2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Salle, Fabien
Fabien Salle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Thonon-les-Bains, France
- Prev School:
- Arizona State
- High School:
- CNED
Bio
• NCAA Doubles All-American (2023 Quarterfinalist)
• All-ACC Doubles Second Team (2023)
• All-ACC Singles (Second Team 2021; Third Team 2023)
At Louisville
As a graduate student (2022-23):
• Paired with Natan Rodrigues to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, becoming the second pair in program history to earn All-America honors and the first since 2011.
• Stands tied for fifth on Louisville's all-time list for doubles wins in a season with a 31-12 record.
• Earned All-ACC second team honors in doubles with Natan Rodrigues
• Named to All-ACC singles third team
• Appeared in the ITA double rankings with Natan Rodrigues 12 times throughout the season reaching as high as No. 9 on Nov. 16 and then finishing the year at No. 9.
• Posted a 28-10 overall singles record with a 16-6 mark in dual matches, playing primarily at No. 3. Registered an 8-3 record against ACC opponents.
• Earned a career-high national singles ranking at No. 26 on Feb. 8. and was in the ITA top 60 singles rankings 13 times thoughout the season.
• Salle and Rodrigues were named the ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week on March 14.
• Secured both the ITA Ohio Valley Regional singles and doubles (with Rodrigues) championships.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• ITA Scholar Athlete
At Arizona State
As a senior (2021-22):
• Named one of two team captains for the Sun Devils
• Ranked as high as No. 52 in singles and No. 29 in doubles ITA rankings
• Competed with McKennon at the ITA Men's All-American Championship in the fall where the duo took down No. 38 Julian Steinhauser and Hunter Allen
• Appeared in nine singles matches and five doubles matches in the fall, earning four singles victories and three doubles victories
• Started the spring season ranked as the 42nd double pair in the nation (ITA) alongside Max McKennon
At Louisville:
As a junior (2020-21):
• Earned Second Team All-ACC honors
• Finished the season with a 13-2 overall record in dual match play and went 7-0 against ACC opponents, while playing mostly at No. 2
• Ended the season on a five-match winning streak
• Was ranked five times in the ITA Top 125 for singles with the highest ranking at No. 57
• ACC Player of the Week on March 3
• Named ACC Doubles Team of the Week with Matthew Fung on March 19
• Tabbed ITA UTR National Player of the Week on March 19
• The pair appeared in the ITA doubles rankings seven times, reaching as high as No. 45 and finishing the season at No. 5
• Won back-to-back matches against the No. 103 (Clemson 6-3, 6-4) and No. 24 (No. 32 Georgia Tech 6-4, 7-5) ranked players
• Helped push the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over Florida State on March 28, with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Seminoles on court two, to clinch the match
• Selected to the ACC All-Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
As a sophomore (2019-20):
• Posted a 13-9 overall singles record in the shortened season
• Led the team with a 7-1 mark in dual matches playing at the No. 3 position
• Defeated Virginia’s Matthew Lord at No. 3 to help the Cardinals upset No. 10 Virginia in their ACC opener (1/18)
• Picked up singles a win against No. 111-ranked Ryan Dickerson to register Louisville’s lone point against No. 5 Baylor
• Also recorded dual match singles wins over players from Dayton, Bellarmine, Oregon, Boston College, and Cleveland State
• Reached the flight ‘A’ finals of the Purdue Invitational
• Totaled 17 doubles victories, tied with Sergio Hernandez for the team lead
• Paired with Hernandez to go 13-2 in doubles
• The duo of Salle and Hernandez won the ‘A’ doubles flight at the Purdue Invitational and reached the doubles finals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a freshman (2018-19):
• Tallied the second-best dual match singles record on the team with a mark of 15-9, playing primarily at No. 3 and No. 4
• Registered a victory over No. 81 Bojan Jankulvski in the Cards’ 4-0 upset of No. 22 Miami
• Held the Cards’ top doubles record in dual match play with 14 wins
• Teamed with Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action
• Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Morin-Kougoucheff twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2
• Combined with Morin-Kougoucheff to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament
• Posted singles wins over players from Tennessee Tech, Belmont, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast, and Kentucky in the fall
• Teamed with Federico Gomez, Clement Filho, and Fredrik Moe for six doubles victories in the fall
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
Prep:
• Carried a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Junior ranking of 13 after collecting several qualification round wins in ITF Pro Futures tournaments
• Advanced to the singles semifinals of the SEB Outdoor Open in Sweden
• Was a doubles quarterfinalist in the F37 Pro-Futures in Cuevas Del Almanzora, Spain.
Personal:
• Full name is Fabien Salle
• Nickname is Fab
• Birthdate is August 19, 1999
• Son of Hugues and Florence
• Has a sister, Helena
• Majoring in finance
• Post college ambition is to play professionally
• Proudest moment of his life was graduating high school
• Greatest accomplishment has been studying abroad
• Favorite athlete is Roger Federer
• Credits his parents with having the greatest influence on his athletic career
• Completing his Master of Science in Business Analytics, slated to graduate in August
• All-ACC Doubles Second Team (2023)
• All-ACC Singles (Second Team 2021; Third Team 2023)
At Louisville
As a graduate student (2022-23):
• Paired with Natan Rodrigues to reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, becoming the second pair in program history to earn All-America honors and the first since 2011.
