SAN DIEGO — Hosting an NCAA Tournament Regional for the first time in program history, six-seed San Diego Men's Tennis will take on ITA No. 44 UC Irvine in the Round of 64 on Saturday, at 1 p.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.
On the other side of the regional bracket is No. 27 USC, who will face No. 41 Arizona State at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The winner will face off with either USD or UC Irvine in the NCAA Tournament Second Round and regional final on America's Most Beautiful Campus on Sunday, May 4, at noon.
The matches will be streamed live on the Cracked Racquets YouTube CrossCourt Cast with college tennis personalities Chris Halioris (X: @College10sRanks) and Alex Gruskin (X: @AlGruskin) calling the first and second round action respectively. Inside coverage can also be found on the @USDMtennis (X) and @usd_tennis (IG) social channels.
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ITA RANKINGS
TEAM
#6 – San Diego (USD)
#28 – Southern California (USC)
#40 – Arizona State (ASU)
#44 – UC Irvine (UCI)
DOUBLES
#11 – Stian Klaassen/Oliver Tarvet (USD)
#71 – Bor Artnak/Matic Dimic (ASU)
#79 – Bor Artnak/Daniel Phillips (ASU)
SINGLES
#3 – Oliver Tarvet (USD)
#16 – Peter Makk (USC)
#38 – Bor Artnak (ASU)
#65 – Noah Zamora (UCI)
#83 – Savriyan Danilov (USD)
#88 – Nathan Trouve (USC)
HISTORY VS. THE FIELD
• The Toreros have now made 20 NCAA Tournaments, 13 of the last 14 since 2011 ... The Toreros have never made it past the second round (R32), while winning their own regional would poise them to host a Super Regional Sweet 16 matchup with the winner of the Berkeley Regional (No. 11/11 California, No. 16 UCLA, No. 35 UC Santa Barbara, No. 42 Boise State)
• San Diego is 14-1 all-time against the Anteaters ... The last meeting was in 2022's NCAA Tournament first round in Los Angeles, which the Toreros won 4-0 then fell to No. 13 USC ... USD has won 11-straight vs. UCI since a 3-4 loss at home on Feb. 15, 2008 ... UC Irvine is 7-4 against common opponents shared with USD this season, whom the Toreros are 12-0 against.
• The Toreros are 2-22 all-time against USC, a 4-1 home win on Feb. 27 this season being the Toreros first win against the Trojans since 2006 ... San Diego beat then No. 21 Southern California with the doubles point, Vasa on court two, Klaassen on court three, and Niedner on court five (Tarvet was out injured)
• USD is 5-4 all-time again Arizona State, a 4-3 road win earlier this season on Feb. 23 being a fifth victory in the last six years against the Sun Devils ... The Toreros won the doubles point, but were down 1-3 until Danilov won at No. 1 singles, Klaassen at No. 3 singles, and Niedner clinched the comeback at No. 5 singles (Tarvet was out injured)
THE TORERO RESUME AT A GLANCE
• For San Diego, the résumé that earned the team it's first ever hosting opportunity and program-best seed of No. 6 is vast. Within the 24-3 overall record are 11 wins against top-25 teams, a 6-3 record against top-15 teams. The 22 regular season wins is the most in program history. San Diego's story of the season has been the grit and resilience – 5-1 in best-of-seven full-length 4-3 decisions, several after being down multiple points.
• Winners of ten straight and 11-1 overall on home courts, USD also swept everything the West Coast Conference had to offer: 7-0 en route to a fourth straight WCC regular season title, perfect at the WCC tournament last weekend to win back-to-back titles there and an eighth in the last nine years.
• San Diego swept the conference awards too, with Tarvet as WCC Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons, Keckley took his fifth career conference coach of the year award and Adrien Berrut merited freshman of the year.
THE TORERO LINEUP AT A GLANCE
• The Toreros are led by two-time WCC Player of the Year Tarvet, the third-ranked player in the country, who is 18-1 on the season, 7 wins over top-25 opponents including over ITA No. 1 Michael Zheng, and the lone loss being a medical retirement.
• Tarvet combines with junior Stian Klaassen to make the nation's No. 11 duo, a 15-3 record, and First Team All-WCC pairing who won the ITA Fall National Championships together. Tarvet also won the ITA Fall National Championships Singles title, making him the fifth player ever to win both titles.
