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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Marcus Smith

Marcus Smith

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Queens, NY
  • High School:
    Cardozo

Summary

Biography

Team captain…2018-19: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team selection...Posted a 22-15 record in singles play...Ranked third on the team in wins...Was 13-7 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 flight...Competed at the ITA All-America Championships and was a main draw participant at the ITA Regional Championship...Won all three of his matches at the Farnsworth Invitational...Set a program single season record with 21 doubles wins (21-12) with Jan Leithner as his partner...Won the Fordham Quad doubles title and finished third at the Navy Fall Invitational...Was 23-15 in doubles play overall...Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...2017-18: Compiled an 18-12 singles record…Was 11-7 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 flight…Advanced to the A Singles Finals at the Bucknell Invitational…Was the A Singles Consolation Champion at the Hofstra Invitational…Competed at the ITA All-American Championships…Was selected to play in the ITA Northeast Regional Championship…Had a 14-8 overall doubles record…Was 13-8 with Jan Leithner as his partner…Team was 1-1 at No.1, 9-5 at No. 2 and 1-0 at No. 3…2016-17: Posted a 14-10 overall singles record including a 12-9 record at No. 1 singles…Was 2-1 in Colonial Athletic Association play…Advanced to the A singles final at the Hofstra Invitational…Recorded an 18-9 doubles record including a 14-7 mark with Jan Leithner at No. 2 doubles…Teamed with Leithner to win the A doubles consolation finals at the Hofstra Invitational…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2015-16: All-Colonial Athletic Association second team selection...Posted a 12-9 singles record...Tied with Niko Vulinovich for the team lead in singles wins...Was 11-6 in dual matches...Had a 10-6 mark at first singles and was 1-0 at second singles...Was 14-5 in doubles play, including 11-4 with Yahn Gawrit...Was 11-3 with Gawrit at second doubles...14 wins in doubles tied Vulinovich for team-high honors...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...High School/Personal: Played four years of tennis at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, New York...Team Most Valuable Player as a senior...Earned the PSAL Wingate Award in 2015 for Outstanding Performance in Varsity Athletics...Team captain...Competed at first singles for three seasons...Has one sister...Lists playing basketball as a hobby...Names Dirk Nowitzki and Roger Federer as his favorite athletes...Lists Metallica, U2, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple as his favorite bands...Started playing tennis at age 6...Also recruited by Old Dominion, Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Adelphi and Carnegie Mellon...Serves as a representative on Hofstra’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee…Served as a hitting partner with several professional players at the 2017 U.S. Open…Speaks German fluently…Economics major. 
 
Year Singles Doubles
2015-16 12-9 14-5
2016-17 14-10 18-9
2017-18 18-12 14-8
2018-19 22-15 23-15
Career 66-46 69-37

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'3" 180 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'3" 180 lbs