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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Katie Bernashe
Dylan Carneiro
Matt Plouffe
Matt Plouffe

Alex Wright

Alex Wright

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. Austell, Cornwall, England
  • Highschool:
    Truro
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

Summary

Biography

As a senior: Wright was named to the All-GNAC Singles First Team and GNAC Sportsmanship Team. Wright also was honored with the Colby-Sawyer Outstanding Male Senior Athlete Award. Wright concluded an impressive career with his third nod to a conference singles first team. This season, Wright earned three GNAC Player of the Week awards. He was tied for the team lead with 11 singles wins, which included a 4-1 mark against conference opponents. Wright also posted nine doubles wins with a 3-2 record in GNAC play. In the fall, he was the first male Charger to win a round at the prestigious ITA Regional Championships. Wright, who was named the 2019 Colby-Sawyer Outstanding Male Senior Athlete, finished his collegiate career ranked second in program history with 54 singles wins, sixth in doubles wins with 42 and third in all-time victories with 96. Wright was named to the GNAC All-Academic Team. 

As a junior: Wright was named to the All-NAC Singles Second Team. Wright put together another solid season seeing time at the top three singles flights. Wright led the Chargers with a 15-9 overall record to go along with a 4-0 mark against NAC opponents. Including his conference victories, Wright picked up singles wins over Colby and Division II Saint Anselm. He also went 12-12 in doubles play and 3-0 in the NAC. Wright had an impressive ending to the season as he helped the team record two points in the NCAA Tournament First Round match against Wilkes. He and teammate Andrew Peloquin combined for an 8-4 win at No. 3 and then won his No. 3 singles match 6-2, 6-4. The one-time NAC East Player of the Week moved into 10th on the all-time wins list with 76 and into a tie for seventh in singles wins with 43. 

As a sophomore: Wright was named All-NAC Singles First Team and All-NAC Doubles First Team. One of singles wins came against Baruch in the NCAA Tournament. Wright was tied for second on the team with 15 singles wins. He played at the top three spots throughout the season with 10 wins coming at No. 2. Wright went 3-0 in NAC matches at the second flight and only dropped a total of three games. He added a win at the top spot over Division II opponent Franklin Pierce. He finished the season with nine straight singles wins. Wright added 11 doubles wins. He teamed with Gustav Jigrup to win all three NAC matches in convincing fashion without dropping more than one game. 

As a freshman: Wright was named NAC Rookie of the Year, All-NAC Singles First Team and NAC Tournament MVP. He tallied a perfect 5-0 singles record in conference play, going 1-0 at No. 1 and 4-0 at No. 2. The rookie also recorded an unblemished 4-0 mark in NAC doubles action with a 1-0 record at No. 2 and a 3-0 record at No. 3. One of his most impressive conference victories was his 6-2, 6-1 win over Castleton's Soren Pelz-Walsh, as he gave the six-time NAC East Rookie of the Week selection his first and only loss of the season. In a 5-4 non-conference win over CCC rival Endicott, Wright claimed a 6-0, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles against a player who had 15 wins on the season. The freshman also beat Division I Siena's No. 2 singles player to help lead his team to 4-3 victory. He ended the season with a strong 6-1, 6-2 win over Nichols in the NCAA Tournament. Wright added impressive doubles wins against Siena and Yeshiva. He finished the season 13-7 in singles and 10-6 in doubles. 

Career Stats: Updated after 2018-19 season
 
Year Singles Doubles Total
2015-16 13-7 10-6 23-13
2016-17 15-10 11-16 26-26
2017-18 15-9 12-12 27-21
2018-19 11-10 9-14 20-24
Total 54-36 * 42-48 ! 96-84 ^

* = ranks 2nd in career singles wins
! = ranks 6th in doubles win
^ = ranks 3rd in career wins

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'8" 137 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'8" 139 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'8" 134 lbs
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    2018-19Senior

    5'8" 141 lbs
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