Senior transfer from Pepperdine brings experience and aggressiveness to young Bears team this season as only senior on squad…hard-nosed competitor, looks to compete for slot in lower half of singles lineup…FALL 2001: Got off to slow start, but rallied to win his final five matches of fall…at ITA All-American Pre-Qualifiers, defeated Mississippi State’s David Ruiz, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to second round…put together strong run in consolation draw at Omni Hotels Northwest Regional Championships, ultimately winning draw…advanced to finals by defeating Erich Chen of Santa Clara by 6-3, 7-5 mark…won draw by eliminating Washington’s Nick Weiss in final round, 6-2, 6-2…in doubles, teamed up with sophomore Balazs Veress at Omni Hotels Northwest Regional Championships, and duo advanced to quarterfinal round by defeating Santa Clara’s team of Hidalgo and Mattioli by 8-3 count…2000-01: Had 17-15 singles record for season, including 3-5 record in dual play…season highlight came in 4-3 team win over Arizona State, in which he defeated Olivier Charroin by 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 mark on fifth court…lost to now-teammate John Paul Fruttero 6-8 at Sherwood Collegiate Cup in consolation rounds after being defeated by Stanford’s Scott Lipsky, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1…posted impressive 14-6 mark in fall, advancing to semifinals of Bulldog Classic by defeating Fabio Jesus of Sacramento State by 6-2, 6-4 count…also made it to semifinals of SoCal Intercollegiate tournament…defeated Mattias Tanjefjord of San Diego to move onto final four…1999-00: Was utility player for Waves, seeing time at No. 2 through No. 5 spots, and recording 19-15 singles record for season to help Pepperdine to 24-3 overall record…big win came against Tulsa, where he defeated Shri Sudhakara by 6-3, 6-2 count en route to 4-0 Pepperdine win…was impressive in fall, compiling 6-3 singles mark in tournament play…advanced to third round at ITA Region VIII-south Championships before losing three-set decision to Patrick Gottesleben of USC…in doubles competed with sophomore Al Garland and put together eye-popping 20-3 record over court of season…1998-99: Significant contributer to Pepperdine program during rookie campaign…compiled impressive 24-7 dual match singles record, playing primarily at No. 4 and No. 5 positions…the 24 wins were most on team and tied for No. 9 spot on Pepperdine all-time single season list…opened his collegiate career with four consecutive losses, but rebounded to win 24 of his last 27 dual matches…including tournament action, posted overall singles mark of 28-11…helped Waves finish year with dual match record of 23-8…posted 4-3 singles record in fall tournament play…advanced to quarterfinal round at 1998 Southern California Intercollegiates.

PERSONAL/PREVIOUS: Former top-ranked junior-level player in Southern California…ranked as high as No. 12 nationally at junior level…earned sixth-place finish at 1998 National Clay Court Championships…won doubles title at 1997 ITF National Junior Grass Court Championships…helped Woodbridge High capture CIF Southern Section championship in 1996…has five siblings, Laurel, Elizabeth, Drew, Shane and Natalie, who attends UC Irvine…parents are Charlie and Marji Exon of Irvine, CA....born June 25, 1980 in Monterey Park, CA.