2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Austin Rapp
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rancho Mirage, Calif.
- High School:
- Palm Desert HS
2017-18
15-5 singles record (6-2 in dual matches) … 23-13 doubles mark (14-9 in dual matches) … with partner Keegan Smith, finished season-high No. 6 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings … earned ITA All-America selection for doubles play … earned ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team nod … selected to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Spring 2018 … with Smith, defeated No. 2 William Blumberg-Robert Kelly of North Carolina, 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (4), to advance to semifinal round at NCAA Doubles Championships … posted two match-clinching points, including win over Russell Benkaim of No. 38 Utah, 6-0, 6-4, on Senior Day (April 20) … clinched 10 doubles points with Smith (team high), including win over No. 9 Jack Jaede-Laurens Verboven of No. 10 USC, 6-4, in quarterfinal round at NCAA Championships … with Smith, registered 7-5 record versus nationally-ranked opponents, including win over No. 6 Jordi Arconada-Juan Carlos Aguilar of No. 6 Texas A&M, 6-4, at ITA Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 18) … topped August Holmgren of San Diego, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2, to take Aztec Fall Invitational singles title (Oct. 8) … with partner Ben Goldberg, knocked off Sander Gjoels-Anderson-Nicholas Mitchell of San Diego State, 7-5, to claim Flight 1 title at Aztec Fall Invitational (Oct. 8).
2016-17
18-13 singles record (10-8 in dual matches) … 22-13 doubles mark (14-10 in dual matches) … Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention selection … with partner Joseph Di Giulio, defeated Garrett Auproux and Timothy Tan of Cal Poly, 8-5, to reach final round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23) … with Di Giulio, defeated Carlos Donat and Pierre Garcia of Portland, 8-1, to reach final round at Larry Easley Memorial Classic (Nov. 5) … defeated Logan Powell of Lamar, 6-2, 6-3, to clinch win at ITA Kick-Off Weekend (Jan. 29) … clinched five doubles points with Di Giulio, including win over No. 85 Nick Crystal and Laurens Verboven of No. 6 USC, 6-3 (April 21) … with Di Giulio, defeated Zvonimir Babic and Ricardo Jorge of No. 27 Ole Miss, 6-3, to clinch doubles point in Second Round at NCAA Championships (May 13).
2015-16
Posted a 7-9 overall singles record and a 14-7 doubles mark ... was 3-0 playing in the No. 5 spot ... played mostly with Gage Brymer in doubles, compiling an 8-2 dual match record ... the duo most notably took down then-No. 45 Wayne Montgomery and Emil Reinberg of Georgia (Jan. 30) during the Pac-12/SEC Challenge ... teamed with Maxime Cressy toward the end of the season in the No. 3 spot for a 4-2 record ... in the NCAA quarterfinals, Rapp and Cressy dominated Oklahoma's Andre Biro and Austin Siegel, 6-1, to register the Bruins' only doubles win of the match ... Rapp and Brymer won the consolation doubles final at the 2016 Sherwood Collegiate Cup ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... received Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors.
2014-15
Posted a 15-12 singles mark and a 22-10 record in doubles ... in singles play, Rapp was ranked as high as No. 90 in the spring ... rallied to beat No. 75 David Hsu of Stanford after dropping the first set, 3-6 ... defeated Texas Tech's Francisco Zambon in straight sets in the NCAA Second Round in May ... playing primarily in the No. 3 position in doubles, he went 12-6 with Dennis Mkrtchian ... paired with fellow Bruin Martin Redlicki in doubles at the World University Games, winning an opening-round match over Brazil's Thiago Bitencourt and Cruz Morales, 6-1, 6-2.
PRIOR TO UCLA
High School All-American … five-star recruit (No. 14 nationally) in the class of 2014 according to TennisRecruiting.net … ranked as high as No. 10 in the USTA National Junior Rankings … also ranked as high as No. 1 in Southern California … three-time Team MVP at Palm Desert High School … led Palm Desert to a pair of CIF team championships in 2011 and 2012 … Also claimed a CIF title in doubles in 2012 … CIF singles finalist in 2014 … captured the CIF singles draw at the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament in 2014 … reached the final at Ojai in 2013 (16s division) … Captured a pair of National Segment tournaments in Las Vegas and Palm Desert ... finalist it the USTA National Open in Lakewood.
PERSONAL
Full name is Austin James Rapp … Born on Aug. 20, 1996 in Davenport, Iowa … Parents are David and Tiffany Rapp … Younger siblings are Connor and Katie … His brother Connor is a freshman on the UCLA men's tennis team ... Admires tennis player Roger Federer and quarterback Russell Wilson … Would like to pursue a career as a sports agent.
