Daniel Traxler Season 2019-20

2019-20 SEASON (As A Freshman)
     Singles – Saw action primarily during the fall tournament schedule, logging a 7-7 record in first year on The Mesa … Won two matches at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational, where he advanced to the consolation championship of the Australian Open Flight … Outlasted Northern Colorado’s Adolfo Arroyo, 6-2, 7-6(6), before upending Northern Arizona’s Chris Steele, 6-3, 7-5, in the semifinals … Had his title hopes dashed by New Mexico’s Jake Trondson in the bracket finals, dropping a super-tiebreaker, 1-6, 6-4, 10-2 … Emerged triumphant in three straight matches in the Warrior Flight at the Aztec Invitational to capture the consolation title … Dispatched UC Irvine’s Ali Amiri in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0, before toppling Grand Canyon’s David Weber in a super-tiebreaker, 6-3, 1-6, 10-5 … Took home the crown after winning by walkover against UCLA’s Bryce Pereira … Also recorded a victory in an extra consolation match at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, where he toppled Loyola Marymount’s Emin Torlic, 6-3, 6-3 … Was victorious in his lone dual-match appearance, breezing past San Diego Christian’s Rodrigo Roxo in the No. 5 position, 6-1, 6-0, to help the Aztecs complete a 7-0 whitewash on the team scoreboard.
     Doubles – Joined forces with three different partners during the fall slate, finishing with a 7-2 overall record … Teamed with fellow freshman Jules Auffray to post a 5-1 mark, highlighted by a flight championship at the Arizona Wildcat Invitational … SDSU duo opened the Wilma Wildcat Flight with a decisive 6-1 victory over New Mexico State’s Sebastian Herrera and Lucas Landaluce before replicating the feat against Northern Colorado’s Thomas Pudney and Julian Kenzler … Aztec tandem then capped the weekend with a 6-4 triumph over Northern Arizona’s David Nguyen and Mikael Purne for the title … Went 2-1 alongside Ignacio Martinez at the Larry Easley Memorial Classic in Las Vegas … Pairing opened with an 8-3 decision over UCLA’s Blaine Hovenier and Bryce Pereira  before edging Cal Poly’s Antoine Noel and Gary Vardanyan in an 8-7 nail-biter … SDSU teammates had their progress thwarted in the semifinals, however, dropping an 8-1 decision to UNLV’s Alex Kobelt and Jordan Sauer … Also combined with Jan Kirchhoff for a match at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships.
 
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Was listed as a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net, earning a No. 10 ranking in the state of Texas … Played one season at El Camino High School in Oceanside, Calif. … Advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF San Diego Section individual championships as a senior in 2019.
 
PERSONAL
Daniel Traxler was born in Denton, Texas … Son of Debbie and Dan Traxler … Also drew interest from Pepperdine, SMU, Abilene Christian, San Diego, Point Loma Nazarene and UC San Diego during the recruiting process … Lists Roger Federer as his favorite athlete … Plans to major in business marketing at SDSU.