• At No. 2 singles is grad Savriyan Danilov who holds a 16-4 season record and ITA ranking of No. 83. Positioned at No. 3 singles, Klaassen, who is 17-3 on the year. Both are also First Team All-WCC honorees.
• Playing in the fourth singles spot is the WCC Freshman of the Year Berrut who is 13-7 in singles play. Berrut and Danilov combine at No. 2 doubles, and All-WCC Honorable Mention pairing. At No. 5 singles is German junior Neo Niedner, 13-6, on the year and a Second Team All-WCC pick who delivered multiple of the season's big clinches, including in the WCC Championship match.
• At the helm of it all is 10th-year head coach Ryan Keckley who won his fifth career WCC Coach of the Year award, third in the last four seasons.
CONFERENCE DOMINANCE
• San Diego lengthened it's reign over the West Coast Conference over the past couple weekends, continuing streaks of WCC Regular Season and WCC Tournament titles
• WCC Regular Season Champs: With a 7-0 record in the WCC for the first time since 2022, the Toreros claimed not only their fourth-straight WCC Championship, but seventh in the last eight years, 10th in the last 12 years and 13th overall in program history
• WCC Tournament Champs: After a 5-0 sweep of No. 56 Pacific in the semifinal last Friday and a 4-2 win over No. 25 Pepperdine on Saturday not only made it back-to-back tournament titles, but and eighth in the last nine seasons
THEY'RE ALL ALL-CONFERENCE
• A flood of WCC end-of-year awards came in for San Diego Men's Tennis on the week of Apri 24, as every single player on the roster won an award, highlighted by sweeping Coach, Player, and Freshman of the Year honors alongside eight all-conference awards on the courts and six all-academic.
• Torero Junior Oliver Tarvet made it back-to-back seasons as WCC Player of the Year. Star first-year Adrien Berrut was named Freshman of the Year, and Head Coach Ryan Keckley collected his fifth career Coach of the Year award in year ten at the helm of the program.
• In addition to Tarvet, grad Savriyan Danilov and redshirt-junior Stian Klaassen were tabbed First Team All-WCC for singles ... Junior Neo Niedner and Berrut were Second Team and senior Iiro Vasa All-WCC Honorable Mention in singles ... Tarvet and Klaassen were also First Team for doubles while Berrut and Danilov paired for All-WCC Honorable Mention in doubles
• Klaassen, Niedner and redshirt-junior Nikhil Niranjan were elected to the WCC All-Academic Team ... Danilov, Vasa and grad Blake Kasday merited All-Academic Honorable Mentions
SNATCHING WCC WEEKLYS ... AGAIN
• Toreros won 12 of the 28 WCC Player of the Week and WCC Doubles Team of the Week awards this season, sweeping in four weeks ... Four different doubles pairings (Tarvet/Klaassen two times), and three singles players (Tarvet five times) have won the awards
A PROGRAM-BEST START TO THE SPRING
• Prior to a 2-4 loss to the then No. 1 and defending national champion TCU Horned Frogs in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on Feb. 15, the Toreros had accumulated eight straight wins to start the season (five against top-25 opponents), the best start to a season in team history
TOP OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHARTS
• Following a sweep of the ITA All-American Championship titles, Stian Klaassen and Oliver Tarvet found themselves atop the ITA doubles rankings and as the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Doubles Championships while Tarvet was ranked second in singles (under No. 1 Michael Zheng)
• The No. 1 doubles rating is the first time a Torero duo has reached the summit of the ITA's rankings ... Tarvet No. 2 allotment in singles tied August Holmgren's program record in 2022, who fell to Ben Shelton in the NCAA Singles Championships title match
TOREROS SWEEP ITA ALL-AMERICAN TITLES
• In the fall's first big tournament, Oliver Tarvet and Stian Klaassen swept the ITA All-American Championship titles handily
• Tarvet became the just the fifth player to win both the singles and doubles title at the season's first big national tournament, the first since 2015
• The pair were the first All-Americans in any NCAA DI Sport nationally this year
A HOT START TO THE FALL
• San Diego Men's Tennis hosted the 67th Annual Men's USTA SoCal Intercollegiate Championships from Sept. 26-29, ending with an all-USD doubles title and Toreros reaching both finals
