Matt Christian

Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Troy, Mich.
High School:
Brother Rice

2006-07: Compiled a 10-17 overall singles record, 9-15 in duals and 4-6 in Big Ten play ... Mostly played No. 3 and No. 4 singles, posting 4-11 and 5-3 records, respectively ... Went 0-1 at No. 5 singles ... Put together a three-match winning streak from 1/12 to 1/19 ... Partnered with Willy Lock to anchor the No. 1 doubles spot, going 10-12 in duals and 3-7 in Big Ten play ... Went 3-1 at No. 2 doubles with Lock... Ranked as high as No. 27 nationally and No. 6 regionally in doubles, with a win over the No. 23 ranked team of Nolan Polley and Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin ... Posted 6-2 record in doubles and went 1-2 in singles in the fall ... Advanced to the second round of the ITA All-American Championships with partner Willy Lock ... Doubles team won three matches to qualify for the main draw ... Played in the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships with Lock ... Defeated No. 13 seed Raoul Shwark at Big Ten Singles Championships ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2005-06: Went 6-12 overall in singles, including a 2-7 dual and 0-3 Big Ten mark ... Qualified as an alternate for the NCAA doubles championships ... Saw most of his action in doubles, where he played No. 1 alongside Adam Schaechterle ... Had an 11-8 record with Schaechterle at No. 1 and went 13-9 overall with him ... Went 13-11 overall in doubles ... With Schaechterle, beat eventual national champions Kevin Anderson and G.D. Rowe of Illinois (4/16), the only loss of the duo's season ... In the fall, went 4-4 overall in singles ... Recorded a 2-2 doubles record ... Advanced to the singles round of 32 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ... Advanced to the round of 32 at the Big Ten Indoor Singles Championships ... Went 2-2 in singles at the Tom Fallon Invitational ... Posted a 2-1 doubles record alongside Adam Schaechterle, a team best ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2004-05: 13-17 overall, 11-13 dual, 6-4 Big Ten singles ... Big Ten singles record was third best on team ... Solid at the No. 6 position, going 8-9 on the year ... Went an even at 1-1 at No. 4 position ... Had five different doubles partners during the season, compiling a 7-9 total record ... went 3-0 in doubles at No. 3 position with partners Jamie Friedland and Christian Tempke ... Posted 11 dual victories, good for third best on team .. In the fall, recorded a 2-4 singles record ... Advanced to quarterfinals of ITA Midwest Regional in doubles with Adam Schaechterle ... Posted team's best doubles record of 4-2 alongside Schaechterle.

2003-04: Compiled a 16-10 singles record, including an 11-7 record in dual play and a 4-4 record in Big Ten action ... Was 0-2 in doubles at Big Ten Championship ... Went on a four-match winning streak from 2/28 to 4/3 ... Played mostly at No. 5 position in singles but won lone appearance at No. 3 (2/18 vs. DePaul) ... Went 16-11 in doubles competition, including 13-10 in dual action and 4-7 in the Big Ten ... Had most success with partner Adam Schaechterle with an 8-6 record.

High School: Ranked in the top 30 by USTA (Boys 18) in 2002 ... Four-time all-state in tennis ... Member of All-America team as a senior ... Finalist for Michigan High School Athlete of the Year in 2003 ... Won individual state championship four times ... Only lost one match in entire high school career ... Team won state championship twice and was runner-up twice ... National Honor Society member ... Three-time Knights of Columbus Scholar ... Earned Academic All-Catholic honors twice ... Class valedictorian.

Personal: Born Matthew William Christian on 1/23/85 ... Son of James and Twila Christian ... Majoring in biological sciences ... Plans to attend medical school.

Singles Record