2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Alex Knight
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami Shores, Fla.
- High School:
- Michael Kropp
Senior (2017-18)
• Named ITA All-American (June 1, 2018)
• Ranked as high as No. 3 by the ITA in singles, while being ranked as high as No. 7 in doubles alongside Runhao Hua.
• 2018 NCAA Individual Championships Qualifier (Singles & Doubles)
• Named unanimous Big Ten First Team All-Conference
• Named ITA Most Improved Senior and Most Improved Midwest Senior
• Big Ten Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30, 2018)
• Runner-up for the 2017 singles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23, 2017)
• 2017 ITA Fall National Championship Consolation Winner
• Runner-up for the 2017 doubles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships alongside Hua (Oct. 23, 2017)
• Served as co-captain alongside Davis Crocker
Junior (2016-17)
• Named to All-Big Ten First Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Compiled a team-leading 25-10 record in singles, leading the team with a 22-4 mark in dual matches - primarily playing at No. 2 (11-2)
• Went 21-6 in doubles play, while recording a 16-4 mark alongside Runhao Hua, primarily at No. 2 (14-3)
• Climbed as high as No. 86 in the national rankings on May 4
• Ranked as high as No. 28 nationally in doubles with partner Runhao Hua (Feb. 21)
• Went 3-6 in singles action and 4-2 in doubles during the fall season
• Participated in singles qualifying at the ITA All-American
• Earned a No. 82 preseason singles ranking from the ITA
• Defeated South Florida's No. 77-ranked Peter Bertran at No. 3 singles (Feb. 5)
• Beat Columbia's No. 30-ranked Shawn Hadevi/Jackie Tang at No. 2 doubles with partner Runhao Hua (Feb. 11)
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Named to All-Big Ten second team
• Ended the season ranked No. 125 in singles
• Went 16-11 in singles action, including a 15-10 dual-match record
• Played the majority of the season at the top of the lineup, going 3-8 at No. 1 and 9-2 at No. 2
• Won 11 straight singles matches in a row from Jan. 24 to March 3
• Teamed with Runhao Hua at the No. 1 doubles position, going 12-7 in dual matches
Sophomore/Freshman (2014-15)
• Finished 13-16 in singles, mostly at No. 4
• Clinched Michigan's 5-2 win over Wisconsin with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4
• Picked up a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over No. 73 Aleks Vukic of Illinois in the ITA Midwest Regional Championship first round
• Finished 11-7 in doubles
Freshman (2013-14)
• Early enrollee. Redshirted
Prep
• Rated as a five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
• Blue-chip prospect and rated as high as No. 5 in the country by tennisrecruiting.net
• Ranked No. 24 nationally, No. 1 in Florida
• 2013 Florida High School Player of the Year
• 2012 and 2013 All-American by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation
• Finished 52-25 overall, including 15-7 against other five star players
• Michael Krop High School (2014)
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2014-15 | 13-16 | 9-11 | 4-5 | 4-5 | -- | 0-1 | 1-3 | 8-7 | -- | -- |
| 2015-16 | 16-11 | 15-10 | 1-1 | 5-4 | 3-8 | 9-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 25-10 | 22-4 | 3-6 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 11-2 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | -- |
| 2017-18 | 25-8 | 13-5 | 12-2 | 7-2 | 11-5 | 2-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79-45 | 59-30 | 20-14 | 26-12 | 16-13 | 22-5 | 7-4 | 12-8 | 2-0 | -- |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2014-15 | 11-7 | 10-6 | 1-1 | 5-4 | 3-0 | 7-6 | -- |
| 2015-16 | 15-9 | 12-7 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 12-7 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 21-6 | 16-5 | 5-1 | 7-2 | 2-2 | 14-3 | -- |
| 2017-18 | 25-11 | 18-7 | 7-3 | 7-2 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 6-0 |
| Career | 72-33 | 56-25 | 13-6 | 23-11 | 28-15 | 22-10 | 6-0 |
