2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Leustian, Stefan
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Stefan Leustian
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Connections Academy
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021)
• 9-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 96 (Dec. 8, 2021)
2023-24
0-1 singles record … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024.
2022-23
6-15 singles record (2-5 in dual matches) … 6-6 doubles mark (2-3 in dual matches) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (2-4); also finished on Court 5 (0-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (2-2); also finished on Court 3 (0-1) … with partner Patrick Zahraj, took down Murphy Cassone/Roi Ginat of Arizona State 7-6(3) to clinch doubles point (April 2) … defeated Walker Oberg of Yale 6-0, 7-5 (March 13); match ended in 4-3 score … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021-22
19-15 singles record (11-11 in dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (4-3 in dual matches) … logged team high in singles wins … reached season-high No. 96 in ITA singles rankings (Dec. 8) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (5-6); also finished on Courts 4 (2-1) and 5 (4-4) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (3-3); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) … with partner Karl Lee, clinched two doubles points, including 6-2 result over Max Basing/Alexandre Rotsaert of Stanford (March 26) … posted three match-clinching points, including 6-1, 7-5 decision over Matthew Sah of UC Irvine (Feb. 13) … defeated Leo Hibi of Portland 6-4, 6-2 to reach singles quarterfinal round at SoCal Intercollegiate Championships (Oct. 30) … topped Noah Berry of Cal Poly 6-0, 3-6, 6-0 to reach singles quarterfinal round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23); knocked off No. 125 Tim Zeitvogel of Pepperdine 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in third round (Oct. 23) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
2020-21
2-0 singles record (1-0 in dual matches) … 1-0 doubles mark … team did not compete during fall … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted singles decision on Court 6 … with partner Ben Goldberg, defeated Pietro Fellin/Pawel Jankowiak of Pepperdine 6-4 at Pepperdine Invite (Jan. 15) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-0 decision over Jackson Atherton of UNLV (March 2) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020 and Winter 2021.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy … also took classes through Horizon Charter Schools … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 5 in 2018 … reached singles and doubles second rounds at 2019 Boys’ 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich … captured Boys’ 18 doubles championship at 2019 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures event in Delray Beach, Fla. … notable Boys’ 18 singles finishes at 2017 ITF Futures events: final round in Corpus Christi, Texas, semifinal round in Austin, Texas, semifinal round in Lexington, S.C. … won 2016 Les Petits As Boys’ 14 singles championship in Tarbes, France; advanced through prestigious tournament as No. 8 seed … represented United States as one of its top 14-and-under players at 2016 World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic … reached Boys’ 14 singles final round at 2016 USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz. … advanced to Boys’ 14 doubles final round at 2016 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Son of Nick and Florina … decided to attend UCLA because of location, “top-notch” athletics and reputation as “one of the best academic schools in the world” … lists his greatest athletic thrill to date as earning support of crowd during three-set win versus Frenchman Harold Mayot in singles semifinal round at 2016 Les Petits As in Tarbes, France … admires Roger Federer, Sebastien Grosjean, Rafael Nadal and basketball players Kobe Bryant and LeBron James … hobbies and interests include swimming, beach tennis, sleeping and hanging out with friends … played a variety of sports growing up and listens to “every single type of music” ... international development studies major.
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021)
• 9-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Fall 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 96 (Dec. 8, 2021)
2023-24
0-1 singles record … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024.
2022-23
6-15 singles record (2-5 in dual matches) … 6-6 doubles mark (2-3 in dual matches) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (2-4); also finished on Court 5 (0-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (2-2); also finished on Court 3 (0-1) … with partner Patrick Zahraj, took down Murphy Cassone/Roi Ginat of Arizona State 7-6(3) to clinch doubles point (April 2) … defeated Walker Oberg of Yale 6-0, 7-5 (March 13); match ended in 4-3 score … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021-22
19-15 singles record (11-11 in dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (4-3 in dual matches) … logged team high in singles wins … reached season-high No. 96 in ITA singles rankings (Dec. 8) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (5-6); also finished on Courts 4 (2-1) and 5 (4-4) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (3-3); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) … with partner Karl Lee, clinched two doubles points, including 6-2 result over Max Basing/Alexandre Rotsaert of Stanford (March 26) … posted three match-clinching points, including 6-1, 7-5 decision over Matthew Sah of UC Irvine (Feb. 13) … defeated Leo Hibi of Portland 6-4, 6-2 to reach singles quarterfinal round at SoCal Intercollegiate Championships (Oct. 30) … topped Noah Berry of Cal Poly 6-0, 3-6, 6-0 to reach singles quarterfinal round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23); knocked off No. 125 Tim Zeitvogel of Pepperdine 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in third round (Oct. 23) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
2020-21
2-0 singles record (1-0 in dual matches) … 1-0 doubles mark … team did not compete during fall … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted singles decision on Court 6 … with partner Ben Goldberg, defeated Pietro Fellin/Pawel Jankowiak of Pepperdine 6-4 at Pepperdine Invite (Jan. 15) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-0 decision over Jackson Atherton of UNLV (March 2) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020 and Winter 2021.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy … also took classes through Horizon Charter Schools … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 5 in 2018 … reached singles and doubles second rounds at 2019 Boys’ 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich … captured Boys’ 18 doubles championship at 2019 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures event in Delray Beach, Fla. … notable Boys’ 18 singles finishes at 2017 ITF Futures events: final round in Corpus Christi, Texas, semifinal round in Austin, Texas, semifinal round in Lexington, S.C. … won 2016 Les Petits As Boys’ 14 singles championship in Tarbes, France; advanced through prestigious tournament as No. 8 seed … represented United States as one of its top 14-and-under players at 2016 World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov, Czech Republic … reached Boys’ 14 singles final round at 2016 USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz. … advanced to Boys’ 14 doubles final round at 2016 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Son of Nick and Florina … decided to attend UCLA because of location, “top-notch” athletics and reputation as “one of the best academic schools in the world” … lists his greatest athletic thrill to date as earning support of crowd during three-set win versus Frenchman Harold Mayot in singles semifinal round at 2016 Les Petits As in Tarbes, France … admires Roger Federer, Sebastien Grosjean, Rafael Nadal and basketball players Kobe Bryant and LeBron James … hobbies and interests include swimming, beach tennis, sleeping and hanging out with friends … played a variety of sports growing up and listens to “every single type of music” ... international development studies major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2020-21 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2021-22 | 11-11 | 8-4 | 19-15 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| 2022-23 | 2-5 | 4-10 | 6-15 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 6-6 |
| 2023-24 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTALS | 14-16 | 13-15 | 27-31 | 6-6 | 6-5 | 12-11 |
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