2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
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Spencer Johnson
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ladera Ranch, Calif.
- High School:
- Connections Academy
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ITA All-America selection - 2025 (singles)
• NCAA singles qualifier (Fall 2024)
• Big Ten Player to Watch (2025)
• Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2024)
• All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 23, 2024)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 16, 2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2025)
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2025)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 12 (Feb. 5, 2025)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 77 (Aug. 27, 2024 w/ Emon van Loben Sels)
2024-25
17-7 singles record (7-5 in dual matches) … 15-5 doubles mark (12-3 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Big Ten Conference Tournament championship in first season as member … achieved ITA All-America status for singles … reached quarterfinal round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, beating No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois, No. 33 Braden Shick of NC State and Duncan Chan of TCU … finished No. 40 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 12 (Feb. 5) … with partner Emon van Loben Sels, reached season-high No. 77 in ITA doubles rankings (Aug. 27) … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 5 (5-1); also finished on Courts 1 (2-3) and 4 (0-1) … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (10-3); also finished on Court 1 (2-0) … earned Big Ten Player of the Week award (Oct. 23) after capturing ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles title … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 decision over Volodymyr Iakubenko of USC in NCAA Championships super-regional round (May 9) … won eight consecutive doubles decisions with partner Aadarsh Tripathi from April 13-May 9, including 6-2 result over Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman of USC in NCAA Championships super-regional round (May 9) … clinched two doubles points with Tripathi, including 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland of UC Santa Barbara in NCAA Championships first round (May 2); also clinched one alongside van Loben Sels … logged 2-1 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with van Loben Sels, including 6-4 win versus No. 84 Alex Chang/Mikey Wright of California (Feb. 1) … logged 7-3 record against nationally-ranked singles opponents, including clinching 6-2, 7-6(3) win versus No. 16 Thomas Paulsell of Georgia in ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation round (Jan. 26) … knocked off No. 121 Noah Zamora of UC Irvine 6-2, 6-3 to claim ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles title (Oct. 21) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025.
2023-24
23-7 singles record (14-4 in dual matches) … 21-10 doubles mark (13-6 in dual matches) … logged team highs in total wins, singles wins, dual-matches singles wins and doubles wins … finished No. 110 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 100 (April 16) … Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year … All-Pac-12 First Team selection … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (6-2); also finished on Courts 2 (5-1), 4 (3-0) and 5 (0-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (9-4); also finished on Courts 1 (3-2) and 3 (1-0) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award for role in 4-3 win against No. 19 Stanford (April 12); outlasted No. 47 Samir Banerjee 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) to tie score at 3-3 and, with partner Emon van Loben Sels, knocked off No. 75 Samir Banerjee/Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(2) in deciding doubles match … defeated two nationally-ranked doubles opponents with van Loben Sels, including 6-4 decision over No. 46 Matthew Burton/Quinn Vandecasteele of Oregon in Pac-12 Championships quarterfinal round (April 25) … won eight consecutive singles decisions from March 13-April 21, including 6-3, 6-0 result over No. 80 Gustaf Strom of Arizona (March 24) … posted two match-clinching points, including 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 winner-take-all result over No. 104 Daniel Milavsky of Harvard (March 17) … clinched five doubles points with van Loben Sels, including 6-3 result over David Lins/Daniel Milavsky of Harvard (March 17) … went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-0(8) decision over No. 64 Sebastian Gorzny of TCU (March 13) … with partner Jorge Plans Gonzalez, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Aaron Bailey/Joseph Chen of UNLV (Feb. 25) … logged 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 winner-take-all decision over Linus Carlsson Halldin of Pepperdine (Feb. 18) … beat No. 73 Lodewijk Weststrate of USC 6-2, 6-4 at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 14) … with van Loben Sels, defeated Kai Brady/Lucca Liu of UC Santa Barbara 8-2 to claim doubles title at Dennis Rizza Classic (Nov. 5) … earned first career singles victory with 6-2, 6-3 decision over Fernando Fonseca of Cal Poly to reach A Flight singles quarterfinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 6) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 17 in 2020 … ranked No. 1 in state of Utah, Mountain region by TennisRecruiting.net … advanced to singles final round at 2020 Newport Beach UTR event … reached Boys' 16 singles semifinal round at 2019 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla.; also qualified for Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla., USTA Boys' 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. and USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. in 2019 … with partner Tyler Wells, won Boys' 16 doubles title at 2018 Mike Agassi "No Quit" Championships in Las Vegas.
PERSONAL
Son of Joey and Wendy … has one older brother, Ethan, and three older sisters, Lauren, Anni and Etianne … father played tennis at Ole Miss … born in Colorado Springs, Colo. … decided to attend UCLA because of its location and “rich history of producing athletes beyond college” … lists his greatest athletic thrill to date as reaching Boys’ 16 singles semifinal round at 2019 Eddie Herr International Championships, which represented jump in his level of play and gave him boost in confidence … admires Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and soccer player Lionel Messi … hobbies and interests include beach days, playing the guitar and being with his family … served two-year Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission in Argentina … aspires to be professional tennis player … undeclared major.