• That marks three tournaments, six of six finals reached and three titles to start the Toreros fall tennis season. The toreros also won both titles at the ITA All-American Championships on Sunday and reached both finals of the highly touted Battle in the Bay on Sept. 15
PROGRAM NOTES
QUICK FACTS
• Started playing DI in 1980, 30 NCAA DI Tournament Appearances since
• 13 WCC Team Regular season Championships, 9 of last 10
• Won NCAA DII singles titles 2x, in 1974 & 1975, doubles 3x, in 1974, '75 and '78
• Best Team Final Ranking: #12
• Best Team Ranking: #6 (current)
• 2024 Team Final Ranking: #19, 2nd round NCAAs
• Best Team Finish: 2nd Round (13 times)
• Total Team NCAA Appearances: 19
• Total NCAA Singles Appearances: 24
• Best Singles Finish: Runner-up, Pierrick Ysern (2005) and August Holmgren (2022)
• Total NCAA Doubles Appearances: 8
• Best Doubles Finish: Quarterfinals, Holmgren/Gamerov (2019)
DI ALL-AMERICANS (9 players, 16 times)
• Oliver Tarvet: 2023, 2024
• Oliver Tarvet (Doubles): 2024
• Stian Klaassen (Doubles): 2024
• August Holmgren: 2021, 2022
• August Holmgren (Doubles): 2019
• Joel Gamerov (Doubles): 2019
• Uros Petronijevic: 2016
• Dean Jackson: 2009
• Pierrick Ysern: 2005
• Jose Luis Noriega: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
• Scott Lipton:1980
PLAYER NOTES
ADRIEN BERRUT - (Bur-ROO)
Fr. | 6-0 | Val-d'Illiez, Switzerland | Gymnase de Bienne
This Season - Singles: 13-7 (L1); Doubles: 13-9 (5-4, L1, w/ Danilov)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2025 WCC Frehsman of the Year
• 2025 Second Team All-WCC (singles)
• 2025 All-WCC Honorable Mention (doubles)
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week –Feb. 18, '25
PERSONAL
• Won a European Championships title in U18 doubles
• Claimed a Swiss National Championships in U18 singles
• Has already won a 15K Pro Doubles title
• Comes to USD ranking 1752 in the world in singles, 1025 in doubles
• Son of Frank and Sophie Berrut, has a sister, Camille
• Is also good at cutting hair and playing soccer, favorite food is Mexican
SAVRIYAN DANILOV - (Sah-vree-on Don-kneel-ov)
Gr. | 6-2 | Moscow, Russia | 1429
This Season - Singles: 16-4 (W7); Doubles: 11-14 (5-4, L1, w/ Berrut)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2025 First Team All-WCC (singles)
• 2025 All-WCC Honorable Mention (doubles)
• 2024 All-WCC Honorable Mention (singles)
• 2025 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• WCC Singles Player of the Week (April 16, 2024)
SENIOR (2023-24)
• Went 21-8 in singles play at No. 3, 4 & 5 singles, winning 11 of his last 12 and 14 of his last 16
• Had a stretch of seven straight doubles wins with Lambert Ruland and Stian Klaassen
• Won his last six singles matches of the season in straight sets, including four in postseason play
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Attended Russian State University Of Physical Education in Moscow, Russia
• Has a career-high ranking of 43 in ITF juniors
• Also has ATP career-high rankings of 556 in singles and 658 in doubles
• Won a 15k Futures title in singles and doubles
• Debuted in 2019 on the professional tour at the ATP 250 Kremlin Cup
PERSONAL
• Born in Moscow, Russia to father, Alexey
• Attended 1429 in Moscow, Russia
• Had dreams of playing soccer as a child
• Was ranked No. 9 in Europe U14
BLAKE KASDAY - (Cass-day)
Gr. | 5-10 | Las Vegas, N.V. | Odyssey Charter
This Season - Singles: 4-3 (L1); Doubles: 4-6 (2-3, L1, w/ Niranjan)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award Winner
• 2025 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
SENIOR (2023-24)
• Went 10-5 in doubles play on the year
• Was a perfect 4-0 in doubles during the dual match season, dropping no more than three games in a match
• Played in eight singles matches, twice during dual season
JUNIOR (2022-23)
• Went 3-0 in his singles matches
• Swept his first two matches of the season in straight sets
• Went 2-1 in doubles action
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
• Registered a 2-2 singles record
• Went a perfect 8-0 in doubles play, including 2-0 in WCC play
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
• Recorded 4-4 singles record
• Earned first-ever Torero win versus No. 10 USC
• Finished with 4-6 doubles record
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Odyssey Charter High School in Las Vegas, Nev.
