Grant Ive
| School: |
Univ. of Tulsa |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Johannesburg |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
South Africa |
| High School: |
British International Distance College |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, February 18, 1991 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
12-10 |
| Doubles Record: |
14-7 |
TULSA - A three-year letterwinner . . . owns a 50-37 singles mark and a 48-44 doubles record . . . named to the 2012 All-Conference USA Singles First Team . . . was named the 2012 Conference USA Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship . . . earned a career-high singles rank of No. 88 on Jan. 3, 2012 . . . earned a career-high doubles rank of No. 37 on Jan. 3, 2012 with Tristan Jackson . . . has been a member of two Conference USA Championship teams and two teams that reached the NCAA Round of 16 . . . did not play during the fall season as a freshman.
JUNIOR (2011-12) - Compiled a 22-13 singles record and a 21-12 doubles mark . . . played primarily at No. 2 doubles and No. 4 singles . . . earned a spot on the all-C-USA Singles First Team . . . was named the Conference USA Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship after posting the only 3-0 mark in the tournament . . . named the C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week March 27 after he helped Tulsa upset then-No. 18 Fresno State . . . earned a career-high singles rank of No. 88 and a career-high doubles rank of No. 37 on Jan. 3 . . . advanced to the Round of 16 of the 2011 ITA Central Region Singles Championship . . . teamed with Tristan Jackson to upset the No. 5-ranked team of Christoffer Konigsfeldt and Nick Andrews at the ITA All-American Doubles Championship to reach the Round of 16.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11) - Put together a 15-13 singles record and a 14-20 doubles mark . . . played mainly at No. 5 in singles . . . teamed with Tristan Jackson late in the year and posted a 4-2 doubles record at the third position . . . went 2-0 in doubles in the Conference USA Championship, and earned a crucial doubles victory against Oklahoma in the NCAA Championship First Round . . . posted a 2-0 mark in singles in the NCAA Championship, and his three-set victory over Vasko Mladenov of Texas (7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 6-3) in the Second Round clinched the 4-3 victory for TU and sent the Golden Hurricane to its first NCAA Round of 16 in school history . . . reached the final round of qualifying at the D'Novo/ITA All-American Championship . . . advanced to the second round of the USTA Central Region Championship.
FRESHMAN (2009-10) - Finished the season with a 13-11 singles record and a 13-12 doubles mark . . . played in the No. 4-6 singles positions . . . went 6-2 in the No. 6 position . . . earned a 7-1 doubles record with partner Marcelo Arevalo, playing primarily in the No. 3 flight . . . went a 3-3 with Alastair Barnes playing in No. 1 and 2 doubles . . . did not compete during the fall campaign.
PRIOR TO TULSA - Competed on the singles and doubles juniors ITF circuits . . . owns a career 67-41 singles record and a 47-38 doubles mark . . . earned a career-high combined No. 49 ITF juniors ranking . . . a three-time South African National Champion . . . represented South Africa as the No. 1 singles player at the Junior Davis Cup . . . was the U16 African singles champion and U18 African doubles champion.
PERSONAL - Majoring in accounting . . . has a younger sister, Sarah, who also plays tennis . . . son of Oliver and Pamela Ive.
