2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
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Leite, Matheus
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Matheus Leite
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- High School:
- Colegio Ateneu
- Major:
- Foundational Engineering
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
2019 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Leite recorded a 9-8 singles mark during the 2018-19 season, including a 2-1 record in dual match play … Rattled off four-consecutive solo wins in the fall, beginning at the Rice Invitational (Sept. 28-30) … Defeated Gabriel Evans of UIW in straight sets by a margin of 6-4, 6-4 … Followed with a win against Nikita Larichev of Army, also in two sets … Snagged another win against UIW to close out the Rice Invitational, taking down Sebastian Mortier by a margin of 3-6, 6-1, 10-3 … Defeated Rory Samules of SMU at a 6-1, 6-3 clip at the ITA Texas Regionals (Oct. 19-22) … Registered another three-match win streak later in the fall, beginning with a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Sangeet Sridhar of Stanford (Oct. 25) … Notched a pair of wins to conclude the fall at the Longhorn Invitational (Nov. 9-11) … Racked up 14 wins in doubles play, including six in dual match action with playing partner Ilgiz Valiev at the three spot … Began the year by going 4-0 at the Harvard Chowder Fest with partner Justin Bloss, including three wins over host Harvard and a 6-3 victory over Crane/Piekersky of Indiana to close it out (Sept. 14-16) … Tallied a five-match win streak in the heart of non-conference play on court three with Valiev … 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 (March 10, March 14) … Defeated Bertsch/Tsorotiotis of Oklahoma by a score of 6-3 in Lubbock (April 7).
FRESHMAN (2017-18)Â
Leite came away with a 23-16 singles record which included a 13-11 mark in dual matches … His 23 overall singles victories and 10 fall singles wins led the team … Ripped off wins in seven of his last eight fall decisions highlighted by a 4-0 record at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Won four tightly-contested matches via the super tiebreaker during the fall … Put together a season’s best eight-match winning streak (Jan. 12-27) … Clinched three consecutive dual matches over UTRVG (Jan. 21), New Mexico (Jan. 21) and No. 15 Virginia (Jan. 27) … His 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Kyrylo Tsygura of UVA broke a 3-3 tie at the ITA Kickoff Weekend … Claimed back-to-back wins over Andrew Ball of No. 25 Harvard (March 16) and Alexandros Araouzos of No. 44 San Diego (March 17) to close out San Diego Mission Spring Classic … Tallied an 18-10 doubles record which included a 10-5 mark in dual matches … Notched a 6-3 record and clinched a pair of doubles points when paired with Tommy Mylnikov … Won four of five doubles matches with Jackson Cobb between Midland Invite (Sept. 15-17) and Rice Invite (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) … Won three of four doubles matches with Pyry Hyrkkonen at UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … His 7-5 win with Mylnikov over Aswin Lizen and Matthew Lord of No. 15 Virginia (Jan. 27) clinched the doubles point … Duo teamed for a 6-4 triumph over Max Stewart and James Davis of No. 16 Oklahoma (April 8) to secure doubles point … Rattled off a 7-5 win over Adrian Ortiz and Colin Markes of No. 15 Texas (April 15).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHÂ
Leite was rated No. 1 in Brazil’s U18 rankings in 2016 and was Brazil’s national champion in July 2017 … Held a ranking inside the Top 250 ITF Juniors in July 2017 … Was a singles finalist and doubles champion in ITF Grade 5 event at Juniors de Curitiba in July 2017 ... Was a singles finalist and doubles runner-up in ITF Grade 4 event at Londrina Junior Cup in July 2017 … Was a singles and doubles semifinalist in ITF Grade 5 event at Cantegril Country Bowl in December 2016 … Won the singles title and was a doubles semifinalist in ITF Grade 5 event at Panama Bowl in December 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist in ITF grade 3 event at Patuju Junior Open in November 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist and doubles champion in ITF Grade 5 event at Chuquiago Junior Open in October 2016. Â
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PERSONALÂ
Parents are Reginardo Ferreira Leite and Christiana Maraes Lowndes … Born on June 1, 1999 … Has two siblings: Fernarnda Peres and Mariana Lowndes … Majoring in Foundational Engineering.
