Army West Point Athletics
2014-15 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Alex Van Velzer
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Montgomery, Texas
- High School:
- Home Educated
2014-15: Earned All-Patriot League first-team honors … named Patriot League Men’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected to the league’s All-Academic Team for the second year in a row … completed the season ranked second on the team with 18 singles victories and tied for second with 23 wins in doubles competition … one of six Black Knights to post double-digit singles victories and one of only four to record at least eight dual-match singles wins … went 12-6 in singles matches from the No. 2 flight to include a 4-0 record in the Patriot League regular season … played primarily alongside Sam Lampman to go 14-5 from the No. 1 doubles position … the pair posted a perfect 4-0 mark in conference matches … won six of his final seven singles contests to close out the regular season, including a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Air Force’s Lucas Fumagalli … picked up Patriot League Tournament singles wins against Lafayette and Bucknell … also registered a postseason doubles victory opposite Lafayette.
2013-14: All-Patriot League Second Team ... earned Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year award ... honored as Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week after earning the Patriot League Tournament MVP award ... named to PL All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll ... finished third on team in singles victories ... posted a 14-4 overall singles record, all coming in dual matches ... spent time at numerous spots in the singles lineup ... had most success at No. 3 singles going 4-0 ... went a perfect 5-0 in conference matches ... beat Navy's Alex Gaines in straight sets at No. 6 singles in 4-3 Star Match victory ... won final nine singles matches of season before NCAA Tournament, all in straight sets ... cruised through conference tournament and took down Krishna Jana, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 5 singles in 4-1 PL title victory over Navy ... garnered a 7-1 dual match doubles record ... went 4-0 in conference play ... split time at all three doubles spots ... paired with Asika Isoh for all but two matches ... won both appearances at No. 1 doubles during regular season.
2012-13: Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... went 1-3 in singles during the fall season before undergoing shoulder surgery ... came back in late spring to go 4-3 in duals ... played at a variety of spots, going 3-2 at No. 4 ... played in just one doubles match during the dual season ... teamed with Austin McCasin, dropping an 8-3 decision to Monmouth ... went 2-1 in singles matches during conference play ... defeated Bucknell's Josh Katten in three sets, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 ... knocked off Alan Pleat of Colgate in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
2011-12: All-Patriot League first team member ... turned in a 14-10 singles record in dual matches to list third on the team ... spent most of the season at the No. 2 spot in both singles and doubles ... went 4-0 in dual matches at No. 1 singles ... won first collegiate dual singles match with 6-4, 6-3 victory at Fairfield ... won three of his first four contests in the spring ... earned a 10-7 doubles record alongside classmate Peter Sienko at No. 2 ... went undefeated in the conference tournament, including wins against Lafayette and top-seeded Navy ... the duo went 5-2 against Patriot League foes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Five-star recruit out of Montgomery, Texas ... ranked third in the state of Texas ... awarded the Bronze Ball at the USTA Super Nationals Clay Courts in 2006 ... Sportsmanship Award at Zonals in 2008 ... named Player of the Day at USTA Super Nationals in 2009 ... coached by Nikolay Gantchev.
PERSONAL: Alexander Keith Van Velzer ... born Dec. 12, 1991, in Houston, Texas ... son of Don and Patricia Van Velzer ... brother, Donald (USMA '12), also was a member of the Army tennis team ... likes to work out, read and play basketball in his free time ... International Relations major.
