2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
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Roy Smith
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 166
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Haven, Connecticut
- High School:
- Cooperative Arts & Humanities HS
• 2018 All-Big 12 Doubles (first team)
• 2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (doubles)
2018-19 (Sophomore):
Declared pro during the spring season, finishing with a 1-1 singles record during sophomore campaign...Both matches were at the No. 1 spot for the Bears...Went 2-1 with teammate Sven Lah in doubles action...Posted two wins over UT Arlington and helped BU secure ninth trip to ITA National Indoors with wins over No. 12 Georgia and No. 24 Michigan in Ann Arbor...Was not enrolled in classes at Baylor while competing on the pro circuit…Competed in 10 futures tournaments and three Challenger events…Advanced to first career finals in back-to-back tournaments, posting four straight wins at the Houston Challenger and USA F28 Futures in Waco…Defeated former NCAA Champion Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in three sets in Houston Challenger quarterfinals and advanced to championship final with 6-4, 2-3, ret. win over Kamil Majchrzak…Earned straight-set wins over Maxime Cressy and Jonathan Chang in the quarterfinals and semifinals in Waco, eventually falling to Evan Zhu in the championship final.
2017-18 (Freshman):
Led all freshman in singles victories after compiling 20-8 overall record and going 14-6 in dual matches…Earned first career All-Big 12 honors with first team distinction in doubles with Sven Lah…Went 17-2 together with one win over a ranked opponent during the dual-match season…Upset 83rd-ranked Alastair Gray and Trevor Johnson of No. 7 TCU, 6-3, in the Big 12 Championship semifinals for first ranked victory…Went on to secure doubles point against No. 15 Texas as duo downed Leonardo Telles and Adrian Ortiz, 6-4, in Big 12 Championship match…Earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors at No. 2 doubles with 2-0 record…Ranked as high as No. 40 with Lah in ITA doubles rankings…In singles, started out dual career with five straight victories…Is 1-1 against ranked opponents…Secured first singles ranked victory over No. 117 David Wilczynski of fifth-ranked Stanford in Seattle, 6-2, 6-4…At the No. 4 position, pulled out 6-3, 6-3 win over Washington’s Amit Batta for team’s first road victory…Earned first conference win at No. 6 TCU as he downed Eduardo Roldan, 6-0, 6-1, for Bears’ lone point against the Horned Frogs on April 19…Went 1-2 at the Big 12 Championship…Helped BU upend No. 17 Oklahoma State with 6-3, 6-4 win over Luke Hammond in Big 12 Championship quarterfinals…Was the Bears’ lone point against No. 5 Texas A&M with 6-3, 6-4 victory over Juan Carlos Aguilar on court five… Ended first fall season with first career doubles ranking, coming in at No. 40 with Sven Lah…Posted a 3-1 record in fall play at the Napa Valley Tennis Classic…Went 4-2 in doubles play, going 2-1 with Constantin Frantzen and 2-1 with Sven Lah at the Napa Valley Tennis Classic and ITA All-American Championships.
Prep/Juniors:
Ranked as high as No. 1124 on ATP tour…Listed as high as No. 56 in the tennisrecruiting.net singles rankings in 2016...Advanced to the round of 16 in the USTA Boys’ 18 doubles National Championships.
Personal:
Also goes by LJ…Son of Sonya and Roy Smith Sr.…Born in New Haven, Connecticut…Graduated from Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in New Haven…Majored in business.
• 2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (doubles)
2018-19 (Sophomore):
Declared pro during the spring season, finishing with a 1-1 singles record during sophomore campaign...Both matches were at the No. 1 spot for the Bears...Went 2-1 with teammate Sven Lah in doubles action...Posted two wins over UT Arlington and helped BU secure ninth trip to ITA National Indoors with wins over No. 12 Georgia and No. 24 Michigan in Ann Arbor...Was not enrolled in classes at Baylor while competing on the pro circuit…Competed in 10 futures tournaments and three Challenger events…Advanced to first career finals in back-to-back tournaments, posting four straight wins at the Houston Challenger and USA F28 Futures in Waco…Defeated former NCAA Champion Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in three sets in Houston Challenger quarterfinals and advanced to championship final with 6-4, 2-3, ret. win over Kamil Majchrzak…Earned straight-set wins over Maxime Cressy and Jonathan Chang in the quarterfinals and semifinals in Waco, eventually falling to Evan Zhu in the championship final.
2017-18 (Freshman):
Led all freshman in singles victories after compiling 20-8 overall record and going 14-6 in dual matches…Earned first career All-Big 12 honors with first team distinction in doubles with Sven Lah…Went 17-2 together with one win over a ranked opponent during the dual-match season…Upset 83rd-ranked Alastair Gray and Trevor Johnson of No. 7 TCU, 6-3, in the Big 12 Championship semifinals for first ranked victory…Went on to secure doubles point against No. 15 Texas as duo downed Leonardo Telles and Adrian Ortiz, 6-4, in Big 12 Championship match…Earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors at No. 2 doubles with 2-0 record…Ranked as high as No. 40 with Lah in ITA doubles rankings…In singles, started out dual career with five straight victories…Is 1-1 against ranked opponents…Secured first singles ranked victory over No. 117 David Wilczynski of fifth-ranked Stanford in Seattle, 6-2, 6-4…At the No. 4 position, pulled out 6-3, 6-3 win over Washington’s Amit Batta for team’s first road victory…Earned first conference win at No. 6 TCU as he downed Eduardo Roldan, 6-0, 6-1, for Bears’ lone point against the Horned Frogs on April 19…Went 1-2 at the Big 12 Championship…Helped BU upend No. 17 Oklahoma State with 6-3, 6-4 win over Luke Hammond in Big 12 Championship quarterfinals…Was the Bears’ lone point against No. 5 Texas A&M with 6-3, 6-4 victory over Juan Carlos Aguilar on court five… Ended first fall season with first career doubles ranking, coming in at No. 40 with Sven Lah…Posted a 3-1 record in fall play at the Napa Valley Tennis Classic…Went 4-2 in doubles play, going 2-1 with Constantin Frantzen and 2-1 with Sven Lah at the Napa Valley Tennis Classic and ITA All-American Championships.
Prep/Juniors:
Ranked as high as No. 1124 on ATP tour…Listed as high as No. 56 in the tennisrecruiting.net singles rankings in 2016...Advanced to the round of 16 in the USTA Boys’ 18 doubles National Championships.
Personal:
Also goes by LJ…Son of Sonya and Roy Smith Sr.…Born in New Haven, Connecticut…Graduated from Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in New Haven…Majored in business.
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