Omar Altmann
| School: |
Pepperdine |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Cairo |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Deutsche Evangelische |
| Height: |
6-4 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, October 06, 1986 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
103-41 |
| Doubles Record: |
110-37 |
PEPPERDINE 2007-08: Qualified for NCAA Doubles Championships with Andre Begemann ... Ranked No. 24 in Doubles ... Lost in first round ... Named to first team All-WCC for doubles ... Helped team win the WCC title ... Played No. 3 for the Waves in singles and No. 1 doubles ...Ranked No. 66 in the nation for collegiate athletes, following the fall season ... Advanced to the finals of the 51st Southern California Intercollegiate Championships before being defeated by teammate James Lemke ... Made it to the quarter-finals of the Crimson Tide Fall Championships before falling to Sanikai Papi of Auburn University ... Claimed championship title in the doubles division of the 51st Southern California Intercollgetiate Championships with teammate James Lemke ... Took second place at the Wilson / ITA West-South Regional Championships with doubles partner Andre Begemann ... Finished the season with a 5-4 singles record and a 4-1 doubles record. PEPPERDINE 2006-07: Ranked No. 58 nationally by the ITA in doubles with Richard Johnson ...Went 17-7 in the fifth position ... Was 21-10 overall ... Had a 13-8 doubles record with Richard Johnson in the No. 1 position ... Altman / Johnson went 4-0 in conference play ... Doubles team of Altaman / Begemann received an at large bid at the ITA Indoor Championships, but fell in the first round of doubles ... Doubles team of Richard Johnson / Altman made WCC Doubles First team. PEPPERDINE 2005-06: Led the Waves at the No. 6 position, going 18-6 ... Also went undefeated at the fourth and fifth positions, going 1-0 at No. 4 and 7-0 at No.5 ... Went 4-0 at the NCAA Championships, including a win at the No. 6 spot in the final match against Georgia ... In doubles, compiled an 1-6 record at the No.3 spot with Richard Johnson ... The duo went 4-0 during the NCAA tournament and were named to the All-Tournament team at No. 3 doubles ... Altmann was also named to the All-Tournament team for # 6 singles, while being named to the All-WCC’s second team in singles and doubles with Johnson ... Shares a single-season record at fifth place with 26 dual match singles victories. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule , located in Cairo, Egypt, in 2005 ... Won club championship three times ... Was U14, U16 and U18 champion in Egypt ... Also lettered in soccer. PERSONAL: Born in Cairo, Egypt ... Son of Nihad Altmann and Hadya El-Mingawi ... Brother of Hannah and Joey ... Majoring in international business ... Most thrilling sports moment was winning the NCAA Championship in 2006 ...Chose Pepperdine for “the weather and the tennis program.” FAVORITES: Favorite sports hero is “Ronaldinho, because no one has such control over a soccer ball like him and he loves the game ... Favorite professional tennis player is Roger Federer ... Favorite tennis venue is El Gezira Club ... Favorite movie is White Chicks ... Favorite television show is Prison Break ... Favorite musical artist is Snoop Dogg ... Loves tennis because “it’s a part of my life.”
