MEN'S TENNIS RECORDBOOK - University of Washington

HUSKY ALL-AMERICANSDICK KNIGHT1970MEN’S TENNISHusky All-AmericansMATT HANLIN2001 • SinglesWashington’s first All-American, Knightlettered from 1968-70 for the Huskiesand was inducted into the Husky Hallof Fame in 1995. Knight qualified andcompeted at The U.S. Open in 1971 andWimbledon in 1972. He lost to tennis legend Arthur Ashe in thefirst round of the 1971 U.S. Open. Knight was also notorious fora 107-game match played the year before tiebreakers were introduced.CHET CRILE1993 • SinglesCrile, hailing from Mercer Island, Wash.,became UW’s first All-American in over20 years and set the single-seasonwins record with 39 victories against14 defeats. That season wins mark stillstands and Crile ranks second all-time with 108 singles wins.Crile finished the season ranked 20th nationally and made theNCAA singles field. He was UW’s Pac-10 Medal winner in 1993and a three-time Pac-10 Northern Division Player of the Year.ERIC DREW1999 • Singles & DoublesDrew was part of a powerful duo at the top ofUW’s lineup in 1999, as he and Robert Kendrickeach earned All-America honors in singlesand as a doubles tandem. A Woodinville,Wash. native, Drew was ranked as high as17th during 1999, his senior year, and finished 20th with a 23-8 record. Anunseeded Drew made a surprise run all the way to the NCAA Semifinalsin singles, becoming UW’s first semifinalist in over 40 years. Drew andKendrick made the Round of 16 in doubles as well and were 17-5 overall.Hanlin presided over UW’s first three appearancesin the NCAA Round of 16, beginningin 2001 when he went 19-6 at No.1 singles as a sophomore and reachedthe NCAA Singles Round of 16. Hanlinwas ranked as high as No. 11 in his career, and made the Roundof 16 at all three major individual events. The native Englishmanwas a four-time All-Pac-10 Team selection and his 178 combinedsingles and doubles wins rank second on UW’s Top-10 list.ALEX VLASKI2003, 2004, 2005 • SinglesThe UW’s only three-time All-American, Vlaskiwas a dominant force his entire career, andholds the singles wins record with 111. Hewon the 2003 ITA All-American Singles Championship,the first national title for a Huskysince 1924. Vlaski was ranked as high as No. 2 in 2004, and finished eachyear ranked in the Top-25, and twice in the Top-10. The Belgrade, Serbianative made the NCAA semis in 2003 as a sophomore, was a three-timePac-10 Singles finalist, and three-time first team Pac-10 All-Academic.ALEX SLOVIC2007 • SinglesSlovic put the cap on an illustrious careerwith a remarkable run at the 2007 NCAAChampionships as a senior. Orginally an alternate,once Slovic gained entry into thetourney, he reeled off four wins in a row overTop-40 players, including the No. 3 and No. 7 seeded players, to reachthe semifinals and secure his first All-America honor. Slovic holds theUW career record for combined singles and doubles wins, with 184. Hewas a four-time All-Pac-10 Team member and three-time All-Academic.ROBERT KENDRICK1999 • Singles & DoublesThe California native enjoyed a stellar sophomoreseason, as he and Eric Drew juggled thetop two spots and each earned All-Americahonors in singles and as a doubles team. Thepair made the NCAA Round of 16 and finishedranked 13th. Kendrick posted a 31-9 singles record and was ranked ashigh as No. 3. He reached the final of the ITA National Indoor Championships,losing to future star James Blake. He has enjoyed an impressivepro career, playing in all four majors and still ranks in the Top-100.