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2022 Men's Tennis Roster

Jared Pine
Holly Magnuson
Holly Magnuson
Christy Effendie
Charlie Kaine
Christy Effendie

Sam Sippel

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 197
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Business Economics
  • Hometown Nuernberg, Germany
  • High School Kurpfalzgymnasium Mannheim

Biography

2022: Named a Second Team All-PacWest honoree... Named a CoSIDA Academic All-American, PacWest Scholar Athlete of the Year, and made the Academic All-District team… He went 18-4 in singles at No. 2 for the Cougars, and he won 14 of those matches in straight-set fashion... Sippel went unbeaten over his final 10 matches of the season... Closed out the year ranked No. 33 in the ITA's national singles rankings.

2021 (Freshman): Named an ITA Singles All-American… Ranked No. 14 nationally in the ITA Division II singles rankings… Ended the season ranked No. 3 in the West Region singles rankings… Ranked No. 5 in doubles across the region with partner Ryan Nuno... Named PacWest Freshman of the Year… Selected to All-PacWest First-Team in singles and doubles… Posted a 15-2 record in singles play (No. 2: 14-1 | No. 1: 1-1)... His 15 singles victories all ended in straight sets… Finished with a 16-3 record on the doubles side (No. 2: 14-3 | No. 1: 2-0)... Accumulated a 31-5 record overall with a .861 winning percentage… Tallied a 14 match win streak in doubles matches with Nuno which spanned from March 6 until April 24… In the Cougars 6-1 victory over No. 17 Concordia (March 13), he defeated Patrick Wong in straight sets, Wong ended the season ranked No. 9 in the West Region… Defeated Felix Einig of Hawai’i Pacific in 6-2, 6-4 fashion (May 7), Einig was ranked No. 39 nationally.

2020 (COVID-shortened season): ITA National Rookie of the Year... ITA West Region Rookie of the Year... ITA Fall Singles All-American... ITA Fall West Region Singles Champion... ITA Scholar-Athlete... Academic All-PacWest... Posted a perfect 9-0 singles record at the #2 spot for the Cougars... Won eight of his nine matches in just two sets.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    6'6" 191 lbs
  • 2021Freshman

    6'6" 197 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    6'6" 197 lbs