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Austin Gu

Austin Gu

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bellevue, WA
  • Highschool:
    Newport

Summary

Biography

Statistically Speaking
Ranks 14th in school history in career singles wins (45), tied for 15th in doubles wins (51) and 15th in total wins (96)
Accolades
- ITA All-American in doubles (2020)
- Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Two-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)
- Four-time Centennial Conference Player of the Week
2020
- Went 8-3 in singles and 10-2 in doubles
- Went undefeated in singles (4-0) and doubles (2-0) at Joe Hunt Invitational
- Advanced to quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles at ITA Southeast Championship
- Earned at-large bid to ITA Cup and advanced to quarterfinals
2019
- Finished 14-6 in singles, including 3-0 in conference; ranked second on team in singles wins
- Went 16-7 in doubles wins and led team in doubles wins
- Advanced to semifinals of ITA Southeast Singles Championship
- Won 10 of 11 singles matches from March 2 to May 5
- Went 8-1 in doubles from April 10 to May 11
- Selected for NCAA Doubles Championship, lost in opening round to number one seed
2018
- Went 14-8 in singles and 15-7 in doubles
- Tied for team lead in singles wins and ranked second in doubles wins
- Went 4-2 in three-set matches
- Advanced to round of 32 in Championship Doubles draw at ITA Southeast Regional
- Had an eight-match win streak in singles from April 7 to May 12
- Ended season on a five-match win streak in doubles
2017
- Went 9-6 in singles and 10-4 in doubles  
- Placed fifth at Loyola Invitational with Justin Kang  
- Advanced to round of 16 in championship singles draw at ITA Southeast Regional
- Also advanced to quarterfinals of championship doubles draw at ITAs  
- Won last two singles matches of the spring  
- Won nine of last 11 doubles matches
At Newport
 - Led team to state championships as a freshman, sophomore and senior  
- Led team to fourth-place finish as a junior  
- State doubles finalist as a sophomore  
- Team and district MVP as a junior  
- State singles champion and team captain as a senior  
- Played four years for Northwest High Performance Tennis  
- Junior Program Coach at Central Park Tennis Club  
Personal
- Austin Gu  
- Son of Xing Gu and Wenjie Wu  
- Volunteer at Evergreen Health Hospital  
- Chapter founder and mentor for Athletes for Kids  
- Research assistant at University of Washington Sports Medicine Department  
- Research assistant at Johns Hopkins Department of Cognitive Science  
- National AP Scholar and National Merit Finalist  
- Majoring in public health and economics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    6'4" 185 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    6'3" 185 lbs
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