Kevin Dessauer
| School: |
Louisiana State University |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
New Orleans |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
Archbishop Rummel HS |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
185 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Thursday, May 31, 1984 |
| Dominant Hand: |
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| Major: |
kinesiology |
| Singles Record: |
61-35 |
| Doubles Record: |
46-33 |
Coach Brown on Dessauer
“Kevin is a great story to see where he has come from. As a redshirt freshman, he wasn’t anywhere near the lineup. Through his hard work and dedication he put himself in a position last year to make a huge jump, and he did. Guys look to him as a leader. He is a consistent guy at practice. You know what you are going to get out of Kevin. He is a great example in the classroom. The way he carries himself on and off the court makes him a great example for the other guys.”
Fall 2007
Named team captain … Achieved a No. 53-ranking in the Fila Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason rankings … Posted a 5-5 record in singles and 4-4 record in doubles.
Junior Season (2006-07)
Named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Received second-team All-SEC honors … Compiled a 23-10 record in singles and 23-13 record in doubles … Received first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors … The former walk-on started the season 8-0 and only lost one set during that streak … Biggest win of his career came against the No. 35-ranked Devin Mullings of Ohio State on Feb. 24 … Clinched LSU’s 4-3 victory against No. 30 Tennessee … He and partner Jan Zelezny defeated Georgia’s Jamie Hunt and Nate Schnugg in the SEC Tournament, the team that won the U.S. Open Junior Doubles Championship … In the fall, reached the Round of 16 of the Wilson/ITA Region III Indoor tournament … Teamed up with Eric DeRoche to win the doubles bracket at the Ragin’ Cajun Classic.
Sophomore Season (2005-06)
Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Compiled a 5-8 record in singles and 3-1 in doubles … Helped the Tigers to a 7-4 conference record that included the clinching win against Tennessee’s Adam Hubble in LSU’s SEC regular-season opener (3/3/06) … Saw limited action in the fall ... Played in only the Ragin' Cajun Invitational ... Split 1-1 in singles matches … Earned second varsity letter.
Redshirt Freshman Season (2004-05)
Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Went 14-7 in singles and 3-6 in doubles ... Had most singles wins of any Tiger in the 2004 fall season, going 9-5 ... Played his way into main draw of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships ... Was 3-2 in doubles with Paul White ... Received first varsity letter.
Freshman Season (2003-04)
Walked on to the team in the fall and received a redshirt.
Prior to LSU
Was a four-sport star at Archbishop Rummel HS, lettering in tennis, baseball, basketball and golf ... Named all-district and academic all-state and reached the state finals in tennis ... Averaged 20 points per game in basketball and was named to the all-district team twice ... Led his tennis team to a district championship and was on district and state championship baseball teams.
Personal
Born May 31, 1984 ... Parents are Stephen and Brenda Dessauer ... Brothers Mikey and Stephen attended LSU ... Majoring in kinesiology.
Dessauer’s Career Statistics
Singles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 125 SEC DUAL
W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2004-05 14 7 .667 0 1 .000 0 1 .000
2005-06 5 8 .385 0 1 .000 1 4 .200
2006-07 23 10 .697 3 4 .429 7 3 .700
Fall 2007 5 5 .500 0 1 .000 - - --
Totals 47 30 .610 3 7 .300 8 8 .500
Doubles
YEAR OVERALL VS. TOP 60 SEC DUAL
W L PCT. W L PCT. W L PCT
2004-05 3 6 .333 - - -- - - --
2005-06 3 1 .750 0 1 .000 - - --
2006-07 23 13 .639 0 2 .000 7 4 .636
Fall 2007 4 4 .500 - - -- - - --
Totals 33 24 .579 0 3 .000 7 4 .636
