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Matthew Richards
Bayport, New York
 
Bayport Blue-Point High School
Graduate, Class of 2011
 

Overall Record: 2-6  
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Height: 5' 11"
 Weight: 150 lbs
 Plays: Right-handed
 H.S. Coach: Keith Scharfschwerdt
 Private Coach:   John Cook
 Favorite Player: Juan Martin del Potro
 

TOURNAMENTS
--Achieved ranking of 76 in Eastern Section of USTA for Boys 16; advancing in Boys 18 with present ranking of 90;

--Won LIB Boys 18 USTA tournament this past July at Sportime in the Hamptons;

--Won L1 Boys 16 Doubles Tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in July 2009;

--Won Gold Medal at 2008 Empire State Games held at Binghamton University, helping to lead Long Island boys tennis team to first place in New York's annual Olympics tournament;

--Defeated 3-star player at Midwest National Open in Chicago in August 2009;

--Reached semi-finals of L1B Boys 18 singles tournament held at Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester, NY in August 2009;

--Reached quarterfinals of L1 Boys 16 singles tournament held at Oceanside, NY in August 2009;

--Reached best ranking of 59 in Boys 14; played in level 2 National Tournament in Dolthan, Alabama in February 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL
--#1 singles player on high school varsity tennis team since 7th grade;

--Helped lead varsity tennis team to playoffs the last two years; individual record of 11-4 this season;

--All-County the past two years; advanced to the semi-final round of the Divisional Conference Tournament last year and this seaon;

--Won high school "Athlete of the Year" Award last three years.

TENNIS CAMPS
--USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Elite Training Summer Camp

--Nick Brebenel's High Performance Summer Tennis Training Program (Glen Cove, NY)

--Cunningham Park Elite Tennis Summer Camp (Fresh Meadows, NY)

ACADEMY
--USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

--Nick Brebenel's Elite Tennis Training Program

--Robbie Wagner High Performance Tennis Training Program

--Sportime Kings Park High Performance Tennis Program

--Cunningham Park Elite Tennis Training Program

--Deer Park Tennis Training Program

 
RECENT COMMITMENTS
11/23 Tanner Cooley chooses Queens (NC)
11/23 Ford McCollum chooses Princeton
11/23 Daniela Chica chooses Rice
11/23 Bullion Sharp chooses Florida Atlantic
11/23 Jack Kennedy chooses Virginia
11/23 Brandon Ramos chooses Marist
11/23 Astrid Kerrman chooses Trinity (TX)
11/22 Amyia Van Oosten chooses Fresno Pacific
11/22 Emma Jenan chooses Fresno Pacific
11/22 Leonie Gottwald chooses Fresno Pacific

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