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2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster

Joel Popov

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Tampere, Finland
  • High School Sammon Keskuslukio
  • Previous School San Diego State

Biography

2020 (Senior) *Season Ended Early Due to Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*
  • Played in seven of eight matches on the shortened season
  • Played in doubles at No. 1, posing a team-high six wins in doubles play (6-0)
  • Was 2-2 in singles matches with wins against USC Upstate at No. 4 and Winthrop at No. 5
  • Also had two singles matches go unfinished

2019 (Junior)
  • Played in all 24 matches on the season
  • Posted a 10-8 overall record in singles play, including a 2-1 record against Sun Belt opponents
  • Played primarily at No. 3 singles, finishing with a 6-7 record, but also saw time at No. 2 (3-0) and No. 4 (1-1)
  • Won conference singles matches at Troy and Georgia Southern
  • Finished tied for second on the team in total doubles wins with a 10-9 overall record
  • Went 7-8 at No. 1 doubles and 3-1 on court No. 2
  • Was 2-2 in conference doubles matches with wins at Troy and Georgia State
  • Won a No. 2 doubles match versus Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Sun Belt Championship

Prior to Coastal Carolina

2017 (Sophomore) at San Diego State
  • Went 1-11 in dual singles matches while playing primarily at the No. 4 flight
  • Was 2-4 in dual doubles matches, going 0-1 at No. 2 and 2-3 at No. 3
  • Went a combined 7-5 in singles and 1-7 in doubles in fall tournament play

2016 (Freshman) at San Diego State
  • Was 7-13 in dual singles play, including a 5-7 mark at No. 5 singles
  • Posted a 5-6 doubles record playing all matches at the No. 3 flight

High School
  • A native of Finland
  • Was ranked as high as No. 141 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
  • Also held ATP rankings of No. 1,549 in singles and No. 1,157 in doubles

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    5'11" 0 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11" 180 lbs