Steven Dawson-Roberts
| School: |
Saint Mary's College of California |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Auburn |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
0 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
4-3 |
| Doubles Record: |
3-10 |
As a senior (2011-12): Went 1-4 during singles play in the fall and in doubles action went 1-2 with Wil Martin and 1-1 with Joakim Norstrom. As a junior (2010-11): Finished the season with a 1-2 singles record at the No. 6 spot and 9-9 in doubles action ... earned his only singles win of the season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hayley from UC Davis ... in doubles play, went 1-0 with Gerald Ellison and 8-9 with Joakim Norstrom at the three spot ... the duo won their first five matches together, with wins over Sonoma State, UC Davis, Sacramento State, No. 16 Minnesota, and Seattle ... the pair was 2-5 against WCC opponents ... the duo went 2-1 in the WCC Championships. As a Sophomore (2009-10): Saw action in 22 of 23 matches in doubles, while playing eight singles matches...posted an overall record of 8-12 in doubles and was 2-6 in singles...best record in doubles came at No. 3 when he was 6-6 with partner Sherif Hamdy...posted an 8-2 win against Portland, helping the Gaels to a 4-0 win over the Pilots in the WCC Championships...posted back-to-back doubles wins twice, once against UC Riverside and Gonzaga, and against Loyola Marymount and UC Davis...in singles play, had back-to-back three-set wins against opponents from Eastern Washington and San Francisco...his 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over EWU's Kevin Anderson helped the Gaels post a 5-2 win over the Eagles...defeated William Schumacher of USF 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 on Feb. 17. As a Freshman (2008-09): Compiled a 3-1 overall singles mark and 3-7 record in doubles as a true freshman...won the first two singles matches of his career, defeating players from Sonoma State and Northern Colorado...also won his first two doubles matches, pairing up with Lucas Tirelli to defeat teams from No. 25 California and Sonoma State...against the Golden Bears Dawson-Roberts and Tirelli defeated Nick Andrews and Kallim Stewart in a tight match on court two, 8-7 (3-0)...played with fellow freshman Sherif Hamdy to win his final match of the season, topping Gonzaga at the No. 3 spot in the WCC Championships on February 28. High School: Joined the Gaels from Auburn, CA where he earned four letters in tennis at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, CA...was a CIF doubles champion and three-time CIF singles runner-up...ranked in the top-50 in doubles nationally and was ranked No. 6 in Northern California for singles...earned the top spot in Northern California for doubles, ranking No. 1...won the level two national doubles at Costa Mesa...placed fifth at the Intersectionals in Louisiana and third at level three in the West Coast Championship...earned four all-league nods, two in the Delta River and two in the Delta League...named the doubles league Most Valuable Player once...also recruited by Loyola Marymount, UC Santa Cruz, and San Diego...chose Saint Mary's for its great academics, outstanding tennis program, and to follow in his brother's (Thomas, '07) footsteps...plans to major in business administration.
