Michael Venus
| School: |
Univ. of Texas at Austin |
| Year: |
Freshman |
| Home Town: |
Orlando, FL |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
Olympia |
| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
170 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
25-12 |
| Doubles Record: |
21-8 |
BEFORE TEXAS
· 2005 Boys' 18 National Clay Court Doubles Champion (with Andy Orban)
· 2004 Florida AAAAA Singles Champion and 2003 Florida AAAAA Singles Runner-Up
· Earned the 2004 Central Florida Fall Sportsman Award for high school athletes
· Captured Boys' 18 Singles National Open events in Tallahassee, Fla., and El Paso, Texas
· A Boys' 18 doubles finalist (with Carsten Ball) at the 2005 Easter Bowl
· Enters his freshman season at UT with a No. 2 United States Tennis Associaton (USTA) Boys' 18 national ranking and a No. 148 International Tennis Federation (ITF) world ranking
· Appeared in Junior Davis Cup events
PERSONAL Son of Dave and Lynne Venus … has three sisters, Sarah-Jane, Elizabeth and Laura … born October 16, 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand.
