Alec Josepher
Alec Josepher
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Tampa, FL
High School: H.B. Plant
Previous College: Southern Methodist

Senior (2017-18):
Final season of action saw him as an anchor to the middle part of the singles lineup ... Closed out the year as the No. 18-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South Region ... Second Team All-UAA at No. 3 singles ... Compiled an overall singles ledger of 18-9, including an 11-2 mark at the No. 3 singles position ... 14-7 record during the spring portion of the schedule ... Stood 5-6 through his first 11 singles outings before going on a stretch (Mar. 3 - Apr. 28) that saw him capture nine-of-10 decisions ... Come-from-behind 4-6, 7-6, 6-1 triumph vs. Washington University's Benjamin Vander Sman gave Emory a 4-2 edge in an eventual 5-4 victory in the semifinals of the UAA Championships ... Clinched the Eagles' 5-0 win vs. North Carolina Wesleyan in the NCAA Regional final with a 6-2, 6-1 outcome over JD Telles at third singles ... Put Emory one point from the deciding point in a 5-0 verdict vs. No. 4 Williams in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships with a 6-4, 6-0 decision over Sachin Ranghavan ... Picked up a 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 win at third singles against Jayson Fung in helping the Eagles to an 8-1 triumph vs. No. 7 Amherst (Apr. 20) ... Captured a three-set slugfest at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 5-7, 10-4, against Ioannis Brokakis of North Carolina Wesleyan (Mar. 3), helping the Eagles to an 8-1 win.

Junior (2016-17):
Second season in the program saw him emerge as a consistent contributor  to the singles lineup ... Capped off the campaign with an overall singles mark of 20-7, which included a 16-5 effort during the spring portion of the schedule ... Posted a 10-3 record at No. 5 singles and a ledger of 6-2 at the No. 4 spot where he played over the team's last nine matches ... Came through with the clinching point in Emory's 5-3 victory over No. 10-ranked Williams (May 22), topping Deepak Indrakanti, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 4 singles ... Provided the winning point against Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 25) in the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships, defeating Mark Pettyman in a three-set slugfest, 7-6, 2-6, 6-1, as the Eagles held off the Tartans for a 5-4 triumph ... Accounted for one of the team's points vs. No. 4 Middlebury, capturing a 2-6, 7-6, 6-2, outcome over Timo van der Geest ... Put Emory ahead by a 4-1 count in an eventual 5-1 triumph vs. North Carolina Wesleyan (May 13) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, beating David Appelqvist, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 4 singles ... Topped a pair of opponents at No. 5 singles from Division I schools, Amer Bedwan from Troy University (7-6, 6-4) and Mac Rechan from Georgetown (7-5, 6-1) ... Emerged victorious in a three-set battle at No. 4 singles vs. Washington University's (Apr. 23) Jeremy Bush, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, helping Emory to an 8-1 win over the Bears in the final of the UAA Championships. 

Sophomore (2015-16):
First year in the program saw him register an overall singles record of 6-4 ... Won his first three singles encounters, including a 0-6, 6-4, 6-3, decision over Sewanee's Eric Roddy en route to a quarterfinal berth in the ITA South Regional Championships ... Split four singles matches during the spring portion of the schedule ... Logged a 6-2, 6-2, outcome at No. 3 singles over Centre College's Alex Wemerling ... Finished with a 5-3 doubles ledger, with three of those triumphs coming with Aman Manji at the ITA South Region Championships. 

Prior To Emory:

Played for NCAA Division I member Southern Methodist during the 2014-15 school year ... Went 6-4 in overall singles action, including a 3-0 mark in the spring at the No. 6 position ... Won a consolation round match over Braxton Bates from Oral Roberts at the ITA All-American Championships. 

High School:
Captained his H.B. Plant High School tennis team as a junior and senior ... Played No. 1 singles and doubles his final two campaigns ... Was the 130th-ranked recruit nationally and No. 38 in the Southeast Region according to tennisrecruiting.net.

Personal:
Son of Ron and Deb Josepher ... Born March 14 ... Majors in economics. 


Career Stats

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2015-16 6-4 --- --- 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 4-2 NR NR
2016-17 20-7 --- --- --- 6-2 10-3 --- 4-2 NR NR
2017-18  18-9 ---  3-5  11-2  ---  ---  ---  4-2  NR  18th 
Total 44-20 --- 3-5 12-2 6-3 11-3 0-1 12-6  
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3   Tour Final Nat'l Rank Final Reg. Rank
2015-16 5-3 --- 1-0 1-1 3-2 NR NR
2016-17 0-1 --- 0-0 0-0 0-1 NR NR
2017-18 2-1  ---  ---  ---  2-1     
Total 7-5 --- 1-0 1-1 5-4