Max Manthou
| School: |
University of Washington |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Tacoma |
| Home State: |
Washington |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Kentwood |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undecided |
| Singles Record: |
15-16 |
| Doubles Record: |
13-15 |
2011-12 (Sophomore): Excellent second season saw him tie for the team lead in dual wins with 16 against 7 losses, going 2-0 at No. 3 singles, 4-6 at No. 4 singles, 9-1 at No. 5 singles, and 1-0 at No. 6 singles ... was 21-9 overall in singles matches ... started the dual season winning 12 of his first 13 matches from Jan. 13 to Mar. 23 ... had key three set wins early in the year against Chris Simich of Louisville on Jan. 28, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, and Fillip Pogostkin at Boise State on Feb. 4 by a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 count ... did not lose a set over a seven-match win streak from Feb. 12 to Mar. 23 ... during the win streak, contributed to three 4-3 Husky wins with victories over Jose Izquierdo of Oregon, Tristan Jackson of Tulsa, and Marco Comuzzo of Cal Poly, all at No. 5 singles ... lost first four Pac-12 duals to the California schools, but bounced back with wins over Devin Lane of UTah, Sebastian Ionescu of Arizona, and Daniel Sardu of Oregon ... started at No. 4 singles in the NCAA Team Championships, and got a first round win over Austin Powell of North Carolina State, 6-3, 6-2 ... earned his first career ranked win in the fall when he defeated 64th-ranked Denise Lin of STanford, 6-4, 6-1, in the ITA NW Regionals, where he advanced to the round of 16 ... made the PNW Intercollegiate quarterfinals in the fall before falling to teammate Emmett Egger ... was 12-13 overall in doubles play, including a 9-12 record in dual matches, all coming with Jeff Hawke ... with Hawke, went 6-8 at No. 2 doubles and 3-4 at No. 3 doubles ... the pair won their first four dual matches and six of their first eight, with big wins against Louisville, Michigan, and UCSB all at No. 2 doubles ... got a Pac-12 doubles win on Apr. 13 over Utah and another two days later over Arizona ... also won the PNW Intercollegiate Yellow doubles flight, defeating Oregon teams in the semis and final ... earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team ... also named to the ITA All-Academic Team.
2010-11 (Freshman): Made solid contributions as essentially UW's No. 7 singles player, seeing action in five dual matches and going 3-2, all at sixth singles ... overall was 9-5 in singles matches ... first dual win was a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Gonzaga's Muzeen Ismath on Jan. 14 ... also had wins against Germain Bahri of San Francisco and Kyle Koetje of Eastern Washington ... got the start in both of UW's NCAA Team Championship matches, and was leading 7-6, 4-1 against Cal Poly when the match was suspended ... advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-10 Championships Invitational draw, beating Cal's Tommie Murphy and Stanford's Fawaz Hourani before falling to UCLA's Warren Hardie ... first win in the fall came against Aaron Clissold of Oregon, 7-6, 6-2, at ITA NW Regionals ... made the finals of his draw at PNW Intercollegiates, dropping the final to Portland's Ratan Gill ... 4-2 in doubles play, all matches coming in the fall with Matt Stith, as the two made the finals of the B-flight of the PNW Intercollegiates.
Before Washington and Personal: Born in Kent, Washington ... parents are Judi and Frank Manthou ... has one younger sister, Tess ... dominated the Washington State 4A prep level for a four year stretch like no one before him, winning the state singles title every year with an unblemished record, losing just one set ... the first four-time 4A state champion in Washington history, winning from 2007-10 ... earned All-America honors in 2010 from the National High School Tennis All-America Foundation ... led Kentwood to the state team title as a senior ... four-time SPSL Player of the Year and All-Academic ... played for ten years at the Boeing Tennis Club, coached by Jesse Walter ... the top-ranked recruit in the state of Washington in 2010 according to tennisrecruiting.net and ranked as high as No. 21 nationally ... competed in two junior David Cup 18-under tournaments ... made the Easter Bowl quarterfinals in 2008 ... played 14/16 Zonals and 16 Intersectionals twice ... also competed on the Kentwood varsity basketball team, which won the state title in 2010 ... interested in studying mathematics and geography ... graduated with a 3.95 grade point average.
Coach Anger on Manthou:
"I think college is going to be great for Max. He grew up here in the Northwest, and was just one of the top players from day one. Now in college, our Pac-10 level of tennis is such a step up, it's going to be great for him, as he's able to play year-round against tougher competition. Initially, I think that step up is a bit of a shock, but I think he's a great competitor, good athlete, he's eager and learns, so he's going to be doing well for us."
