Will serve as a tri-captain in 2002-03 and try to rebound from a shoulder injury which sidelined him for much of last season ... could be one of the keys to Notre Dame’s season ... brings strong groundstrokes to the court, including excellent backhand ... has increased willingness to move forward in the court ... has improved in transition and at the net and has developed a bigger serve over his career ... discipline and organization are great examples for his teammates ... gave Irish immediate contributions during freshman season.
AS A JUNIOR: Played in lower part of Irish singles lineup in nine matches before suffering season-ending shoulder injury ... posted 11-7 overall record in singles and was 3-0 in doubles ... was 3-3 at No. 6 singles and 1-2 at No. 5 ... posted straight-set win against Minnesota’s Reven Stephens ... dropped three-setters to William & Mary, Duke and Miami ... was 7-2 in fall singles play, including a six-match winning streak ... won five of six singles matches at Tom Fallon Invitational ... defeated USC’s Teige Sullivan in straight sets at No. 6 in 5-2 Irish win over eventual national champions in fall exhibition match ... lost to #32 Milan Rakvica of Indiana in second round of Omni Hotels Region IV Championships ... was 11-2 when winning the first set ... teamed with Brent D’Amico to win all three of his doubles matches ... won twice in Tom Fallon Invitational and won at No. 2 against UC-Irvine in spring season opener ... posted 12-3 combined mark in home matches ... compiled 22-4 record in non-dual matches in first three years.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Played key role in Notre Dame’s success with 16-6 dual-match singles record in ’01 ... along with Aaron Talarico, led team in dual-match singles victories ... had 5-0 mark at No. 4 singles, 10-5 at No. 5 and 1-1 at No. 6 ... won 10 straight matches from Feb. 11-April 1 ... posted dual-match wins against Fresno State, Illinois, Auburn, Kentucky, Harvard, Indiana State, Ohio State, Minnesota and Baylor ... won 23 of 24 matches when winning the first set ... won 11 of 12 matches at home, losing only against Duke ... won matches at No. 4 singles against Iowa, Michigan State, Kentucky, Purdue and Michigan ... was 30th in final regional singles rankings ... started fall season with 9-0 record with 4-0 finishes at Tom Fallon and Kentucky Invitationals ... compiled 8-8 record in doubles with five different partners ... had 4-5 record with Matt Daly at No. 3 doubles ... posted wins against Kentucky, Northwestern, Michigan and Auburn ... played No. 3 doubles with Luis Haddock-Morales in NCAA first and second rounds, defeating Harvard and falling to Washington ... won with Andrew Laflin at Indiana State Invitational and split a pair of No. 3 matches ... picked up win at No. 2 doubles with Javier Taborga against Michigan State ... teamed with Ashok Raju in first-round loss at ITA Region IV Doubles Championship.
AS A FRESHMAN: Gave Irish solid results in ’00 at No. 6 singles when needed ... won five of first six dual singles matches ... clinched Notre Dame’s win over 18th-ranked Kentucky in just his second match at No. 6 singles ... registered win against Virginia for decisive victory at Blue-Gray National Classic ... also won at No. 6 singles against UAB at Blue-Gray ... went 5-1 in fall season, only loss coming to teammate Bryan Acken ... had 3-0 record at William & Mary Invitational ... compiled a 7-0 record in traditional 12-point tiebreakers ... played doubles with Mark Overdevest at Tom Fallon Invitational in only doubles action of season.
IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Won ITA Summer Circuit singles event at Notre Dame in 2001 ... began college career after winning ITA Summer Circuit tournament at East Tennessee State in ’99 summer ... advanced to singles quarterfinals at ’00 ITA summer circuit event at Notre Dame before losing to eventual champion in match tiebreaker ... reached third round at ’99 ITA Summer Circuit tournament at Georgia Tech before losing to eventual finalist Tiago Ruffoni.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Reached quarterfinals of ’96 National Clay Court Championship ... advanced to semifinals of ’96 and ’97 Southern Closed singles and ’96 doubles ... has been ranked nationally in singles in 14s, 16s and 18s ... was ranked fourth nationally in 16s doubles ... helped South section win ’96 United States Tennis Association Boys 16 Intersectional championship ... has represented Georgia three times in Junior Davis Cup competition ... three-year member of USTA player development program ... named Georgia Tennis Association ’96 most improved junior boy ... won sportsmanship award at ’95 Zonal championships ... ’96 Georgia Tennis Association Sportsman of the Year ... ’98 Peach State Oakley Sportsmanship award ... won six varsity letters at St. Pius X, four in tennis and two in cross country ... won clinching match to lead team to first state championship as a senior after finishing third his first three years ... finished with 48-7 career record, including 15-1 mark senior year ... three-time team MVP ... born Aug. 18, 1980, in Atlanta, Ga. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in marketing with a second major in design.
Head Coach Bob Bayliss on Brian Farrell …
“Brian needs to bounce back from last year’s season-ending shoulder injury. He was one of the best No. 5 players in the country as a sophomore, but a lack of concentration hurt his consistency last season. I think the frustration of last year’s injury will put the fire back in his belly this year.”
