2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
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Valiev, Ilgiz
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Ilgiz Valiev
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ufa, Russia
- High School:
- Gimnasia 39
- Major:
- Undecided
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2019 Big 12 Individual Champion | No. 3 PositionÂ
2019 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
Big 12 Player of the WeekÂ
SENIOR (2020-21)
Dominated the number two court for the Red Raiders all season totaling 12 singles wins … Hit seven wins in a row during his spring campaign while climbing to as high as No. 93 in the ITA Division 1 collegiate rankings in singles play … Seeing early success (Feb 6) he outplayed Ewan Moore of No. 30 Tulane in a 6-0, 6-3 decision… Stayed on pace with wins at Rice and Florida Atlantic ... Conference play saw the senior picking up a win against Emile Hodd of No. 18 Oklahoma State 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 (April 3) … defeated No. 73 Alex Ribeiro of the No. 29 Virginia Tech Hokies in the first round of the NCAA tournament 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 ... Added 10 more wins in dual play … Picked up two early wins against Abilene Christian both scoring 6-3 (Jan 17) … A few back and forth matches led to five straight victories … Took home Big 12 player of the week honors (March 16) disposing of UC San DIego’s Nico Borter 6-4, 6-3 (March 14) and going unbeaten in doubles play on the week taking care of Oklahoma and UC San Diego.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Continued his remarkable career in the Scarlet and Black by totaling 12 wins, including a second-best eight in dual match play, on the singles side in his shortened junior campaign where he became a mainstay in the ITA rankings, reaching a season-high of No. 62 on February 5th … Started the fall season with a qualifying win at the ITA All-American Championships … Reached the quarterfinal round of the ITA Texas Regionals in Waco with a pair of wins against opponents from Lamar and SMU … Earned a quarterfinal berth at the SMU Invite in Dallas to conclude the fall semester … Began dual match season with a win at Iowa at the No. 2 position at 7-6, 6-3 (Jan. 16) … Picked up the highest-ranked win of the season with a victory over No. 27 Juan Carlos Aguilar of No. 9 Texas A&M in Dallas at 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 (Feb. 2) … Would bounce back from a pair of losses with six-consecutive singles victories, beginning with a 7-5, 6-2 decision over Zhe Zhou of No. 48 Alabama at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic (Feb. 21) … Defeated Chris Edge of No. 27 Middle Tennessee State at 6-0, 6-2 (Feb. 22) before closing the Blue Gray with another 6-4, 6-2 straight-set win over Fresno State (Feb. 23) … Came back to Lubbock and defeated Nicolas Buitrago of New Mexico State, 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 1 position (Feb. 28) … Recorded another win against Tulsa at 6-2, 6-1 (Feb. 28) and UTSA (March 1) … Played primarily with partner Bjorn Thomson in dual match play, where the pair concluded dual match play with seven-consecutive victories.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Valiev made waves in his sophomore campaign, as he racked up a team-leading 21 wins over both the fall and spring semesters, including an 11-9 mark in dual match play … Valiev, who made his mark at the No. 3 position, earned All-Big 12 honors, as he was named as the Big 12 Individual Champion for court three … Began his second year by defeating two opponents from Harvard in singles play at the Chowder Fest (Sept. 14-16) … After losing the first match of the tournament, Valiev would go on to defeat his opposition from LSU, Oklahoma State and South Florida, all in straight sets, to capture third place at the Cajun Fall Classic (Sept. 21-23) … Would continue his strong stretch of individual play with a pair of wins to begin the ITA Texas Regionals, including a win over Reese Stalder of TCU in the round of 32 (Oct. 19-20) … Secured two more wins at the SoCal Intercollegiates against teammate Justin Bloss and Anders Holm of future NCAA Tournament opponent UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 25-26) … Concluded his fall with a victory over Constantin Frantzen of Baylor in straight sets by a score of 6-4, 6-4 (Nov. 9) … Began his