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Men's Tennis
Expected to miss 2000 fall season while recovering from shoulder surgery ... broke into the lineup in 1998-99 after recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery in March of ’97 ... is at his best in long, grueling matches where mental toughness takes over ... perhaps fastest player on team ... has the ability to play tight to baseline and dictate play ... lost to former Irish All-American David DiLucia in second round of qualifying for ’99 Tennis Hall of Fame Classic in Newport, R.I. ... also played ’99 United States Tennis Association professional satellite tour ... beat Stanford’s Ali Ansari to qualify for main draw at ’99 Berkeley event before losing to third seed ... also played doubles with teammate Aaron Talarico at Berkeley. AS A JUNIOR: Went 5-2 in singles in fall season before shoulder injury limited his play during ’00 spring season ... entered spring dual matches ranked 65th in Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings ... posted dual-match wins at No. 2 singles against New Mexico, Purdue and Northwestern and at No. 3 singles against North Carolina ... played No. 1 singles in fall dual match against USC and won three-set match over 34th-ranked Patrick Gottesleben ... reached third round of ITA Region IV singles tournament ... had 4-4 record with Casey Smith and 3-1 mark in dual matches at No. 3 doubles ... had wins over New Mexico State in NCAA first round and Miami and St. John’s in BIG EAST championship ... also paired with James Malhame, Ashok Raju and Aaron Talarico. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished season with wins in 11 out of his last 15 matches ... went 13-8 at No. 3 singles and had 25-10 overall singles record ... his 25 wins were second most on team ... also had 2-0 record at No. 5 singles and a 1-0 mark at No. 2 singles ... final win of season was biggest of his career with 6-3, 6-4 win over Harvard’s 48th-ranked Kunj Majmudar in NCAA first round ... win at No. 2 singles came in ’99 BIG EAST championship final in place of injured Brian Patterson against Miami’s Jamin Thompson 6-1, 6-3 ... beat first ranked opponent of his career with three-set win over Purdue’s 61st-ranked Jason Marshall ... that win knotted match at 3-3 after Irish trailed 0-3 in 4-3 win ... also posted dual-match wins against Wisconsin, Northwestern, Boise State, Miami (Fla.), Tulane and Michigan ... four of his wins clinched team victories for Irish, tied for most on team with Ryan Sachire ... beat Stanford’s Scotty Scott in fall exhibition dual match ... advanced to third round of Intercollegiate Tennis Association Region IV singles championship before falling to Wisconsin’s Mark Loughrin ... finished with an 11-2 fall record with only other loss coming to teammate Casey Smith ... teamed with Smith for 11-10 doubles record, including a 7-6 mark at No. 3 doubles ... duo posted dual-match wins against William & Mary, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois and Harvard ... also teamed with Luke Warford in fall for a 1-1 record. AS A FRESHMAN: Had a 4-3 singles record and 2-2 doubles record in limited action after recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his knee in March of ’97 ... singles matches came in fall season at Tom Fallon Invitational and Tar Heel Invitational ... played doubles in dual matches ... teamed with Brian Patterson for win at No. 3 doubles against Ball State and with Ryan Sachire for win at No. 3 doubles against Penn. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended the Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury, Mass ... three-time all-conference performer who was team MVP and captain ... also played soccer ... was United States Tennis Association national champion in boys' 14 ... last tournament he played before injury was New England Lawn Tennis Association event where he beat Harvard’s James Blake in the final ... cousin Andrew McLaughlin played hockey at Boston College and cousin Michael Voris played lacrosse at Cornell ... born July 13, 1979, in Boston, Mass. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in finance. BOB BAYLISS: “Matt’s injury and resulting shoulder surgery were unfortunate. Hopefully his recovery will be timely and complete, allowing him to become an outstanding player this year as a senior.” Career RECORD Singles Year Dual Open Overall 1997-98 0-0 4-3 4-3 1998-99 16-8 9-2 25-10 1999-2000 6-11 3-2 9-13 Career 22-19 16-7 38-26 |
    
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