Emanu Brighiu
| School: |
TCU |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Iasi |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
210 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
26-25 |
| Doubles Record: |
32-21 |
• All-MWC Singles Team (2008)
FALL 2008 (SOPHOMORE)
Posted a 7-3 individual singles record and 9-4 doubles mark in fall tournament play... played doubles primarily with teammate Adrian Simon... paired with Simon to defeat Virginia's No. 5-ranked team of Dominic Inglot/Michael Shabaz, 8-4, in the first round of qualifying doubles at the D'Novo All-American Championshiops in Tulsa, Okla... advanced to the main draw of the tournament before falling in the opening round to Georgia's top team... reached the doubles semifinals at the ITA South Central Regional Championship before falling to a due from Texas... advanced in singles to the Round of 16 before bowing out of the competition.
SPRING 2008 (FRESHMAN)
Posted an overall record of 11-11 playing primarily at the No. 2 singles position during the spring season... earned All-MWC singles honors after notching a 5-1 league record... tallied wins over opponents from nationally-ranked programs such as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Tech, Minnesota and Texas A&M... captured a crucial victory against New Mexico as TCU claimed a share of the MWC regular season title... named the MWC Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Feb. 20... earned the honors after beginning collegiate career with 4-0 record... went 13-8 in doubles play during the spring... teamed up with Adrian Simon to defeat Texas Tech's 11th-ranked duo of Breler and Markovic... reached as high as No. 51 in the national rankings with Simon.
PRIOR TO TCU
Achieved a career-high ITF Juniors world singles ranking of No. 58 during the 2005-06 season... won the Romanian Men's National Doubles Championship four times and has earned a career-high ATP men's singles ranking of No. 1202.
PERSONAL
Emanuel Brighiu is the son of Adrian and Viorica... older brother, Ciprian, played professional soccer... majoring in communication studies at TCU. CAREER STATISTICS Singles Doubles Season Dual Overall Dual Overall Spring 2008 11-11 11-11 13-8 13-8 Fall 2008 -- 7-3 -- 9-4 Totals 11-11 18-14 13-8 22-12