spring with two wins against Lamar and Bryant at home on court two … Defeated No. 98 Travor Foshey of No. 3 Mississippi State in Lubbock by a margin of 7-6(7), 6-3 (Feb. 8) … Put together a three-match win streak and won four of his last five matches to close out non-conference play, including victories over the No. 3 positions of Nebraska and No. 33 UCF (March 3, March 14) … Once again defeated Reese Stalder of No. 9 TCU in Fort Worth at a 6-4, 6-4 clip (March 31) … Won two-consecutive matches against ranked foes at home … Took down No. 57 Ferran Calvo of No. 17 Oklahoma by a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 count (April 7) … Followed with a three-set win over No. 94 Adrian Boitan to assist in Tech’s upset bid over No. 6 Baylor at home (April 14) … Registered a 15 wins on the doubles side, playing primarily with Matheus Leite during dual match play and Artem Kapshuk during the fall … Won three-consecutive matches en route to a Cajun Fall Classic doubles title with Kapshuk … Rounded out 2018 with a pair of wins against Tulane and Auburn at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin (Nov. 9-11) … Tallied a five-match win streak in the heart of non-conference play on court three with Leite … Started the streak with a 6-2 win over Karpovets/Maier of No. 38 Arizona, followed by another 6-2 victory the next day against No. 16 Alabama (Feb. 22-23) … Defeated Tyler/Snezhko of Iowa by a margin of 6-2 in Lubbock (March 3) … Secured road wins over No. 45 Northwestern and No. 33 UCF at 6-4 and 6-3, respectively … Defeated Bertsch/Tsorotiotis of Oklahoma by a score of 6-3 in Lubbock (April 7).
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Valiev claimed a 17-9 singles record with all matches coming during the spring dual match season … 11 of his 17 victories came on court four … Amassed four match-clinching victories which was second on the team only behind Connor Curry … Emerged with wins in 11 of his first 13 decisions (Jan. 7-Feb. 11) fueled by 10 victories in straight sets … Knocked off No. 97 A.J. Catanzariti of No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) by a 6-4, 6-3 score line … Broke a 3-3 tie with a comeback 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-0 victory against No. 97 Rodrigo Banzer of No. 15 Texas (April 19) … Turned in a 14-10 doubles record with all matches coming in spring dual match season … Registered an 8-5 mark with Artem Kapshuk where duo clinched a team-leading six doubles points highlighted by the Memphis (Feb. 3) and Arizona (March 15) matches … Knocked off A.J. Catazarti and Barnaby Smith of No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) by a 6-4 margin … Blitzed No. 62 Adrian Oetzbach and Ferran Calvo of No. 16 Oklahoma (April 8).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHÂ
Valiev is a Russian National Team members and winner of the 2015-16 Russian Tam Championship where he was coached by Artemiev Eldar … Ranked as high as No. 73 in ITF Juniors in February 2017 … Was the singles champion in ITF grade 3 event at Kaz Zinc Open in November 2016 … Was the singles runner-up in ITF grade 3 event at Siberia Open in November 2016, in ITF grade 3 event at Fergana Cup in August 2016 and in ITF grade 3 event at NBU Cup in August 2016 … Was the two-time singles runner-up in ITF grade 4 event at TSZ Cup in September 2015 and 2016 and in ITF grade 4 event at Samara Cup in September 2015 and 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist in ITF grade 2 event at Ozerov Cup in May 2017, in ITF grade 1 event at Yeltsin Cop in February 2017, in ITF grade 5 event at President Cup in July 2015 and in ITF grade 4 event at Capital Cup in February 2015 … Was the doubles champion in ITF grade 5 event at President Cup in July 2015 … Was the doubles runner-up in grade 3 event at Fergana Cup in August 2016, in ITF grade 3 event at the Kaz Zinc Open in November 2016 and in ITF grade 3 event at Siberia Open in November 2016 … Was a doubles semifinalist in ITF grade 3 event at Almetievsk Cup in February 2017 and a two-time doubles semifinalist at ITF grade 4 event at TSZ Cup in September 2015 and 2016 … Signed his National Letter of Intent to Texas Tech in April 2017 … Chose the Red Raiders over Texas A&M and Arizona State.
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PERSONALÂ
Parents are Zaki Valiev and Svetlana Valieva … Born on August 24, 1999 … Has one sibling: Guzel Valieva … Major is Energy Commerce.
