Denis Lin
| School: |
Stanford University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Thousand Oaks |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Thousand Oaks |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
165 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
2-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
8-7 |
2011-12: ITA Scholar Athlete ... Pac-12 All-Academic First Team selection ... compiled an 8-16 overall record ... 4-13 in duals, playing anywhere from No. 2-6 in the lineup ... 2-2 against nationally-ranked opponents ... 4-3 in tournament matches ... 1-3 in three-set matches ... reached round of 16 at the Sherwood Cup ... tallied a 16-15 record in doubles, playing with three different partners ... 12-7 overall with Matt Kandath, including a 10-4 mark at the No. 2 spot.
2010-11: ITA Scholar Athlete ... Pac-10 All-Academic First Team selection ... notched a 22-14 overall record ... 16-8 in duals, compiling a 14-8 ledger at the No. 4 position ... 6-6 in tournament matches ... 3-7 against nationally-ranked foes ... 5-3 in three-set matches ... won a season-best eight consecutive matches from Jan. 25-Feb. 19 ... highest-ranked opponent defeated was No. 43 Daniel Nguyen of USC, winning 7-6 (3),7-5 on Apr. 28 at the Pac-10 Championships ... chipped in with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Army's Tripp Johnson during the team portion of the NCAA Tournament on May 13 ... partnered primarily with Matt Kandath 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 in early March, while also reaching the quarterfinals of the Sherwood Cup in mid-January and Pac-10 Championships in late April.
2009-10: ITA Scholar Athlete ... finished with a 19-9 overall record and was 12-4 in duals ... played at the Nos. 3-6 spots of the lineup, compiling a 5-0 mark at the No. 6 position ... 5-5 against Pac-10 opponents ... 1-3 against nationally-ranked foes ... 6-2 in home matches ... 1-4 in three-set matches ... in his collegiate debut on Oct. 23 at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships, defeated Nico Riego DeDios of Eastern Washington 6-2, 6-2 during the opening round ... won a season-high six matches midway through the year ... reached the title match of the Battle of the Bay Classic, falling to Santa Clara's Andrew Kells 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the championship ... partnered with fellow rookie Matt Kandath 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: USTA boys' 18's (7), USTA boys' 16's (5) and USTA boys' 14's (1) ... 2008 National Open singles champion ... 2008 Boys' 18's Easter Bowl doubles champion ... 2005 National Hard Courts singles finalist (boys' 14's) ... 2008 National Clay Courts doubles finalist (boys' 18's).
Personal: Parents are Yun Lin and Yajing Yang ... National Merit Finalist ... Valedictorian of Thousand Oaks High School ... Ventura County Star Scholar ... National AP Scholar.
