Clarke Spinosa
| School: |
Univ. of San Diego |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Claremont |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Claremont |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
150 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
7-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
3-7 |
Sophomore (2011-12):Named second-team All-WCC in singles... Compiled a 23-11 overall singles record and an 18-7 dual singles record... Played primarily at No. 3 in the singles lineup... Went 14-10 overall in doubles and 9-8 in dual doubles splitting time between No. 2 and No. 3 in the doubles lineup... Won eight consecutive singles matches from Apr. 14 to May 12... During the fall, went 5-4 in singles while competing in the ITA All-American Championships, Battle in the Bay and the ITA Southwestern Regionals... Ranked as high as No. 67 in the ITA preseason rankings (Sept. 9)... Named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 3.06 GPA.
Freshman (2010-11): Compiled a 28-6 overall singles record and a 21-3 dual singles mark playing primarily at No. 4... Recorded the best dual singles record ever by a USD freshman and tied for the most singles wins by a freshman in USD history... Named WCC Freshman of the Year, becoming the third Torero to ever earn that honor... Also earned second-team All-WCC honors in singles and doubles (w/ Thibaut Visy)... Named WCC Player of the Month for singles for the month of April... Posted a 12-match singles winning streak from February 5th to March 25th... Earned his first-career Campbell/ITA singles ranking at No. 85 on March 1st and had his highest ranking at No. 82 on March 15th... Won all of his matches (two in singles and two in doubles) in the WCC Championships in helping the Toreros secure their first WCC title since 1990... Had two singles wins against ranked opponents, including a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Tennessee's Matteo Fago, then-ranked No. 38, on January 28th... In doubles, teamed primarily with Thibaut Visy at No. 3, putting up a17-8 record as a pair and a 21-10 doubles record overall... Paired with Visy to defeat BYU's Spencer Smith and Roman Warias 8-3 on May 13 in helping the Toreros win their first NCAA Championship match since 1990... During the fall, went 6-3 in singles while competing in the SDSU Fall Tournament (San Diego, CA), the ITA Southwestern Regionals (Irvine, CA), and the SoCal Intercollegiates (Los Angeles, CA)... Was named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll after posting a 3.17 GPA.
High School/Junior: Attended Claremont H.S....Blue Chip recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net...is considered one of the 10 best prospects according to tennisrecruiting.net...ranked in the top 20 of the United States Tennis Association (USTA)...was among the top 5 in the Southern California section...three-time league champion in the Baseline League... competed three years in the CIF playoffs, reaching the quarterfinals twice and the semifinals during his junior campaign.
Personal: Born Jun. 17, 1992 in Claremont, Calif....parents are Tom and Kris Spinosa...chose USD because of the great coaches, great school, and outstanding weather...also recruited by USC and Michigan...notes that he loves to go to the beach.
