2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Wesbrooks, Alex
Alex Wesbrooks
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- St. Xavier
Bio
• 2019-23 Team Captain
Career Records:
As a graduate senior (2022-23):
• Teamed with Etienne Donne, Andre' Steinbach, Matthew Fung, David Mizrahi,and Will Mayew to produce 10 doubles wins despite battling a late-season injury
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• ITA Scholar Athlete
As a senior (2021-22):
• Competed in 20 doubles matches in the regular season
• Was paired in doubles with Etienne Donnet, Sergio Hernandez, and Matthew Fung throughout the season and finished with a 9-11 record in doubles play.
• Paired with Sergio Hernandez, Josh Howard-Tripp, and Kyle Tang in doubles matches and finished with a doubles record of 8-11
• Best doubles win came on the road against No. 17 Duke where he and Matthew Fung won 6-2 at the No. 3 spot in the Cardinals’ road upset.
As a junior (2020-2021):
• Competed in eight singles matches
• Finished the season 2-3 in single dual match play, splitting time between courts five and six
• Paired with Sergio Hernandez, Josh Howard-Tripp, and Kyle Tang in doubles matches and finished with a doubles record of 8-11
• Best doubles win came against No. 19 Kentucky on Feb. 14, when Wesbrooks and Howard-Tripp defeated the Wildcats 6-4 on court three, helping the Cardinals win the doubles point in the match
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete.
As a sophomore (2019-20):
• Posted seven singles wins in the shortened season
• Went 3-0 in dual matches at the No. 6 spot with victories against players from Austin Peay, Cleveland State and Kennesaw State
• Named to the Bobby Bayliss Invitational All-Tournament team after going undefeated in the season-opening tournament
• Collected seven doubles wins
• Paired with Daniel Fainblum, Fabien Salle and Tin Chen to post doubles wins against Dayton, Oregon, Boston College and Kennesaw State
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete
As a freshman (2018-19):
• Posted a 2-3 mark in dual match singles action with victories over players from Austin Peay and Illinois State
• Tallied 10 doubles victories in dual match play, including a 5-3 mark alongside Federico Gomez at No. 2 and No. 3
• Led the team with eight singles wins in the fall
• Posted victories over players from Case Western, Michigan State, Dayton, Austin Peay, Campbellsville, Liberty and Louisiana Lafayette in fall action
• Teamed with Fredrik Moe, Clement Filho and Brandon Lancaster to tie for the team lead with six doubles victories in the fall
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar Athlete
Prep:
• Helped his high school to three straight Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) state titles
• Named Kentucky Mr. Tennis in 2018
• Two-time all-state selection
• Finished runner-up in the 2016 KHSAA singles championship and reached the semifinals in 2017
• Ranked in the top 100 and Reached as high as No. 47 according to Tennisrecruiting.net.
• Prior to moving to Louisville in 2015, he won several tournaments including a sectional
• In addition to his accomplishments on the high school and junior levels Wesbrooks and his father, Michael, teamed to win the 2016 USTA National Father & Son Clay Court Championships.
Personal:
• Has a sister, Camila, who plays tennis at the University of Arizona
• Both of his parents played tennis at LSU
• Completing his Master of Science in Business Analytics, slated to graduated in August
• His proudest moment was winning the Father-Son Nationals with his dad for the first time (they have now won six straight times)
• Greatest challenge he’s had to overcome was moving from Dallas to Louisville and having to start a new school
• Greatest accomplishment was being named Mr. Tennis Kentucky his senior year of high school
• Before every match he listens to music
• Speaks Spanish fluently
• Favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal
• Credits his parents and his uncle with having the most influence on his tennis career.
Career Records:
As a graduate senior (2022-23):
• Teamed with Etienne Donne, Andre' Steinbach, Matthew Fung, David Mizrahi,and Will Mayew to produce 10 doubles wins despite battling a late-season injury
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• ITA Scholar Athlete
As a senior (2021-22):
• Competed in 20 doubles matches in the regular season
• Was paired in doubles with Etienne Donnet, Sergio Hernandez, and Matthew Fung throughout the season and finished with a 9-11 record in doubles play.
• Paired with Sergio Hernandez, Josh Howard-Tripp, and Kyle Tang in doubles matches and finished with a doubles record of 8-11
• Best doubles win came on the road against No. 17 Duke where he and Matthew Fung won 6-2 at the No. 3 spot in the Cardinals’ road upset.
As a junior (2020-2021):
• Competed in eight singles matches
• Finished the season 2-3 in single dual match play, splitting time between courts five and six
• Paired with Sergio Hernandez, Josh Howard-Tripp, and Kyle Tang in doubles matches and finished with a doubles record of 8-11
• Best doubles win came against No. 19 Kentucky on Feb. 14, when Wesbrooks and Howard-Tripp defeated the Wildcats 6-4 on court three, helping the Cardinals win the doubles point in the match
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete.
As a sophomore (2019-20):
• Posted seven singles wins in the shortened season
• Went 3-0 in dual matches at the No. 6 spot with victories against players from Austin Peay, Cleveland State and Kennesaw State
• Named to the Bobby Bayliss Invitational All-Tournament team after going undefeated in the season-opening tournament
• Collected seven doubles wins
• Paired with Daniel Fainblum, Fabien Salle and Tin Chen to post doubles wins against Dayton, Oregon, Boston College and Kennesaw State
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete
As a freshman (2018-19):
• Posted a 2-3 mark in dual match singles action with victories over players from Austin Peay and Illinois State
• Tallied 10 doubles victories in dual match play, including a 5-3 mark alongside Federico Gomez at No. 2 and No. 3
• Led the team with eight singles wins in the fall
• Posted victories over players from Case Western, Michigan State, Dayton, Austin Peay, Campbellsville, Liberty and Louisiana Lafayette in fall action
• Teamed with Fredrik Moe, Clement Filho and Brandon Lancaster to tie for the team lead with six doubles victories in the fall
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and ITA Scholar Athlete
Prep:
• Helped his high school to three straight Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) state titles
• Named Kentucky Mr. Tennis in 2018
• Two-time all-state selection
• Finished runner-up in the 2016 KHSAA singles championship and reached the semifinals in 2017
• Ranked in the top 100 and Reached as high as No. 47 according to Tennisrecruiting.net.
• Prior to moving to Louisville in 2015, he won several tournaments including a sectional
• In addition to his accomplishments on the high school and junior levels Wesbrooks and his father, Michael, teamed to win the 2016 USTA National Father & Son Clay Court Championships.
Personal:
• Has a sister, Camila, who plays tennis at the University of Arizona
• Both of his parents played tennis at LSU
• Completing his Master of Science in Business Analytics, slated to graduated in August
• His proudest moment was winning the Father-Son Nationals with his dad for the first time (they have now won six straight times)
• Greatest challenge he’s had to overcome was moving from Dallas to Louisville and having to start a new school
• Greatest accomplishment was being named Mr. Tennis Kentucky his senior year of high school
• Before every match he listens to music
• Speaks Spanish fluently
• Favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal
• Credits his parents and his uncle with having the most influence on his tennis career.
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