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Men's Tennis Athlete Profile - Cassidy Mears

Cassidy Mears 5-11, 170, Sr.
Shawnee, Kan.

At BYU
SENIOR - (2009-2010): Finalist in the Utah State Fall Tennis Classic in both singles and doubles... advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and doubles at the ITA Mountain Region Championship...earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors for his performance against Weber State and Utah State.

JUNIOR - (2008-2009): Worked through minor injuries to earn a 5-4 record during the fall season...advanced to the semifinals of the Utah Fall Tennis Classic in singles and doubles...earned an impressive 21-4 record in the spring playing primarily at the No. 4 position ...ended the season with a 14-match win streak and was undefeated against conference opponents in singles play...partnered with Evan Urbina to compile a ... (More)

SOPHOMORE - (2007-2008): One of only two players returning from the 2006-2007 team ... earned a 7-4 singles record during the fall season ... went 9-2 in doubles during the fall with senior Jonathan Sanchez ... together the duo won the doubles titles at both the Utah Fall Tennis Classic and the Utah Invitational ... advanced to the final doubles match at the So Cal Intercollegiate Championships before falling to the No. 2... (More)

FRESHMAN - (2006-2007): Racked up 9 singles wins and 2 losses during the fall season ... beat two seeded players at the Wilson/ITA Mountain Regional Championships in Las Vegas ... went 3-3 in doubles in the fall season with fellow BYU newcomer Cale Planck ... played as high as No. 3 singles, but spent most of the spring season at No. 5 as the only freshman in the starting lineup ... also spent most of the spring season a... (More)

Before BYU
Ranked as high as No. 29 in the nation for boys under 18 ... was ranked No. 1 in doubles nationally for a time ... No. 1 in singles and doubles in his section ... won Texas Open Tournament for boys under 18 ... team captain of the Bishop Miege High School tennis team ... second place finish at the Kansas State High School Tournament ... recruited by Boise State, Oregon and Texas.

Personal
Enjoys playing pool and watching movies ... favorite athletes are Andre Agassi and Lance Armstrong for "giving so much on and off the field."

Statistics
Year          Singles      Doubles
2006-07       21-12        18-14
2007-08       20-17        23-15
2008-09       26-8         16-9
Career        67-37        57-38


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