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César Bourgois - Men's Tennis - University of Kentucky Athletics

CésarBourgois

  • height 6-4
  • Weight 185
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Paris
  • High school National Centre for Distance Education
BIO

2020-21 (Fifth year): Named ITA All-American alongside doubles partner Gabriel Diallo … Became first player in program history named to SEC Community Service Team in three consecutive seasons … Named team captain … Earned top-eight doubles seed at NCAA Championships alongside Diallo … Recorded 14-9 doubles record … Defeated seven opponents ranked in ITA doubles rankings … Recorded 15-7 singles record … Defeated two opponents ranked in ITA singles rankings … Appeared in seven ITA doubles rankings, peaking at No. 6 alongside Diallo … Scored clinching team point four times.

2019-20 (Senior): Named to SEC Community Service Team, Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll and Frank G. Ham Society of Character … Named team captain … Began fall ranked No. 32 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings alongside Kento Yamada … Recorded 15-8 overall singles record (10-5 spring) and 17-5 overall doubles record (6-1 fall) … Recorded 7-3 doubles record alongside Liam Draxl on top court … Scored match-clinching point in three UK victories.

2018-19 (Junior): Named to SEC Community Service Team and Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll … Began fall ranked No. 48 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings alongside Ying-Ze Chen and ended spring ranked No. 66 in doubles alongside Kento Yamada … Recorded 16-19 overall singles record and 15-18 overall doubles record … Defeated No. 14 Robert Loeb and Jan Zielinski 7-5 alongside Yamada in No. 43 Kentucky’s 5-2 win over No. 17 Georgia on April 12 … Defeated No. 63 Alan Gadjiev and Borna Gojo 7-6(5) alongside Yamada in No. 36 Kentucky’s 4-1 loss at reigning national champion No. 3 Wake Forest in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 4.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Named to Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll … Competed in five singles matches with a record of 3-2 overall, 1-2 in the SEC … Went 13-12 in doubles on the season with four ranked wins in the top 30, including defeating the 15th ranked pairings from No. 25 Georgia and Ole Miss twice … Teamed up with Gus Benson for doubles in the NCAA Tournament.

2016-17 (Freshman): Recorded 2-0 singles record and 3-4 doubles record in spring … Earned win over Court Clark 6-2, 6-0 of Northern Kentucky … Record of 2-2 in doubles play from the third court … Was 2-1 when paired with Gus Benson … All doubles wins came from the third court.

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