2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Mathew Tsolakyan
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Glendale, Calif.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-22)
โข 3-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020-22)
โข 10-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Springย 2022)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 100 (March 19, 2019)
2021-22
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule โฆ named ITA-Scholar-Athlete โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2022, Spring 2022.
2020-21
11-4 singles record (10-4 in dual matches) โฆ 8-3 doubles mark (7-3 in dual matches) โฆ team did not compete during fall โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll โฆ posted singles decisions on Courts 5 (6-1) and 6 (4-3) โฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ won eight consecutive singles decisions from Jan. 15-March 26 โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021 โฆ 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) โฆ 0-4 doubles mark โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (4-0); also finished on Court 5 (2-0) โฆ defeated Adam Torocsik, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, to clinch win at Washington (Feb. 28) โฆ knocked off Brandon Lam of Oregon, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4) (March 1); match ended in 4-3 score โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
8-12 singles record (4-8 in dual matches) โฆ 3-4 doubles mark โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship โฆ reached season-high No. 100 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 19) โฆ posted singles decisions on Courts 4 (1-3), 5 (1-3) and 6 (2-2) โฆ defeated Lucas Grego, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4, to clinch win versus Grand Canyon (Feb. 26) โฆ defeated No. 29 Sameer Kumar of Stanford, 8-3, in singles backdraw match at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 21) โฆ 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) โฆ 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) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School โฆ 5-Star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 24 in 2015 โฆ claimed Boysโ 18 title at 2017 Jim Hillman Southern California Junior Sectional Doubles Championships in Fullerton, Calif. โฆ reached Boysโ 18 final round at 2017 Rendez-vous à Roland-Garros in Boca Raton, Fla. โฆ repeat Boysโ 16 winner at The Ojai Tennis Tournament (2015, 2016) in Ojai, Calif. โฆ finished fourth at 2016 USTA Boysโ 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
PERSONAL
Son of Aram and Gohar (Grigorian) โฆ has one older sister, Elizabeth โฆ decided to attend UCLA because of its great athletic program and prestigious academics โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as winning three three-set matches to reach semifinal round at 2016 USTA Boysโ 16 National Championships โฆ admires Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer โฆ hobbies and interests include soccer, hiking, and swimming โฆ 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 |
