Mackenzie McDonald
| School: |
UCLA |
| Year: |
Freshman |
| Home Town: |
Piedmont |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
K-12 International |
| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Sunday, April 16, 1995 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
8-2 |
| Doubles Record: |
5-6 |
Listed as the No. 1 player coming into college according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ... Captured the Costa Mesa Pro Tennis Classic in September with Bruin teammate Marcos Giron.
High School/Juniors - Played extensively on the ITF Junior Circuit prior to arriving at UCLA ... Climbed as high as No. 12 in the ITF World Junior Rankings (April of 2012) ... Participated in all four of the Junior Grand Slams ... Best Grand Slam singles result came at the 2012 Australian Open where he reached the semifinals ... Also reached the round of 16 in singles at the 2013 U.S. Open ... Best doubles result came at the 2012 U.S. Open where he reached the quarterfinals (w/Mitchell Krueger) ... Captured the 18s singles title at the 2012 Easter Bowl ... Doubles champion (w/Trey Strobel) at the 2012 International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. ... Finalist in doubles (w/JC Aragone) at the 2012 Easter Bowl ... Ranked as high as No. 1 according to the USTA ... Captured a total of eight USTA Gold Balls ... Also has one Silver Ball (2nd place) and two Bronze Balls (3rd place) ... Became the first unranked player in history to qualify for an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event when he qualified in Cincinnati in the summer of 2013 ... Beat 100th-ranked American - and two-time NCAA Singles Champion - Steve Johnson 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying ... Went on to beat No. 77 Nicolas Mahut of France in three sets to qualify ... Fell to Belgium's David Goffin in the opening round ... Played two seasons of high school tennis for Piedmont High School.
Personal - Full name is Michael Mackenzie Lowe McDonald ... Born on April 16, 1995 in Berkeley, Calif. ... Parents are Michael and Vivian ... Older sister Dana is a member of the UCLA gymnastics team ... Admires Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer and John Wooden ... Lists qualifying for the Western & Southern Open, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, as his biggest athletic thrill ... Grandfather, father, uncle and sister have all attended UCLA.
