Szymon Tatarczyk
| School: |
Purdue University |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Gorzyczki |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Poland |
| High School: |
Gdynskie Liceum Autorskie |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
185 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Friday, February 09, 1990 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
3-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
2-2 |
HIGHLIGHTS
• Three-time ITA Scholar-Althete (2011-13)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2011-13)
2012-13
Records - Singles: 14-11 (6-6 B1G); Doubles: 12-9 (6-6 B1G) ... went 11-8 at No. 1 singles and 3-3 at No. 2 ... was 5-5 at No. 1 doubles and 7-4 at No. 2 ... had a pair of ranked doubles wins as he and Krisztian Krocsko beat No. 28 Juneau and Monette of Indiana 8-5 on April 3 ... duo beat No. 78 Kostanov and Bertha of Wisconsin on April 25 ... won four-straight singles matches from Feb 16 to March 2 ... won five of final seven singles matches ... clinched Purdue's Big Ten Tournament win over Wisconsin with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Petr Satral at No. 1.
2011-12
Records - Singles: 7-17 (1-10 B1G); Doubles: 9-14 (4-7 B1G) ... played season mostly at No. 1 and No. 2 singles with some additional action at No. 3 ... won four straight matches at No. 2 from Jan. 29 to Feb. 10 ... defeated No. 91 Marcos Horny of No. 58 Maryland ... went 7-6 in doubles with Krisztian Krocsko as partner ... duo won first two matches together on March 25 and 31 ... pair had a four match win streak at No. 2 from April 8-14 ... Tatarczyk and Krocsko picked up Big Ten Tournament doubles win over Michigan State pair ... went 2-3 in fall singles and 1-3 in doubles.
2010-11
Records - Singles: 10-14 (4-6 Big Ten); Doubles: 9-15 (4-6 Big Ten) ... picked up Second Team All-Big Ten honors at conference banquet ... awarded team's Scholar Athlete Award for the team member with the highest GPA ... earned first career win in collegiate debut against Western Michigan on Jan. 22, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 ... won six of first seven matches including four wins at No. 2 and one at No. 1 ... knocked off the 125th-ranked player, Joshua Graves, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at No. 1 in team's 4-3 win over Northwestern ... earned first career doubles win on Jan. 22 against IUPUI while paired with Pawel Poziomski at No. 3 ... duo was victorious in three consecutive matches from April 2-8 ... compiled 3-2 doubles mark with Krisztian Krocsko.
BEFORE PURDUE
Reached highest ranking of 54th in the world and top ranked in Poland ... won three ITF singles tournaments in Austria, Sweden and Poland ... won ITF doubles tournaments in Poland, Latvia, and Sweden ... appeared in Australian Open, U.S. Open, Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr junior tournaments.
PERSONAL
Full name is Szymon Tatarczyk (SI-mon Tat-AR-chick) ... born Feb 9, 1990 in Wodzislaw, Poland ... parents are Grzegorz and Jadwiga Tatarczyk ... brother to Lukasz and Weronika ... plans to major in business management.
