2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Morin-Kougoucheff, Christopher
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Capbreton, France
Bio
Two-Time All-ACC Second Team Selection (2017, 2018)
All-ACC Third Team Selection (2019)
Team co-captain (2017, 2018, 2019)
2018 Team Captain
2018 NCAA Championship Singles and Doubles Participant
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As a senior (2018-19): Returned from injury to post seven singles victories in dual match action, playing primarily at No. 1… Recorded two wins over nationally ranked players from Virginia Tech and Miami… Earned the No. 115 singles ranking in the ITA National Rankings on April 2… Teamed with Fabien Salle for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action… Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Salle twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2... Combined with Salle to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament… Secured a spot on the All-ACC third team, becoming the first Cardinal to earn All-ACC accolades on three different occasions…Battled injury throughout the fall, but recovered to post a 4-0 singles record… Captured the singles title of the Louisville Fall Invitational… Ranked No. 36 in the ITA preseason singles rankings.
As a junior (2017-18): Earned All-ACC second team honors...Participated in the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship... Tied for team lead with 16 dual match singles wins, playing primarily at No. 1... Was nationally-ranked in singles six times reaching as high as No. 53 (April 17), finished the season at No. 69 nationally and No. 7 in the Ohio Valley Region... Posted a 7-2 record against other nationally-ranked competitors... Selected for NCAA Doubles Championship with Parker Wynn... Morin-Kougoucheff and Wynn compiled a 27-10 overall mark and went15-5 record in dual match play. They were ranked 10 times throughout the season, reaching as high as No. 6 following fall action and finished the season at No. 25. They were No. 5 in the final Ohio Valley Region rankings... Claimed the Ohio Valley Regional Championship alongside Parker Wynn in doubles... Named ACC Co-Tennis Player of the Week after downing two nationally-ranked competitors and helping the Cards go 3-0 over the course of a weekend... Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll... ITA Scholar Athlete.
As a sophomore (2016-17): All-ACC Second Team Selection… Team captain… Was nationally-ranked in singles four times reaching as high as No. 111 (May 4)… Posted a 22-17 overall singles record with an 11-12 mark at No. 1…  Registered a 16-20 overall doubles record with 12 dual match victories… Named to ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a freshman (2015-16): Registered a 20-17 overall singles record with 12 dual match wins playing mostly at No. 2… Tied for third on the team with a 22-14 overall doubles record… Went 15-10 in dual matches while playing mostly at No. 2 … Won the Crimson Division singles consolation in the CCB Collegiate Invitational… Teamed with Sean Donohue for a runner-up finish in the Garnet Division at the Collegiate Clay Court Invitational… Paired with Brandon Lancaster to reach the finals of the Louisville Winter Invitational… ITA Scholar Athlete… Named to the ACC honor roll… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring.
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High School/Juniors: Played three years at Cypress Bay High School and helped his team to two state titles… Junior highlights include: winning the Palm Beach Junior Singles Championship and the Tri-Tennis Super Series… Registered singles wins over four players ranked in the top 66 according to Tennisrecruiting.net… Ranked No. 1 in France when he was 12… Was a top-five player in France at age 15… Defeated an ATP ranked player in singles…
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Personal: Full name is Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff … Born on September 3, 1997 in Capbreton, France…  Son of Guillaume Morin and Anne Morin Kougoucheff… Has four siblings: Edmee, Andrei, Ivan and Audelia…. His sister Edmee played tennis for the University of Kentucky and his brother Andrei plays tennis for Florida Atlantic… Majoring in finance… Post college ambition is to become a professional tennis player… Greatest challenge he has had to overcome was moving from France to Florida, especially since he didn’t speak one word of English… Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer.
All-ACC Third Team Selection (2019)
Team co-captain (2017, 2018, 2019)
2018 Team Captain
2018 NCAA Championship Singles and Doubles Participant
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As a senior (2018-19): Returned from injury to post seven singles victories in dual match action, playing primarily at No. 1… Recorded two wins over nationally ranked players from Virginia Tech and Miami… Earned the No. 115 singles ranking in the ITA National Rankings on April 2… Teamed with Fabien Salle for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action… Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Salle twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2... Combined with Salle to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament… Secured a spot on the All-ACC third team, becoming the first Cardinal to earn All-ACC accolades on three different occasions…Battled injury throughout the fall, but recovered to post a 4-0 singles record… Captured the singles title of the Louisville Fall Invitational… Ranked No. 36 in the ITA preseason singles rankings.
As a junior (2017-18): Earned All-ACC second team honors...Participated in the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship... Tied for team lead with 16 dual match singles wins, playing primarily at No. 1... Was nationally-ranked in singles six times reaching as high as No. 53 (April 17), finished the season at No. 69 nationally and No. 7 in the Ohio Valley Region... Posted a 7-2 record against other nationally-ranked competitors... Selected for NCAA Doubles Championship with Parker Wynn... Morin-Kougoucheff and Wynn compiled a 27-10 overall mark and went15-5 record in dual match play. They were ranked 10 times throughout the season, reaching as high as No. 6 following fall action and finished the season at No. 25. They were No. 5 in the final Ohio Valley Region rankings... Claimed the Ohio Valley Regional Championship alongside Parker Wynn in doubles... Named ACC Co-Tennis Player of the Week after downing two nationally-ranked competitors and helping the Cards go 3-0 over the course of a weekend... Earned ACC All-Academic Team honors... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll... ITA Scholar Athlete.
As a sophomore (2016-17): All-ACC Second Team Selection… Team captain… Was nationally-ranked in singles four times reaching as high as No. 111 (May 4)… Posted a 22-17 overall singles record with an 11-12 mark at No. 1…  Registered a 16-20 overall doubles record with 12 dual match victories… Named to ACC All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
As a freshman (2015-16): Registered a 20-17 overall singles record with 12 dual match wins playing mostly at No. 2… Tied for third on the team with a 22-14 overall doubles record… Went 15-10 in dual matches while playing mostly at No. 2 … Won the Crimson Division singles consolation in the CCB Collegiate Invitational… Teamed with Sean Donohue for a runner-up finish in the Garnet Division at the Collegiate Clay Court Invitational… Paired with Brandon Lancaster to reach the finals of the Louisville Winter Invitational… ITA Scholar Athlete… Named to the ACC honor roll… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall and spring.
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High School/Juniors: Played three years at Cypress Bay High School and helped his team to two state titles… Junior highlights include: winning the Palm Beach Junior Singles Championship and the Tri-Tennis Super Series… Registered singles wins over four players ranked in the top 66 according to Tennisrecruiting.net… Ranked No. 1 in France when he was 12… Was a top-five player in France at age 15… Defeated an ATP ranked player in singles…
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Personal: Full name is Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff … Born on September 3, 1997 in Capbreton, France…  Son of Guillaume Morin and Anne Morin Kougoucheff… Has four siblings: Edmee, Andrei, Ivan and Audelia…. His sister Edmee played tennis for the University of Kentucky and his brother Andrei plays tennis for Florida Atlantic… Majoring in finance… Post college ambition is to become a professional tennis player… Greatest challenge he has had to overcome was moving from France to Florida, especially since he didn’t speak one word of English… Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer.
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