2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster
Ricky Saad
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Wyomissing Area
2016-17: Had a strong senior season, finishing 5-2 in singles and a career-best 8-2 in doubles action ... finished career with 20 singles wins and another 19 in doubles action ... during senior campaign, tallied one win each at No. 4 and 5 singles, while going 3-2 at No. 6 ... teamed up four different teammates in doubles, recording two wins each with Jack Riazzi, Shamael Chaudhry and Artem Khrapko, while picking up single wins with Zack Zapatero and Jordan Hart ... tied personal best with a three-match singles win streak, while setting a new career high with a four-match doubles win streak at No. 3 ... competed in all four Fall events for the Wildcats ... recorded 16 points with a 2-1 singles record and added another 10 points in doubles at the Davidson Invitational ... won a pair of singles matches at the USTA/ITA Regional Championship.
2015-16: Sported a 4-2 singles record between No. 4 and 5 ... in first singles match of the season, clinched the winning team point with a 7-5, 6-2 win vs. George Mason in A-10 play ... followed up with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph at James Madison to help the Wildcats to a 4-2 win ... also picked up a win vs. Appalachian State ... earned one of two team points for the Wildcats in the A-10 Championship vs. Dayton, earning a 6-2, 7-6 triumph at No. 5 ... played in three Fall events for the Wildcats ... picked up a three-set singles win at the Davidson Invite over a Charlotte opponent ... net two singles wins and a doubles victory at the N.C. State Invite ... reached the quarterfinal of the Eagle singles draw during the Winthrop Invitational.
2014-15: Had a steady sophomore year, picking up the team's Most Improved Award ... went 8-9 in singles action and 5-4 in doubles ... a regular at No. 4 singles, picking up six of the eight wins ... had a 4-1 record in A-10 matches, second-best on the team ... opened the year on a personal-best three-match win streak, scoring victories against Wingate, Sacred Heart, which was a three-set triumph, and Fordham ... ended up winning seven of first nine singles matches overall to start the year, rattling off another three-match win streak against George Mason, George Washington and Saint Joseph's ... the win over the Hawks was a three-setter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 ... teamed with freshman Shamael Chaudhry in doubles to win all five doubles matches ... they won five of their first six matches together, including running off a three-match win streak ... picked up a lone league victory with a 7-6 victory over George Mason at No. 3 ... opened Fall season at the Davidson Invitational and played doubles with Alex Howard ... the duo opened the invite with an 8-6 victory against Appalachian State ... also teamed up with Howard at the Wake Forest Invitational to win the consolation side of the C1 doubles draw, netting 8-3 and 8-6 wins against North Carolina A&T and Tennessee Tech.
2013-14: Earned a nod in the starting lineup 10 times in singles during freshman sason, while playing in 16 doubles matches ... finished 3-7 in singles, with a 2-4 record vs. league foes ... all three wins came at No. 6 singles ... after dropping first two collegiate singles matches, won three of next four, including a 6-3, 7-5 win against Division II Flagler, ranked No. 44 ... also earned SoCon wins against Georgia Southern (6-4, 6-2) and The Citadel (6-0, 6-3) in that four-match stretch ... finished 6-10 in doubles matches ... won first career match with a 6-2 decision against Winthrop at No. 2, teaming with Evan Watkins ... closed out the season winning three of last four doubles matches with Alex Howard at No. 3 ... netted wins vs. The Citadel (8-6), Charlotte (8-4) and Furman (8-6) ... earlier in the season, teamed with senior Roberty Lightbourn to net an 8-5 decision against Flagler ... participated in all four Wildcat Fall events ... opened collegiate career at Jeff Frank Invite and scored 12 doubles points to pace the team ... earned first singles win vs. Campbell in a 7-6, 6-4 decision at the Jim Causey Invitational ... finished seventh in doubles at the Wake Forest Invite with partner Evan Watkins ... also played a pair of singles matches ... wrapped up Fall season with a singles win at the UNCW Invitational, earning a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Richmond.
Prep and personal: The No. 1 singles player at Wyomissing and a four-year letterwinner ... was a four-time all-state performer as well as a four-time Berks County Player of the Year, four-time all-district and four-time all-county pick ... led high school to three state championships and four county championships, while being a four-time district team champion ... a one-time state champion as well as a runner-up and third place finish as well ... a four-time county individual champ ... three-time county doubles champ ... sported a perfect 30-0 record as a senior on way to winning both county singles and doubles championships, as well as district and state ... finished outstanding prep career with a 116-4 record (75-1 in team matches, 41-3 in tournaments) ... was the first player to win a state title from Berks' county in 60 years ... also starred in soccer during prep career ... academic honors included: member of National Society of High School Scholars, a Honor Roll student and a 4.3 GPA.
Career Year-by-Year Records
2014: 3-7 (2-4 SoCon) Singles (#5,6), 6-10 (2-4 SoCon) Doubles (#2,3)
2015: 8-9 (4-1 A-10) Singles (#3-6), 5-4 (1-0 A-10) Doubles (#3)
2016: 4-2 (1-0 A-10) Singles (#4,5), 0-0 (0-0 A-10) Doubles
2017: 5-2 (0-0 A-10) Singles (#4-6), 8-2 (1-2 A-10) Doubles (#2,3)
Overall Record: 20-20 (3-4 SoCon, 4-1 A-10) Singles, 19-16 (2-4 SoCon, 2-2 A-10) Doubles
