2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Mathew Tsolakyan
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Calif.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-22)
• 3-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020-22)
• 10-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Spring 2022)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 100 (March 19, 2019)
2021-22
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule … named ITA-Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2022, Spring 2022.
2020-21
11-4 singles record (10-4 in dual matches) … 8-3 doubles mark (7-3 in dual matches) … team did not compete during fall … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … posted singles decisions on Courts 5 (6-1) and 6 (4-3) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … posted team-high four match-clinching points, including 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 winner-take-all result over Christian Lerby of Arizona State (March 26) … with partner Roscoe Bellamy, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Steven Forman/Natan Spear of Northwestern to clinch doubles point in NCAA Championships first round at Austin, Texas (May 8) … with partner Ben Goldberg, defeated Stefan Dostanic/Ryder Jackson of USC, 7-5, to clinch doubles point in ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match at USC (Jan. 25) … won eight consecutive singles decisions from Jan. 15-March 26 … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021 … earned spot on UCLA All-Academic Team at UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
2019-20
7-3 singles record in shortened season (6-0 in dual matches) … 0-4 doubles mark … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (4-0); also finished on Court 5 (2-0) … defeated Adam Torocsik, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, to clinch win at Washington (Feb. 28) … knocked off Brandon Lam of Oregon, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4) (March 1); match ended in 4-3 score … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
8-12 singles record (4-8 in dual matches) … 3-4 doubles mark … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … reached season-high No. 100 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 19) … posted singles decisions on Courts 4 (1-3), 5 (1-3) and 6 (2-2) … defeated Lucas Grego, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, to clinch win versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 26) … defeated No. 29 Sameer Kumar of Stanford, 8-3, in singles backdraw match at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 21) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-0, 6-4 result over Aaro Pollanen of Arizona to reach second round at Jack Kramer Club Collegiate Invitational (Nov. 1) … with partner Max Wild, beat Cambell Nakayama/Karapet Vardanyan of Cal Poly, 8-7(5), to reach Flight B doubles final round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 6) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … 5-Star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 24 in 2015 … claimed Boys’ 18 title at 2017 Jim Hillman Southern California Junior Sectional Doubles Championships in Fullerton, Calif. … reached Boys’ 18 final round at 2017 Rendez-vous à Roland-Garros in Boca Raton, Fla. … repeat Boys’ 16 winner at The Ojai Tennis Tournament (2015, 2016) in Ojai, Calif. … finished fourth at 2016 USTA Boys’ 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
PERSONAL
Son of Aram and Gohar (Grigorian) … has one older sister, Elizabeth … decided to attend UCLA because of its great athletic program and prestigious academics … describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as winning three three-set matches to reach semifinal round at 2016 USTA Boys’ 16 National Championships … admires Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer … hobbies and interests include soccer, hiking, and swimming … business economics major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2018-19 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| 2019-20 | 6-0 | 1-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| 2020-21 | 10-4 | 1-0 | 11-4 | 7-3 | 1-0 | 8-3 |
| 2021-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTALS | 20-12 | 6-7 | 26-19 | 7-3 | 4-8 | 11-11 |
