The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Michael Riechmann
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Memorial HS
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
| Awards & Honors | |||
| • Academic All-Big 12 First Team - 2015 • ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch - 2013 |
AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
• Defeated Prairie View A&M’s Sergio Avella (6-1, 6-1) in Texas’ 7-0 win over the Panthers
• Concluded a five-match win streak by defeating Lukas Finzelberg (7-5, 6-1) in the Longhorns’ 4-0 win over Oklahoma State
• Notched a win over Baylor’s Tommy Podvinski (7-6[1], 6-3) in a Big 12 conference match against the Bears
• Helped Texas to a 6-1 victory by defeating Francisco Bendana (6-4, 7-5) of Incarnate Word
• Posted a win over Dylan McCloskey (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) to help lead Texas to a 4-2 win over Tulsa
• Defeated Adam Sanjurjo (7-6[6], 6-4) of Arkansas in a dual meet
• Posted three straight victories in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, defeating UTSA’s Eric Buchalter (6-2, 6-0), Louisiana-Lafayette’s Will Huyton (6-2, 6-2), and Southern Mississippi’s Rakshit Rishi (6-0, 6-1)
• Helped Texas win, 4-2, over SMU after posting a win over Yates Johnson (7-6 [1], 7-5)
• Defeated Mississippi’s Fabian Fallert (3-6, 6-4, 6-3) in a dual meet
• Assisted Texas in the 6-1 win at Stanford after notching a victory over cody Rakela (6-3, 6-3)
• Aided Texas in the 7-0 decision over Abilene Christian after knocking off Paul Domanski (6-3, 6-1)
• Helped Texas to the 6-1 win over Lamar after defeating Benny Schweizer (6-3, 4-6, 7-5)
• Defeated UT Arlington’s Jhonathan Gonzalez (6-4, 4-6, 1-0 [10-6]) at the Texas Regional Championship
• Notched victories against TCU’s Trey Daniel (6-2, 6-3) and Mississippi State’s Niclas Braun (3-6, 6-2, 6-4) at the ITA All-America Championships
• Posted wins over Troy’s Giovani Samaha (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Duke’s Vincent Lin (5-7, 7-6 [4], 6-3) in the qualifying draw at the ITA All-America Championships
• Knocked off Stanford’s Roy Lederman (7-5, 6-4) and Baylor’s Jimmy Bendeck (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) at the Porsche Napa Valley Tennis Classic
• Won the Rice Invitational after defeating Kyle Barnes of the U.S. Military Academy (7-5, 6-4)
AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
• Aided in Texas’ 4-0 defeat of UTSA with a match win over the Roadrunner’s Mark Ginting (6-3, 6-4) at No. 6 singles
• Defeated Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Miguel Alvarez-Hevia (7-6, (9-7), 6-1) at fifth singles
• Helped secure a 6-1 Longhorn win against Rice after defeating the Owls’ David Warren (6-4, 7-6, (13-11)) at No. 5 singles
• Ensured a 4-3 Texas victory over Tulsa with a match win at third singles against the Golden Hurricane’s Matthew Kirby (6-2, 5-7, 6-2).
• Registered wins against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Mitchell Cook (6-3, 6-0), Arkansas’s Juan Marino, and Texas Tech’s No. 61 Alex Sendegeya (6-4, 4-6, 6-0) at the Texas Invitational
• Defeated Baylor’s Diego Galeano (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) and UTSA’s Joel Rubio (7-6 (1), 6-3) at the USTA/ITA Texas Regional Championship
• Won his match against North Carolina State’s Shoti Meparizde (6-4, 6-4) at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships (Pre-Qualifying)
• Knocked off Kentucky’s Kevin Lai in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) at the Cajun Tennis Classic
• Defeated Texas A&M’s Max Lunkin (8-2) and Lamar’s Michael Feucht (8-5) at the Racquet Club College Invitational
2013-14
• Sat out after transferring from Brown ... will have two years of eligibility remaining.
BEFORE TEXAS
• Lettered for two seasons at Brown University ... named as the ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch after the 2012-13 season ... 2013 Second Team All-Ivy League in singles ... Compiled an 39-22 singles record and 45-21 doubles record in two seasons with the Bears.
• Played No. 1 singles during his entire sophomore year (2012-13), compiling an 18-14 record ... played at the No. 3 and No. 4 positions as a freshman.
• Four-year letterman at Memorial High School in Houston ... named 2010-11 All-Greater Houston Boys Tennis MVP, captaining the team ... Won the 2011 Mixed Doubles State Championship and was a singles State Quarterfinalist in 2010 ... helped to lead Memorial to the 2009 State Semifinals and the 2010 State Finals ... won the Boys 14's National Doubles Title in 2007 and was a Finalist in the 2010 Boys 18s National Doubles Tournament.
PERSONAL
• Son of Gary Riechmann and Trang Trinh ... has three siblings, Grant, Lauren and Eli ... major is Finance.
