2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Evan Zhu
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- K12 Online
2017-18
17-8 singles record (16-7 in dual matches) … 26-7 doubles mark (20-5 in dual matches) … teamed with Martin Redlicki to claim 13th NCAA doubles title in program history, defeating No. 25 Martin Joyce-Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (9), in final (May 28); named to ITA Collegiate All-Star Team … finished No. 85 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings and began season-high No. 78 (Sept. 12) … with Redlicki, finished No. 5 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings and began season-high No. 4 (September 12) … earned ITA All-America selection for doubles play … Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Redlicki … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 … two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 30, April 3) … posted four match-clinching points, including win over Aaro Pollanen of Arizona, 7-6 (2), 6-3 (April 15) … topped No. 41 JJ Wolf of No. 2 Ohio State, 6-3, 7-6 (5), at ITA Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 17) … clinched five doubles points with Redlicki, including win over No. 9 Brandon Holt-Riley Smith of No. 12 USC, 7-5, in final round at Pac-12 Championships (April 28); also secured one with Maxime Cressy … with Redlicki, registered 9-1 record versus nationally-ranked opponents, including win versus No. 1 Nuno Borges-Strahinja Rakic of Mississippi State, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (7), in quarterfinal round at NCAA Doubles Championships.
2016-17
16-10 singles record (13-9 in dual matches) … 22-6 doubles mark (18-3 in dual matches) … with partner Martin Redlicki, finished No. 5 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings and reached season-high No. 3 (May 4) … earned ITA All-America selection for doubles play … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (April 10) after defeating David Wilczynski of No. 19 Stanford, 6-4, 7-6 (5), to clinch win … with Redlicki, defeated No. 18 Connor Curry and Bjorn Thomson of Texas Tech, 6-3, 6-3, to reach quarterfinal round at NCAA Doubles Championships (May 26) … posted two match-clinching points … clinched seven doubles points with Redlicki (team high), including win over No. 3 Johannes Ingildsen and Alfredo Perez of No. 11 Florida, 6-4, at Pac-12/SEC Showdown (Feb. 5) … with Redlicki, defeated No. 9 AJ Catanzariti and Arthur Rinderknech of No. 13 Texas A&M, 7-5, to clinch doubles point in Round of 16 at NCAA Championships … held 5-4 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents, including win over No. 48 Jordi Arconada of No. 13 Texas A&M, 6-4, 6-3, in Round of 16 at NCAA Championships (May 18) … clinched one doubles point with partner Daniel Gealer.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Has trained under Taylor Dent at the Dent Tennis Academy since 2014 … reached finals of the Claremont USTA Pro Classic in 2016 … Won the boys’ doubles title, with Jason Legall, at the 2015 Copa Tampico tournament in Mexico … checked in at career-high junior world ranking of 278 on June 4, 2015 … in 2014, ranked No. 1 nationally among Boys 16s … trained at JTCC (Junior Tennis Training Center) in College Park, Md. from 2010-2014 … Won ITF China Junior 7 singles event in Beijing in 2014 … helped Team USA secure a first-place finish at the under-16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals at Wimbledon … was crowned Easter Bowl 16s doubles champion, with Caleb Chakravarthi, in 2014 … in 2012, ranked No. 1 nationally among Boys 14s … won the 14s National Clay Court Championship in 2012 … reached finals of the Eddie Herr 14s in 2012.
PERSONAL
Right-handed … his parents are Zhu Xiao Hui and Yongdong Zhu … his father is a chemist … his older sister, Amy Zhu, played tennis at the University of Michigan from 2012-2014 … says he chose to attend UCLA because it offered “one of the best combinations of athletics and academics” … lists winning the 14s National Clay Court Championship in 2012 as one of the biggest thrills so far in his athletic career … lists Roger Federer as the athlete he most admires … lists basketball as a hobby.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2016-17 | 13-9 | 3-1 | 16-10 | 18-3 | 4-3 | 22-6 |
| 2017-18 | 16-7 | 1-1 | 17-8 | 20-5 | 6-2 | 26-7 |
| TOTALS | 29-16 | 4-2 | 33-18 | 38-8 | 10-5 | 48-13 |
