 6-1 for lone ranked win of the year ... reached the consolation round of 16 at the Texas Regional ... won first career match against Nebraska's Charlie Shin, 6-4, 6-3 ... teamed with Felipe Soares for three doubles matches at the Texas A&M Conference Challenge and went 3-0 to share the tournament title ... duo captured a pair of top-25 victories at the event with an 8-6 triumph against No. 14 Tam Trinh and Eric Perez of LSU and No. 23 Harrison Adams and Shane Vinsant of Texas A&M.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHÂ
A five-star prospect according to TennisRecruiting.com ... rated the No. 51 player in the country and No. 2 prospect in the state of Texas, according to TennisRecruiting.com ... reached a high ranking of No. 22 in the country ... held an IMG tennis RPI of 69 ... rated as the No. 1 U18 player in Texas by the USTA ... a two-time participant in the Wichita Falls ITF, in 2011 and 2012, and played in the Waco ITF in 2013 ... participated in the USA F27 Futures event in Mansfield, Texas, in October of 2013 ... captured the John McFarlin Award for the most outstanding tennis player in Texas in 2013 ... won the 2013 Texas Grand Slam, the biggest tournament in Texas, and finished third at the USTA National Open in Midland ... while at Rider High School, advanced to the University Interscholastic League Class 4A State Tennis Tournament finals in singles as a freshman and made it to the semifinals as a sophomore before winning the title as a senior ... captured championship with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Texarkana Texas' Taylor Cramer ... did not participate in high school tennis as a junior, spending the spring of 2013 on the international stage ... served as a practice partner for Gael Monfils at the 2013 French Open.
