University of Memphis Athletics
2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Peniston, Ryan
Ryan Peniston
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Great Wakering, Great Britain
- Prev School:
- ISP International Tennis School (France)
Bio
2016-17 – Junior
Fall 2016
Singles – punched first win of the fall in the consolation round of the ITA All-American Qualifying Round, downing No. 82 Alex Knight of Michigan 6-3, 6-3 … defeated Michael Nguyen of Army 6-2, 6-4 … claimed seven consecutive victories en rout to earning the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship singles title … knocked off Vanderbilt’s Tate Allwardt 6-1, 6-3 … downed Alejandro Manzanares of Lipscomb 6-0, 6-4 … defeated Christopher Kougouch of Louisville 6-4, 6-1 and Kentucky’s Enzo Wallart 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Ohio Valley Regional … upset No. 47 David Biosca of ETSU 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 … completed second comeback in as many matches after dropping the first set, downing Kentucky’s Beck Pennington 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0-3) … claimed the ITA Ohio Valley Regional singles title with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory against Trey Yates of Kentucky.
Doubles – Recorded a 5-1 record in doubles play … paired with Andrew Watson for the ITA All-American Qualifying round … opened the ITA qualifier with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Henrik Korsgaard/Alexandre Ribeiro of Virginia Tech … secured a ranked win with a 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-8) victory against No. 52 Lucas Gerch/Jurence Mendoza of Oklahoma State to advance to the Round of 16 … teamed up with Felix Rauch for the ITA Ohio Valley Regional … opened the regional with a 8-1 victory against Niehaus/Clark of Northern Kentucky … downed Tennessee Tech’s Bernandes/Tajes 8-4 … clinched ranked win against No. 58 tandem of Raheel Manji/Antonio Cembellin of Indiana in the Round of 16.
Spring 2017
Singles – tallied a 8-9 record in spring singles play at the No. 1 position … faced 11 ranked opponents, including six foes in the top 30 … opened the spring with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Michigan State’s Brett Forman … snapped a two-match skid with a 6-0, 6-1 against Sajid Rahman of UAPB to jumpstart a season-best five-match win streak … downed Dartmouth’s Ciro Riccardi 6-0, 6-4 … defeated Kenny Tao of Harvard 7-5, 6-3 … swept Jackson State’s Joan Sanson 6-0, 6-0 … secured a win against David Volfson of Cornell 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 … opened conference play with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Artem Kapshuk of Temple … continued his win streak in league-play and earned first ranked victory of the season with a 7-6(7-5), 7-5 win against No. 18 Constantin Schmitz of Tulane.
Doubles – Compiled a 13-7 record with teammate Felix Rauch at the No. 2 position … opened the season with a 6-1 win against Michigan State’s Billy Shisler/Doug Francken … began a 10-match win streak with a 6-1 win against No. 55 duo Tom Fawcett/David Wilczynski of Stanford … downed Indiana’s tandem of Stefan Lugonjic/Antonio Cembellin 6-4 … picked up a 6-3 win against David Horneffer/Max Fliegner of Dartmouth … downed Harvard duo Jean Thirouin/Michael Peters 7-6 … beat Jackson State’s Stylianos Gkontsaris/Ryan Swanier 6-1 … defeated Chris Vrabel/B. Casares Rosa of Cornell 6-2 … picked up second ranked win of the season with a 6-1 win against Oklahoma State’s No. 71 Lucas Gerch/Jurence Mendoza … logged a 6-1 win against Santiago Cevallos/S. Gjoels-Andersen of San Diego State … etched win No. 10 of the spring with a 7-6(7-4) victory against Temple’s Floridan Mayer/Vineet Naran to open league play … downed Texas Tech’s Carlos DiLaura/Jolan Cailleau 6-4 … stopped a two-match slide with a 6-3 win against Andres Alfonzo/Ezequiel Cerrini of FGCU … earned final win of the season with a 7-6 victory against SMU’s Ronald Slobodchikov/Samm Bulter to open the conference tournament.
