2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster

Michael Genender

Michael Genender

  • Class
    Junior
  • Height
    6-1
  • Weight
    170
  • Hometown
    Los Angeles, Calif.
  • High School
    Harvard-Westlake
  • Major
    Science, Technology & Society

Biography

2016-17 (Sophomore)

  • Was the clincher in an upset of No. 6 Cal with a win over No. 109 Filip Bergevi (Mar. 7)
  • ITA All-Academic Team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Team
  • Teamed up with Sameer Kumar in doubles for a 14-10 overall record and 12-8 in duals


2015-16 (Freshman)

  • 14-12 overall, 8-8 in duals, played in every position except No. 1
  • Provided two clinching points against Santa Clara and Nevada
  • Went 1-4 against nationally-ranked opponents
  • 1-4 in three-set matches
  • Highest-ranked opponent defeated was No. 25 Herkko Pollanen of Ohio State
  • Went 4-3 in doubles play


Prior to Stanford

• 2015 graduate of Harvard Westlake

• Helped lead his team to the CIF SS D1 Final in 2014 & 2015

• 2014 CIF Individual Singles Champion

• 2014 ITF Easter Bowl Quarterfinalist

• 2015 Ojai CIF Single Champion

• 2015 Southern California Men’s Open Sectional Champion

• Ranked No. 1 in Southern California in the 12, 14, 16 and 18 and under divisions

• Received 2015 Harvard Westlake’s Lee Carson Award for Athletics

Personal

 Parents are Mark and Ellen

• Has two sisters, Lauren and Sophia

• Mother competed in tennis at Penn and father played golf at Princeton

• Avid Dallas sports fan of the Mavericks and Cowboys


Singles

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Overall Dual
2015-16 - 0-2 1-2 1-0 4-2 2-2 14-12 8-8
2016-17 - 3-0 3-4 0-4 - - 9-10 6-8
TOTALS - 3-2 4-6 1-4 4-2 2-2 23-22 14-16

Doubles
Year 1 2 3 Overall Dual
2015-16 - - 1-0 4-3 1-0
2016-17 - 13-8 1-2 17-13 14-10
TOTALS - 13-8 2-2 21-16 15-10