2019 Big 12 Individual Champion | No. 3 PositionÂ
2019 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
Big 12 Player of the WeekÂ
SENIOR (2020-21)
Dominated the number two court for the Red Raiders all season totaling 12 singles wins … Hit seven wins in a row during his spring campaign while climbing to as high as No. 93 in the ITA Division 1 collegiate rankings in singles play … Seeing early success (Feb 6) he outplayed Ewan Moore of No. 30 Tulane in a 6-0, 6-3 decision… Stayed on pace with wins at Rice and Florida Atlantic ... Conference play saw the senior picking up a win against Emile Hodd of No. 18 Oklahoma State 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 (April 3) … defeated No. 73 Alex Ribeiro of the No. 29 Virginia Tech Hokies in the first round of the NCAA tournament 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 ... Added 10 more wins in dual play … Picked up two early wins against Abilene Christian both scoring 6-3 (Jan 17) … A few back and forth matches led to five straight victories … Took home Big 12 player of the week honors (March 16) disposing of UC San DIego’s Nico Borter 6-4, 6-3 (March 14) and going unbeaten in doubles play on the week taking care of Oklahoma and UC San Diego.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Continued his remarkable career in the Scarlet and Black by totaling 12 wins, including a second-best eight in dual match play, on the singles side in his shortened junior campaign where he became a mainstay in the ITA rankings, reaching a season-high of No. 62 on February 5th … Started the fall season with a qualifying win at the ITA All-American Championships … Reached the quarterfinal round of the ITA Texas Regionals in Waco with a pair of wins against opponents from Lamar and SMU … Earned a quarterfinal berth at the SMU Invite in Dallas to conclude the fall semester … Began dual match season with a win at Iowa at the No. 2 position at 7-6, 6-3 (Jan. 16) … Picked up the highest-ranked win of the season with a victory over No. 27 Juan Carlos Aguilar of No. 9 Texas A&M in Dallas at 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 (Feb. 2) … Would bounce back from a pair of losses with six-consecutive singles victories, beginning with a 7-5, 6-2 decision over Zhe Zhou of No. 48 Alabama at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic (Feb. 21) … Defeated Chris Edge of No. 27 Middle Tennessee State at 6-0, 6-2 (Feb. 22) before closing the Blue Gray with another 6-4, 6-2 straight-set win over Fresno State (Feb. 23) … Came back to Lubbock and defeated Nicolas Buitrago of New Mexico State, 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 1 position (Feb. 28) … Recorded another win against Tulsa at 6-2, 6-1 (Feb. 28) and UTSA (March 1) … Played primarily with partner Bjorn Thomson in dual match play, where the pair concluded dual match play with seven-consecutive victories.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Valiev made waves in his sophomore campaign, as he racked up a team-leading 21 wins over both the fall and spring semesters, including an 11-9 mark in dual match play … Valiev, who made his mark at the No. 3 position, earned All-Big 12 honors, as he was named as the Big 12 Individual Champion for court three … Began his second year by defeating two opponents from Harvard in singles play at the Chowder Fest (Sept. 14-16) … After losing the first match of the tournament, Valiev would go on to defeat his opposition from LSU, Oklahoma State and South Florida, all in straight sets, to capture third place at the Cajun Fall Classic (Sept. 21-23) … Would continue his strong stretch of individual play with a pair of wins to begin the ITA Texas Regionals, including a win over Reese Stalder of TCU in the round of 32 (Oct. 19-20) … Secured two more wins at the SoCal Intercollegiates against teammate Justin Bloss and Anders Holm of future NCAA Tournament opponent UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 25-26) … Concluded his fall with a victory over Constantin Frantzen of Baylor in straight sets by a score of 6-4, 6-4 (Nov. 9) … Began his spring with two wins against Lamar and Bryant at home on court two … Defeated No. 98 Travor Foshey of No. 3 Mississippi State in Lubbock by a margin of 7-6(7), 6-3 (Feb. 8) … Put together a three-match win