Alex Gornet

Photo by: Mike DeZarn

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
St. Xavier

• 2016 ACC Third Team Selection
• Ranked 10^th on UofL’s list for career singles wins (96)
• 2016 Team co-captain

As a senior (2015-16): Named to the All-ACC third team... Posted a 21 singles win and 16 double victories while playing at No. 1 in both for the Cardinals… Ranked as high as No. 108 in singles… Finished his career ranked 10^th on UofL’s list for career singles wins (96)… Tallied 16 doubles wins including 11 victories in dual matches while playing mostly at Nos. 1 or 2… Concluded the season ranked 18^th in the Ohio Valley Region in singles and ninth in doubles with Jeffrey Brown… Entered the preseason tied for No. 35 in the ITA preseason doubles rankings with Jeffrey Brown… Appeared in the doubles rankings twice more during the season (57 and 81)… Advanced to the singles semifinals of the ITA/Ohio Valley Regional… Won the Blue Division singles consolation draw of the Duke James Bonk Invitational… Gornet and Brown reached the semifinals of the Collegiate Clay Court Invitational… Gornet and Brown advanced to the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional and the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Classic… The duo also advanced to the ITA All-American consolation semifinals… Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council… Named to ACC All-Academic Team... Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors... ITA Scholar Athlete... Named to the Athletic Director's honor roll in the fall and spring.
As a junior (2014-15): Registered a 25-13 overall record in singles… Went 15-9 in dual matches playing mostly at Nos. 2 and 3… Compiled a 22-9 mark in doubles with a 17-3 record in dual matches playing mostly at No. 1… The duo of Gornet and Jeffrey Brown posted a 16-5 record and appeared in the ITA national doubles rankings six times, reaching as high as No. 56… Advanced to the third round of the ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying Draw… Reached the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Regional Championships… All-ACC Academic Team selection… Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
As a sophomore (2013-14): Registered a 26-7 singles record…Compiled a 16-4 record in dual matches playing mostly at Nos. 3 and 4...Had a record of 23-16 in doubles…Went 3-0 in singles in the Louisville Fall Invitational…Advanced to the round of 16 in the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals… Teamed with Albert Wagner, Amaury Derognat and Eric Bonfre to go 5-4 in doubles… The duo of Gornet and Wagner won the UVA Ranked+1 Red Division title… CoSIDA/ Capital One Academic At-Large District IV team… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring… Dean’s Scholar in the fall… Dean’s List in the spring… ITA Academic Scholar Athlete… Selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic team.
As a freshman (2012-13): Posted a team-best 24-10 record in singles... Went 14-6 in dual matches playing at Nos. 4, 5 and 6… Went 2-0 in singles in the BIG EAST Conference tournament… Reached the ‘A’ division finals of the Louisville Fall Invitational... Paired with Chris Simich, Albert Wagner and Michael Lippens for a 7-3 mark in doubles... Spent three weeks in the ITA doubles ranking with Albert Wagner, reaching as high as No. 31… Gornet and Simich advanced to the ‘A’ championship match of the Louisville Fall Invitational... The duo of Gornet and Wagner reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll and was a Dean’s Scholar in the fall and spring… Earned Red & Black Scholar honors in the fall and spring… ITA Scholar Athlete.
High School/Juniors: Four-time All-State selection... Reached the singles finals of the state high school championship in 2011 and 2012... State doubles champion in 2009... Ranked No. 64 the United States junior rankings and No. 7 in the Southern USA region... Went undefeated at the Southern States Team Cup and reached the finals of the Southern Designated in Memphis… Semifinalist of the USTA Birmingham Regional and the Southern Designated in Baton Rouge... Advanced to the third round of doubles of 2012 USTA National Clay Court Championship with Jeffrey Brown... Finished runner-up in the Southern USA Indoor Championships... Reached consolation round of 16 in the Southern USA Junior Championships.
Personal: Full name is Alexander James Gornet… Nickname is Alex or AG… Son of Judie Parks-Gornet and Tim Gornet… Birthdate is July 2, 1994… Major is chemistry... Has two brothers: Austin and Ben… Post college ambition is to play professional tennis, return to get a master’s degree and enter into biochemical or 3D printing related field... His father played tennis at UofL from 1982-86… Items on his bucket list include heliboarding in Alaska with his dad and brothers and visiting past teammates in Europe and around the world and visiting all the national parks.