Jaak Poldma
| School: |
Univ. of Southern California |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Tallinn |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Audentese Erakool |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Saturday, May 16, 1998 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
52-21 |
| Doubles Record: |
45-23 |
THIS SEASON: Jaak Poldma enters his second season at USC... During the fall, went 2-3 in singles and 2-1 in doubles... Competed at the UVA Invitational and played in the first round at the ITA All-American.
2007-08: Poldma was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team... Ranked No. 56 in the final singles rankings... Finished second on the team in total singles wins, going 34-6 overall and 22-1 in dual match play... Played at the No. 2 (2-0), No. 3 (14-1) and No. 4 (4-0) positions... Reached the semifinals of the Pac-10 Singles Championships... Held 11-match and 14-match singles win streaks during the season... In doubles, went 20-12 overall and 15-8 in dual matches... Was 6-1 with Jack Levis, 0-1 with Jason McNaughton, 0-1 with Gary Sacks and 14-9 with Andrew Piotrowski... Was 13-7 in dual match play with Piotrowski, going 2-2 at No. 2 and 11-5 at No. 3... During the fall, went 6-3 in singles and 4-2 in doubles... Posted four straight singles wins and reached the ITA West Regional Round of 16... In doubles, went 4-1 with Jack Levis through the Napa Valley Classic and the ITA West Regionals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Poldma is a 2007 graduate of Audentese Erakool in Estonia... Held title of Best Junior of Estonia from 2005 to 2007... Ranked No. 14 in ITF... Competed at the Australian Open and won at the Canadian Open... Was finalist of Salsamaggiore Open... Participated in the Davis Cup for one year.
PERSONAL: Jaak Poldma was born on May 16, 1988 in Estonia... Son of Jaak and Aita... Has three siblings, Laura, Kaire and Kriss... Lists his grandfather as his greatest sports hero and winning the Canadian Open as his greatest athletic accomplishment... Would like to become the president of Estonia in the future... Has not decided on a major. POLDMA'S CAREER STATISTICS SINGLES DOUBLES Overall Dual Matches Overall Dual Matches Year W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. 2008 34 6 .850 22 1 .957 20 12 .625 15 8 .652
