Aaron Clissold
| School: |
University of Oregon |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
New South Wales |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Australia |
| High School: |
Leumeah |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
150 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
6-3 |
| Doubles Record: |
13-8 |
2011-12: Wrapped up the 2011-12 campaign with a 15-10 singles record including a 9-8 spring dual tally...Competed at three different spots; No. 4 (1-0), No. 5 (3-1) and No. 6 (5-7)...One of five players on the Oregon roster to post a Pac-12 conference singles win...Clinched a 5-2 victory over Portland on Mar. 27 by defeating Daniel Coelho 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6 singles...Defeated Portland State's Abinav Mishra 6-3, 6-1 on Mar. 26 at No. 4 singles...Tallied 21 doubles wins including 14 dual victories while teaming with Daniel Sardu (13-4) and Douglas Mayeda (1-0). Fall: Completed fall singles with a 6-2 record...Was a perfect 4-0 in the PNW Intercollegiates Yellow Flight (11/5-11/6) en route to winning the title...Also went 7-2 in doubles play while partnering with Daniel Sardu (2-2) and Jose Izquierdo (5-0)...Pairing with Izquierdo, the Oregon duo won the Bulldog Classic (9/30-10/2) going 5-0 for the tournament.
2010-11: Received Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... posted an 11-8 dual singles record (16-13 overall) while seeing time at three spots ... went 4-4 at No. 5 singles, 5-3 at No. 6 and 2-1 at the No. 4 position ... five of his wins have come in three-set fashion: vs. Loyola Marymount's Tom Price (2-6, 6-3, 7-6), No. 9 Stanford's Jamin Ball (2-6, 7-6, 1-0), No. 53 Arizona's Kieren Thompson (3-6, 6-2, 6-4), No. 40 Denver's Jonathan Kidane (5-7, 6-3, 7-5) and Portland's Justin Guay (7-6, 6-7, 10-5) ... victory over Thompson clinched the dual win in a 4-3 upset victory over No. 53 Arizona (3/27) ... won five of his first six singles decisions ... compiled a 10-9 doubles record during the dual season (13-13 overall) while playing with three different partners ... paired most frequently with Douglas Mayeda (6-7) and went 2-1 with Duncan MacDonald-Korth and 1-1 with Baptiste Faynot in dual play. Fall: Posted a 5-4 record in singles play ... won first two singles matches at the Boise State Fall Classic (10/8-10/9) ... notched a 3-3 record in doubles play while pairing with Alex Rovello (2-2) and Baptiste Faynot (1-1) ... went 2-1 at the PNW Intercollegiates (11/5-11/6).
2009-10: Competed at the No. 4, 5 and 6 spots ... posted a 14-9 record in singles play ... led OU with a .619 winning percentage and ranked second on the team with 14 victories ... went a perfect 4-0 at the No. 4 position ... defeated players on two top-30 teams: Erik Sheldon from No. 21 Boise State (7-6 (7-5), 6-4) and Alex Johnson from No. 30 Arizona (6-2, 6-1) ... won eight of his first nine decisions, including six straight from Feb. 6-Feb. 13 ... went 12-11 in doubles play ... partnered with Jose' Izquierdo to post a 10-6 doubles record. Fall: Did not compete.
Before Oregon: Graduated in the top 3-percent of his graduating class at Leunean High School in 2008 ... earned individual state titles in 2007 and 2008 and helped his team to a state championship as a senior in 2008 ... also a member of the Australian national schoolboys team ... a national semi-finalist in 2009 ... played for coach Jared Zeeman individually.
Personal: Born in Sydney, Australia ... parents are Chris and Catherine Clissold ... has one brother, Cormac ... major is business.
