Philip Stephens
| School: |
Univ. of Tulsa |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
London |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Monkton Combe |
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| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
18-14 |
| Doubles Record: |
29-12 |
TULSA – A returning letterwinner . . . owns a career 66-28 singles record and a 61-37 career doubles mark . . . has a 23-17 singles and 34-16 doubles record at Tulsa . . . transferred to TU from Fairleigh Dickinson University following the 2007-08 season . . . named the 2009 C-USA Newcomer of the Year . . . earned 2009 C-USA First Team honors . . . a 2009 All-C-USA Doubles Team selection . . . placed second in doubles at the 2008 D’Novo All-American Tennis Championship with partner Arnau Brugues . . . was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year twice at Fairleigh Dickinson . . . selected to the first-team All-NEC twice . . . earned NEC Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman. FALL (2009) – Compiled a 5-3 singles and 5-4 doubles record . . . earned a pre-season No. 65 national singles ranking from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association . . . advanced to the A Draw singles quarterfinals at the Baylor Intercollegiate, going 3-1 for the tournament . . . finished second in the doubles finals of the Wilson/ITA Regional Championships with partner Ashley Watling, earning a 4-1 record. JUNIOR (2008-09) – Posted an 18-14 singles record and a 29-12 doubles mark . . . earned C-USA Newcomer of the Year honors . . . named to the C-USA First Team . . . an All-C-USA Doubles Team selection . . . went 6-2 in the No. 2 singles position . . . earned a 5-7 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents . . . was ranked as high as No. 86 in the ITA national singles poll . . . finished the season ranked as the No. 111 singles player in the nation by the ITA . . . posted a 17-8 doubles record with partner Arnau Brugues . . . the duo was ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation . . . finished the season ranked No. 15 in the country . . . the tandem placed second in doubles at the D’Novo All-Americans, with all matches coming against nationally-ranked opponents . . . advanced to the semifinals in doubles at the National Indoor Championships alongside Brugues . . . lost in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championship to 11th-ranked Omar Altmann and Basam Beidas of Pepperdine. At Fairleigh Dickinson: SOPHOMORE (2007-08) – Earned a 29-7 singles record and a 19-10 doubles mark . . . was named the Northeastern Conference Player of the Year for the second straight season . . . earned first-team all-NEC honors for the second consecutive season in singles . . . went 13-4 in the No. 1 singles position . . . played doubles with four different partners . . . was 9-6 with teammate Matt Gordon . . . went 7-2 with partner Esteban Blanco, including a 3-1 record in the No. 1 position . . . helped lead the Knights to the Northeast Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament berth. FRESHMAN (2006-07) – Finished the season with a 14-4 singles record . . . became the first freshman in league history to earn NEC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors . . . named First Team All-NEC in singles and doubles . . . was a three-time Prince NEC Player of the Week and the Prince NEC Player of the Month for February . . . finished his rookie campaign ranked 27th in the ITA East Region . . . went 8-11 in doubles including an 8-9 record at the No. 1 position . . . finished his rookie campaign with a 5-0 mark against NEC opponents in both singles and doubles competition. PRIOR TO TULSA – A graduate of Monkton Combe Senior School in Bath, England . . . played on the singles and doubles ITF junior circuits . . . posted a 19-22 singles record and a 23-21 doubles record on the juniors circuit . . . earned a career-high combined ranking of No. 299 by the ITF. PERSONAL – Majoring in finance . . . parents are Peter and Anna Stephens . . . has one sister, Olivia.
