AS A JUNIOR: Made a successful jump to the top portion of singles and doubles lineups in 2002-03 … played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles all season, going 10-8 and 12-9, respectively … was ranked 85th in preseason national singles rankings, but dropped out in spring … in final Midwest Region rankings, was 19th in singles and 11th in doubles … earned BIG EAST all-tournament honors in singles and doubles … opened spring by losing first three matches, including a pair of close two-setters against players ranked among the nation’s top 10 … proceeded to win six of next seven, including clinching victory in 4-3 win over Purdue … also had win in 4-3 triumph over Michigan State … provided only Irish point in loss to Miami … became ill after doubles portion of Minnesota match, causing him to sit out singles in that contest and all of the Virginia Tech match … six of eight dual-match losses were against ranked players … was 15-1 when winning the first set … lost four of five match tiebreakers … after playing doubles in just three dual matches in ’01-02, played No. 1 with Brent D’Amico all year … led team with five clinching victories, including 8-6 win over Laulund/Rod of Virginia Tech to secure 4-3 triumph in BIG EAST semifinals … won in last match on-court to clinch doubles point vs. UAB … upset #55 Livesay/Taylor of Tulsa to give Irish 1-0 lead in that match … topped #51 Brunstrom/ Soderberg in tiebreaker with match tied 3-3 in Irish loss to SMU … finished season with four straight victories, including win vs. Kentucky … played with Luis Haddock to open fall, winning first four matches together en route to a 5-2 mark …played one match with Paul McNaughton in Harvard Fall Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Became a near-automatic point for the Irish in 2002 at the bottom of the singles lineup, turning in one of the most consistently outstanding seasons in the history of Notre Dame tennis … played mostly No. 5 singles and posted a 32-5 overall record, including 24-3 in dual matches … finished 120th nationally in singles after being listed as high as No. 51 … was 16-3 at No. 5 … won all eight of his matches at No. 4 … upset the highest-ranked player in the draw and second seed, 12th-ranked Phil Metz of Ohio State, in the second round of the Omni Hotels Region IV Championships in his first career match against a ranked opponent … won his first 14 matches of the spring before losing to 71st-ranked Michael Calkins of Illinois in three sets … other dual-match defeats came to Indiana State’s David O’Connell in the regular season and again to Calkins in the NCAA round of 16 … 17 wins in the spring came in straight sets … registered notable dual-match victories against USC, Minnesota, Duke, Ohio State, Pepperdine, Georgia, Mississippi, Harvard, Illinois, and SMU… also defeated #124 Greg Novak of Michigan … clinched BIG EAST title for Notre Dame with victory at No. 5 against Miami … earned first career national ranking on February 22 (51st) … his .865 singles winning percentage ranks fourth on the list of winningest individual seasons in the Bayliss era … his .889 season singles dual-match winning percentage is tied for third during Bayliss’ tenure … posted 8-2 record in fall action, including advancing to the third round of the Region IV Championships … two fall losses came to Indiana State’s Lovre Brajkovic and Butler’s Brandon Currie … was 28-1 when winning the first set with the only defeat coming in a match tiebreaker to Brajkovic … posted 15-1 home record ... his 32 victories rank 13th among single-season totals under Bayliss … was 4-1 in doubles with four different partners … won all three of his dual-match doubles contests, providing the clinching victory each time … delivered doubles point (with Aaron Talarico) against Ohio State with 9-7 win at No. 3 as the last match on-court … also clinched doubles point (with Luis Haddock-Morales) in 4-3 victory over Ball State … paired with Javier Taborga at No. 1 against Rutgers in the BIG EAST semifinals.

AS A FRESHMAN: Gave Irish great depth at bottom of ’01 singles lineup ... compiled 4-1 record at No. 5 singles and 7-1 at No. 6 ... defeated Duke’s Alex Bose at No. 6 ... also notched dual-match victories against Miami, Tulane, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Northwestern ... won nine straight matches during spring ... had 6-3 record in fall season ... participated in ITA Region IV Singles Championship ... had 6-2 doubles record with two partners ... was 2-1 with James Malhame in spring dual matches ... won at No. 3 against Minnesota and at No. 2 against Rutgers ... lost at No. 3 vs. Ohio State ... first paired with Ashok Raju for 2-1 record at Tom Fallon Invitational.

IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Teamed with Ryan Keckley to win doubles title at ITA summer circuit event at Notre Dame in summer of 2003 ... also that summer, won the Mid-Atlantic Men’s Open Clay Court Championships and reached quarterfinals of Legg Mason Wild Card Challenge in singles and doubles (with Brent Wilkins of Virginia Tech).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Was ranked among top 20 juniors in France and top 250 juniors in the world ... competed at Junior French Open ... captain of Paris club championship team ... four-time tennis team captain and MVP ... went undefeated during high school career ... also played on high school soccer team as a junior and senior, leading the team in scoring ... born Aug. 5, 1981, in Toronto, Canada ... two-year member of Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... named to Dean’s List in spring ‘03 ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major in political science.

Matthew Scott[apos]s Career Record