Viktor Farkas
| School: |
University of Washington |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Bratislava |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Slovakia (Slovak Republic) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undecided |
| Singles Record: |
11-16 |
| Doubles Record: |
9-10 |
2011-12 (Freshman): Joined the team at the start of winter quarter just before dual play began, and immediately started in the singles lineup ... posted a 10-12 record in dual singles matches, going 5-7 at No. 4 singles and 5-5 at No. 5 singles ... won his first three singles matches and six of his first eight ... came through with one of the biggest pressure wins of the year at Oregon, when he broke a 3-3 tie with a comeback 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Daniel Sardu at No. 4 singles to clinch the Husky win ... also had big non-conference wins over Michael Zhu of Michigan, Mbonisi Ndamande of UC Santa Barbara, and Erik Cederwall of Pacific ... after a slow start to conference play, he closed out the year with three wins in his last four matches, getting his first Pac-12 win over Kieren Thompson of Arizona, then beating Aaron Clissold of Oregon in dual matches ... ended the year on a winning note, defeating Robbie Mudge of North Carolina State, 7-6 (2), 6-2, in the NCAA first round at No. 5 singles in the Husky win ... played just five doubles matches, going 3-3 overall, all in dual matches ... was 1-1 at No. 1 doubles with Kyle McMorrow, getting a win over Eastern Washington ... also teamed with Marton Bots, Jeff Hawke, and Matt Stith ... was named to the ITA All-Academic Team.
Before Washington and Personal: Born in Bratislava, Slovakia ... parents are Anetta and Stanislav ... has one older sister, Ivana ... played Junior Davis Cup in 2009 for Slovakia, starting in singles and doubles in five ties ... earned two ATP points in 2011 by making the round of 16 at two Futures events, earning him a world ranking of 1,369 ... in the ITF junior world rankings, climbed to a high of No. 387 in 2010 as a 16-year-old before an injury slowed him for the rest of the year ... a two-time singles semifinalist in the Slovak National Championships, and two-time doubles finalist ... played for the winning squad at the 2010 Slovak Team Championships ... considering a computer science major.
