Gavin Leon
| School: |
Saint Mary's College of California |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Sydney |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Australia |
| High School: |
Moorbank |
| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
0 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
5-14 |
| Doubles Record: |
10-7 |
As a Senior (2011-12): Went 1-3 in singles in fall play while battling through injuries and went 4-3 in doubles with Maxime Olivan...the duo was ranked No. 48 in the ITA Preseason Doubles rankings. As a Junior (2010-11): Finished the season going 12-6 in singles play ... named to the All-WCC First Team for doubles with Maxime Olivan ... in singles, was 3-2 at the No. 5 spot and 9-4 on court six ... was 6-3 in his last nine matches ... went 4-1 against WCC opponents including winning both of his finished matches in the WCC Championships ... won three matches against opponents from ranked teams in No. 57 Santa Clara, No. 46 Idaho, and No. 67 San Francisco ... went 12-6 in doubles matches, playing primarily with Maxime Olivan ... the duo went 9-3 at the No. 1 spot ... the pair won four matches against opponents from ranked teams ... Leon/Olivan won five consecutive matches from March 8-April 5 with wins over Louisiana-Lafayette, UC Riverside, No. 57 Santa Clara, Gonzaga, and Montana ...the duo was 4-2 against WCC opponents ... the pair won four matches in a row from April 10-April 21 with wins over No. 49 UC Irvine, No. 70 San Francisco, No. 46 Idaho, and Loyola Marymount. As a Sophomore (2009-10): Was an Honorable Mention All-WCC selection in doubles and was an All-WCC Academic selection...posted a 5-16 singles record, while playing all 23 matches at the No. 4 position...had an 11-12 overall record in doubles play, posting a 10-11 mark at No. 1 and a 1-1 mark at No. 2...was one of two players to play in all 23 singles and doubles matches...posted a straight sets win over Jake Davis of Gonzaga to help the Gaels post a 6-1 win over the Bulldogs...had back-to-back singles victories against UAB and UC Riverside...had a 2-5 singles record against WCC competition...in doubles play, paired up with Lucas Tirelli for the final 14 matches of the season and posted a 10-4 mark together at the No. 1 position...in the final regular season match of the year, the duo posted an 8-7 win over No. 57 Santa Clara's top doubles team...posted a decisive 8-1 victory over No. 22 Pepperdine's top doubles team on Apr. 15...had a 5-4 doubles record against WCC competition. As a Freshman (2008-09): Posted a 12-10 doubles record and 6-15 mark in singles...paired with Gerald Ellison to go on a four-match win streak with wins over Northern Colorado, San Francisco (3/22/09), Nevada and Montana...played with fellow Aussie Mike Luck and posted a three-match win-streak earlier in the year, defeating teams from UC Davis, Gonzaga (2/27/09), and Santa Clara (3/6/09)...ended the year with two doubles victories in the WCC Championship, edging San Francisco's Einar Hart and Rainer Nachbauer, 9-8 (7-5) on April 17 and Santa Clara's John Iwanski and Charlie Burke, 8-3 with Ellison as a partner. High School: Joined the Gaels from Sydney, Australia, where he attended Moorebank High School...was an Australia Schoolboy Champion and Vic State Grass Court Champion during his prep career...won the NSW Sporting Blue and the Pierre De Coubertin awards...was the No. 1 ranked Australian Schoolboy...named to the Australian Honor Team...also recruited by Texas A&M, Loyola Marymount, and San Francisco...chose Saint Mary's for the opportunity to play for a great coach and team.
