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Men's Tennis
Brings great serve, forehand and aggressive style to the court ... one of the team’s most outstanding athletes ... expected to move up to No. 1 doubles and team up once again with Ryan Sachire ... provided big boost to ’99 doubles lineup after missing ’98 spring and ’99 fall seasons ... teamed with Javier Taborga to win ’99 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Summer Circuit doubles tournament at Notre Dame ... has much improved backhand ... capable of playing in middle of lineup by spring. AS A JUNIOR: Gave Irish a boost in doubles with 11 doubles wins in ’99 spring season ... his 11 dual-match wins were second only to No. 1 players Brian Patterson and Ryan Sachire ... played with three different partners ... teamed with Matt Horsley as pair won five of first six matches including wins against Kentucky, Duke, Northwestern and Boise State ... went 1-2 with Andy Warford ... last nine matches came with Javier Taborga ... that pair posted wins over North Carolina, Texas A&M, Michigan and Boston College. AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished 1-4 in fall of ’97 in singles and 2-2 in doubles with Ryan Sachire ... did not compete in the spring. AS A FRESHMAN: Had a 14-6 record in dual matches with Sachire at No. 2 doubles ... .also played singles in two dual matches ... best win of the season was over Vo Chu of Ohio State. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked No. 32 by United States Tennis Association in 16s in singles and was top 40 in 18s ... had a third-place finish in boys 16s at indoor nationals ... finalist in Southern California sectionals ... was a four-time all-conference and all-city pick at The Bishop’s School in San Diego ... team was conference champion three times ... was team captain in senior year and two-time team MVP ... also played basketball in high school as a guard ... was team captain, MVP and all-conference in senior year ... brother Derek plays tennis at Purdue in ’98-’99 ... father Cary played football at SMU ... mother Kimberly was nationally-ranked raquetball player in 18-and-under age group ... grandfather threw the shot at California ... from same high school as Irish sophomore football player Shane Walton ... born May 9, 1978, in San Diego, Calif. ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters with a major in psychology. BOB BAYLISS:“Trent is perhaps the best athlete on our team. If he buys into intelligent patterns of play, he can become an impact singles player this year.” Career RECORD Singles Year Dual Open Overall 1996-97 0-2 3-4 3-6 1997-98 0-0 1-4 1-4 1998-99 0-0 0-0 0-0 Career 0-2 4-8 4-10 |
    
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