• Won back-to-back state doubles championships in 2018/2019 with his brother Chase, the first state titles for his city in more than 15 years
• Arthur Ashe Essay Regional Contest winner
• Founder of tennis ball recycling program "Keep the Ball In Play"
• USTA Foundation Donald Lawson Tisdel College Scholarship recipient
PERSONAL
• Son of Bob and Laura Kasday
• Has five siblings: brothers Jordan, Aaron, Chase, and Ronin, and sister Skylar
• Would like to be a college tennis coach one day
• Enjoys board games and watching sports in his free time
• Notes that he likes to stay competitive in all his hobbies
• "I chose USD because of coach Ryan Keckley's vision and action towards developing excellent people and tennis players"
STIAN KLAASSEN - (STEE-On Clah-sen)
R-Jr. | 6-2 | Zeist, Netherlands | Crestwood Prepatory College
This Season - Singles: 17-3 (W14); Doubles: 16-5 (14-3, W6, w/ Tarvet)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 ITA All-American Championships Doubles Title Winner (w/ Oliver Tarvet)
• 2024 ITA All-American (Doubles)
• Spring 2024 NCAA Doubles Championship Qualifier (Rd. 16 w/ Oliver Tarvet)
• Fall 2024 NCAA Doubles Championship Qualifier (Rd. 32 w/ Sacchitt Sharrma)
• 2025 First Team All-WCC (Singles)
• 2025 First Team All-WCC (Doubles)
• 2024 First Team All-WCC (Doubles)
• 2024 Second Team All-WCC (Singles)
• 2025 WCC All-Academic Team
• 2024 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• 2023 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Singles)
• 2023 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Doubles)
• WCC Singles Player of the Week - March 12, '24
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week - Jan. 24, '23; March 5, '24; March 12, '24; Jan. 28, '25; April 15, '25
JUNIOR (2023-24)
• Went 22-3 in overall singles competition on the season; a perfect 19-0 in dual match play, 16 of which were won in straight sets
• Was 27-7 in doubles action, with a 16-match undefeated streak from Feb. 23 to April 26
• Reached a season-high ITA ranking of No. 15 with Sacchitt Sharrma, qualifying for the NCAA Doubles Championships
• Defeated a top-25 duo from South Florida on a tiebreak to open the season
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
• Went 18-8 in singles play, including 2-1 against nationally ranked players
• Went 15-9 in doubles play, in addition to a perfect 6-0 in WCC play
• Also won a doubles match during the WCC Tournament semifinals to secure a point in a 4-1 win against Portland.
• Against UCSB in the NCAA Tournament First Round, Klaassen won both his doubles match with Oliver Tarvet and his singles match in the third set
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
• Used redshirt option
PERSONAL
• Son of Frans and Kristine Klaassen
• Was the U16 Dutch National Champion in Singles and Doubles
• Achieved a career-high ITF Junior ranking of No. 179
• Mother, Kristine, played DI college basketball at DePaul
• Enjoys going bowling and to the beach with friends
• Favorite musical artist is Drake
• Is half Dutch and half Norwegian
NEO NIEDNER - (NEED-nurr)
Jr. | 5-11 | Frankfurt, Germany | Privatgymnasium Schwetzingen
This Season - Singles: 13-6 (W1); Doules: 5-2 (5-1 at home)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2025 Second Team All-WCC (Singles)
• 2025 WCC All-Academic Team
• 2024 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• WCC Singles Player of the Week – April 1, '25
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week – March 4, '25
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
• Went 18-3 in singles competition on the season, winning 11 of 12 to end the season
• Split his season doubles matches 2-2
• Made a three-win run to the round of 16 of the ITA Southwest Regionals
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
• Went 13-11 in singles play, in addition to a 5-1 record during WCC play ... Also went 10-6 in the No. 6 singles match position
• Went 3-4 in doubles action
PERSONAL
• Came to San Diego with a No. 4 German junior ranking, No. 60 in the German men's ranking and No. 58 in the ITF Junior ranking
• U18 German National Champion in 2021
• Represented Germany in the European Championship U16 in 2019
• Won three ITF junior doubles titles, including a G1 in Paraguay
• Participated in Junior US Open in 2021
• Son of Nils and Xiaobo Cao Niedner
• Favorite tennis memory is his clinch in his first career dual match in a 4-3 win over No. 23 Texas A&M (Jan. 18, 2023) and against
NIKHIL NIRANJAN - (Nick-kill Near-ran-jan)
R-Jr. | 6-1 | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | Inventure Academy
This Season - Singles: 0-2 (L2); Doubles: 7-1 (W7, 6-1 w/ Berrut)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week – Feb. 18, '25
JUNIOR (2023-24)
• Went an undefeated 7-0 during the dual match season (5-0 at No. 3 doubles, 2-0 at No. 6 Singles)
• Was an overall 15-3 in doubles competition on the single
• Went 11-4 in singles play on the year
• Combined with four different teammates for the five dual doubles wins
• Won both dual singles matches in straight sets, dropping six total game in four sets
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
• Went 6-6 in singles play, in addition to going 2-0 in conference play Also went 2-0 from the No. 6 position.
