Michael Venus
| School: |
Louisiana State University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Olympia HS |
| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
40-18 |
| Doubles Record: |
36-17 |
Coach Brown on Venus “We have been waiting for Michael to get on the courts since he got here. He has done a great job at handling the adversity in front of him. Physically, he is stronger than he has ever been. He is putting his mental game together. He can hit every shot and has a lot of experience that will separate him from a lot of players. If he maintains his composure and competes well with adversity, then he will be one of the top ten players in college this year.” Fall 2007 Sat out the fall and is expected to join the team in January. Sophomore Season (2006-07) Transferred from the University of Texas and sat out the 2006-07 … Will join the Tigers in January 2008. Prior to LSU 2005-06: A key ingredient leading the University of Texas to the Big 12 Championship as he played at the No. 6 slot throughout the season … Ended the season with a No. 59 ITA doubles ranking with doubles partner Travis Helgeson …Posted a 26-12 overall singles mark and a 21-8 doubles record … Scored a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Pepperdine’s Omar Altmann in UT’s 5-2 victory over the eventual National Champion Waves in Austin … Defeated Baylor’s Vladimir Portnov to help UT to a 4-1 victory in the Big 12 Championship over the host Bears. Olympia: 2006 Boys’ 18 National Clay Court Singles Champion ... 2005 Boys’ 18 National Clay Court Doubles Champion with partner Andy Orban … 2004 Florida 5-A Singles Champion and 2003 Florida 5-A Singles Runner-Up … Earned the 2004 Central Florida Fall Sportsman Award for high school athletes … Captured Boys’ 18 Singles National Open events in Tallahassee, Fla., and El Paso, Texas … A Boys’ 18 doubles finalist, along with partner Carsten Ball, at the 2005 Easter Bowl … Entered his freshman season at UT with a No. 2 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Boys’ 18 national ranking and a No. 148 International Tennis Federation world ranking … Appeared in Junior Davis Cup events. PERSONAL Son of Dave and Lynne Venus … Has three sisters, Sarah-Jane, Elizabeth and Laura … Born Oct. 16, 1987, in Auckland, New Zealand.
