Matt Teivans
School: |
Wichita State University |
Year: |
graduated |
Home Town: |
Adelaide |
Home State: |
N/A |
Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
High School: |
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Height: |
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Weight: |
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Birth Date: |
Thursday, July 05, 1990 |
Dominant Hand: |
Right |
Major: |
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Singles Record: |
25-18 |
Doubles Record: |
20-19 |
As a Sophomore: Posted a 4-4 mark in the fall individual season, where he defeated Texas-Arlington's Mindauguas Celedinas in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, at the ITA All-American Championships Pre-Qualifying tournament...Went 2-3 in doubles play and teamed with Jonathan Obrist to defeate SIU's Eric West and Felipe Villasenor, 8-4, at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships. As a Freshman: Posted an 11-5 mark in singles play...opened his WSu career with a 6-2, 6-0 win over UMKC's Nick Mader in his only match at No. 5...Went 4-1 iin Valley play, with his only loss coming in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, to #53 Drake's Ivan Mendoza...Put together a six-match win streak in which he lost just 12 of 72 possible games...The streak started with a 6-0, 6-2 win over #73 Nebraska's Karl Jones...Posted a 7-5 mark in doubles play, where he went 3-1 in the Valley with partner Tiago Espirito Santo...Only loss came to #53 Drake's Dalibor Pavic and Maor Zirkin, 8-2. Prior to WSU: Lettered in Drive Tennis from 2003-07 and posted a 50-2 singles record and an 86-0 doubles record...Named "Tennis South Australia Player-of-the-Year", and Rookie-of-the-Year of the Pennant Premier League...Was ranked as high as No. 3 in Australian Juniors...Led Marryatville HS to the 2006 Australian National Championship. Personal: Born July 5, 1990 as Matthew Teivans...Son of Jacky and Eric Teivans...Has a 16-year old sister named Erin, and a 14-year old Brother named Stephen...Attended Marryatville High School in Adelaide, South Australia...Plans to major in Exercise Science at WSU...Chose WSU because of it rich tennis traditions.