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Keegan Smith
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Keegan Smith & Maxime Cressy (Photo: Manuela Davies/USTA)
Keegan Smith (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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Keegan Smith (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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2019 MTEN (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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Keegan Smith (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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Keegan Smith (Photo: Manuela Davies/USTA)
Keegan Smith (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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Keegan Smith (Photo: Scott Chandler)
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Keegan Smith (Photo: Don Liebig)

Keegan Smith

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
  • High School:
    Point Loma HS

UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โ€ข NCAA doubles champion (2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)
โ€ข 3-time ITA All-America selection - 2020 (singles), 2019 (doubles), 2018 (doubles)
โ€ข Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)
โ€ข Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
โ€ข ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch (2019)
โ€ข ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year (2018)
โ€ข 3-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2019, 2021, Second Team - 2018)
โ€ข UTR ITA Player of the Week (April 14, 2021)
โ€ข 4-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last March 3, 2021)
โ€ข ITA Indoors All-Tournament selection (Doubles No. 2 w/ Austin Rapp โ€“ 2018)
โ€ข Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (Spring 2019)
โ€ข Career-high Oracle/ITA singles ranking: 4 (March 3, 2020)
โ€ข Career-high Oracle/ITA doubles ranking: 1 (May 29, 2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)

2020-21
13-2 singles record (all dual matches) โ€ฆ 8-6 doubles mark (all dual matches) โ€ฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โ€ฆ team did not compete during fall โ€ฆ finished No. 55 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 10 (Jan. 13) โ€ฆ with partner Govind Nanda, reached season-high No. 13 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Jan. 13); also reached No. 75 with partner Bryce Pereira (March 30) โ€ฆ First-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โ€ฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (12-2); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โ€ฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 โ€ฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (March 3) after logging wins over pair of top-30 singles opponents โ€“ including top-ranked Daniel Cukierman of USC โ€“ and helping clinch doubles point versus UC Santa Barbara โ€ฆ went 7-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 7-5 win versus No. 20 Axel Geller of Stanford (March 22) โ€ฆ posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 6-4 decision over No. 42 Yuta Kikuchi of California in first round at ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 23) โ€ฆ with Pereira, went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-4 win against No. 42 Nathan Ponwith/George Stoupe of No. 17 Arizona State (March 26) โ€ฆ with Pereira, clinched team-high three doubles points, including 7-5 decision over No. 61 August Holmgren/David Norfeldt of San Diego (April 6); also secured one doubles point with partner Patrick Zahraj โ€ฆ won eight consecutive singles decisions and 12 of 13 from Feb. 20-March 26/April 9.

2019-20
16-5 singles record in shortened season (8-3 in dual matches) โ€ฆ 12-4 doubles mark (9-3 in dual matches) โ€ฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and (with Govind Nanda) dual-match doubles wins โ€ฆ reached season-high No. 4 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 3) โ€ฆ with partner Drew Baird, reached season-high No. 12 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Sept. 16); also reached No. 24 with partner Nanda (Feb. 18) โ€ฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles โ€ฆ singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โ€ฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 โ€ฆ named Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 4) after defeating No. 119 Ewen Lumsden of Washington, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, and No. 19 Joshua Charlton of Oregon, 6-2, 6-2, in road sweep โ€ฆ went 8-4 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win versus No. 23 Alex Brown of Illinois to reach final round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 28); also beat Brown to reach singles round of 16 at ITA All-America Championships (Oct. 10) โ€ฆ defeated Fabian Roensdorf, 6-2, 7-5, to clinch win versus San Diego State in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 25) โ€ฆ with Nanda, went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 win versus No. 11 Christian Sigsgaard/Siem Woldeab of No. 4 Texas at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) โ€ฆ with Nanda, clinched team-high five doubles points, including 6-4 result over No. 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai of No. 10 NC State at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 16) โ€ฆ with Nanda, edged Axel Geller/Neel Rajesh of No. 11 Stanford, 7-6(12), to clinch doubles point (Feb. 1) โ€ฆ took down No. 34 Yuta Kikuchi of No. 15 California, 6-4, 6-2 (Jan. 31) โ€ฆ with Nanda, beat Mor Bulis/Ryder Jackson of USC, 6-3, to reach doubles final round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 19) โ€ฆ knocked off No. 28 Joseph Guillin of UC Santa Barbara, 6-3, 6-4, to reach singles semifinal round at Oracle ITA Masters (Sept. 27).

2018-19
24-6 singles record (15-2 in dual matches) โ€ฆ 27-2 doubles mark (17-0 in dual matches) โ€ฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and doubles wins โ€ฆ teamed with Maxime Cressy to claim 14th NCAA doubles title in program history, defeating No. 11 Patrick Kaukovalta/Mazen Osama of Alabama, 6-3, 6-4, in final round (May 25); also beat No. 26 Aziz Kijametovic/Francois Musitelli of Old Dominion, No. 29 Marko Ilic/Hendrik Inno of Belmont, No. 50 Joel Gamerov/August Holmgren of San Diego and No. 6 Timo Stodder/Preston Touliatos of Tennessee โ€ฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship .. reached second round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 64 Majed Kilani of Tulsa โ€ฆ finished No. 36 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 28 (Sept. 11) โ€ฆ with Cressy, finished No. 1 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 29) โ€ฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โ€ฆ named to ITA Collegiate All-Star Team with Cressy โ€ฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Cressy ...named ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch โ€ฆ First-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โ€ฆ singles decisions came exclusively on Court 2 โ€ฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (16-0); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โ€ฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (April 23) after posting unbeaten singles (2-0) and doubles (2-0) records while team went 2-0 and clinched conference regular-season title โ€ฆ went 7-4 against nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(4), 6-3 victory versus No. 13 Daniel Cukierman of No. 9 USC (April 5) โ€ฆ posted three match-clinching points, including 6-4, 6-4 decision over No. 83 August Holmgren of San Diego in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 26) โ€ฆ with Cressy, went 15-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-4 defeat of No. 11 Dominik Kellovsky/Nathan Ponwith of No. 27 Arizona State (April 19) โ€ฆ with Cressy, clinched five doubles points, including 6-4 result over No. 14 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith of No. 9 USC (April 5); also secured one doubles point with partner Govind Nanda โ€ฆ with Cressy, knocked off No. 8 Yuta Kikuchi/Jacob Brumm of California, 6-0 (Feb. 8); also beat Kikuchi/Brumm in semifinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 24) โ€ฆ defeated No. 33 Alexandre Rotsaert of No. 10 Stanford, 6-2, 6-4 (March 29) โ€ฆ beat No. 39 Joseph Guillin of UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-4 (March 14) โ€ฆ with Cressy and Nanda, won final 22 doubles decisions โ€ฆ named to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll for Spring 2019.

