An All-America singles standout and a two-time All-Big 12 selection in singles and doubles ... Is one of the top players in nation ... Has earned top 25 rankings in singles and in doubles ... Is the anchor of the Aggies' singles and doubles lineups ... Was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... two-time Texas Class 5A Singles Champion ... Graduated from Cy-Fair High School in December of 1999 and immediately joined the Aggies team ... Has been a part of the 2001 Big 12 Championship team and two Big 12 Tournament Championships ... Also, the team has reached the NCAA round of 16 twice and round of 8 once during his three years.
2002 (SENIOR/FALL): Held a preseason ranking of No. 24 nationally in singles ... The ranking marks his highest ever ... Did not compete in any ITA sanctioned matches.
2001-02 (JUNIOR): An All-American in singles ... Just the fifth All-American in A&M history and third individual under coach Tim Cass while at A&M ... Reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships ... An All-Big 12 selection in singles and doubles ... The anchor for the Aggies' singles and doubles lineups ... Was the highest nationally ranked player for the Aggies at No. 44 ... Previous best ranking was No. 34 in singles ... Posted a 20-11 overall record and a 12-9 mark in dual play ... Posted a 3-3 record in league play ... Teamed with freshman Lester Cook in doubles where the duo finished No. 17 ... Best singles wins were over Texas' Jean Simon, Florida's Hamid Mirzadeh, LSU's Dan Kiernan, Miami's Tomas Smid, and Tulsa's Pawel Sebastyanski ... Best doubles wins were over Florida's No. 26-ranked McDonald/Mirzdeh, Tulsa's No. 20-ranked McGregor/Sudhakara, and Baylor's McGregor/Hornung ... Clinched the Tulsa match for the Aggies in singles ... Was selected into the NCAA Singles Championship field of 64 and into the NCAA Doubles Championships field of 32 with partner Cook ... Reached the semifinals of the Omni Hotels Region VI Championships ... Was the tournament's No. 4 seed ... Top wins were over TCU's Toni Gordon and Baylor's Benjamin Becker ... Was 4-1 in fall singles action ... Teamed with Jarin Skube to reach the quarterfinals in doubles.
2000-01 (SOPHOMORE): An All-Big 12 selection in singles and doubles ... Finished ranked second on the team in singles wins at 26-12 ... Posted three dual match wins in the top 100 ... He topped Duke's No. 6-ranked Ramsey Smith in dual match play to clinch the overall match for the Aggies ... Was named the Co-Big 12 Player of the Week with teammate Keith From following the Duke win ... Also had a win over No. 50 Florian Marquardt of Virginia Commonwealth and No. 96 Craig Edmondson of Texas ... Posted a perfect 6-0 record in the Big 12 ... Was ranked as high as No. 92 nationally in singles ... Was a nationally ranked doubles player with teammate Tres Davis ... The duo was ranked as high as No. 25 ... They were the first alternate into the NCAA Doubles Championship field of 32 ... The duo captured the Big 12 No. 2 Doubles Champions with a 6-1 record ... Posted a win over a No. 19-ranked tandem from Oklahoma State ... Finished tied with Cody Hubbell for second on the team in overall doubles wins with 28 ... He and Davis were 26-5 overall and 23-3 in dual match play and won 15 straight matches before losing in the team portion of the NCAA round of eight ... His 24 dual match doubles wins were the most by an Aggie since Mark Weaver and Bernardo Martinez each posted 24 in 1994 ... Missed the Aggies' dual match with Texas Tech as he and teammate Shuon Madden were competing in the River Oaks International ... He and Madden upset professionals Magnus Gustafsson and Christian Ruud, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the first round before taking America's Todd Martin and Mardy Fish to a third set tiebreaker, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5) ... He posted a 5-3 record during his first fall season with the Aggies ... Finished in second place in Flight B of the Continental Airlines Cup at Rice.
1999-2000 (FRESHMAN): The Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ... Shared the honor with Kansas' Eleazar Magallan ... The Big 12 No. 5 Champion ... Joined the team in January after graduating from Cy-Fair High School in December ... Won the clinching match against Baylor as the Aggies won the 2000 Big 12 Tournament Championship ... Posted a 12-match winning streak and won 14 of his last 16 matches ... Saw action mainly at No. 5, but played at Nos. 4 and 6, as well ... Had the team's best dual match record at 20-6 overall ... Was 16-4 at No. 5 singles ... Was 7-1 in the Big 12 Conference and 5-0 in the league at No. 5 ... Was the second member of the team to graduate high school early and join the team in mid-season.
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: Two-time defending state tennis singles champion ... won the last two Texas High School 5A singles championships and was the first to do so in 10 years ... Ranked No. 8 in the country ... Won the 18s at the National Indoors in doubles ... Coached by Sylvia McClure at Cy-Fair and privately by Butch Walts.
PERSONAL: Ryan Michael Newport is the son of Mike and Mary Newport of Cypress, Texas ... Born September 5, 1981 in Houston ... An Ag Development major ... His father played collegiate tennis at Oklahoma ... Lists most memorable moment at A&M as "playing Georgia in the round of 16 at the NCAAs in front of 2,500 people."
"I hope that Ryan uses the momentum and experience he gained last year. As a returning All-American, he will be a critical piece to our success. His leadership is vital to us." -Coach Tim Cass
