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Andre Saleh Season 2021-22

Height6-3
ClassSophomore
HometownNewport Beach, Calif.
Previous SchoolNebraska
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2023-24 SEASON (As a Senior)
Doubles
– Played in nine matches including the dual match against Loyola Marymount… Played with four partners… Competed three times with Liam Spiers in the UCSB Fall Classic, beating UC Irvine’s Sherif/Nguyen 8-2 on Oct. 6… Also played three times with Mathieu Josserand, competing twice in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships and once in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic… Partnered with independent Jasdeep Paintal in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships on March 1, winning one of their two matches, beating independents Kodumuri/Ancu 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 10-4… Played with Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice on the third court in the dual match against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 29.
 
Singles – Competed in nine matches including the dual match against UC Riverside… Picked up a win in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships when USC’s Samuel Rubell had to withdraw due to an injury… Beat San Francisco’s Davide Cortimiglia (6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic on Jan. 12... Appeared in one dual match, beating UC Riverside’s Ryan Huynh 6-1, 6-4 on the sixth court on Feb. 21.
 
2022-23 SEASON (As a Junior)
Doubles
– Competed in 18 matches including eight of 18 dual matches with six partners… Paired up with Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice seven times on the third court highlighted by a 6-4 win over Nevada’s Liborio/Benn on Apr. 16… Played four times with Liam Spiers, beating Southern Methodist’s Pham/Zisette 8-4 in the UCSB Fall Classic on Oct. 8… Partnered with Mathieu Josserand three times… Competed twice with independent Brendan Barr in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships, earning a win over the UC Irvine/independent team of Hoffmann/Barretto 5-3, 4-2 on Mar. 3… Also played once each with Lenny Melzer and Bora Sengul.

Singles – Competed in 25 matches including 12 of 18 dual matches… Finished with a 7-6 record in tournament play, good enough to tie for second on the team… Won four of five matches early in the fall by beating New Mexico State’s Jordy Visser (6-4, 6-2, Wildcat Invitational, Sept. 18), San Francisco’s Johan Garpered (3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, Silverado Invitational, Sept. 23), Southern Methodist’s Kyle Pham (6-2, 6-1, UCSB Fall Invitational, Oct. 8) and Westmont’s Ethan Ha (6-3, 6-4, UCSB Fall Invitational, Oct. 8)... Earned three victories at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships against Grand Canyon’s Loic Van Zeggelaar (7-5, 6-4, Oct. 20), UC Irvine’s Lawee Sherif (5-7, 6-4, 10-8, Oct. 21) and UCLA’s Jeffrey Fradkin (6-4, Ret., Oct. 22)... Won his first dual match by beating San Francisco’s Luka Kalenic 6-3, 6-3 on the sixth court on Jan. 21 to clinch SDSU’s first victory.

2021-22 SEASON (As a Sophomore)
Andre Saleh did not appear for the Aztecs during the 2021-22 season.

2020-21 SEASON (As a Sophomore at Nebraska)
Andre Saleh missed all of the 2020-21 season due to injury, but was named Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20 SEASON (As a Freshman at Nebraska) (Year of Eligibility Restored Due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
In a pandemic shortened season, posted eight singles wins and four doubles victories... Put together six wins in the fall... Primarily played in the four spot, and picked up  back-to-back wins over opponents from Kansas City and SMU... Teamed up with Shunya Maruyama to beat UTSA in doubles... Faced off against top-25 ranked opponents in four of eight doubles matches... Named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll during the spring semester.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Ranked No. 52 in the national recruiting rankings, No. 13 in the state of California, and No. 15 in the Southwest region, according to Head Recruiting lists... Placed 41st in the Dunlop RPI with the 46th ranked strength of schedule... Finished with a record of 16-4 against four-star recruits and 8-10 against five-star athletes.

PERSONAL
Andre Saleh was born on June 8, 2000... Son of Terek and Kristine Saleh... His older brother, Dante, played tennis for four years at Auburn while his father, Terek, was a collegiate swimmer at Texas Tech and Pepperdine... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.