Zach Ganger
School: |
University of Utah |
Year: |
Senior |
Home Town: |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
Home State: |
N/A |
Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
High School: |
The Bolles School |
Height: |
6-3 |
Weight: |
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Birth Date: |
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Dominant Hand: |
Right |
Major: |
Business |
Singles Record: |
91-43 |
Doubles Record: |
88-27 |
Junior (2006-07):
Won the 2006 ITA Mountain West Regional Tournament in singles for an automatic bid into the National Indoor Championships … competed in the 2006 Polo Ralph Lauren ITA All-American Tournament … compiled a 13-8 dual singles record and went 27-12 overall … ended the year ranked No. 49 in the country … all-MWC in singles and doubles … earned academic all-MWC honor … posted wins over several nationally ranked opponents including Robert Lathouwers (71) from Auburn University, Greg Ouellette (26) from the University of Florida, and Markus Dickhardt (30) from San Diego State … in doubles play, Ganger and Miron Mann compiled a 15-5 record to earn a No. 57 national ranking … the duo posted wins over Adam Holmstrom and Niklas Persson (40) from Denver University, as well as Markus Dickhardt and Christian Groh (14) from San Diego State University … voted as team co-captain with Mann.
Sophomore (2005-06):
Ranked No. 12 in the 2005 ITA preseason doubles rankings with Miron Mann … all-MWC in singles and doubles … received academic all-MWC honors … competed at the NCAA Tournament in doubles with partner Nick Coutts … competed at the 2005 Polo Ralph Lauren ITA All-American Tournament … finished season with a doubles ranking of No. 35 with Nick Coutts and climbed as high as No. 15 during the season … won the University of Utah Invitational in singles and was runner-up in doubles … reached the round of 16 in singles and semifinals in doubles at the ITA Mountain Regional Tournament … posted a 23-10 overall singles record and a 24-10 overall doubles record for the season … recorded singles wins over Joel Kielbowicz (UNLV), Max Jones (UNM), James Ludlow (BYU), and Eric Molnar (CU) … posted doubles wins over Schoeck and Shields (BSU), Ysern and Liversage (USD), and Lechuga and Ludlow (BYU) … named team MVP.
Freshman (2004-05):
Won team’s Academic Achievement Award … qualified for NCAA Championships in doubles with partner Miron Mann … year end rankings of No. 39 in national doubles, No. 3 in regional doubles and No. 18 in regional singles … posted doubles victories over No. 19 Stotland/Kowalski (New Mexico), No. 7 Rogers/Oosthuizen (Tennessee) and Lechuga/Roshan (BYU) … won the University of Utah Invitational in doubles and was the runner-up in singles … reached round of 32 at the ITA Mountain Region Championships … UNLV Rebel Fall Classic doubles champion … played No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles … posted singles victories over James Ludlow (BYU), Darius Craton (Princeton) and Jan Zelezny (Colorado) … compiled 20-13 singles record and a 24-5 doubles record.
High School/Juniors:
Awarded 2002 Gator Bowl Sportsmanship Award … team captain for 2002-03 and ‘03-04 seasons at The Bolles School … picked up two state mixed doubles titles in 2002 and ‘03 … won Florida AA high school state title in No. 1 singles, No. 1 doubles, and team competition in 2004 … voted MVP two years in a row … undefeated in 2004 … won ITA doubles … National Open champion six times … played in the Junior Davis Cup for Team Florida … ranked fifth in the nation in 2004 for doubles.
Personal:
Son of Bob Ganger and Tina Ganger-Smith … father was a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals … mother is a tennis coach … born June 7, 1985.