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  Ytai Abougzir
School: Florida State University
Year: Senior
Home Town: Boca Raton, FL
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High School: Boca Raton Prep
Height: 5-8
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Birth Date: Tuesday, February 22, 1983
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Major: Business
Singles Record: 48-48
Doubles Record: 59-33
At Florida State: Name is pronounced EE-tie A-BOOg-ZIR...Starts the year ranked No. 82 in the Preseason ITA rankings...Expected to challenge for the number one singles position after playing number two the majority of the 2005 season.


Summer 2005: Made the main draw of one singles draw on the FUTURES Tour with a trio of appearances in doubles...Advanced to the quarterfinals with his partner Dustin Brown at the FUTURES stop in San Floriano, Italy...Lost in the round of 16 at Tallahassee Challenger with Mat Cloer...Dropped a 1-6, 2-6 decision in the first round to Stefan Wauters in his lone main-draw singles match at the FUTURES tournament in Cesena, Italy.


Junior Year (2004-05): Joined the Seminoles for the spring campaign after sitting out a full year in compliance with NCAA eligibility rules...Posted a 16-10 singles mark, while teaming up with Mat Cloer to go 20-5 in doubles...Ended the season ranked 24th in the Mideast region in singles...Duo finished the year ranked 38th in the country by the ITA and fifth in the Mideast Region...Highest double ranking of the year was No. 29 (Feb. 22)... Notched a pair of singles wins over ranked opponents, going 2-7 overall against ranked foes...Beat No. 99 Jonathan Stokke of Duke and Kentucky's No. 116 Alex Hume in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament...Led the Seminoles with a 6-3 singles record during ACC competition...Recorded four ranked doubles victories with Cloer (4-2 overall), including wins over #4 DeHeart/Jones of Illinois...Tandem was a perfect 3-0 during the NCAA Tournament with wins over Kentucky, Illinois and Florida...Duo posted a 7-2 conference record...Split time between the number one and two doubles positions, posting a 10-5 record at No. 1 and 10-0 at No. 2...Won back-to-back victories over #29 Rodrigues/Stokke of Duke and #28 Thompson/Young from Clemson.


Summer 2004: Spent a portion of the summer playing on the FUTURES Tour...Had a strong showing in doubles play...Advanced to the semifinals in a pair of events...Teamed up with former UNC player Nick Monroe to advance to the semis at the FUTURES stops in Buffalo, N.Y. and Pittsburgh, Pa....Best singles performances during the summer were a pair of opening round victories with triumphs at the Vero Beach and Peoria, Ill., contests...Stepped up his level of competition on the Challenger circuit during the Tallahassee stop, playing in both singles and doubles.


High School and Other Accomplishments: Highlighted his junior career by capturing the title at the 2002 Australian Open Juniors...Played in eight Grand Slam junior tournaments during his career...The year before his Aussie title he finished second at the U.S. Open...Capped his career ranked No. 1 in the country and No. 2 in the world...Made a name for himself during the 1994 season. That year he was named National Player of the Year for the 14-year old division by Tennis Magazine and the United States Tennis Association...That season he captured the three biggest national tournaments, winning the US Hardcort and Clay Championships and the Easter Bowl.


Personal: His father Moshe was one of the best professional soccer players in Israel...In terms of soccer, his father is like the Michael Jordan of his country...Originally born in Israel...Born February 22, 1983...Son of Zahava and Moshe Abougzir...Majoring in business...Describes himself as outgoing...Says his former coach Godwin Madzima has the biggest influence on his career...Plans to be a sports agent after college.