• Went 1-4 in doubles play as the lone win came during a dual match.
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
• Went 2-1 overall in singles play, all in fall non-dual tournaments
• Registered a 2-2 record in doubles, all in fall tournaments
• Used Redshirt option during dual season
PERSONAL
• ITF Junior Grade 5 Dehradun Singles Champion
• ITF Junior Grade 5 Dehradun Doubles Champion
• U16 India National Doubles Champion
• Career-high ITF Junior Rankings: World No. 215
• Was No. 2 in India in Under-12, top-10 in India in Under-14 and Under-16
• Originally from Bangalore, India
• Son of Thirumale and Vyjayanthimala
• Favorite things to do in San Diego is going to Pacific Beach, eating at different restaurants, and enjoying the sunsets and beautiful weather
LAMBERT RULAND - (Roo-Lahnd)
Jr. | 6-0 | Arnsberg, Germany | Berufskolleg am Eicholz
This Season - Injured
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 Second Team All-WCC (Singles)
• 2024 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• WCC Singles Player of the Week - Feb. 13, '24; Feb. 20, '24
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
• Went 14-13 on the year, playing at the 1-3 spot throughout the dual match season
• Was 15-9 in doubles competition overall
• Collected multiple ranked wins in singles on the year
• In the fall, combined with Iiro Vasa to top Baylor's 48th-ranked duo
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
• Went 8-3 in singles play, including 3-0 in dual matches and 1-0 in WCC play
• In doubles play, Ruland went 14-12, including 4-1 during conference play.
• Took home the final point during singles play of USD's opening round NCAA Tournament match against UCSB, despite losing the first set
PERSONAL
• Won his first ATP Point in October 2021 and also has an A4 Prize Money Tournament title in Germany
• Career-high ATP ranking of 1379
• Son of Ulrike and Ortwin Ruland
• Nickname is "Lambo"
• Favorite musical artist is Makko
• Would play handball if he didn't play tennis
OLIVER TARVET - (Tar-vit)
Jr. | 6-0 | St. Albans, England | The Marlborough Science Academy
This Season - Singles: 18-1 (W8, ret. inj. vs. Colton Smith); Doubles: 15-3 (14-3, W6, w/ Klaassen)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2024 ITA Singles All-American Championships Title Winner
• 2024 ITA Doubles All-American Championships Title Winner (w/ Stian Klaassen)
• 2024 ITA All-American (Fall, Singles & Doubles)
• 2024 ITA All-American (Spring, Singles)
• Fall 2024 NCAA Doubles Championships Qualifier (1st overall seed, Rd. 16 w/ Stian Klaassen)
• Fall 2024 NCAA Singles Championships Qualifier (Rd. 64)
• Spring 2024 NCAA Singles Championships Qualifier (Rd. 32)
• 2025 WCC Player of the Year
• 2024 WCC Player of the Year
• 2025 First Team All-WCC (Singles & Doubles)
• 2024 First Team All-WCC (Singles & Doubles)
• 2023 WCC Freshman of the Year
• 2023 All-WCC First Team (Singles)
• 2023 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Doubles)
• 2023 ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year
• 2024 ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch
• 2024 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
• WCC Singles Player of the Week - Jan. 24, '23; Mar. 14, '23; Apr. 25, '23; Jan. 30, '24; Feb. 6, '24; March 19, '24; April 2, '24; Jan. 28 '25; Feb. 18, '25; March 25, '25; April 15, '25; April 22, '25
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week - Feb. 6, '24; Feb. 13, '24; Feb. 20, '24; March 5, '24, March 12, '24; Jan. 28, '25; April 15, '25
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
• Was ranked inside the ITA top-10 for singles the entire dual season, reaching as high as No. 3
