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Damian Rodriguez, Kabir Sarita and Ryan Seggerman will join Princeton from the Class of 2021.
Men's Tennis Announces Class of 2021
January 30, 2017 | Men's Tennis
Princeton men's tennis coach Billy Pate has announced the addition of Ryan Seggerman, Kabir Sarita and Damian Rodriguez from the incoming Princeton Class of 2021 who will join the Tigers this fall.
TennisRecruiting.net has the incoming class ranked ninth in the country, with the site's top 25 illustrating the strength of Ivy League men's tennis. The Ivy also counts Columbia fifth, Penn 10th, Dartmouth 16th and Yale 25th in that ranking.
"We are delighted to welcome three incredible young men to the Princeton tennis program," Pate said. "This is a very strong class and each of these players has demonstrated the offensive upside and physical style of tennis that will pay dividends for our program immediately. Equally important, they are high-character people and will fit perfectly into the culture of our team. We couldn't be more excited to get these guys on campus and begin working with them. We are losing a great deal of experience from the 2017 graduates, so we expect them to fill some big shoes right away."
Ryan Seggerman (Coronado HS, Coronado, Calif.)
TennisRecruiting.net has the incoming class ranked ninth in the country, with the site's top 25 illustrating the strength of Ivy League men's tennis. The Ivy also counts Columbia fifth, Penn 10th, Dartmouth 16th and Yale 25th in that ranking.
"We are delighted to welcome three incredible young men to the Princeton tennis program," Pate said. "This is a very strong class and each of these players has demonstrated the offensive upside and physical style of tennis that will pay dividends for our program immediately. Equally important, they are high-character people and will fit perfectly into the culture of our team. We couldn't be more excited to get these guys on campus and begin working with them. We are losing a great deal of experience from the 2017 graduates, so we expect them to fill some big shoes right away."
Ryan Seggerman (Coronado HS, Coronado, Calif.)
- Captain of Coronado's tennis team
- Blue Chip recruit according to www.tennisrecruiting.net
- Currently ranked No. 14 nationally among seniors on www.tennisrecruiting.net (high of No. 13 this year)
- Has been ranked at various times as the No. 1 junior in Southern California in 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s.
- Earned first ATP (Association of Tour Professionals) point in September
- Advanced to finals of Irvine Professional Futures event in September
- 2016 Sportsmanship Award Winner at USTA Spring Super Nationals
- Currently rated 13.44 on Universal Tennis Rating
- Stands 6-foot-4 with an aggressive, all-court game
- Recently won the USTA Winter Super Nationals Singles Championship (December 2016) in Phoenix, Ariz.
- Advanced to singles finals as an 11th grader in the New Jersey state high school championships (June 2016)
- Registered five wins in the summer of 2016 over Top 50 nationally-ranked players
- Ranked as high as 32 nationally among seniors on www.tennisrecruiting.net (currently ranked No. 40)
- Rated as a five-star recruit on www.tennisrecruiting.net
- 6-foot-2 all-court player with tremendous offensive potential
- Currently rated 12.91 on Universal Tennis Rating
- Has been ranked No. 1 in USTA Middle State Section at numerous times during his junior tennis career
- Comes from the same high school as current Tiger Tom Colautti
- Vast international tennis experience having played ITF (International Tennis Federation) events in 12 countries during the last two years
- ITF world junior ranking of 163
- Competed at Wimbledon Championships (junior division) in 2016
- ITF Singles Champion at Grade 4 events in Bournemouth, UK and Nairobi, Kenya
- Several finals and semifinal appearances at other ITF events in singles and doubles
- Victories over several top 100 world ranked juniors
- 2016 winner of the prestigious British junior championships
- 13.24 Universal Tennis Rating
- Moved from Mexico to England as a child
- Started tennis at age 10 as he was inspired by living near the All England Club in Wimbledon, UK
- 6-foot-4 with a powerful serve and attacking game
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