2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Ephron, Chris
Chris Ephron
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- High School:
- Pensacola Catholic
Bio
2021: 9-7 in singles (four unfinished) … 14-5 in doubles (two unfinished) ... Defeated three straight opponents at No. 3 singles with a ranked win over 32nd-ranked Iowa … Won four straight singles, only dropping two sets in the process … Posted a dominant 11-win doubles streak, collecting ranked wins over Iowa, Michigan, and Illinois twice with Dominik Stary … Won doubles matchup in first round of the NCAA Tournament over UCLA (5/8).
2019-20: Won against Illinois State in the No.2 spot for doubles (1/15) … Won in the No. 5 spot for singles and No. 2 spot for doubles against Memphis (1/19) ... Earned a 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles spot against Louisville alongside Dominik Stary (1/31) ... Secured a 6-2, 6-1 win against Kentucky in the No. 5 singles spot (2/7) ... Clinched the match against Vanderbilt with a win in the No. 4 singles spot (2/21) ... Defeated Harvard in the No. 2 doubles spot (2/23) ... Recorded win against Notre Dame in the No. 5 singles spot while clinching 6-3 victory in No. 2 doubles. (3/8) ... Notched victory in No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles against UIC (3/8)
2018-19: Appeared at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 in the singles lineup and No. 2 and No. 3 in the dual campaign… Recorded wins in the dual campaign in a doubleheader against Duke and Chicago State (2/3)... Swept doubles matches in straight sets against Harvard (2/9) and Purdue (2/10) … Won at No. 3 spot in singles against Chicago State (2/10) … Won at the No. 4 singles spot and the No. 2 doubles spot against Ball State, and recorded two more wins at the No. 3 spot in both lineups against UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and appeared at the No. 4 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and won at the No. 4 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) … Appeared at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and won at the No. 3 singles spot against UIC (3/10) … Won in straight sets at No. 3 singles against Iowa (3/30) and Nebraska (3/31), also winning at No. 1 doubles during that match … Won at No. 1 doubles and appeared at No. 3 singles at No. 20 Michigan … Picked up clinching win against Michigan state at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles [4/7] … Appeared at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles against No. 2 Ohio State [4/12] … Won in three sets at No. 4 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles against Penn State [4/14] … Notched victory at Wisconsin at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles [4/19] … Won at No. 1 doubles and clinched at No. 3 singles against Minnesota [4/21] … Picked up straight set win at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles against Purdue [4/25]...Has won 11 of 13 matches at the No. 3 singles spot ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Played No. 3 doubles throughout the dual campaign ... Made twelve appearances in dual singles competition, winning over half ... Finished tied for fourth on the team with seven dual wins despite not appearing in all matches ... Compiled an impressive 7-4 record at the No. 6 singles spot ... Went undefeated for 10 consecutive matches from 2/18 - 4/15.
2016-17: Played at No. 3 doubles throughout most of his freshman season ... racked up 13 wins in that position and 17 overall ... Posted a 6-3 record in singles during the fall campaign.
High School: ATP world doubles ranking of 1417 … Ranked No. 43 in the U.S. by tennisrecruiting.net … Winner of multiple national doubles titles … Won the Florida state title in singles and doubles in 2015 and made the state finals in 2014 … All-Sport Pensacola Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … Named to high school’s Honor Roll … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Christopher Gene Ephron … Son of Paul and Jeanie Ephron … Uncle was a college basketball All-American … Cousin is training for Olympic water polo team … Has trained with Northwestern great Todd Martin … Major is Neuroscience.
2019-20: Won against Illinois State in the No.2 spot for doubles (1/15) … Won in the No. 5 spot for singles and No. 2 spot for doubles against Memphis (1/19) ... Earned a 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles spot against Louisville alongside Dominik Stary (1/31) ... Secured a 6-2, 6-1 win against Kentucky in the No. 5 singles spot (2/7) ... Clinched the match against Vanderbilt with a win in the No. 4 singles spot (2/21) ... Defeated Harvard in the No. 2 doubles spot (2/23) ... Recorded win against Notre Dame in the No. 5 singles spot while clinching 6-3 victory in No. 2 doubles. (3/8) ... Notched victory in No. 4 singles and No. 1 doubles against UIC (3/8)
2018-19: Appeared at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 in the singles lineup and No. 2 and No. 3 in the dual campaign… Recorded wins in the dual campaign in a doubleheader against Duke and Chicago State (2/3)... Swept doubles matches in straight sets against Harvard (2/9) and Purdue (2/10) … Won at No. 3 spot in singles against Chicago State (2/10) … Won at the No. 4 singles spot and the No. 2 doubles spot against Ball State, and recorded two more wins at the No. 3 spot in both lineups against UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Appeared at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Won at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and appeared at the No. 4 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 2 doubles spot and No. 4 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and won at the No. 4 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) … Appeared at the No. 2 spot in the doubles lineup and won at the No. 3 singles spot against UIC (3/10) … Won in straight sets at No. 3 singles against Iowa (3/30) and Nebraska (3/31), also winning at No. 1 doubles during that match … Won at No. 1 doubles and appeared at No. 3 singles at No. 20 Michigan … Picked up clinching win against Michigan state at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles [4/7] … Appeared at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles against No. 2 Ohio State [4/12] … Won in three sets at No. 4 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles against Penn State [4/14] … Notched victory at Wisconsin at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles [4/19] … Won at No. 1 doubles and clinched at No. 3 singles against Minnesota [4/21] … Picked up straight set win at No. 3 singles and appeared at No. 1 doubles against Purdue [4/25]...Has won 11 of 13 matches at the No. 3 singles spot ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Played No. 3 doubles throughout the dual campaign ... Made twelve appearances in dual singles competition, winning over half ... Finished tied for fourth on the team with seven dual wins despite not appearing in all matches ... Compiled an impressive 7-4 record at the No. 6 singles spot ... Went undefeated for 10 consecutive matches from 2/18 - 4/15.
2016-17: Played at No. 3 doubles throughout most of his freshman season ... racked up 13 wins in that position and 17 overall ... Posted a 6-3 record in singles during the fall campaign.
High School: ATP world doubles ranking of 1417 … Ranked No. 43 in the U.S. by tennisrecruiting.net … Winner of multiple national doubles titles … Won the Florida state title in singles and doubles in 2015 and made the state finals in 2014 … All-Sport Pensacola Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … Named to high school’s Honor Roll … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Christopher Gene Ephron … Son of Paul and Jeanie Ephron … Uncle was a college basketball All-American … Cousin is training for Olympic water polo team … Has trained with Northwestern great Todd Martin … Major is Neuroscience.
Ephron's Stats
SINGLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 6-3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-18 | 14-7 | 7-5 | 7-2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0-1 | 7-4 |
| 2018-19 | 14-11 | 14-11 | --- | 7-4 | --- | 10-2 | 2-7 | 2-2 | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 9-6 | 9-6 | --- | 9-4 | --- | --- | 4-4 | 5-2 | --- | --- |
| Career | 43-27 | 30-22 | 13-5 | 16-8 | --- | 10-2 | 6-11 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 7-4 |
DOUBLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 17-14 | 14-12 | 3-2 | 5-4 | --- | 1-0 | 13-12 |
| 2017-18 | 12-11 | 10-8 | 2-3 | --- | --- | --- | 10-8 |
| 2018-19 | 10-10 | 10-10 | --- | 4-4 | 3-4 | --- | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-5 | 15-5 | --- | 13-4 | --- | 15-5 | --- |
| Career | 54-40 | 48-36 | 5-5 | 22-12 | 3-4 | 16-5 | 23-20 |
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