2019 All-Big 12 Academic First Team
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Leite recorded a 9-8 singles mark during the 2018-19 season, including a 2-1 record in dual match play … Rattled off four-consecutive solo wins in the fall, beginning at the Rice Invitational (Sept. 28-30) … Defeated Gabriel Evans of UIW in straight sets by a margin of 6-4, 6-4 … Followed with a win against Nikita Larichev of Army, also in two sets … Snagged another win against UIW to close out the Rice Invitational, taking down Sebastian Mortier by a margin of 3-6, 6-1, 10-3 … Defeated Rory Samules of SMU at a 6-1, 6-3 clip at the ITA Texas Regionals (Oct. 19-22) … Registered another three-match win streak later in the fall, beginning with a 6-1, 6-0 thrashing of Sangeet Sridhar of Stanford (Oct. 25) … Notched a pair of wins to conclude the fall at the Longhorn Invitational (Nov. 9-11) … Racked up 14 wins in doubles play, including six in dual match action with playing partner Ilgiz Valiev at the three spot … Began the year by going 4-0 at the Harvard Chowder Fest with partner Justin Bloss, including three wins over host Harvard and a 6-3 victory over Crane/Piekersky of Indiana to close it out (Sept. 14-16) … Tallied a five-match win streak in the heart of non-conference play on court three with Valiev … 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 (March 10, March 14) … Defeated Bertsch/Tsorotiotis of Oklahoma by a score of 6-3 in Lubbock (April 7).
FRESHMAN (2017-18)Â
Leite came away with a 23-16 singles record which included a 13-11 mark in dual matches … His 23 overall singles victories and 10 fall singles wins led the team … Ripped off wins in seven of his last eight fall decisions highlighted by a 4-0 record at the UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … Won four tightly-contested matches via the super tiebreaker during the fall … Put together a season’s best eight-match winning streak (Jan. 12-27) … Clinched three consecutive dual matches over UTRVG (Jan. 21), New Mexico (Jan. 21) and No. 15 Virginia (Jan. 27) … His 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Kyrylo Tsygura of UVA broke a 3-3 tie at the ITA Kickoff Weekend … Claimed back-to-back wins over Andrew Ball of No. 25 Harvard (March 16) and Alexandros Araouzos of No. 44 San Diego (March 17) to close out San Diego Mission Spring Classic … Tallied an 18-10 doubles record which included a 10-5 mark in dual matches … Notched a 6-3 record and clinched a pair of doubles points when paired with Tommy Mylnikov … Won four of five doubles matches with Jackson Cobb between Midland Invite (Sept. 15-17) and Rice Invite (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) … Won three of four doubles matches with Pyry Hyrkkonen at UTSA Fall Cup (Oct. 13-15) … His 7-5 win with Mylnikov over Aswin Lizen and Matthew Lord of No. 15 Virginia (Jan. 27) clinched the doubles point … Duo teamed for a 6-4 triumph over Max Stewart and James Davis of No. 16 Oklahoma (April 8) to secure doubles point … Rattled off a 7-5 win over Adrian Ortiz and Colin Markes of No. 15 Texas (April 15).
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHÂ
Leite was rated No. 1 in Brazil’s U18 rankings in 2016 and was Brazil’s national champion in July 2017 … Held a ranking inside the Top 250 ITF Juniors in July 2017 … Was a singles finalist and doubles champion in ITF Grade 5 event at Juniors de Curitiba in July 2017 ... Was a singles finalist and doubles runner-up in ITF Grade 4 event at Londrina Junior Cup in July 2017 … Was a singles and doubles semifinalist in ITF Grade 5 event at Cantegril Country Bowl in December 2016 … Won the singles title and was a doubles semifinalist in ITF Grade 5 event at Panama Bowl in December 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist in ITF grade 3 event at Patuju Junior Open in November 2016 … Was a singles semifinalist and doubles champion in ITF Grade 5 event at Chuquiago Junior Open in October 2016. Â
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PERSONALÂ
Parents are Reginardo Ferreira Leite and Christiana Maraes Lowndes … Born on June 1, 1999 … Has two siblings: Fernarnda Peres and Mariana Lowndes … Majoring in Foundational Engineering.
Vaccari/ Stewart Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Pawlak/Abboud Celebration
Sunday, February 23
Thiago Guglieri Win
Saturday, February 22
Doubles Celebration
Saturday, February 22
