| Josh Zavala |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Amarillo, Texas
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| High School:
Tascosa
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| Height:
6-2
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| Experience:
3L
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AS A JUNIOR (2008-09)
• posted a 28-14 overall singles record, including a 17-6 mark in dual matches
• totaled a 38-9 overall doubles record, including a 19-7 dual-match record with classmate Dimitar Kutrovsky
• defeated Georgia's Christian Vitulli by a 6-4, 6-1 count at No. 5 singles in Texas' 4-2 win over the Bulldogs in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships
• knocked off Tennessee's Davey Sandgren, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles in the Longhorns' 4-3 NCAA Championships round-of-16 win over the Vols
• helped UT to a 4-0 win over host Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over the Sooners' George Chanturia
• topped Oklahoma State's Igor Sabolta by a 6-4, 6-4 count in Texas' 5-2 road win over the Cowboys
• defeated Rice's Dennis Polyakov in straight sets in UT's 4-3 win over the Owls
• knocked off Stanford's Blake Muller by a 6-4, 6-2 count in Texas' 4-3 loss to the Cardinal in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• defeated Texas A&M's Austin Klores in straight sets in UT's 7-0 win over the Aggies at the Texas Cup
• outlasted Florida State's Andrew Bailey in three sets as Texas topped the host Seminoles by a 4-2 margin
• clinched UT's 4-3 season-opening win at Tulsa with a 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3 win over the Golden Hurricane's Ross Cunningham
• defeated Michigan's Drew Daniel and Alabama's John Lewis at the Key Biscayne Invitational
• topped Texas-Arlington's Dmitry Minkin and Lamar's Maciej Bogusz before falling to teammate Dimitar Kutrovsky in the quarterfinals of the Texas Invitational
• defeated TCU's Casey Powers and Rice's Tobias Scheil before falling to SMU's Robin Fahgen in the round of 32 at the ITA South Central Regional Championships
• knocked off Sacramento State's Jason Smith, Tennessee Tech's Dean O'Brien and San Diego State's Juan Gomez in the pre-qualifying rounds at the ITA All-American Championships
• opened the season with wins over Florida State's Chris Cloer and Illinois' Billy Heiser at the Olympia Fields Invitational
• teamed with Kutrovsky to defeat USC's 34th-ranked duo of Abdullah Magdas and Daniel Nguyen by an 8-4 count in the Longhorns' 4-1 loss to the Trojans in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships
• joined with Kutrovsky for an 8-5 win over Washington's Patrik Fischer and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan in Texas' 4-0 win over the Huskies in the NCAA Championships' round of 32
• teamed with Zavala to win the main doubles draw with a 9-8 win over teammates Miguel Reyes Varela and Ed Corrie at the Texas Invitational
• reached the main doubles draw finals with Kutrovsky at the ITA South Central Regional Championships, where they suffered a 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (8) defeat to Texas A&M's ninth-ranked duo of Conor Pollock and Austin Krajicek
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team, No. 3 doubles
• All-Big 12 doubles
• posted a 19-13 overall singles record and a 10-5 mark in dual-match singles play
• with classmate Dimitar Kutrovsky, posted a 32-7 overall doubles record, including an incredible 24-2 mark in dual matches
• defeated Texas A&M's Kayvon Karimi in straight sets in UT's 4-3 season-closing win over the Aggies in Austin and UT's 4-0 win over the Aggies at the Big 12 Championship in College Station
• defeated Florida State's Bradley Mixson in three sets in UT's 6-1 win over the Seminoles
• knocked off USC's Abdullah Magdas by a 6-2, 6-1 count in UT's 4-1 victory over the Trojans at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships
• defeated Teas A&M's Chris Chirico in straight sets in UT's 4-0 Texas Cup victory over the Aggies in Houston
• opened the dual-match season with victories over Clemson's Kevin Galloway, Arkansas' Dmitry Lebedev and Texas-San Antonio's Adam Becker
• tallied four singles wins to reached the main draw singles semifinals at the Texas Invitational
• with Kutrovsky, posted a 5-0 doubles record at the NCAA Championships, featuring wins over second-seeded Ohio State, third-seeded UCLA and fourth-seeded Georgia
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07)
• with Dimitar Kutrovsky, earned a bid to compete in the 32-team doubles draw at the NCAA Championship; the duo suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Wake Forest's Todd Paul and Mariusz Adamski in the opening round
• compiled a 27-14 overall singles record including an impressive 20-7 mark in dual-match play
• totaled a 19-13 overall doubles record, including a 17-8 dual-match record with Kutrovsky
• defeated N.C. State's Christian Welte at fifth singles in UT's 4-3 loss to the Wolfpack in the round of 16 at the NCAA Championship
• dealt Boise State's Blake Boswell a straight-set defeat in the Longhorns' 4-2 win over the Broncos in the second round of the NCAA Championship
• defeated Navy's Stanley Kahl in straight sets in UT's 4-0 win over the Midshipmen in round one of the NCAA Championship
• upset Baylor's 101st-ranked Dominik Mueller, 6-4, 6-2 in the Longhorns' loss to the Bears in the finals of the Big 12 Championship
• defeated Texas Tech's Michael Breler in straight sets in Texas' 4-2 quarterfinal win over the Red Raiders at the Big 12 Championship
• clinched Texas' 4-2 win at Texas A&M with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 win over the Aggies' Matt Bain
• defeated Virginia's Houston Barrick in three sets in the Longhorns' 4-3 win over the second-ranked Cavaliers in Austin
• defeated Duke's Aaron Carpenter in straight sets in Texas' 5-2 win over the Blue Devils
• opened the dual-match season with consecutive victories over SMU's Chris Hooshyar, Michigan's George Navas, Tulsa's Ross Cunningham and California's Kallim Stewart
BEFORE TEXAS
• two-time National Open singles champion (Boulder, Colo., and Costa Mesa, Calif.)
• ranked as high as No. 7 in the USTA Boys' 18 division
• four-time National Open doubles champion (Boulder, Colo.; El Paso, Texas; Denver, Colo., and Waco, Texas)
• two-time Texas 5A singles champion
• four-time all-district selection in singles and doubles
• member of the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
PERSONAL
Son of Luis and Laura Zavala ... has two brothers: Jacob (17) and Avery (6) ... father, Luis, played tennis at Midland College and West Texas A&M ... a natural sciences major ... born April 23, 1988 in Amarillo, Texas.