2015-16 – Sophomore
Fall 2015
Singles – Posted a 13-4 mark in tournament play … won two of his first three matches of the fall, defeating Nicolas Guillon of Mercer (6-1, 6-1) and Emil Reinberg of Georgia (6-3, 6-4) … downed Wake Forest’s Jonathan Ho 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 … opened the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Ball State’s Nemanja Guizina … registered a win against Xavier’s E. Mueck 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 64 … secured a Round of 16 appearance at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 win against Vanderbilt’s B. Newman … claimed four straight-set wins in the qualifying round of the USA F31 Futures Tournament: defeated Great Britain’s Henry Moore (6-3, 6-2); Columbia’s Omar Lopez Torres (6-3, 6-1); Yates Johnson of the U.S. (6-2, 6-1); and Germany’s Yannick Born (6-1, 6-4) … earned an ATP point with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the Main Draw against USA’s Cameron Silverman … closed tournament play with a 2-0 mark at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, defeating Kentucky’s Trey Yates (6-1, 6-4) and LSU’s No. 78 Justin Butsch (7-6, 7-5).
Doubles – Went 10-3 in tournament play alongside teammate Felix Rauch … won first four matches of the season to reach the semifinal round of the Southern Intercollegiate … defeated ETSU’s Herrera/Nunez (8-6), Clemson’s Harris/Sanon (8-7) and Georgia’s Duncan/Wood (8-5) … downed Kennesaw State tandem Durham/Wendel 8-1 in the quarterfinals … defeated by teammates Louis Asser/Kai Lemke in the semifinal round of the Southern Intercollegiate … advanced to the semifinal round of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with four consecutive victories … defeated Wright State’s Pestana/Venegas 8-3 … blanked Tennessee duo Bhat/Jones 8-0 … downed Tennessee Tech’s Arovin/Esteban 8-1 and Kentucky’s Pennington/Bushamuk 8-6 to reach the semifinal round … closed tournament play with a pair of wins at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, defeating LSU’s Trinh/Korinek (6-3) and FGCU’s Vaz/Ventura (6-3).
Spring 2016
Singles – Registered a 14-6 record in dual match play, with all 14 victories coming in straight sets … tallied three wins against nationally ranked opponents … started the spring on an eight-match win streak … defeated Louisville’s Carlos Longhi Neto 6-2, 6-1 … logged a thrilling straight-set win in first ranked win of the spring, defeating Georgia’s No. 20 Wayne Montgomery 6-4, 7-6(12-10) … swept a double header against Lucas Plesky of Chattanooga (6-1, 6-1) and Will True of Murray State (6-1, 6-3) … downed Vanderbilt’s Rhys Johnosn 6-2, 6-2 … collected his second ranked win of the spring with a 6-4, 7-6 win against Harvard’s No. 71 Nicky Hu … defeated Ole Miss’ Filip Kraljevic 6-4, 6-0 … picked up third ranked win of the season in the first league match of the year, downing SMU’s No. 51 Hunter Johnson 6-4, 6-3 … snapped a four-match skid with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Princeton’s Alexander Day to open the San Diego Inviational … downed Denver’s Diogo Rocha 6-3, 6-3 to cap the San Diego Invitational … defeated Jackson State’s Federico Boscarino 6-2, 6-1 … collected another league win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Santiago Canete of Temple … was victorious against UAPB’s Sajid Rahman (6-4, 6-2) … defeated in-state foe Middle Tennessee’s Miguel Negre 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – Teamed up with Felix Rauch for an 11-7 record in doubles play … opened the spring winning five of first six matches … defeated No. 37 Louisville’s duo of Haushammer/Lancaster 6-2 … knocked off No. 6 Georgia’s team of Oosterbann/Zielinski 6-2 … swept a double header against Chattanooga’s Plesky/Saunders (6-2) and Ueltzhoeffer/Schrott of Murray State (6-1) … downed Vanderbilt’s duo of Binet/Smith 6-4 … defeated Ole Miss tandem Fallert/Hamilton 7-6 … stopped a three-match slide with a 6-4 league win against Tulane’s Schmitz/Rey … defeated Princeton’s Colautti/Tso 6-4 … shutout Jackson State’s Patino/Boscarino 6-0 … picked up another league win with a 6-2 victory against Temple’s Canete/Kapshuk … earned final win of the year with a 6-1 triumph against UAPB’s Lewis/Ledwaba.
