Georges-Alexandre Israel
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Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Senior |
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Marseille |
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55-17 |
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4-6 |
GENERAL: Transfer from France... Arrived in time for spring of 2006... Game predicated on excellent defensive abilities... Solid overall game... Excels outdoors and is expected to be a steady presence down the line. 2006-07/JUNIOR: Second Team All-CAA in singles... Earned the second-most singles victories for the Rams, going 17-5 in individual play, including a 12-4 mark in dual matches... Downed Teddy DiBlasi of No. 22 Texas Tech at sixth position at the Blue-Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala. (March 16)... Won six of first seven spring matches, including a 6-1, 6-1 throttling of Jason Morgenstern in a VCU victory over No. 26 Wake Forest (Feb. 9)... Was 5-0 at No. 6 singles... Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Mideast Regional (Oct. 20)... Went 5-1 in fall tournaments, including a 4-0 mark at the Hampton Roads Invitational (Oct. 13-14). 2005-06/SOPHOMORE: Named First Team All-CAA in singles... Burst onto the scene by winning first 11 singles matches in a VCU uniform in 2006... Finished with a 19-5 singles mark, including 5-0 at fifth position and 8-3 at fourth... Won both of his singles contests in the CAA Tournament to help the Rams to victory... Dispatched No. 46 Marko Miklo, 6-1, 6-3 as the Rams nearly upset then No. 1 Virginia before falling, 4-3 (Jan. 25)... Skipped past No. 8 Baylor’s Will Ward, 6-1, 6-4 (Feb. 5)... Defeated No. 72 Raoul Schwark, 6-2, 6-3 at fourth position in the Black and Gold’s win over No. 35 Minnesota (Feb. 12)... Scored a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Tulsa’s Will Gray as VCU defeated the Golden Hurricanes, 4-3, in the Blue-Gray Classic Semifinals (March 18)... Walloped Kiril Dimitrov of then No. 4 Duke, 6-0, 7-5 at fifth singles in the Rams’ 4-3 comeback win over the Blue Devils (March 19).
