Alex Fennell
- height 6-1
- class Junior
- Hometown Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
- Previous School Penn State
- height 6-1
- class Junior
- Hometown Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
- Previous School Penn State
Alex Fennell Bio
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2016, 2017
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2017
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2016
2016-17 (SENIOR)
ATHLETICS
- Finished third on the team in singles wins with a 22-11 overall record
- Went 18-7 in dual-match play, enough to tie for the second-most on the team
- His 18 dual-match wins are enough to tie for the fifth-most by a senior in a season in program history
- Started the dual-match season with a seven-match win streak
- Played the majority of his matches in the No. 5 spot, tallying a 6-4 SEC record
- Defeated David Gonzalez of East Tennessee in a three-set match in the First Round of the NCAA Team Tournament (May 12)
- Advanced to the semifinals of the Charlotte Invitational with wins over Will Albright of UNC-Greensboro and Milo Bargeron of Appalachian State
- Went 7-18 in doubles play, including a 6-12 dual-match record and a 2-6 SEC record
- Defeated the nation’s No. 18 doubles pair of Auburn with teammate Sam Swank (Feb. 25) in the Blue/Gray Invitational
2015-16 (JUNIOR)
ATHLETICS
- Finished third on the team in singles wins, going 25-15 and 14-12 in dual-match play
- Got experience at the top of the lineup to open the spring before settling into his role at No. 4 singles to close the year
- Was ranked No. 116 for four weeks to begin the spring
- Earned doubles rankings throughout the season paired with Harrison O’Keefe (as high as No. 51) and Thomas Mayronne (as high as No. 69)
- Went 15-13 in doubles, 10-8 in dual matches
- Put together an impressive 6-5 mark in SEC singles competition
- Won five of his last singles results to finish the season, including a three-set win against his opponent from No. 13 Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament (Apr. 22)
- Clinched matches against Winthrop (Jan. 16) and The Citadel (Jan. 30)
- A strong performer in three-set matches (7-4) and tiebreakers (6-4)
- Went 4-0 at the Bulldog Scramble with two wins over opponents from Georgia to be tabbed the Bulldog Scramble Champion (Nov. 15)
2014-15 (SOPHOMORE AT PENN STATE)
ATHLETICS
- Victorious in 13 singles matches for the Nittany Lions, including nine in the spring, and 14 doubles matches during the season
- Entered the fall with a No. 43 ranking in the ITA Doubles Poll along with teammate Leo Stakhovsky
- Competed in the fall at the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Atlantic Regional and USTA Clay Court Invitational
- Reached the round of 16 in both singles and doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional
- Advanced in singles competition with a win at both the ITA All-American Championships and the USTA Clay Court Invitational
- Split time at No. 1 and No. 2 in singles lineup during the spring as he won six matches at No. 1 and three at No. 2
2013-14 (FRESHMAN AT PENN STATE)
ATHLETICS
- Posted a 16-10 record in spring matches and 20 overall wins, clinching match point five times
- Completed the fall with a 5-3 record in both singles and doubles after competing at the ITA All-American Championships, Wake Forest Invite and ITA Atlantic Regional
- Put together a stretch of 10-consecutive wins at the No. 3 spot during the spring including matchups against four top-50 teams
- Won five Big Ten matches, picking up wins against four top-70 teams
- Took his first round match in the NCAA Tournament 6-4, 6-1 against UNC Wilmington
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated a five-star recruit and the No. 22 prospect in the country bytennisrecruiting.net
- Played at the High Performance Tennis Academy where he finished as the second-ranked prospect in Pennsylvania and a top-three ranking in the Middle Atlantic
- Played at Fox Lane High School, becoming the first seventh grader in school history to play on the varsity tennis team
- Reached the quarterfinals of the USTA Spring National Championships
CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS | |||||||||
Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual (Conf.) | #1 (Conf.) | #2 (Conf.) | #3 (Conf.) | #4 (Conf.) | #5 (Conf.) | #6 (Conf.) |
2013-14 (at PS) | 20-13 | 4-3 | 16-10 (5-5) | 0-1 (0-0) | 1-0 (0-0) | 15-9 (5-5) | — | — | — |
2014-15 (at PSU) | 13-23 | 4-4 | 9-19 (3-8) | 6-10 (3-4) | 3-9 (0-4) | — | — | — | — |
2015-16 | 25-15 | 11-3 | 14-12 (6-5) | 3-4 (0-0) | 2-2 (0-0) | 2-2 (0-2) | 5-4 (4-3) | 2-0 (2-0) | — |
2016-17 | 22-11 | 4-4 | 18-7 (7-5) | — | — | 2-0 (0-0) | 1-1 (0-1) | 7-5 (6-4) | 8-1 (1-0) |
Total | 80-62 | 23-14 | 57-48 (21-23) | 9-15 (3-4) | 6-11 (0-4) | 19-11 (5-7) | 6-5 (4-4) | 9-5 (8-4) | 8-1 (1-0) |
CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS | ||||||
Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual (Conf.) | #1 (Conf.) | #2 (Conf.) | #3 (Conf.) |
2013-14 (at PSU) | 6-4 | 5-3 | 1-1 (0-0) | — | — | 1-1 (0-0) |
2014-15 (at PSU) | 14-14 | 3-3 | 11-11 (2-5) | 5-3 (2-2) | 5-8 (0-3) | 1-0 (0-0) |
2015-16 | 15-13 | 5-5 | 10-8 (1-6) | 8-5 (0-4) | 2-3 (1-2) | — |
2016-17 | 7-18 | 1-6 | 6-12 (2-6) | 3-6 (0-2) | 2-6 (2-4) | 1-0 (0-0) |
Total | 42-49 | 14-17 | 28-32 (5-17) | 16-14 (2-8) | 9-17 (3-9) | 3-1 (0-0) |