Player Bio: Ari Strasberg - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Tennis
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Washington:
Three-year letterwinner … tied for fifth place on UW's all-time list for wins in a season with 27 …ranked 18th with Alex Vlaski in preseason national doubles ranking.
2001-02 (Junior):
Ended the season with a No. 48 final doubles ranking with Alex Vlaski…paired with Vlaski to pull an 8-6 upset over No. 2 Scott Lipsky and David Martin in UW's team upset of fifth-seeded Stanford in the NCAA Regional Final…posted 9-13 singles record, including a 7-11 dual mark…played in the No. 3 and 4 singles spots…compiled 15-2 doubles record, including a 5-7 mark with Vlaski at No. 1…also played with Peter Scharler in the No. 2 and 3 doubles spots…First-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection.
2000-01 (Sophomore):
Played in the No. 3,4,5 and 6 positions … tallied a record of 17-5 in singles dual matches and 27-8 overall … went undefeated when playing in the No. 3,4 and 6 spots … boasted a 10-match win streak (Feb. 24-Apr. 7) … won 14 of his last 16 matches … had one win over a ranked opponent … 26 of his 35 opponents were defeated in two sets … tallied a 21-16 doubles record … teamed with Ruby for an overall record of 18-14 … the duo advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-10 Championships with two upsets over ranked opponents… defeated Ansari/Scott (43) of Stanford, 8-2 in the quarterfinals … earned second team All-Academic Pac-10 honors.
1999-00 (Freshman):
Competed at the No. 2, 3, and 4 singles spots and posted a 14-9 overall record...Teamed with Nick Quatrochi in doubles play and earned an overall record of 5-7 at the No. 1 and 2 spots...Posted six-match win streak (March 4-31).
Juniors/High School:
1996 Israeli junior national champion...1999 Isreali army national tennis champion.
Personal:
Ari Strasberg … born July 15, 1978 in Chicago, Ill. … son of Boris and Cecile Strasberg … father is a doctor and mother is an English teacher … has one younger brother, Mickey (20) and one younger sister, Shelly (12).
YEAR SINGLES(dual/overall) DOUBLES(dual/overall) 1999-00 14-9/14-9 9-13/10-14 2000-01 17-5/27-8 13-12/21-16 2001-02 7-11/9-13 13-10/15-12 Career 38-25 / 50-30 35-35/46-42
