The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Kellen Damico
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo.
- High School:
- Ponderosa/Laurel Springs
•2008 ITA All-American (doubles)
•2010 Big 12 champion, No. 2 doubles (with Ed Corrie)
•2008 NCAA All-Tournament Team (No. 1 doubles with Ed Corrie)
•2008 All-Big 12 (singles and doubles)
Records
Career
Singles: 73-39
Doubles: 69-28
Dual-Match Singles: 48-27
2009-10
Singles: 20-12
Doubles: 25-6
Dual-Match Singles: 14-9
2008-09
Singles: 24-11
Doubles: 19-12
Dual-Match Singles: 20-8
2007-08
Singles: 29-16
Doubles: 25-10
Dual-Match Singles: 14-10
AS A JUNIOR (2009-10)
• posted a 20-12 overall singles record and a 14-9 mark in dual-match play
• registered a 25-6 overall doubles record, including a 19-4 mark in dual matches alongside Ed Corrie, with whom he won the Big 12 title at No. 2 doubles
• defeated Minnesota[apos]s Rok Bonin by a 6-4, 7-6 (2) count in UT[apos]s 4-0 win over the Golden Gophers in the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships
• outlasted Texas A&M[apos]s Alexis Klegou 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to cap Texas[apos] 7-0 win over the Aggies that clinched a share of the Big 12 regular-season crown for the Longhorns
• defeated Baylor[apos]s Attila Bucko 6-1, 6-3 in Texas[apos] 4-3 win over the Bears in Waco
• knocked off Oklahoma[apos]s Costin Paval by a 6-3, 6-0 count in Texas[apos] 6-1 win over the Sooners in Austin
• edged Florida State[apos]s Clint Bowles (7-5, 3-6, 1-0 [11-9]) in Texas[apos] 6-1 win over the Seminoles
• defeated Duke[apos]s Dylan Arnould (6-1, 4-6, 7-6 [6]) in the Longhorns[apos] 5-2 win on the Blue Devils[apos] home courts
• knocked off Stanford[apos]s Ryan Thacher (6-4, 6-4) in UT[apos]s 4-0 win over the Cardinal in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• notched a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over Texas A&M[apos]s Alexis Klegou in UT[apos]s 4-3 win over the Aggies at the Texas Cup in Houston
• defeated Texas Tech[apos]s Andre Stabile and Texas A&M[apos]s Calon Alpar each in straight sets at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09)
• finished the season at No. 80 in the ITA singles rankings after going unbeaten in his last 14 matches of the season (won last 12 decisions, 2 matches were suspended)
• totaled a 24-11 overall singles record, including a 20-8 mark in dual matches, and a 19-12 overall doubles record
• clinched Texas[apos] 4-3 win over fifth-seeded Tennessee in the NCAA Championships[apos] round of 16 with a 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 win over the Vols[apos] Matteo Fago
• defeated USC[apos]s 82nd-ranked Jaak Poldma, 6-1, 6-3 in UT[apos]s 4-1 loss to the Trojans in the NCAA semifinals
• knocked off Washington[apos]s Martin Kildahl by a 6-3, 7-5 count in Texas[apos] 4-0 win over the Huskies in the NCAA Championships[apos] round of 32
• defeated Baylor[apos]s 117th-ranked Dominik Mueller by a 6-2, 6-1 count in UT[apos]s 4-3 loss to the Bears in the finals of the Big 12 Championships
• helped UT to a 4-2 win over second-seeded Texas A&M in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships with a 7-5, 6-4 win over the Aggies[apos] Wil Spencer
• defeated Oklahoma[apos]s Ionut Beleleu by a 6-2, 6-1 margin in UT[apos]s 4-0 Big 12 quarterfinal win over the Sooners
• rallied for a three-set win over the Aggies[apos] Spencer in UT[apos]s 4-3 regular-season loss at Texas A&M
• defeated Michigan[apos]s Andrew Mazlin in straight sets at No. 2 singles in Texas[apos] 4-0 win over the Wolverines in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• outlasted Texas A&M[apos]s 53rd-ranked Austin Krajicek in a third-set super-tiebreaker in the Longhorns[apos] 7-0 win over the Aggies at the Texas Cup in Houston
• teamed with Ed Corrie to knock off Tennessee[apos]s top-ranked duo of Davey Sandgren and John-Patrick Smith by an 8-5 count and helped Texas nail down the doubles point in the Horns[apos] NCAA round-of-16 win over the Vols
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team, No. 1 doubles (w/ Ed Corrie)
• All-Big 12 singles and doubles
• fell to eventual NCAA runner-up J.P. Smith of Tennessee in the 64-player singles draw at the NCAA Championships
• with classmate Ed Corrie, suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss to eventual NCAA doubles champions Kaes Van[apos]t Hof and Robert Farah in the 32-team doubles draw at the NCAA Championships
• defeated Baylor[apos]s David Galic in three sets in UT[apos]s 4-2 Big 12 Championship finals loss to the Bears
• defeated Texas A&M[apos]s Wil Spencer by a 6-1, 6-3 count in UT[apos]s 4-0 win over the Aggies in the Big 12 Championship semifinals
• defeated Oklahoma State[apos]s 78th-ranked Ivan Puchkarov by a 6-2, 6-0 count in UT[apos]s 6-1 win over the Cowboys
• defeated Virginia[apos]s fifth-ranked Dominic Inglot by a 6-2, 7-5 count in UT[apos]s 5-2 loss to the Cavaliers
• defeated USC[apos]s Kaes Van[apos]t Hof in three sets in UT[apos]s 4-1 win over the Trojans at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• defeated Georgia[apos]s Nate Schnugg in three sets in UT[apos]s 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• defeated Texas A&M[apos]s Wil Spencer in straight sets in UT[apos]s 4-0 Texas Cup victory over the Aggies in Houston
• reached the singles semifinals at the ITA South Central Regional Championship
• won the main singles draws at his first two collegiate tournaments - the HEB Baylor Invitational and the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
• with then-UT senior Luis Diaz Barriga, fell to USC[apos]s Farah and Van[apos]t Hof by a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 count in the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
• with Diaz Barriga, defeated Mississippi[apos]s Bram ten Berge and Erling Tveit in the round of 16 and Ohio State[apos]s Mike O[apos]Connell and Matt Allare in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
• teamed up with Diaz Barriga to defeat Texas A&M[apos]s Chris Chirico and Conor Pollock to win the ITA South Central Regional doubles title
BEFORE TEXAS
• 2006 Wimbledon Boys[apos] Doubles Champion (with Nate Schnugg)
• 2007 French Open Boys[apos] Doubles Finalist (with Jonathan Eysseric)
• 2007 French Open Boys[apos] Singles Semifinalist
• Participated in the main doubles draw at the U.S. Open in 2006 and 2007
• Doubles finalist at the 2006 Australian Open Junior Championships
• Reached the singles and doubles rounds of 16 at the 2007 Wimbledon Boys[apos] Championships
• Captured the boys[apos] doubles title at the 2007 USTA Boys[apos] 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Ranked as high as No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) boys[apos] doubles rankings and No. 5 in the ITF boys[apos] singles rankings
PERSONAL
Son of Ermie and Lisa Damico ... has one sister, Krista (20), a junior on the Texas women[apos]s tennis team ... grandfather, Edwin Gilbert, swam for four seasons at the University of Texas and is a member of the UT Men[apos]s Athletics Hall of Honor ... born March 16, 1989 in Torrance, Calif.
