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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Alex Stafford

  • Height 5-9
  • Class GS
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool Torrey Pines High
  • Prev School Torrey Pines High
  • Instagram _alex.stafford_

Biography

2024-25 (Sr.): Did not make an appearance.

2023-24 (Jr.): Went 9-4 overall in singles, 3-0 dual...1-0 at No. 2 singles, 1-0 at No. 5 singles, 1-0 at No. 6 singles...Went 4-5 overall in doubles with partners Adam Neff, Julian Steinhausen, Liam Sunkel, John Zisette and Callaway Clark.

2022-2023 (So.): 10-9 overall record...6-2 dual record...2-0 on line No. 2, 1-0 on line No. 3, 2-0 on line No. 4, 1-2 on line No. 6... 4-5 overall doubles record... Opened the dual season with a five-match win streak... Went 3-1 in singles play in ITA Regional Championship including a victory over Elias Peter of Lamar in the consolation Round of 32... Named to the SMU Honor Roll for his achievements during the fall 2022 semester... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Men's Tennis Team.

2021-2022 (Fr.):  Went 3-0 in singles dual matches, winning on lines 4-6. 2-2 overall doubles record... Made collegiate debut at Ron Wesbrooks Invitational hosted by Lamar, went 2-0 in doubles on Day One with partner Johnny Zisette in Flight 1... Reached singles semifinals and doubles finalists at home tournament, Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge... AAC All-Academic Team.

Prep: Four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.Net... earned entry in 2021 USAT Boys National Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan competing in singles and doubles... competed in USTA Boys Clay Court National Championships in Del Ray Beach, Florida...top-15 sectional ranking in USTA Southern California... Scholar-Athlete at Torrey Pines High School... led his team to San Diego Section Championships in 2018, 2019... So Cal Regional Champion in 2019... singles Finalist at Anaheim Designated Tennis tournament... singles runner-up at Los Caballeros Junior Championships, doubles champion at Los Caballeros junior tournament... doubles semifinalists at Long Beach Junior Open... singles finalists at Santa Barbara Junior Open... singles consolation championships at USTA National Level 2 in Aptos, California...won Coastal League singles title... Singles finalists in CIF San Diego section (April 2021).

Personal: Parents are Jeffrey and Gina.... Father Jeffrey went to UCLA... older brother James is a SMU alum... hobbies include golf, going to the beach... favorite color is pink... started playing tennis at the age of 4 because dad played... Studying Business at SMU Cox School of Business.... born in San Diego, CA.

TRN Article on September 3, 2020

https://www.tennisrecruiting.net/article.asp?id=336496874

NLI Press Release on November 11, 2020

https://smumustangs.com/news/2020/11/11/mens-tennis-mustangs-sign-two-of-nations-best-to-nlis.aspx

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22FR

    5'9"
  • 2022-23SO

    5'9"
  • 2023-24JR

    5'9"
  • 2024-25RS SR

    5'9"
  • 2025-26GS

    5'9"