Men's Tennis defeated Dayton in the Eck Pavillion on Sunday March 27th.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw role improve drastically on the team during second season, finishing with a record of 8-3 in singles while going 23-16 in doubles action ... earned a monogram ... named a member of BIG EAST Academic All-Star team ... went 7-2 in singles during the fall season, while posting a mark of 1-1 in limited action during the dual campaign ... went a perfect 3-0 at the 2010 Chowder Fest, recording wins over two Harvard players: John Thornton, twice (6-1, 6-2 / 6-3, 6-2) and Mac McAnulty (6-2, 6-4) ... also went 3-0 at the Tribe Invitational, defeating College of Charleston's Mickael Boyer (6-4, 6-4), Maryland's Michiel Doornenbal (6-1, 6-1) and William and Mary's Adrian Vodislav (6-2, 6-2) ... lone win during the dual campaign came against Dayton's Phillip Dresden (6-2, 6-0) at the No. 6 court ... played entire season with Niall Fitzgerald in doubles, climbing as high as 51st in the rankings in split time between the No. 1 and No. 2 court during dual play ... reeled off wins in 10 of first 12 dual season matches, including taking down Oklahoma's 48th-ranked duo of Lawrence Formentera and John Warden (9-8) and North Carolina's 44th-ranked twosome of Stefan Hardy and Zach Hunter (8-3) ... later in the year, took down Ohio State's 12th-ranked tandem of Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt (8-6) for highest-ranked doubles victory to-date.
AS A FRESHMAN: Posted a 7-8 mark in doubles play and saw action in eight doubles matches during his first season playing for the Irish ... played in second, third, and fourth doubles ... won four regular season doubles matches ... defeated Joe Wood and Conor Berg with partner David Anderson by a score of 8-5 to stake the Irish to a 1-0 lead and win over New Mexico ... captured a 9-7 win over Toledo's Bryant Dudzik and Terence Weigan.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letter winner at Junipero Serra (Calif.) ... conference champion as a junior and senior ... earned team MVP honors as a sophomore and junior ... all-conference selection as a junior ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the NorCal 18 Jr. Sectional Championships at Santa Clara University in June 2009 ... competed at the USTA Spring National Championships in Mobile, Ala. in March 2009 ... the son of Kathleen and Mark Talmadge ... has one younger brother, Sean ... born December 10, 1990, in San Mateo, Calif. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.