2014-15 – Freshman
Fall 2014
Singles – Had a solid fall semester, finishing 10-4 in singles play ... In his first collegiate tournament at the Olympia Field Country Club Classic in Chicago, went 3-1, picking up wins over Notre Dame’s Brendon Kempen (6-4, 6-4) and Eric Schnurrenberger (6-1, 7-5) and Miami’s Chrisitna Langmo (6-4, 6-1) ... Made it to the Round of 64 at the ITA All-American pre-qualifier ... Defeated Iowa’s Lefteris Theodorou, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, then Middle Tennessee’s Dima Zyhmantovich, 6-3, 6-0 before falling to Georgia Tech’s Eduardo Segura, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 64 ... Made it to the quarterfinals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships ... Opened with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Morehead State’s Nick Mercer ... Then picked up his first win over a ranked opponent with a 6-0, 6-4 win over No. 60 ranked Ettore Zito of Middle Tennessee ... Defeated Purdue’s Mateus Silva, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals ... Lost in the quarters to Vanderbilt’s Daniel Valent, 7-6 (2), 6-3 .... Closed out his fall with a 2-1 mark at the Vanderbilt Fall Tournament ... Picked up wins over Tennessee Tech’s Alex Arovin, 6-4, 6-3, and Belmont’s Mauricio Antun, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles – Played doubles at three tournaments in the fall ... Was 1-2 at the OFCC Invitational with Shakeel Manji ... The duo defeated Notre Dame’s Eddy Covalschi and Brendon Kempen, 8-6 ... Then teamed with Andrew Watson at that OFCC tournament ... Was paired with Manji again in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, falling in the first round ... Went 2-0 with Patrick Mayer to close out the fall at the Vanderbilt tournament ... The duo defeated opponents from Middle Tennessee and Belmont to give Peniston a 3-3 doubles mark in his first collegiate semester.
Spring 2015
Singles – Collected a 13-4 mark in dual-match play, going 2-0 at the top spot … downed Luke Johnson of No. 22 Clemson 6-0, 6-3 … defeated Lucas Plesky of Chattanooga 6-2, 6-2 … picked up ranked win against No. 100 Harry Jadun of Michigan State with a thrilling 7-6(7-5), 6-7(1-7), 1-0(10-5) victory … logged a league win against Temple’s Filip Stipcic 6-4, 6-1 … provided the clinch against Sebastian Rey of Tulane 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 … defeated Oklahoma State’s Arjun Kadhe in straight sets at the No. 3 spot (6-1, 6-1) … jumpstarted a seven-match win streak with a victory against Jackson State’s Federico Buscarino … defeated SMU’s Markus Kerner 6-0, 6-3 … clinched the match for the Tigers with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win against Tim Srkala of South Alabama … swept a double header against UAPB, downing Leonardo Vieira 6-0, 6-1 and Jualon Greig 6-2, 6-0 … defeated VCU’s Daryl Monfils 6-3, 6-4 … clinched the match for Memphis against SMU’s Arturs Kazijevs (6-3, 7-5) in the opening round of the conference tournament.
Doubles – Went 8-8 in doubles play alongside four different partners … picked up a season-opening win with Patrick Mayer against Clemson’s Ansari/Johnson (6-3) … teamed up with Shakeel Manji for a 6-1 win against Mitric/Kashyab of Murray State … went on a five-match win streak, starting with a 6-4 win aginst SMU’s Butler/Russell with Manji … teamed up with Manji for a 6-4 win against South Alabama’s Troglia/Jacobs … won a double header against UAPB alongside Kai Lemke, downing Vieira/Greig 6-1 and Butler/Carroll 6-0 … partnered with Watson for a 6-1 win against Middle Tennessee’s Born/Riethmueller … capped the regular season with Mayer for a 6-4 win against Aulina/Pate of UCF.
Prep
Was a finalist in the Aegon British Junior Nationals over the summer of 2013 ... Competed in various Futures events, including the Great Britain F9 event in Bournemouth ... Came to Memphis already carrying an ATP ranking ... Earned his first career ATP point in July of 2013 at the Ilkley Futures event, winning his way to the main draw, then winning his first round match ... Also had ATP doubles points on his arrival at Memphis after advancing to the semifinals at the Great Britain F9 event before falling to the top seed and eventual tournament champs in the semifinals ... Coached by his father early in his tennis career before moving to ISP in France at age 13.
Personal
Son of Paul and Penny Peniston … birthday is Nov. 10 … was also recruited by Mississippi State, Ohio State, Boise State, Oregon and Drake.
