Travis Helgeson
| School: |
University of Georgia |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Overland Park, Kan. |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Blue Valley West |
| Height: |
6-1 |
| Weight: |
180 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Saturday, November 09, 1985 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Left |
| Major: |
Business |
| Singles Record: |
64-16 |
| Doubles Record: |
58-17 |
Fall 2007 (Senior Season)
• Won Polo Ralph Lauren ITA All-American Singles National Championship
• Defeated reigning NCAA Singles Champion Somdev Devvarman of
Virginia en route to ITA All-America title
• Preseason national ranking of No. 4
• 2008 co-captain
2006-07 (Junior Season)
• Earned third ITA All-American selection in singles
• Reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships
• Voted the ITA Southeast Region Player To Watch
• Named First-Team All-SEC
• Clinched Georgia’s SEC Championship-winning match against Ole Miss
• Wilson/ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championships Finalist
• Southeast Regional Doubles quarterfinalist with Matic Omerzel
• Reached Round of 16 at the ITA National Indoor Singles Championships
• Earned a bid to the ITA All-American Singles Championships
• Southern Intercollegiate Doubles Championship semifinalist with Omerzel
• Transferred to Georgia in August of 2006
2005-06 (Sophomore Season at Texas)
• Named ITA All-American in singles
• Quarterfinalist at NCAA Singles Championships
• Finished the year ranked No. 7 in singles
• Voted Big 12 Player of the Year
• Second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection
• First-team All-Big 12 choice in singles
• Named ITA South Central Region Player to Watch
• Big 12 Player of the Week (March 28)
2004-05 (Freshman Season at Texas)
• Named ITA All-American in singles
• All-Big 12 Conference in singles and doubles (with Callum Beale)
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship
• Compiled a 14-9 dual match record while playing primarily at the No. 2
singles position
• Ended the year with a 26-13 overall record and No. 49 national ranking
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Spring)
Before College
• Three-time Kansas high school state champion in singles who posted a 22-0
record during his senior season
• Recognized as an all-state performer and player of the year selection three
consecutive years (2002•2004)
• Finished third in singles at the 2004 Easter Bowl Championships
• Claimed the singles title in Boys’ 18 at the National Winter Championships
in 2003
• Recorded a victory in the finals of the 2002 Super National Hard Court
Championships
• Made appearances in singles and doubles at the 2002 U.S. Open Junior
Championships
Personal
• Born November 9, 1985 in Austin, Texas
• Son of Kent and Patty Helgeson
• Has two younger brothers, Brett (19) and Max (15)
• Kent played tennis at the University of Minnesota
• Brett currently plays tennis at the University of Notre Dame
• Majoring in Business