streak and won four of his last five matches to close out non-conference play, including victories over the No. 3 positions of Nebraska and No. 33 UCF (March 3, March 14) … Once again defeated Reese Stalder of No. 9 TCU in Fort Worth at a 6-4, 6-4 clip (March 31) … Won two-consecutive matches against ranked foes at home … Took down No. 57 Ferran Calvo of No. 17 Oklahoma by a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 count (April 7) … Followed with a three-set win over No. 94 Adrian Boitan to assist in Tech’s upset bid over No. 6 Baylor at home (April 14) … Registered a 15 wins on the doubles side, playing primarily with Matheus Leite during dual match play and Artem Kapshuk during the fall … Won three-consecutive matches en route to a Cajun Fall Classic doubles title with Kapshuk … Rounded out 2018 with a pair of wins against Tulane and Auburn at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin (Nov. 9-11) … Tallied a five-match win streak in the heart of non-conference play on court three with Leite … Started the streak with a 6-2 win over Karpovets/Maier of No. 38 Arizona, followed by another 6-2 victory the next day against No. 16 Alabama (Feb. 22-23) … Defeated Tyler/Snezhko of Iowa by a margin of 6-2 in Lubbock (March 3) … Secured road wins over No. 45 Northwestern and No. 33 UCF at 6-4 and 6-3, respectively … Defeated Bertsch/Tsorotiotis of Oklahoma by a score of 6-3 in Lubbock (April 7).
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Valiev claimed a 17-9 singles record with all matches coming during the spring dual match season … 11 of his 17 victories came on court four … Amassed four match-clinching victories which was second on the team only behind Connor Curry … Emerged with wins in 11 of his first 13 decisions (Jan. 7-Feb. 11) fueled by 10 victories in straight sets … Knocked off No. 97 A.J. Catanzariti of No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) by a 6-4, 6-3 score line … Broke a 3-3 tie with a comeback 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-0 victory against No. 97 Rodrigo Banzer of No. 15 Texas (April 19) … Turned in a 14-10 doubles record with all matches coming in spring dual match season … Registered an 8-5 mark with Artem Kapshuk where duo clinched a team-leading six doubles points highlighted by the Memphis (Feb. 3) and Arizona (March 15) matches … Knocked off A.J. Catazarti and Barnaby Smith of No. 6 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) by a 6-4 margin … Blitzed No. 62 Adrian Oetzbach and Ferran Calvo of No. 16 Oklahoma (April 8).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHÂ
Valiev is a Russian National Team members and winner of the 2015-16 Russian Tam Championship where he was coached by Artemiev Eldar … Ranked as high as No. 73 in ITF Juniors in February 2017 … Was the singles champion in ITF grade 3 event at Kaz Zinc Open in November 2016 … Was the singles runner-up in ITF grade 3 event at Siberia Open in November 2016, in ITF grade 3 event at Fergana Cup in August 2016 and in ITF grade 3 event at NBU Cup in August 2016 … Was the two-time singles runner-up in ITF grade 4 event at TSZ Cup in September 2015 and 2016 and in ITF grade 4 event at Samara Cup in September 2015 and 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist in ITF grade 2 event at Ozerov Cup in May 2017, in ITF grade 1 event at Yeltsin Cop in February 2017, in ITF grade 5 event at President Cup in July 2015 and in ITF grade 4 event at Capital Cup in February 2015 … Was the doubles champion in ITF grade 5 event at President Cup in July 2015 … Was the doubles runner-up in grade 3 event at Fergana Cup in August 2016, in ITF grade 3 event at the Kaz Zinc Open in November 2016 and in ITF grade 3 event at Siberia Open in November 2016 … Was a doubles semifinalist in ITF grade 3 event at Almetievsk Cup in February 2017 and a two-time doubles semifinalist at ITF grade 4 event at TSZ Cup in September 2015 and 2016 … Signed his National Letter of Intent to Texas Tech in April 2017 … Chose the Red Raiders over Texas A&M and Arizona State.
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PERSONALÂ
Parents are Zaki Valiev and Svetlana Valieva … Born on August 24, 1999 … Has one sibling: Guzel Valieva … Major is Energy Commerce.
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