Jimmy Bass
| School: |
Univ. of Notre Dame |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Bronxville, NY |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
Iona Preparatory |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
165 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Sunday, May 08, 1983 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Business |
| Singles Record: |
16-6 |
| Doubles Record: |
4-7 |
Improved player is on the cusp of challenging for playing time in singles ... hard worker has made great strides throughout his career ... has worked at improving his volleys and being more aggressive ... needs to take advantage of his forehand more ... adept at constructing points ... needs to improve his second serve and develop skills to finish points at the net.
AS A JUNIOR: Made dual-match doubles debut with Nick Chimerakis at No. 3 against Illinois State, losing 8-3 to Ben Cappuccitti and Tim Link ... played in two fall tournaments, going 5-1 in singles ... went 2-1 in flight D of the Rice Crowne Plaza Invitational, with the loss coming in three sets against Tulsa's Luc Maasdorp ... lost just six games in winning three matches in Tom Fallon Invitational.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Saw first dual-match action in 2002-03, losing at No. 6 singles vs. Illinois and Virginia Tech ... won two matches in qualifying of Midwest Championships in only fall action after battling a rib injury.
AS A FRESHMAN: Excelled in only collegiate action in 2001-02, winning both of his singles and both of his doubles matches in the Tom Fallon Invitational ... defeated Harvard's Dan Haimovic and Ball State's Klint Knable in singles ... teamed with Chancey Martin to win a pair of doubles contests against Ball State teams.
IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Had successful summer in 2002 playing ITA summer circuit events on east coast ... advanced to semifinals in singles at Penn State tournament and managed quarterfinal appearance at Mary Washington College event, losing to eventual champion on both occasions ... teamed with Todd Goldberg of St. John's to advance to the doubles semifinals at Penn State ... played on European satellite tour in summer of 2001.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Top-ranked doubles player in USTA Eastern section in 1999 and fifth in singles ... was ranked 22nd nationally in doubles and 67th in singles in `99 ... ranked 76th in singles in 2000 ... won backdraw to finish ninth at USTA Boys' 16s National Indoor Championships in `99 ... led Iona Prep to New York City Catholic High School title as a senior, with 9-0 record at No. 1 singles ... team MVP as a senior ... also was MVP at Bronxville High School as a freshman before transferring to Iona ... member of National Honor Society ... father James played tennis at Pace University ... brother Stephen is a sophomore on the Irish tennis team ... born May 8, 1983, in Bangkok, Thailand ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major
