Height: | 5-9 |
Weight: | 140 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Tampa, FL |
High School: | Hillsborough |
Freshman (2011-12):
Key performer for the Eagles in both singles and doubles
... Concluded the campaign with an overall singles record of 20-5
(17-4 dual) ... Was a formidable doubles competitor, chalking up an
overall slate of 27-2 (23-2 dual) ... Saw action during the year at
the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 singles spots ... Won his last 14 singles
decisions including all three at the NCAA D-III Championships where
he held down the No. 4 slot ... Battled his way to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
victory over Kenyon's Wade Heerboth in the NCAA title contest
that gave Emory its first lead of the match at 4-3 ... Earlier in
the championship match vs. Kenyon, he and Dillon Pottish kept the
Eagles' hopes alive after they fell behind by a 0-2 count with a
dramatic 9-8 triumph at No. 3 doubles, rallying from a 4-6 deficit
in the tie-breaker before capturing the breaker, 8-6 ... Kowalski
and Pottish combined for a 15-0 record at No. 3 doubles ... First
Team All-UAA at both No. 3 singles and doubles after posting a 3-0
record in both events during the conference championships ...
Helped Emory to the league crown with a come-from-behind 3-6, 7-6
(12-10), 1-0 (10-7) victory at No. 3 singles vs. Ross Putterman of
Washington University in an 8-1 win ... Defeated Michael Razumosky
of Kenyon, who ended the season as the No. 3-ranked D-III singles
player, twice in a three-wek span, the first a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
outcome at the ITA National Indoor Championships (Feb. 25) and the
second occasion a 7-6, 6-1 decision at the Stag-Hen Invitational
... Recorded the team's clinching point in the 5-1 win over North
Carolina Wesleyan (May 13) in the third round of the NCAA
Tournament ... Ended the year as the 50th-ranked D-III singles
player nationally ... Played No. 3 doubles with Will Humphreys
during the early portion of the spring season with the pair
combining to notch an 8-2 record ... During the fall portion of the
schedule, he and Nick Szczurek captured the doubles championship in
the 'B' Draw at the ITA Regionals.
High School:
Four-year member of the tennis program at Hillsborough High School
... Was coached by Charles Roberts and Marc Palus ... Served as
team captain as a senior ... State of Florida's Class 4A No. 2
singles champion in 2011 ... Posted a perfect 15-0 record at No. 2
singles his final year ... Two-time selection to county and
conference teams ... 15-0 mark at No. 1 singles his junior
season.
Personal:
Pre-Med major.