Matt Kandath
| School: |
Stanford University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Gansevoort |
| Home State: |
New York |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
The Albany Academy |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
170 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
2-6 |
| Doubles Record: |
5-3 |
2011-12: Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team honoree ... finished 16-19 overall ... 11-13 in duals, playing mostly at the No. 2 spot (5-5) and No. 3 position (5-8) ... 5-3 in three-set matches ... provided the clinching point in one match ... 5-6 in tournament matches ... 3-4 against conference opponents ... advanced to semifinals of ITA Northwest Regional Championships ... compiled an 18-14 record in doubles, playing with four different partners ... 12-7 overall with Denis Lin, including a 10-4 mark at the No. 2 spot ... chalked up a 5-4 record with Robert Stineman.
2010-11: Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection ... registered a 19-16 overall record ... 14-9 in duals, compiling a 7-2 mark at the No. 5 position and a 6-7 ledger at the No. 6 spot ... 5-7 in tournament matches ... 3-5 in three-set matches ... collected victories in two NCAA Tournament matches, posting wins over opponents from Texas A&M and Virginia ... partnered primarily with Denis Lin in doubles, finishing 23-10 overall and 14-6 in duals at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots of the lineup ... the tandem advanced to the semifinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships, while also reaching the quarterfinals of the Sherwood Cup and Pac-10 Championships.
2009-10: Finished with a 16-10 overall record and was 9-5 in duals ... played most of his matches at the No. 5 spot, compiling a 7-4 mark ... 6-4 against Pac-10 opponents ... 1-3 in three-set matches ... 1-3 against nationally-ranked opponents, with the lone victory coming against No. 32 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Washington by a 7-6 (4), 6-1 count at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships ... won a season-high seven straight matches during the month of April, finishing 7-1 to close out the year ... picked up his first collegiate victory on Oct. 23, defeating Alex Kotlyar of San Francisco 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships ... partnered with Denis Lin to comprise Stanford's No. 3 doubles team, finishing 18-9 overall and 15-5 in duals ... the duo also reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles.
Prior to Stanford: Highest junior rankings were as follows: ATP (1331), ITF (53) and USTA (11 in boys' 18's and 6 in boys' 16's) ... USTA National Open champion (boys' 18's in 2007, boys' 16's in 2006 and boys' 14's in 2005) ... two-time New York state high school champion (2008, 2007) ... finalist at the ITF Grade 3 Costa Rica in March 2008 ... finalist at the ITF Grade 3 Canada in October 2007 ... doubles champion of ITF Grade 1 Kentucky International Tennis Derby in September 2008 ... doubles finalist at ITF Grade 1 Canadian Open in August 2009 ... doubles finalist at ITF Grade B1 Pan Am in October 2008.
Personal: Parents are David and Cynthia ... National AP Scholar ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... 2009 USTA Okechi Womeodu Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Winner ... The Sports Foundation of New York's Capital Region (2009 Scholar-Athlete winner) ... Cum Laude Society at Albany Academy in April 2009.
