Jason Morgenstern
School: |
Wake Forest University |
Year: |
Senior |
Home Town: |
Old Bethpage, N.Y. |
Home State: |
N/A |
Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
High School: |
Plainview Old Bethpage JFK |
Height: |
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Weight: |
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Birth Date: |
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Dominant Hand: |
Right |
Major: |
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Singles Record: |
57-32 |
Doubles Record: |
19-24 |
Fall 2008 (Junior)
Defeated Vanderbilt’s Vijay Paul in opening round of UGA’s Southern Intercollegiates ... Finished 1-2 in singles and 2-2 in doubles with partner Jon Wolff.
2007-08 (Sophomore)
Posted a singles record of 17-8 ... Posted wins against opponents from #42 William and Mary, #20 Texas A&M, #13 North Carolina, #27 Miami, and #29 Virginia Tech ... Finished the spring campaign with a team best 8 conference wins ... Played at No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 singles throughout the spring ... Won 13 matches in straight sets ... Switched between No. 2 and No. 3 doubles during the spring ... Notched doubles victories against opponents from #42 NC State, #53 Maryland, #54 Clemson, and #49 Georgia Tech ... Finished the spring with a doubles record of 7-5 in conference ... Completed the fall season 3-4 in singles ... Went 2-1 in doubles ... opened the season with back-to-back doubles wins at Georgia’s Southern Intercollegiates with teammate Jon Wolff.
2006-07 (Freshman)
Completed the sweep over #52 Louisville with a 3-6, 6-4, 2-1 singles win on February 24 at home ... Added to the defeat of defending national champions #8 Pepperdine in his singles match 6-3, 6-2 on February 25 at home ... Rallied to a post three-set victory in his first ACC match-up against #21 NC State on March 21 in Raleigh, NC for his seventh straight win ... Grabbed his 20th singles victory of the year at #28 Clemson on April 7 ... Beat Charlotte opponent 6-1, 6-2 in first round of NCAAs to give Wake a 3-0 lead in May ... Recorded a 5-4 singles record in first semester at Wake ... Only freshman on the squad to qualify for the main draw of the ITA Mideast Regional Tournament in mid-October ... Did so with two matches in straight sets ... Went 1-2 overall in doubles with fellow newcomer Andrew Brasseaux.
Background
Was the 33rd-ranked junior nationally and fourth-ranked player in New York ... At the National Open in Latham, N.Y., in October 2005, Morgenstern was a semifinalist ... Reached the round of 16 at the 2004 National Clay Courts Tournament ... Competed in the prestigious Junior Davis Cup with current Deacon and fellow New Yorker Cory Parr.