Coach Brown on Kiernan

"Dan is an extremely passionate player. He really puts his heart into the tennis and into LSU, and he’s been a great leader for us in the heat-of-the-battle. He’s going to fight, he wants to win and he’s going to do whatever it takes for the team to be victorious. He’s going to do what he can for us to win every match that we play." 

2001 Fall Season

Opened the fall tournament season as the 29th-ranked singles player in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ... Finished fall competition with an overall record of 6-5 and notched dominating wins over two ranked opponents ... Defeated 52nd-ranked Paco Antelo from South Florida, 7-5, 6-1, and Louisiana-Lafayette’s Jason Pieters, 6-4, 6-3 ... Advanced to the championship final of the first-annual LSU Showcase before falling to Tulane’s 15th-ranked Michal Kogan ... Finished the fall season with a 5-3 mark in doubles competition.

 Junior Season (2000-01)

Finished the dual-match season as the 51st-ranked singles player in the nation ... Was ranked a career-high No. 48 in the nation at one point during the season ... Member of the first-team All-Louisiana Men’s Tennis team ... Ended with a 25-9 overall singles record during the season including a remarkable 18-2 mark on court No. 2 ... Named to the Southeastern Conference’s Academic Honor Roll ... Finished the season ranked in doubles play along with teammate Sebastian Rutka ... The pair ended as the 29th-ranked doubles combination in the nation by notching an impressive 22-6 overall record ... Finished with a 12-3 doubles mark in dual-match play on court No. 1 ... Earned a 9-2 record in SEC play ... Returns for his senior season as the current team’s winningest player with 67 career wins ... Defeated seven top-100 ranked opponents during the season including three wins over top-50 ranked opponents ... Earned his third varsity letter. 

Sophomore Season (1999‑00)

Proved to be one of LSU’s most solid players in the dual season as he recorded a 17‑7 dual mark as part of a 22‑15 overall mark ... Six losses came against ranked foes ... Notched a 7‑3 SEC record ... Played No. 4 most of the year, but stepped up to the No. 3 position following an injury to Tom Hand and went 2‑1 in his absence ... In seven of 15 losses, he pushed the match to a third set before falling ... Recorded a 3‑0 record in the NCAA Tournament as he won his final four matches of the season ... Earned doubles All‑America honors with partner Michal Chmela as the duo posted an 18‑8 record, including a 10‑6 record against ranked foes ... The team was 16‑6 in dual play, all at No. 1 doubles ... They were seeded in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round before being upset by Mississippi State’s team of Baron‑Sevigney ... Was 33‑11 overall in doubles with five different partners. 

Freshman Season (1998‑99)

Went down with foot injury just three matches into the season, forcing him to sit out a majority of the year ... Returned to action in the final regular season match against Arkansas and played doubles only ... Recorded his biggest win of the year in the first‑round of the SEC Indoor Championships over Martin Sjoqvist of Ole Miss, 6‑1, 6‑1 ... Competed at No. 4 in SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament and proved to be a big part of the team’s success ... Was 3‑2 following his injury including upset win over Olaf Akesson of South Carolina in the SEC semifinal ... Went 8‑0 in doubles with partner Michal Chmela ... Had four wins over ranked opponents, with two over top-10 teams in doubles action ... In the fall, he went 9‑5 including a runner‑up finish in the Southern Collegiate Championships ... Won the Tulane Invitational doubles tournament with partner Tom Hand.

 Prior to LSU

Was ranked 60th in the world junior rankings in singles play and ninth in doubles competition ... Won the under‑14 world doubles championship ... Reached the semifinal round of the under‑18 national tournament and won the doubles draw ... Competed in seven high school varsity teams including soccer and track and field ... Ranked as the No. 3 player in England.

 Personal

Born on March 27, 1980 in Newcastle, England ... Parents are Mary and John Kiernan. Has two brothers, Mark (22) and Paul (23) who both play tennis and sister Kristen (19) ... Avid fan of Newcastle United Football team ... Competed in soccer for Middlesborough juniors till the age of 15 ... Plays right‑handed ... Majoring in marketing.

Kiernan’s Career Statistics