The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Jacoby Lewis
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- home schooled
| Awards / Honors | |||
| • Academic All-Big 12 First Team - 2014, 2015 |
Records: Career | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15
2013-14 (JUNIOR)
• Recorded a 20-10 record in doubles, including an 8-6 mark with David Holiner during dual match play (6-4 at No. 3 doubles) … went 9-5 singles action.
• Highest doubles ranking of the season was at No. 27 with George Goldhoff (Feb. 11) … played 11 doubles matches with Goldhoff, recording an 8-3 record.
• Advanced to the doubles semifinals of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships in Waco with George Goldhoff.
• Defeated UT Arlington’s 71st-ranked Javier Perez and Carlos Arbiza (8-3) with doubles partner David Holiner (Feb. 23).
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
• Posted a 7-5 overall singles record, including a 2-0 mark in dual matches … 10-5 overall doubles record.
• Defeated the 7th-ranked player in the ITA Texas Region, Texas Tech’s Vitor Manzinin, in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) in the first round of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships (Oct. 20).
• Picked up wins in the only two singles matches he played during the dual season … defeated UT Arlington’s Stefan Williams in three sets on Feb. 21 … swept ACU’s Alfredo Desiati on March 23.
• Advanced to the doubles semifinals of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championships with George Goldhoff (Oct. 19-22).
2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
• Finished with a 9-7 overall singles record, including a 3-3 mark in dual matches.
• Totaled a 13-8 overall doubles record.
• Defeated UT Permian Basin’s Anthony Ellsworth at fourth singles (6-0, 6-0) in UT’s 6-0 win over the Falcons.
• Notched a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over UTSA’s Daniel Moser at sixth singles in Texas’ 6-1 win over the Roadrunners.
• Posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Andrew Maingot at sixth singles in Texas’ 6-1 road win over the Islanders.
• Defeated Denver’s Othar Korsachia (6-1, 6-4) and Michigan’s Alex Buzzi (7-6 [5], 6-2) at the Key Biscayne Quad.
• Posted wins over Texas Tech’s Raphael Pfister (7-6, 6-4) and Rice’s Philipp Seifert (6-3, 3-6, 7-6 [0]) in the consolation rounds at the Southwest Shootout.
• Notched a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Rice’s Peter Frank in the round of 128 at the ITA Texas Regional Championships.
• Defeated Arkansas’ Hall Fess (5-7, 6-2, 1-0) at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational.
BEFORE TEXAS
• Ranked as high as No. 33 among high school seniors by TennisRecruiting.net
• Claimed the main draw singles title at the 2010 USTA National Open in Denver, Colo.
• Top-ranked player in his native Alabama
• Won his opening two matches in the boys’ 18 singles draw at the 2010 USTA National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in Undergraduate Studies.
PERSONAL
• Born Jacoby Dewayne Lewis on May 8, 1992 in Lexington, Ky.
• Son of Walter and Rena Lewis ... has five siblings: Kristin, Kirsten, Kelly, John and Joseph ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012)
• Father, Walter, was a starting quarterback on the University of Alabama football team under coach Bear Bryant (1980-83) ... older brother, John, played tennis at Texas A&M (2008-12) ... younger sister, Kirsten, plays tennis at Kentucky (2012-present) ... also shares the same birthday with Kirsten (May 8), two years apart ... older sister, Kristin, plays tennis at Samford (2010-present).
| ITA Rankings (Singles/Doubles) | |||||
| Poll | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | |
| Preseason | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| 1 | -/- | -/- | -/55 | ||
| 2 | -/- | -/- | -/27 | ||
| 3 | -/- | -/- | -/55 | ||
| 4 | -/- | -/- | -/77 | ||
| 5 | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| 6 | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| 7 | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| 8 | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| 9 | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
| Final | -/- | -/- | -/- | ||
