2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sam Feit
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Milken Community School (Gonzaga)
COLLEGE CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2-time All-WCC Singles honoree (First Team – 2019, Honorable Mention – 2018)
• 2-time All-WCC Doubles honoree (Honorable Mention – 2019, Second Team – 2018)
• WCC Singles Player of the Week (Feb. 13, 2018)
• 4-time WCC Doubles Team of the Week (last March 17, 2020 w/ Matthew Hollingworth)
• 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019-2021)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021)
• 2-time WCC All-Academic selection (Honorable Mention – 2019, 2020)
• 3-time UCLA Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Spring 2021)
• Career-high Oracle/ITA singles ranking: 109 (Jan. 13, 2021)
• Career-high Oracle/ITA doubles ranking: 33 (Feb. 5, 2020 w/ Matthew Hollingworth)
2020-21
11-6 singles record (11-5 in dual matches) … 4-2 doubles mark (3-2 in dual matches) … team did not compete during fall … reached season-high No. 109 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Jan. 13) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (6-1); also finished on Courts 3 (1-2) and 5 (4-2) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (3-1); also finished on Court 1 (0-1) … posted three match-clinching points, including 7-6(3), 6-4 decision over Corrado Summaria of No. 30 Pepperdine (April 21) … with partner Drew Baird, defeated No. 34 Daniel De Jonge/Adrian Oetzbach of Pepperdine, 6-1, at Pepperdine Invite (Jan. 15) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021.
2019-20 (GONZAGA)
16-7 singles record in shortened season (6-3 in dual matches) … 11-12 doubles mark (5-6 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 118 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 3) … with partner Matthew Hollingworth, reached season-high No. 33 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 5) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention recognition … singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (5-5); also finished on Court 2 (0-1) … with Hollingworth, named WCC Doubles Team of the Week (March 17) after defeating Johannes Seeman/Cagatay Soke of Fresno State, 6-4, on road … with Hollingsworth, knocked off No. 41 Kennosuke Nouchi/Jannik Opitz of Western Michigan, 6-3 (Jan. 19) … with Hollingworth, beat Vasileio Iliopoulos/Arthur Neuhaus of Santa Clara, 8-6, to reach doubles semifinal round at ITA Northwest Regional Championships (Oct. 28) … bested Hamish Stewart of Tulane, 6-3, 7-6(2), to reach singles qualifying third round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 8).
2018-19 (GONZAGA)
24-8 singles record (17-5 in dual matches) … 21-11 doubles mark (12-9 in dual matches) … with partner Ruadhan O’Sullivan, reached No. 82 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (April 9) … First-Team All-WCC honoree for singles play … with Ruadhan O’Sullivan, earned All-WCC Honorable Mention selection for doubles play … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention recognition … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (9-4); also finished on Court 2 (8-1) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 2 … with O’Sullivan, named WCC Doubles Team of the Week (April 9) after going 2-0 while team captured 4-3 wins versus Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount; Feit/O’Sullivan defeated No. 32 Nick Borchenko/Diego Nava of Lions, 6-2 … with O’Sullivan, defeated Lucas Castelo Branco/Matteo Fortini of Portland State, 8-4, to claim Blue doubles title at Gonzaga Invitational (Oct. 28) … with O’Sullivan, beat Jack Molloy/Jackson Suh of California, 8-5, to reach doubles quarterfinal round at ITA Northwest Regional Championships (Oct. 12) … with O’Sullivan, knocked off Max Korkh/Oisin Shaffrey of Montana, 6-4, to reach Greg Patton doubles final round at Dar Walters Fall Classic (Oct. 7).
2017-18 (GONZAGA)
17-7 singles record (7-3 in dual matches) … 15-8 doubles mark (6-4 in dual matches) … All-WCC Honorable Mention selection for singles play … with partner Ruadhan O’Sullivan, earned All-WCC Second Team selection for doubles play … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (5-2); also finished on Court 2 (2-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (5-3); also finished on Courts 2 (1-0) and 3 (0-1) … named WCC Singles Player of the Week (Feb. 13) after going 2-0 in home sweep of Idaho, UC Davis; defeated Ivan Thamma, 6-4, 6-4, to clinch win versus Aggies … with O’Sullivan, named WCC Doubles Team of the Week (April 17) after going 2-0 while team beat Pacific, Saint Mary’s … bested Nathan Boniel of Portland State, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, to reach A singles final round at Bulldog Classic (Oct. 29) … with O’Sullivan, defeated Alexander Flink/Rok Sitar of Montana State, 8-6, to reach doubles final round at Bulldog Classic (Oct. 29) … with O’Sullivan, beat Can Kaya/Gunther Matta of California, 8-6, to reach doubles semifinal round at ITA Northwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) … took down Cem Erturk of Fresno State, 6-4, 6-4, to reach singles round of 16 at ITA Northwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20).
2016-17 (GONZAGA)
18-14 singles record (8-7 in dual matches) … 14-14 doubles mark (9-8 in dual matches) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (8-6); also finished on Court 2 (0-1) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … with partner Ruadhan O’Sullivan, named WCC Doubles Team of the Week (March 21) after posting 2-0 record during three-match Southern California road trip … knocked off Felix Fan of Portland, 7-5, 6-3, to seize Green singles consolation championship at Duck Invitational (Nov. 13) … defeated Kostya Nesterenko of Nevada, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0(6), to claim singles B consolation title at Aggie Invitational (Oct. 2) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-2, 6-4 decision over Wacil Bendjelti of Eastern Washington in Red singles consolation match at EWU Fall Classic (Sept. 17).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Attended Milken Community School in Los Angeles … 4-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 101 in 2016 … occupied No. 1 singles spot for Wildcats throughout prep career, garnering team MVP recognition at conclusion of each season … two-time Liberty League MVP … went undefeated during junior and senior seasons, capturing Liberty League singles championship in 2015 … reached Boys’ 18 singles final round at 2016 Lakewood (Calif.) Junior Open Tournament … captured Boys’ 16 singles championship at 2015 Esme Pearson Memorial Junior Tournament in San Diego … claimed Boys’ 16 title at 2015 Long Beach (Calif.) Junior Tournament … won Boys’ 16 singles, doubles titles at 2014 Mike Agassi “No Quit” Championships in Las Vegas.
PERSONAL
Full name: Samuel Feit … son of Eric and Alona (Kashanian) … mother attended UCLA … has one older brother, Jonah … father (Guilford College) and brother (Wheaton College) played tennis in college … decided to attend UCLA because “it is the pinnacle of athletics and education” and he attended UCLA events and admired head coach Billy Martin’s “remarkable” program growing up … admires Marat Safin, Roger Federer and former basketball player Michael Jordan … hobbies and interests include basketball, mixing and producing music, finance and real estate … has 11 first cousins who are all male … graduate student in UCLA Transformative Coaching and Leadership Academy.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2016-17* | 8-7 | 10-7 | 18-14 | 9-8 | 5-6 | 14-14 |
| 2017-18* | 7-3 | 10-4 | 17-7 | 6-4 | 9-4 | 15-8 |
| 2018-19* | 17-5 | 7-3 | 24-8 | 12-9 | 9-2 | 21-11 |
| 2019-20* | 6-3 | 10-4 | 16-7 | 5-6 | 6-6 | 11-12 |
| 2020-21 | 11-5 | 0-1 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 |
| TOTALS | 49-23 | 37-19 | 86-42 | 35-29 | 30-18 | 65-47 |
* - at Gonzaga
