2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Bloss, Justin
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Justin Bloss
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Texas
- High School:
- K12 International Academy
- Major:
- Business
Bio
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Notched four wins in his shortened junior campaign, including one in dual match play … Recorded a pair of wins at the Rice Invite in Houston in straight sets at 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-3 … Tallied his third win of the fall season at the SMU Invite in Dallas with a 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 comeback effort against his opponent from Wichita State … Battled his way to a 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 victory against UT Rio Grande Valley (Jan. 20) for his lone dual match win on the year … Also won a doubles match in the fall with partner Ilgiz Valiev at the SMU Invite at 8-6 versus Wichita State.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Bloss racked up an impressive ten wins across singles and doubles play in five events during the spring and fall of his sophomore campaign, including two wins in his lone dual match appearance of the season against Lamar University (Jan. 20) … Notched a 2-1 record in the first event of the fall at the Harvard Chowder Fest (Sept. 14-16) … Tallied a 7-5, 6-1 straight-set victory in his first win of the year against Leschly of Harvard … Recorded another solo win the same day against Logan Weber of Harvard with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(0) decision … Also rattled off four wins in doubles play with playing partner Matheus Leite at the Chowder Fest, including three wins against Harvard and one against the University of Indiana … Rounded out his fall session with a pair of 8-4 doubles wins against Louisiana and Louisville with Leite (Nov. 9) … Made the most of his lone dual match appearance of the year, as he took down Brock Lauer of Lamar on court six with a 6-1, 6-2 victory … Also defeated Lauer/Taylor on the doubles side at a 6-4 clip with playing partner Bjorn Thomson.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Bloss secured a 9-9 singles record and won all three of his dual match decisions during the spring … His first career singles victory was a 7-5, 6-1 decision over Rice’s Jared Aiman at the Midland Invitational (Sept. 15-17) … Tucked away three wins in flight four at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Registered a comeback 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) victory over Alex Martinez-Roca of Midwestern State (Jan. 12) for his first dual win at the No. 5 position … Tallied opening singles point of a 6-1 win over Rice (March 4) with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph against Aimen … Checked in with a 9-7 doubles record playing with five partners … Turned in a 4-3 mark with Jackson Cobb fueled by three wins at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Won four of his five dual match decisions … Clinched a trio of double points versus Midwestern State (Jan. 12), UTPB (Jan. 14) and UTRGV (Jan. 21).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Bloss was rated a three-star prospect by TennisRecruiting.net … Trained out of the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida where he was coached by Carlos Zapata … Held a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Top 20 ranking inside the State of Texas and the Gulf States region coupled with a Top 250 national ranking in both the 16s and 18s … A 2016 Level 3 Regional Doubles Champion and Consolation Singles Champion … A semifinalist at the 2016 ITA Lubbock event … Appeared at the 2016 Austin ITF Third Round and was a 2016 Florida Super Series Winner … Was a 2015 National L2 quarterfinalist and Regional L5 Doubles Champion … Received his online diploma from K12 International Academy based in Herndon, Virginia … Signed Commitment Letter to Texas Tech in April 2017 … Chose the Red Raiders over UNC Ashville, Binghamton and Weber State.
PERSONAL
Parents are Leigh and Wendy Bloss … Born on June 15, 1999 … Has two sisters: Lauren and Avery … Majoring in Business.
Notched four wins in his shortened junior campaign, including one in dual match play … Recorded a pair of wins at the Rice Invite in Houston in straight sets at 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-3 … Tallied his third win of the fall season at the SMU Invite in Dallas with a 3-6, 7-6, 1-0 comeback effort against his opponent from Wichita State … Battled his way to a 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 victory against UT Rio Grande Valley (Jan. 20) for his lone dual match win on the year … Also won a doubles match in the fall with partner Ilgiz Valiev at the SMU Invite at 8-6 versus Wichita State.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Bloss racked up an impressive ten wins across singles and doubles play in five events during the spring and fall of his sophomore campaign, including two wins in his lone dual match appearance of the season against Lamar University (Jan. 20) … Notched a 2-1 record in the first event of the fall at the Harvard Chowder Fest (Sept. 14-16) … Tallied a 7-5, 6-1 straight-set victory in his first win of the year against Leschly of Harvard … Recorded another solo win the same day against Logan Weber of Harvard with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(0) decision … Also rattled off four wins in doubles play with playing partner Matheus Leite at the Chowder Fest, including three wins against Harvard and one against the University of Indiana … Rounded out his fall session with a pair of 8-4 doubles wins against Louisiana and Louisville with Leite (Nov. 9) … Made the most of his lone dual match appearance of the year, as he took down Brock Lauer of Lamar on court six with a 6-1, 6-2 victory … Also defeated Lauer/Taylor on the doubles side at a 6-4 clip with playing partner Bjorn Thomson.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Bloss secured a 9-9 singles record and won all three of his dual match decisions during the spring … His first career singles victory was a 7-5, 6-1 decision over Rice’s Jared Aiman at the Midland Invitational (Sept. 15-17) … Tucked away three wins in flight four at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Registered a comeback 6-7 (4), 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) victory over Alex Martinez-Roca of Midwestern State (Jan. 12) for his first dual win at the No. 5 position … Tallied opening singles point of a 6-1 win over Rice (March 4) with a 6-2, 6-2 triumph against Aimen … Checked in with a 9-7 doubles record playing with five partners … Turned in a 4-3 mark with Jackson Cobb fueled by three wins at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Won four of his five dual match decisions … Clinched a trio of double points versus Midwestern State (Jan. 12), UTPB (Jan. 14) and UTRGV (Jan. 21).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Bloss was rated a three-star prospect by TennisRecruiting.net … Trained out of the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida where he was coached by Carlos Zapata … Held a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Top 20 ranking inside the State of Texas and the Gulf States region coupled with a Top 250 national ranking in both the 16s and 18s … A 2016 Level 3 Regional Doubles Champion and Consolation Singles Champion … A semifinalist at the 2016 ITA Lubbock event … Appeared at the 2016 Austin ITF Third Round and was a 2016 Florida Super Series Winner … Was a 2015 National L2 quarterfinalist and Regional L5 Doubles Champion … Received his online diploma from K12 International Academy based in Herndon, Virginia … Signed Commitment Letter to Texas Tech in April 2017 … Chose the Red Raiders over UNC Ashville, Binghamton and Weber State.
PERSONAL
Parents are Leigh and Wendy Bloss … Born on June 15, 1999 … Has two sisters: Lauren and Avery … Majoring in Business.
Vaccari/ Stewart Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Pawlak/Abboud Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Thiago Guglieri Win
Saturday, February 22
Doubles Celebration
Saturday, February 22
