Liam Spiers Season 2023-24

HONORS
UCSB Fall Classic Champion (2023)

2023-24 SEASON (As a Junior)
Doubles – Competed in 11 matches including a dual match, which he won… Paired with Bora Sengul for a 7-5 win on the third court against Point Loma Nazarene’s Suver/Schuster on Feb. 21…Played five times with Lenny Melzer in tournaments, earning an 8-2 win over independents Sondhu/Flores in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships on March 1… Competed with Andre Saleh three times during the UCSB Fall Classic, highlighted by an 8-2 win over UC Irvine’s Sherif/Nguyen on Oct. 6… Also played twice with Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic, earning a win over Nevada’s Destouet/Tregoures (8-7 (9-7)) on Jan. 13.
 
Singles – Played in 13 matches including four dual matches… Went 6-5 overall with a 6-3 tournament record… Began the season by winning the UCSB Fall Classic championship with three straight wins over Westmont’s Owen Vander Ark (6-1, 6-3) and Ethan Ha (6-0, 6-2) and Grand Canyon’s Wyatt Anderson (5-7, 6-4, 6-2)… Carried over that momentum into a first-round win in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, beating Hawai‘i’s Guillaume Tattevin (7-5, Ret.)… Won twice in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in January, defeating New Mexico State’s Itay Feigan (1-6, 7-5, 10-4) and Roko Stipetic (6-2, 6-3).

2022-23 SEASON (As a Sophomore)
Doubles – Competed in 11 matches with three partners… Played six times with Lenny Melzer… Opened the season by making the consolation finals of the Wildcat Invitational with two wins on Sept. 17 over Gonzaga’s Gomez Galvan/Bats (withdrawal due to injury) and New Mexico State’s Lynum/Mathan (6-2)... Won their first match in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships against California Lutheran’s McBride/Moylan 4-2, 1-4, 9-7 on Mar. 3… Paired four times with Andre Saleh, beating Southern Methodist’s Pham/Zisette 8-4 in the UCSB Fall Classic on Oct. 8… Played with Chikaya Sato against Santa Clara on Feb. 11.

Singles – Played in 11 matches including two of 18 dual matches… Tallied a 5-4 record in tournament play… Won four of five including a victory in the consolation finals at the Wildcat Invitational by beating Grand Canyon’s David Wekesa (7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 10-3, Sept. 17) and independent Roko Stipetic (7-6 (7), 6-4, Sept. 18) and two wins in the UCSB Fall Classic against Southern Methodist’s Eli Susser (6-3, 6-2, Oct. 7) and UC Santa Barbara’s Julian DeSousa (6-2, 2-0 (Ret.), Oct. 9)... Beat Cal Poly’s Zachary Pellouchoud 6-4, 6-4 in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships on Oct. 22.

2021-22 SEASON (As a Freshman at Ottawa University - Arizona)
Competed in all fourteen singles matches in the top two spots in the lineup, compiling a record of 9-3... Won his first three matches and last six matches that finished... Played on the second doubles team with Bryce Bodak in all 14 matches, finishing with a record of 7-5... Won consecutive results three times... Won the GSAC All-Conference title and named NAIA West Region Rookie of the Year.

PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Attended Bishop Carrol High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and played flag football, soccer, and hockey... Finished in the top 16 in Canadian Junior Nationals in August of 2018... Won the U18 Alberta Provincials as a 15 year old in July of 2018... Ranked the top U18 player in Alberta in December 2020.

PERSONAL
Liam Spiers was born Oct. 7, 2002, in Calgary, Canada... Son of Jeff and Karen Spiers... Parents own a tennis academy... Is an avid chess player... Recently spent the summer working as a tennis coach... Is majoring in business administration with plans to take over his parents' tennis academy after he graduates... Lists his favorite athlete as tennis player Roger Federer.