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University of California, Santa Barbara

2016-17 Men's Tennis

Morgan Mays

  • Height 5-11
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Malibu, Calif.
  • High School University of Indiana Online HS

Biography

2016-17: Big West Player of the Year...Won UC Santa Barbara Classic in singles...Southwest Regional Doubles champion with Simon Freund... Ranked as high as No. 96 in singles and No. 6 in doubles...Beat Julian Cash and Arjun Kadhe while they were ranked the No. 1 doubles team in the nation at National Indoors in Fall 2016...Arthur Ashe Sportmanship Award winner for Southwest Region...Captain of Big West Championship Team achieving high team ranking of No. 27 in the country.

2015-16: Morgan Mays posted an overall singles record of 17-11, 13-9 in dual math play. Although he played 5 matches in the No. 1 spot, he primarily held the No. 3 spot. He posted an overall doubles record of 10-3, playing mostly with Andrew Riminton. Recieved All Conference First Team Singles and Honorable Mention in Doubles in the Big West Conference.

2014-2015: In the 2014-2015 season Morgan Mays posted an overall singles record of 19-15, 13-10 in dual match play. Although Mays did play four matches on the No. 1 court, he primarily held the No. 2 or No. 3 spots for the Gauchos and posted the team best record at the third spot going 6-2 overall. He posted an overall doubles record of 15-13, playing mostly with Andrew Riminton.

PRIOR TO UC SANTA BARBARA: Morgan Mays played primarily at the No. 6 position as a freshman at Wake Forest.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended University of Indiana Online High School.

JUNIOR: Mays' career-high ITF Junior ranking was No. 157 in the world...Has been ranked in the top-10 nationally in his age division throughout his junior career...Won three ITF junior singles titles and one doubles title...Reached the semifinals of the 16 and under National Clay Court Championships and the quarterfinals of the 16 and under National Hard Court Championships.

PERSONAL: Born in Malibu, CA...Son of Jodi and J. Mays...Majors in Film and Media Studies...Speaks English and is conversational in German...Lists winning three straight ITF juniors events in 2009 as his most memorable sports moments...Cheers for the L.A. Lakers and the Detroit Lions...Hobbies include snow boarding, basketball, surfing, sailing, and music...Lists Inception, The Batman Trilogy, and Caddyshack as his favorite movies...Names Rafael Nadal and Kobe Bryant as his favorite athletes.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    5'11" 165 lbs