2003-04 (Sophomore)
Finished the season with seven singles victories, two of which came in ACC matches ... helped Wake Forest knock off 25th-ranked Florida State with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Joao Paolo Bounassar at No. 6 ... defeated Maryland's John O'Rourke in straight sets at No. 5 singles ... picked up his first victory of the season at No. 5 singles against Furman's Brian Crook, 6-1, 6-3 ... compiled a 4-7 singles record and finished with a 3-5 doubles mark in the fall ... won at least one singles match in four different fall tournaments ... took three straight matches with doubles partner Joe Bates at the South Carolina Invitational before falling in the championship match.

2002-03 (Freshman)
Did not compete.

Background
22-year-old sophomore was born March 1, 1981 in Tel Aviv, Israel ... served in the Israeli Defense Forces for three years as a commander in a special unit ... attended the All-Star Academy in Del Ray Beach, Fla. ... played tennis for coach Ronen Morally in Israel ... spent the last few years in Israel's Army ... parents are Janine and Simon Strauss who immigrated to Israel from South Africa ... has one sister, Orit, who is 25 and a lawyer in Tel Aviv ... chose Wake Forest over Minnesota, Oregon and Stony Brook ... picked Wake Forest because of the academics and the tennis ... enjoys listening to music and playing soccer in his spare time.