• Compiled a 26-10 record in singles, 14-5 against ITA ranked opponents, 3-0 against top-10 ranked opposition
• Went 23-2 overall in doubles, dropping just one of 22 doubles matches during the dual season, on a tie-break ... surrendered four-plus games in just nine of those 25 finished doubles matches
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
• Went 18-8 in singles play, in addition to 6-1 in WCC play ... Went a combined 11-3 from the No. 2 and 3 positions
• In doubles action, Tarvet went 12-10, in addition to a perfect 5-0 record during conference action ... Went a combined 3-0 from the No. 1 and 3 positions
• Against UCSB to begin the NCAA Tournament, Tarvet won both a singles match and a doubles match
PERSONAL
• As of March 2025, has 4 professional titles and a career high ATP singles ranking of 625
• ITF Junior ranking high of 341
• Ranked No. 8 Top College Tennis Newcomer by the ITA
• Son of Garry and Jennifer, has a sister, Joanna
• Enjoys going to La Jolla Beach to snorkel
• Can deadlift 500 lbs
IIRO VASA - (E-Ro Vah-Sah)
Jr. | 6-0 | St. Albans, England | The Marlborough Science Academy
This Season - Singles: 7-5 (W3, WD inj.); Doubles: 5-8 (1-0 w/ Tarvet)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2022 WCC Freshman of the Year
• 2024 First Team All-WCC (Doubles)
• 2023 First Team All-WCC First Team (Singles & Doubles)
• 2024 Second Team All-WCC (Singles)
• 2025 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Singles)
• 2022 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Singles)
• 2022 All-WCC Honorable Mention (Doubles)
• 2024 WCC All-Academic Team
• 2023 WCC All-Academic Team
• 2025 WCC Academic Honorable Mention
• WCC Singles Player of the Week - Feb. 7, '23; April 18, '23; March 11, '25
• WCC Doubles Team of the Week - March 4, '23; March 14, '23; April 18, '23; Feb. 6, '24; Feb. 13, '24; Feb. 20, '24; April 9, '24; March 4, '25
JUNIOR (2023-24)
• Went 21-8 in doubles competition, the majority of the time at the No. 1 spot, reaching a season-high ranking of No. 23 nationally in the
• ITA's doubles rankings with Sacchitt Sharrma
• Reached the Round of 16 of the ITA Fall National Championships before having to withdraw to a walkover
• Went 17-14 overall in singles competition on the year, reaching a season-high ITA ranking of No. 27
• Notched a victory over a top-13 opponent in the fall
• Reached the quarterfinal of the ITA Southwest Regional before having to retire in the first set against teammate Oliver Tarvet
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
• Was ranked as high as No. 54, which came in the May 31, 2023 ITA singles rankings
• Went 15-11 in singles play, including going 5-4 against nationally ranked opponents
• Went 18-11 in doubles play, in addition to going 5-2 in WCC play
• Recorded the team's lone point in the 4-1 loss to No. USC in the second round of the NCAA Tournament .. Vasa, who entered the match ranked No. 84, defeated No. 25 Stefan Dostanic, 6-1, 6-3 in singles action
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
• WCC Freshman of the Year
• All-WCC Honorable Mention in singles
• All-WCC Honorable Mention in doubles
• Went 7-4 overall in singles play, including 2-0 in WCC matches
• Registered a 10-2 doubles record, including 4-1 in conference play
PERSONAL
• As of March 2025: Career-high ATP singles ranking: 838; Caree-high ATP doubles ranking: 524
• Part of the Finnish Davis Cup team
• Also epresented Finland in U-14, 16 and 18 European Championship
• Has an ITF singles and four ITF doubles titles to his name
• ITF Junior career high of 105
• Has two Brothers: Eero Vasa, Pepperdine University (Tennis), Lauri Vasa, West Virginia Wesleyan College (Soccer)
• Favorite cuisine is Thai food
• His spirit animal is a polar bear