• ITA All-America selection - 2025 (singles)
• NCAA singles qualifier (Fall 2024)
• Big Ten Player to Watch (2025)
• Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2024)
• All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 23, 2024)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 16, 2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2025)
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2025)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 12 (Feb. 5, 2025)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 77 (Aug. 27, 2024 w/ Emon van Loben Sels)
2024-25
17-7 singles record (7-5 in dual matches) … 15-5 doubles mark (12-3 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Big Ten Conference Tournament championship in first season as member … achieved ITA All-America status for singles … reached quarterfinal round of NCAA Championships singles tournament, beating No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois, No. 33 Braden Shick of NC State and Duncan Chan of TCU … finished No. 40 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 12 (Feb. 5) … with partner Emon van Loben Sels, reached season-high No. 77 in ITA doubles rankings (Aug. 27) … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 5 (5-1); also finished on Courts 1 (2-3) and 4 (0-1) … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (10-3); also finished on Court 1 (2-0) … earned Big Ten Player of the Week award (Oct. 23) after capturing ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles title … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4 decision over Volodymyr Iakubenko of USC in NCAA Championships super-regional round (May 9) … won eight consecutive doubles decisions with partner Aadarsh Tripathi from April 13-May 9, including 6-2 result over Volodymyr Iakubenko/Oscar Weightman of USC in NCAA Championships super-regional round (May 9) … clinched two doubles points with Tripathi, including 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland of UC Santa Barbara in NCAA Championships first round (May 2); also clinched one alongside van Loben Sels … logged 2-1 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with van Loben Sels, including 6-4 win versus No. 84 Alex Chang/Mikey Wright of California (Feb. 1) … logged 7-3 record against nationally-ranked singles opponents, including clinching 6-2, 7-6(3) win versus No. 16 Thomas Paulsell of Georgia in ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation round (Jan. 26) … knocked off No. 121 Noah Zamora of UC Irvine 6-2, 6-3 to claim ITA Southwest Regional Championships singles title (Oct. 21) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025.
2023-24
23-7 singles record (14-4 in dual matches) … 21-10 doubles mark (13-6 in dual matches) … logged team highs in total wins, singles wins, dual-matches singles wins and doubles wins … finished No. 110 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 100 (April 16) … Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year … All-Pac-12 First Team selection … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (6-2); also finished on Courts 2 (5-1), 4 (3-0) and 5 (0-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (9-4); also finished on Courts 1 (3-2) and 3 (1-0) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award for role in 4-3 win against No. 19 Stanford (April 12); outlasted No. 47 Samir Banerjee 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) to tie score at 3-3 and, with partner Emon van Loben Sels, knocked off No. 75 Samir Banerjee/Nishesh Basavareddy 7-6(2) in deciding doubles match … defeated two nationally-ranked doubles opponents with van Loben Sels, including 6-4 decision over No. 46 Matthew Burton/Quinn Vandecasteele of Oregon in Pac-12 Championships quarterfinal round (April 25) … won eight consecutive singles decisions from March 13-April 21, including 6-3, 6-0 result over No. 80 Gustaf Strom of Arizona (March 24) … posted two match-clinching points, including 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 winner-take-all result over No. 104 Daniel Milavsky of Harvard (March 17) … clinched five doubles points with van Loben Sels, including 6-3 result over David Lins/Daniel Milavsky of Harvard (March 17) … went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-0(8) decision over No. 64 Sebastian Gorzny of TCU (March 13) … with partner Jorge Plans Gonzalez, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Aaron Bailey/Joseph Chen of UNLV (Feb. 25) … logged 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 winner-take-all decision over Linus Carlsson Halldin of Pepperdine (Feb. 18) … beat No. 73 Lodewijk Weststrate of USC 6-2, 6-4 at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 14) … with van Loben Sels, defeated Kai Brady/Lucca Liu of UC Santa Barbara 8-2 to claim doubles title at Dennis Rizza Classic (Nov. 5) … earned first career singles victory with 6-2, 6-3 decision over Fernando Fonseca of Cal Poly to reach A Flight singles quarterfinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 6) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 17 in 2020 … ranked No. 1 in state of Utah, Mountain region by TennisRecruiting.net … advanced to singles final round at 2020 Newport Beach UTR event … reached Boys' 16 singles semifinal round at 2019 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla.; also qualified for Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla., USTA Boys' 16 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. and USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. in 2019 … with partner Tyler Wells, won Boys' 16 doubles title at 2018 Mike Agassi "No Quit" Championships in Las Vegas.
PERSONAL
Son of Joey and Wendy … has one older brother, Ethan, and three older sisters, Lauren, Anni and Etianne … father played tennis at Ole Miss … born in Colorado Springs, Colo. … decided to attend UCLA because of its location and “rich history of producing athletes beyond college” … lists his greatest athletic thrill to date as reaching Boys’ 16 singles semifinal round at 2019 Eddie Herr International Championships, which represented jump in his level of play and gave him boost in confidence … admires Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and soccer player Lionel Messi … hobbies and interests include beach days, playing the guitar and being with his family … served two-year Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission in Argentina … aspires to be professional tennis player … undeclared major.
| CAREER SINGLES | CAREER DOUBLES | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR |
| 2023-24 | 14-4 | 9-3 | 23-7 | 13-6 | 8-4 | 21-10 |
| 2024-25 | 7-5 | 10-2 | 17-7 | 12-3 | 3-2 | 15-5 |
| TOTALS | 21-9 | 19-5 | 40-14 | 25-9 | 11-6 | 36-15 |
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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
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Friday, May 28