• Stands tied for fifth on Louisville's all-time list for doubles wins in a season with a 31-12 record.
• Earned All-ACC second team honors in doubles with Natan Rodrigues
• Named to All-ACC singles third team
• Appeared in the ITA double rankings with Natan Rodrigues 12 times throughout the season reaching as high as No. 9 on Nov. 16 and then finishing the year at No. 9.
• Posted a 28-10 overall singles record with a 16-6 mark in dual matches, playing primarily at No. 3. Registered an 8-3 record against ACC opponents.
• Earned a career-high national singles ranking at No. 26 on Feb. 8. and was in the ITA top 60 singles rankings 13 times thoughout the season.
• Salle and Rodrigues were named the ACC Co-Doubles Team of the Week on March 14.
• Secured both the ITA Ohio Valley Regional singles and doubles (with Rodrigues) championships.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• ITA Scholar Athlete
At Arizona State
As a senior (2021-22):
• Named one of two team captains for the Sun Devils
• Ranked as high as No. 52 in singles and No. 29 in doubles ITA rankings
• Competed with McKennon at the ITA Men's All-American Championship in the fall where the duo took down No. 38 Julian Steinhauser and Hunter Allen
• Appeared in nine singles matches and five doubles matches in the fall, earning four singles victories and three doubles victories
• Started the spring season ranked as the 42nd double pair in the nation (ITA) alongside Max McKennon
At Louisville:
As a junior (2020-21):
• Earned Second Team All-ACC honors
• Finished the season with a 13-2 overall record in dual match play and went 7-0 against ACC opponents, while playing mostly at No. 2
• Ended the season on a five-match winning streak
• Was ranked five times in the ITA Top 125 for singles with the highest ranking at No. 57
• ACC Player of the Week on March 3
• Named ACC Doubles Team of the Week with Matthew Fung on March 19
• Tabbed ITA UTR National Player of the Week on March 19
• The pair appeared in the ITA doubles rankings seven times, reaching as high as No. 45 and finishing the season at No. 5
• Won back-to-back matches against the No. 103 (Clemson 6-3, 6-4) and No. 24 (No. 32 Georgia Tech 6-4, 7-5) ranked players
• Helped push the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over Florida State on March 28, with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Seminoles on court two, to clinch the match
• Selected to the ACC All-Academic Team
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
As a sophomore (2019-20):
• Posted a 13-9 overall singles record in the shortened season
• Led the team with a 7-1 mark in dual matches playing at the No. 3 position
• Defeated Virginia’s Matthew Lord at No. 3 to help the Cardinals upset No. 10 Virginia in their ACC opener (1/18)
• Picked up singles a win against No. 111-ranked Ryan Dickerson to register Louisville’s lone point against No. 5 Baylor
• Also recorded dual match singles wins over players from Dayton, Bellarmine, Oregon, Boston College, and Cleveland State
• Reached the flight ‘A’ finals of the Purdue Invitational
• Totaled 17 doubles victories, tied with Sergio Hernandez for the team lead
• Paired with Hernandez to go 13-2 in doubles
• The duo of Salle and Hernandez won the ‘A’ doubles flight at the Purdue Invitational and reached the doubles finals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a freshman (2018-19):
• Tallied the second-best dual match singles record on the team with a mark of 15-9, playing primarily at No. 3 and No. 4
• Registered a victory over No. 81 Bojan Jankulvski in the Cards’ 4-0 upset of No. 22 Miami
• Held the Cards’ top doubles record in dual match play with 14 wins
• Teamed with Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action
• Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Morin-Kougoucheff twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2
• Combined with Morin-Kougoucheff to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament
• Posted singles wins over players from Tennessee Tech, Belmont, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast, and Kentucky in the fall
• Teamed with Federico Gomez, Clement Filho, and Fredrik Moe for six doubles victories in the fall
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
Prep:
• Carried a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Junior ranking of 13 after collecting several qualification round wins in ITF Pro Futures tournaments
• Advanced to the singles semifinals of the SEB Outdoor Open in Sweden
• Was a doubles quarterfinalist in the F37 Pro-Futures in Cuevas Del Almanzora, Spain.
Personal:
• Full name is Fabien Salle
• Nickname is Fab
• Birthdate is August 19, 1999
• Son of Hugues and Florence
• Has a sister, Helena
• Majoring in finance
• Post college ambition is to play professionally
• Proudest moment of his life was graduating high school
• Greatest accomplishment has been studying abroad
• Favorite athlete is Roger Federer
• Credits his parents with having the greatest influence on his athletic career
• Completing his Master of Science in Business Analytics, slated to graduate in August
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