Fall 2016
Singles – punched first win of the fall in the consolation round of the ITA All-American Qualifying Round, downing No. 82 Alex Knight of Michigan 6-3, 6-3 … defeated Michael Nguyen of Army 6-2, 6-4 … claimed seven consecutive victories en rout to earning the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship singles title … knocked off Vanderbilt’s Tate Allwardt 6-1, 6-3 … downed Alejandro Manzanares of Lipscomb 6-0, 6-4 … defeated Christopher Kougouch of Louisville 6-4, 6-1 and Kentucky’s Enzo Wallart 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Ohio Valley Regional … upset No. 47 David Biosca of ETSU 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 … completed second comeback in as many matches after dropping the first set, downing Kentucky’s Beck Pennington 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (0-3) … claimed the ITA Ohio Valley Regional singles title with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 victory against Trey Yates of Kentucky.
Doubles – Recorded a 5-1 record in doubles play … paired with Andrew Watson for the ITA All-American Qualifying round … opened the ITA qualifier with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Henrik Korsgaard/Alexandre Ribeiro of Virginia Tech … secured a ranked win with a 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(10-8) victory against No. 52 Lucas Gerch/Jurence Mendoza of Oklahoma State to advance to the Round of 16 … teamed up with Felix Rauch for the ITA Ohio Valley Regional … opened the regional with a 8-1 victory against Niehaus/Clark of Northern Kentucky … downed Tennessee Tech’s Bernandes/Tajes 8-4 … clinched ranked win against No. 58 tandem of Raheel Manji/Antonio Cembellin of Indiana in the Round of 16.
Spring 2017
Singles – tallied a 8-9 record in spring singles play at the No. 1 position … faced 11 ranked opponents, including six foes in the top 30 … opened the spring with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Michigan State’s Brett Forman … snapped a two-match skid with a 6-0, 6-1 against Sajid Rahman of UAPB to jumpstart a season-best five-match win streak … downed Dartmouth’s Ciro Riccardi 6-0, 6-4 … defeated Kenny Tao of Harvard 7-5, 6-3 … swept Jackson State’s Joan Sanson 6-0, 6-0 … secured a win against David Volfson of Cornell 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 … opened conference play with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Artem Kapshuk of Temple … continued his win streak in league-play and earned first ranked victory of the season with a 7-6(7-5), 7-5 win against No. 18 Constantin Schmitz of Tulane.
Doubles – Compiled a 13-7 record with teammate Felix Rauch at the No. 2 position … opened the season with a 6-1 win against Michigan State’s Billy Shisler/Doug Francken … began a 10-match win streak with a 6-1 win against No. 55 duo Tom Fawcett/David Wilczynski of Stanford … downed Indiana’s tandem of Stefan Lugonjic/Antonio Cembellin 6-4 … picked up a 6-3 win against David Horneffer/Max Fliegner of Dartmouth … downed Harvard duo Jean Thirouin/Michael Peters 7-6 … beat Jackson State’s Stylianos Gkontsaris/Ryan Swanier 6-1 … defeated Chris Vrabel/B. Casares Rosa of Cornell 6-2 … picked up second ranked win of the season with a 6-1 win against Oklahoma State’s No. 71 Lucas Gerch/Jurence Mendoza … logged a 6-1 win against Santiago Cevallos/S. Gjoels-Andersen of San Diego State … etched win No. 10 of the spring with a 7-6(7-4) victory against Temple’s Floridan Mayer/Vineet Naran to open league play … downed Texas Tech’s Carlos DiLaura/Jolan Cailleau 6-4 … stopped a two-match slide with a 6-3 win against Andres Alfonzo/Ezequiel Cerrini of FGCU … earned final win of the season with a 7-6 victory against SMU’s Ronald Slobodchikov/Samm Bulter to open the conference tournament.
