University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Alex Decret
Senior
Annecy, France
Santa Barbara HS / UC Santa Barbara
Overview -- As strong as any player in the college game, capable of playing at a high level ... Backcourt player who possesses an excellent backhand ... Working hard on taking short balls and precision volleys ... Key is staying healthy and focused.
Fall 1997 -- Entered fall ranked No. 33 by ITA in singles, but fell to No. 92 in fall edition after posting a 5-3 record ... Played in main draw of all three tournaments ... Lost to then-No. 5 ranked George Bastl of USC in All-American Championships ... Advanced to the round of 16 in the Rolex So. Calif. Regional ... Reached the quarterfinals of the So. Calif. Intercollegiate Championships (SCIC) before UCLA teammate Jason Cook used two tiebreakers to oust him ... Registered a 4-3 doubles record, playing with three partners, in three fall tournaments ... Opened year with two wins and a loss while paired with Jean-Noel Grinda in qualifying action of All-American Championships ... Advanced to the round of 16 of the Rolex Regional playing with Brandon Kramer ... Went 1-1 teamed with Matt Breen in SCIC.
Spring 1997 -- Selected First Team All-Pac-10 ... Finished spring ranked No. 48 in nation and No. 8 in region for singles by ITA ... Also listed No. 27 in nation and No. 8 in region in doubles with partner Eric Taino ... Competed in NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, losing in first round of both ... Lost to Matthieu Ballay of Miss. State in NCAA singles ... Fell to Georgia's team of Baldas and Jordan in NCAA doubles ... Concluded season playing No. 2 position in both singles and doubles lineups ... Played first six matches of dual match season in No. 4 slot, before moving to the No. 2 position on Feb. 11 ... Victories included an upset of then-No. 3-ranked Sebastian DeChaunac of Mississippi at the National Team Indoor Championhips ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 Singles Championships ... Ranked No. 28 in preseason singles listings, but fell to No. 62 in fall rankings ... Went 5-4 in fall singles action ... Advanced to the round of 16 at the Rolex Regional in fall ... Upset Pepperdine's top-seeded Simon Aspelin en route to a semifinal finish at the Southern California Intercollegiate Classic (SCIC) ... Finished as runner-up in the Pac-10 Doubles Championships with Taino, posting wins over USC's Bastl/Spencer and Stanford's Bryan/Bryan before losing to Stanford's Goldstein/Wolters ... Teamed with Taino for first time on Mar. 27 and won their first six matches together ... Started season paired with Matt Breen and posted an overall record of 13-2 with Breen ... Won 13 straight dual matches with Breen from Jan. 29 - Mar. 8.
1995-96 -- Competed at UC Santa Barbara for two seasons ... As a sophomore, earned All-Big West First Team honors in both singles and doubles ... Registered a 14-7 dual match singles record and 21-11 overall mark playing primarily at No. 1 ... Owned a 7-11 doubles record in both dual and overall matches ... Opened the 1995 fall season ranked No. 32 and moved up to No. 25 ... A finalist at the Rolex Regional ... Qualified for the NCAA Tournament, but was forced to retire from his first round match with heat exhaustion ... This NCAA loss snapped a 10-match win streak ... Posted wins over four nationally ranked players, including No. 4 Roger Pettersson from UNLV during the latter part of the season.
1994-95 -- Finished the year with a 21-10 overall record, 8-6 in dual matches ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships where he advanced to the second round ... Earned All-Big West First Team honors in singles and Second Team status in doubles ... Ranked as high as No. 35 as a freshman.
High School/Juniors -- Attended Santa Barbara High ... Won Ojai Tournament in 1994 ... Received All-CIF and All-American honors ... Earned the team's Captain's Award.
Personal -- Full name is Alex Serge Decret ... Born August 13, 1975 in France ... Enjoys gardening ... Political Science major.
Decret's Career Singles Year @1 @2 @3 @4 @5 @6 Duals Tourn. Overall 1994-95 Position Stats Not Available 8-6 13-4 21-10 1995-96 14-6 0-1 -- -- -- -- 14-7 7-4 21-11 1996-97 -- 12-8 1-0 3-3 -- -- 16-11 7-6 23-17 F1997 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5-3 5-3 Totals 14-6 12-9 1-0 3-3 -- -- 38-24 32-17 70-41 Decret's Career Doubles Year @1 @2 @3 Duals Tourn. Overall 1994-95 Breakdown Not Avail. 6-8 -- 6-8 1995-96 Breakdown Not Avail. 7-11 -- 7-11 1996-97 -- 9-3 13-1 22-4 3-3 25-7 F1997 -- -- -- -- 4-3 4-3 Totals -- 9-3 13-1 35-23 7-6 42-29