Syrym Abdukhailikov
| School: |
Tennessee Tech University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Almaty |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Kazakhstan |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
180 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Singles Record: |
0-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-1 |
Syrym showed tremendous promise in his first action with the Golden Eagles duing the fall, compiling a combined 8-6 record against some very stiff competition in tournament play...claimed a pair of singles wins over SEC foes...a TTU transfer from the University of Oklahoma, Syrym had previously played Davis Cup competion forcing him to sit out two full seasons, including one year at OU and the 2010-2011 season at Tech...tasted his first TTU action in the fall....a native of Kazakhstan, Syrym competed professionally until he decided to take time off for his education...has two years of eligibility remaining with the Golden Eagles ...has aspirations to continue his proffessional career after school.
AT TECH - (In 2012 Fall Season):Syrym posted a singles record this Fall with a 2-5 overall record, but had more success in doubles action. In doubles, he posted an overall record of 7-3, all of which came while being paired with Alejandro Augusto. In his first doubles match, the pair teamed up to beat ranked #19 Florida, Billy Federhofer and Bob Van Overbeek with a score of 8-4.
(In 2011-12): In the spring Syrym was the number one player for the Golden Eagles. He posted an overall record of 15-12 in singles. In doubles he posted an overall record of 11-12 with most of his wins coming after being paired with Alex Chen. In the Fall Syrym posted a 5-4 singles record during tournament play in his Golden Eagle debut, the most wins on the squad...in doubles action, he paired with Alex Chen to claim a 3-2 record...single wins came against players from Lipscomb, Davidson, Xavier and Georgia's Nathan Pasha and Tennessee's Bryan Schwartz.
(In 2010-11): Syrym was on the sidelines during his first season on the roster due to NCAA transfer rules, sitting out as a redshirt.
BEFORE TECH: Starting in the sport at the age of 10, Syrym has played for 13 years in national and international competition... ranked in the ITF U-18 Top 70...highest international rank was 548 in the ATP world singles charts and 460 in doubles...has captured tourney titles in Greece, Georgia and Pakistan....spent one year at Oklahoma as a member of the team but was not eligible to compete because of his previous Davis Cup experience...the restriction continued through the 2010-11...attended Almaty High School.
PERSONAL: The son of Kanat and Gulmira Abdukhailikov...born August 7, 1987 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