2015-16 – Sophomore
Fall 2015
Singles – Posted a 13-4 mark in tournament play … won two of his first three matches of the fall, defeating Nicolas Guillon of Mercer (6-1, 6-1) and Emil Reinberg of Georgia (6-3, 6-4) … downed Wake Forest’s Jonathan Ho 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 … opened the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Ball State’s Nemanja Guizina … registered a win against Xavier’s E. Mueck 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 64 … secured a Round of 16 appearance at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 win against Vanderbilt’s B. Newman … claimed four straight-set wins in the qualifying round of the USA F31 Futures Tournament: defeated Great Britain’s Henry Moore (6-3, 6-2); Columbia’s Omar Lopez Torres (6-3, 6-1); Yates Johnson of the U.S. (6-2, 6-1); and Germany’s Yannick Born (6-1, 6-4) … earned an ATP point with a 6-3, 6-2 win in the Main Draw against USA’s Cameron Silverman … closed tournament play with a 2-0 mark at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, defeating Kentucky’s Trey Yates (6-1, 6-4) and LSU’s No. 78 Justin Butsch (7-6, 7-5).
Doubles – Went 10-3 in tournament play alongside teammate Felix Rauch … won first four matches of the season to reach the semifinal round of the Southern Intercollegiate … defeated ETSU’s Herrera/Nunez (8-6), Clemson’s Harris/Sanon (8-7) and Georgia’s Duncan/Wood (8-5) … downed Kennesaw State tandem Durham/Wendel 8-1 in the quarterfinals … defeated by teammates Louis Asser/Kai Lemke in the semifinal round of the Southern Intercollegiate … advanced to the semifinal round of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with four consecutive victories … defeated Wright State’s Pestana/Venegas 8-3 … blanked Tennessee duo Bhat/Jones 8-0 … downed Tennessee Tech’s Arovin/Esteban 8-1 and Kentucky’s Pennington/Bushamuk 8-6 to reach the semifinal round … closed tournament play with a pair of wins at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, defeating LSU’s Trinh/Korinek (6-3) and FGCU’s Vaz/Ventura (6-3).
Spring 2016
Singles – Registered a 14-6 record in dual match play, with all 14 victories coming in straight sets … tallied three wins against nationally ranked opponents … started the spring on an eight-match win streak … defeated Louisville’s Carlos Longhi Neto 6-2, 6-1 … logged a thrilling straight-set win in first ranked win of the spring, defeating Georgia’s No. 20 Wayne Montgomery 6-4, 7-6(12-10) … swept a double header against Lucas Plesky of Chattanooga (6-1, 6-1) and Will True of Murray State (6-1, 6-3) … downed Vanderbilt’s Rhys Johnosn 6-2, 6-2 … collected his second ranked win of the spring with a 6-4, 7-6 win against Harvard’s No. 71 Nicky Hu … defeated Ole Miss’ Filip Kraljevic 6-4, 6-0 … picked up third ranked win of the season in the first league match of the year, downing SMU’s No. 51 Hunter Johnson 6-4, 6-3 … snapped a four-match skid with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Princeton’s Alexander Day to open the San Diego Inviational … downed Denver’s Diogo Rocha 6-3, 6-3 to cap the San Diego Invitational … defeated Jackson State’s Federico Boscarino 6-2, 6-1 … collected another league win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Santiago Canete of Temple … was victorious against UAPB’s Sajid Rahman (6-4, 6-2) … defeated in-state foe Middle Tennessee’s Miguel Negre 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles – Teamed up with Felix Rauch for an 11-7 record in doubles play … opened the spring winning five of first six matches … defeated No. 37 Louisville’s duo of Haushammer/Lancaster 6-2 … knocked off No. 6 Georgia’s team of Oosterbann/Zielinski 6-2 … swept a double header against Chattanooga’s Plesky/Saunders (6-2) and Ueltzhoeffer/Schrott of Murray State (6-1) … downed Vanderbilt’s duo of Binet/Smith 6-4 … defeated Ole Miss tandem Fallert/Hamilton 7-6 … stopped a three-match slide with a 6-4 league win against Tulane’s Schmitz/Rey … defeated Princeton’s Colautti/Tso 6-4 … shutout Jackson State’s Patino/Boscarino 6-0 … picked up another league win with a 6-2 victory against Temple’s Canete/Kapshuk … earned final win of the year with a 6-1 triumph against UAPB’s Lewis/Ledwaba.
