Zach Held
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Indiana University-Bloomington |
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Senior |
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Indianapolis, IN |
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North Central |
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| Singles Record: |
37-48 |
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37-33 |
Junior Year (2001-02)
Finished up a record of 11-21 singles record playing mostly at number three and four positions • teamed with Ryan Recht and Milan Rakvica to go 14-14 in doubles action • advanced to the finals of the Clemson Fall Classic with Rakvica as his teammate • advanced to the finals of the Louisville Invitational Doubles Flight A with Recht as his partner • teamed with Recht to beat the fifth-ranked team of Javier Traborga and Casey Smith of Notre Dame • had a Big Ten singles record of 2-8 and a Big Ten doubles record of 3-7 • Academic All-Big Ten.
Sophomore Year (2000-01)
Compiled a 16-14 overall singles record, playing mostly at the number five singles position • won eight of his first nine singles matches in dual match play • teamed with Paul Jacobson to compile a 13-6 doubles record • included in the duo’s record was an 8-3 win over Iowa’s team of Hunter Skogman and Pete Rose at the Big Ten tournament • Held and Jacobson won eight of their first nine matches.
Freshman Year (1999-00)
At Michigan posted a 11-11 overall (4-0 Big Ten) in singles play and 11-10 overall (5-4 Big Ten) in doubles competition as a freshman at Michigan • his Michigan team tied for third last year in Big Ten play • In singles play, he lost in the Regional round of the NCAA tournament to No. 97 seed Petr Koula of Texas Christian University 6-0, 6-3 • In doubles competition, he and UM teammate John Long were also defeated in the Regional round by TCU’s Esteban Carril and Trace Fielding 8-2.
Prep
As a senior, Held earned Academic All-State and was a member of the National Honor Society at North Central High School • four-year letter winner in tennis and was selected to Indiana’s first team all-state three times from 1996-1999 • compiled a record of 49-17 as No. 1 singles player from sophomore to senior years • posted a 30-0 mark and earned all-state honorable mention as a freshman • won the team state championship as a freshman and conference championships his last three years • Zach has two older brothers, Andrew and David, that both played four years of tennis at IU.
Personal Bio
Zach has two older brothers, Andrew and David, that both played four years of tennis at IU.
Major: Chemistry
Birthdate: October 7, 1980
