Alex Hilliard
| School: |
Univ. of Texas at Austin |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Corpus Christi |
| Home State: |
Texas |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
King |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, July 16, 1990 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Liberal Arts |
| Singles Record: |
2-0 |
| Doubles Record: |
1-3 |
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• finished with a 16-5 overall singles record, including a 5-0 mark in dual matches
• totaled a 17-10 overall doubles record
• defeated Ivan Vaz of St. Edward's (6-0, 6-1) in UT's win over the Hilltoppers
• made his first appearance in a Big 12 match and posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Oklahoma State's Brandon Champagne at sixth singles in UT's 5-2 win over the Cowboys
• posted a 6-1, 6-0 win over UT Permian Basin's Edgar Lazcano
• held on for a 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3 win over UTSA's David Kelleher at fifth singles in UT's 7-0 win over the Roadrunners
• defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Fernando Llorens (6-7 [4], 7-5, 6-4) in Texas' 6-1 road win over the Islanders
• registered victories over LSU's David Roberts (7-6, 4-6, 6-3) and Denver's Alex Clinkenbeard (6-1, 6-1) at the Key Biscayne Invitational
• posted wins over TCU's Max Stevens (6-1, 6-4) and Rice's Isamu Tachibana (6-1, 6-4) at the Southwest Shootout
• defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Pietro Jordao (6-2, 6-1) at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• competed in the singles qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championship, where he suffered a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Cal Poly's Andre Dome
• advanced to the singles qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championship with victories in the singles pre-qualifying draw over DePaul's George Chanturia (6-2, 7-5), SIU-Carbondale's Jorge Cavero (5-7, 6-2, 7-6 [6]) and Memphis' David O'Hare (3-6, 6-3, 7-5)
• defeated SMU's Robert Lambeth (6-7, 6-1, 1-0), TCU's Paul Chappell (7-5, 7-6) and Tulsa's Japie De Klerk (6-3, 2-0, ret.) at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• finished with a 9-4 overall singles record and a 1-0 mark in dual matches
• posted a 10-3 overall doubles record
• defeated Alexandre Bueno of St. Edward's (6-1, 6-2) in UT's victory over the Hilltoppers
• notched a 7-5, 6-3 win over Denver's Alex Clinkenbeard at the Key Biscayne Invitational
• won his consolation bracket at the Texas Invitational with wins over Texas A&M's Kayvon Karimi (6-2, 0-6, 1-0), Lamar's Carlos Valdenebro (7-6, 6-2) and UT Arlington's Nicolas Moreno (6-4, 6-3)
• defeated SMU's Tobias Flood (6-2, 2-1, ret.) in the consolation bracket at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• posted wins over UT Arlington's David Subirats (4-6, 6-3, 7-6[3]) and LSU's Roger Anderson (6-2, 4-6, 7-5) at the Rice Fall Invitational
• registered a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 win over UT Arlington's Mindaugas Celedinas at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• tallied a 7-4 mark in singles, including a 2-0 record in dual matches
• defeated Jonathan Stockdale of St. Edward's by a 6-0, 6-1 count in UT's 7-0 win over the Hilltoppers
• knocked off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Andrew Maingot by a 6-1, 6-4 margin in Texas' 7-0 win over the Islanders
• tallied straight-set wins over Rice's Michael Nusslein and Baylor's Julian Bley at the Texas Invitational
• registered his first collegiate victory over TCU's Christopher Rice (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) at the ITA Texas Regional Championship, where he also defeated teammate Rook Schellenberg and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Nathan Robinson
• teamed up with Daniel Whitehead to defeat Texas Tech's duo of David Gonzalez and Raphael Pfister and Baylor's tandem of Maros Horny and Jordan Rux at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• teamed up with Whitehead again to post three doubles victories at the Texas Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
• redshirt season
BEFORE TEXAS
• ranked as high as No. 4 in the USTA Texas Boys' 18 division
• captured the U.S. National Open event in Lexington, Ky.
• placed third in doubles at the U.S. Super National Clay Court Championships
PERSONAL
Born July 16, 1990 in Corpus Christi, Texas ... son of Robert and Jennifer Hilliard ... has three sisters, Tobin Grace, Emily and Allie, and two brothers, Carl and Robbie ... eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012)... a history major.