2017-18
40-7 singles record (25-2 in dual matches) โ€ฆ 21-15 doubles mark (13-9 in dual matches) โ€ฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โ€ฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season and tournament championships โ€ฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โ€ฆ with partner Austin Rapp, reached semifinal round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 11 Cameron Klinger/Billy Rowe of Vanderbilt, No. 34 Ewan Moore/Constantin Schmitz of Tulane and No. 2 William Blumberg/Robert Kelly of North Carolina โ€ฆ finished No. 57 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 30) and reached season-high No. 45 (March 20) โ€ฆ with Rapp, finished season-high No. 6 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 30) โ€ฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โ€ฆ named ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year โ€ฆ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year โ€ฆ Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โ€ฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (17-2); also finished on Courts 1 (2-0) and 2 (6-0) โ€ฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (12-9); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) โ€ฆ with Austin Rapp, selected to ITA National Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team (doubles No. 2) after going 4-0 ... earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (Feb. 20) after posting unbeaten singles (3-0) and doubles (2-0) records through first three rounds at ITA National Team Indoor Championships โ€ฆ went 6-5 versus nationally-ranked opponents, including 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 64 Bjoern Petersen of Baylor in quarterfinal round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 13) โ€ฆ posted four match-clinching points, including decision over Myles Schalet of No. 15 Michigan, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, in round of 16 at NCAA Championships (May 18) โ€ฆ with Austin Rapp, registered 7-5 record against nationally-ranked opponents, including 6-4 win versus No. 6 Juan Carlos Aguilar/Jordi Arconada of No. 6 Texas A&M at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 18) โ€ฆ clinched team-high 10 doubles points with Austin Rapp, including 6-4 decision over No. 9 Jack Jaede/Laurens Verboven of No. 10 USC in quarterfinal round at NCAA Championships (May 20) โ€ฆ won 17 consecutive singles decisions from Feb. 27-May 20 โ€ฆ knocked off No. 8 Tom Fawcett of Stanford, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, to take Jack Kramer Club Collegiate Invitational singles title (Nov. 5) โ€ฆ earned first-career singles victory with 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 result over Josh Ortlip of Cal Poly to reach A Flight quarterfinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 6) โ€ฆ with partner Bryce Pereira), topped Dominic Barretto/Paul Barretto of California, 8-5, to reach Flight A doubles quarterfinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 6).

PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Point Loma High School in San Diego โ€ฆ Blue-Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 3 in 2017 โ€ฆ named All-American by National High School Tennis All-American Foundation in 2016 โ€ฆ was slotted at No. 1 in So. California sectional rankings for Boys' 18 Singles โ€ฆ three-time CIF-San Diego Section champion, capturing doubles title as freshman (2014) and singles titles as sophomore (2015) and junior (2016) โ€ฆ earned two gold balls after winning singles and doubles titles at USTA National Open Hard Court Championships in San Diego โ€ฆ won Boysโ€™ 18 singles championship at 2015 New Balance High School Tennis Championship in Cambridge, Mass.

PERSONAL
Son of Jim and Carol โ€ฆ has one older brother, Corey, and one older sister, Taryn โ€ฆ born in Wilmington, N.C. โ€ฆ admires basketball player LeBron James and Roger Federer โ€ฆ hobbies include surfing, fishing and playing the guitar โ€ฆ father (Tulane) and brother (USC) played tennis in college โ€ฆ cousins Katie (2006-09) and Kelly (2003, 2005-07) Rulon played for womenโ€™s water polo team at UCLA; each won four NCAA championships ... history major.

CAREER SINGLES RECORD CAREER DOUBLES RECORD
YEAR DUAL TOUR OVERALL DUAL TOUR OVERALL
2017-18 25-2 15-5 40-7 13-9 8-6 21-15
2018-19 15-2 9-4 24-6 17-0 10-2 27-2
2019-20 8-3 8-2 16-5 9-3 3-1 12-4
2020-21 13-2 0-0 13-2 8-6 0-0 8-6
TOTALS 61-9 32-11 93-20 47-18 21-9 68-27
NCAA Men's Tennis vs. USC - Billy Martin, Spencer Johnson (May 9, 2025)
Saturday, May 10
NCAA MTN Super Regionals - Billy Martin, Spencer Johnson (May 9, 2025)
Friday, May 09
M. Tennis Interview - Coach Martin on T2's "Second Serve" (April 28, 2025)
Monday, April 28
Portraits of Culture - Bryce Pereira
Friday, May 28