2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Keegan Smith
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Point Loma HS
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข NCAA doubles champion (2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)
โข 3-time ITA All-America selection - 2020 (singles), 2019 (doubles), 2018 (doubles)
โข Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)
โข Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2018)
โข ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch (2019)
โข ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year (2018)
โข 3-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2019, 2021, Second Team - 2018)
โข UTR ITA Player of the Week (April 14, 2021)
โข 4-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last March 3, 2021)
โข ITA Indoors All-Tournament selection (Doubles No. 2 w/ Austin Rapp โ 2018)
โข Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (Spring 2019)
โข Career-high Oracle/ITA singles ranking: 4 (March 3, 2020)
โข Career-high Oracle/ITA doubles ranking: 1 (May 29, 2019 w/ Maxime Cressy)
2020-21
13-2 singles record (all dual matches) โฆ 8-6 doubles mark (all dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โฆ team did not compete during fall โฆ finished No. 55 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 10 (Jan. 13) โฆ 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) โฆ First-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 1 (12-2); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ 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 โฆ went 7-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 7-5 win versus No. 20 Axel Geller of Stanford (March 22) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ 12-4 doubles mark (9-3 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and (with Govind Nanda) dual-match doubles wins โฆ reached season-high No. 4 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 3) โฆ 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) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles โฆ singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ defeated Fabian Roensdorf, 6-2, 7-5, to clinch win versus San Diego State in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 25) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ with Nanda, edged Axel Geller/Neel Rajesh of No. 11 Stanford, 7-6(12), to clinch doubles point (Feb. 1) โฆ took down No. 34 Yuta Kikuchi of No. 15 California, 6-4, 6-2 (Jan. 31) โฆ with Nanda, beat Mor Bulis/Ryder Jackson of USC, 6-3, to reach doubles final round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 19) โฆ 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) โฆ 27-2 doubles mark (17-0 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and doubles wins โฆ 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 โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship .. reached second round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, defeating No. 64 Majed Kilani of Tulsa โฆ finished No. 36 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 28 (Sept. 11) โฆ with Cressy, finished No. 1 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 29) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ named to ITA Collegiate All-Star Team with Cressy โฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Cressy ...named ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch โฆ First-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ singles decisions came exclusively on Court 2 โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (16-0); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ defeated No. 33 Alexandre Rotsaert of No. 10 Stanford, 6-2, 6-4 (March 29) โฆ beat No. 39 Joseph Guillin of UC Santa Barbara, 6-4, 6-4 (March 14) โฆ with Cressy and Nanda, won final 22 doubles decisions โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Spring 2019.
2017-18
40-7 singles record (25-2 in dual matches) โฆ 21-15 doubles mark (13-9 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season and tournament championships โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ 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 โฆ finished No. 57 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 30) and reached season-high No. 45 (March 20) โฆ with Rapp, finished season-high No. 6 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 30) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ named ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year โฆ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year โฆ Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (17-2); also finished on Courts 1 (2-0) and 2 (6-0) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (12-9); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) โฆ 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 โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ won 17 consecutive singles decisions from Feb. 27-May 20 โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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 โฆ Blue-Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 3 in 2017 โฆ named All-American by National High School Tennis All-American Foundation in 2016 โฆ was slotted at No. 1 in So. California sectional rankings for Boys' 18 Singles โฆ three-time CIF-San Diego Section champion, capturing doubles title as freshman (2014) and singles titles as sophomore (2015) and junior (2016) โฆ earned two gold balls after winning singles and doubles titles at USTA National Open Hard Court Championships in San Diego โฆ won Boysโ 18 singles championship at 2015 New Balance High School Tennis Championship in Cambridge, Mass.
PERSONAL
Son of Jim and Carol โฆ has one older brother, Corey, and one older sister, Taryn โฆ born in Wilmington, N.C. โฆ admires basketball player LeBron James and Roger Federer โฆ hobbies include surfing, fishing and playing the guitar โฆ father (Tulane) and brother (USC) played tennis in college โฆ cousins Katie (2006-09) and Kelly (2003, 2005-07) Rulon played for womenโs 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 |