2014-15 – Freshman
Fall 2014
Singles – Had a solid fall semester, finishing 10-4 in singles play ... In his first collegiate tournament at the Olympia Field Country Club Classic in Chicago, went 3-1, picking up wins over Notre Dame’s Brendon Kempen (6-4, 6-4) and Eric Schnurrenberger (6-1, 7-5) and Miami’s Chrisitna Langmo (6-4, 6-1) ... Made it to the Round of 64 at the ITA All-American pre-qualifier ... Defeated Iowa’s Lefteris Theodorou, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, then Middle Tennessee’s Dima Zyhmantovich, 6-3, 6-0 before falling to Georgia Tech’s Eduardo Segura, 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 64 ... Made it to the quarterfinals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships ... Opened with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Morehead State’s Nick Mercer ... Then picked up his first win over a ranked opponent with a 6-0, 6-4 win over No. 60 ranked Ettore Zito of Middle Tennessee ... Defeated Purdue’s Mateus Silva, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals ... Lost in the quarters to Vanderbilt’s Daniel Valent, 7-6 (2), 6-3 .... Closed out his fall with a 2-1 mark at the Vanderbilt Fall Tournament ... Picked up wins over Tennessee Tech’s Alex Arovin, 6-4, 6-3, and Belmont’s Mauricio Antun, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles – Played doubles at three tournaments in the fall ... Was 1-2 at the OFCC Invitational with Shakeel Manji ... The duo defeated Notre Dame’s Eddy Covalschi and Brendon Kempen, 8-6 ... Then teamed with Andrew Watson at that OFCC tournament ... Was paired with Manji again in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, falling in the first round ... Went 2-0 with Patrick Mayer to close out the fall at the Vanderbilt tournament ... The duo defeated opponents from Middle Tennessee and Belmont to give Peniston a 3-3 doubles mark in his first collegiate semester.
Spring 2015
Singles – Collected a 13-4 mark in dual-match play, going 2-0 at the top spot … downed Luke Johnson of No. 22 Clemson 6-0, 6-3 … defeated Lucas Plesky of Chattanooga 6-2, 6-2 … picked up ranked win against No. 100 Harry Jadun of Michigan State with a thrilling 7-6(7-5), 6-7(1-7), 1-0(10-5) victory … logged a league win against Temple’s Filip Stipcic 6-4, 6-1 … provided the clinch against Sebastian Rey of Tulane 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 … defeated Oklahoma State’s Arjun Kadhe in straight sets at the No. 3 spot (6-1, 6-1) … jumpstarted a seven-match win streak with a victory against Jackson State’s Federico Buscarino … defeated SMU’s Markus Kerner 6-0, 6-3 … clinched the match for the Tigers with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 win against Tim Srkala of South Alabama … swept a double header against UAPB, downing Leonardo Vieira 6-0, 6-1 and Jualon Greig 6-2, 6-0 … defeated VCU’s Daryl Monfils 6-3, 6-4 … clinched the match for Memphis against SMU’s Arturs Kazijevs (6-3, 7-5) in the opening round of the conference tournament.
Doubles – Went 8-8 in doubles play alongside four different partners … picked up a season-opening win with Patrick Mayer against Clemson’s Ansari/Johnson (6-3) … teamed up with Shakeel Manji for a 6-1 win against Mitric/Kashyab of Murray State … went on a five-match win streak, starting with a 6-4 win aginst SMU’s Butler/Russell with Manji … teamed up with Manji for a 6-4 win against South Alabama’s Troglia/Jacobs … won a double header against UAPB alongside Kai Lemke, downing Vieira/Greig 6-1 and Butler/Carroll 6-0 … partnered with Watson for a 6-1 win against Middle Tennessee’s Born/Riethmueller … capped the regular season with Mayer for a 6-4 win against Aulina/Pate of UCF.
Prep
Was a finalist in the Aegon British Junior Nationals over the summer of 2013 ... Competed in various Futures events, including the Great Britain F9 event in Bournemouth ... Came to Memphis already carrying an ATP ranking ... Earned his first career ATP point in July of 2013 at the Ilkley Futures event, winning his way to the main draw, then winning his first round match ... Also had ATP doubles points on his arrival at Memphis after advancing to the semifinals at the Great Britain F9 event before falling to the top seed and eventual tournament champs in the semifinals ... Coached by his father early in his tennis career before moving to ISP in France at age 13.
Personal
Son of Paul and Penny Peniston … birthday is Nov. 10 … was also recruited by Mississippi State, Ohio State, Boise State, Oregon and Drake.
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