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Matthew Pearce

Ht/Wt

10"

165 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Last School

Timpview High School

Roster Years

2013-2014 | 2016-2019

Majoring in Finance
Second son of head coach Brad Pearce to come to BYU, following in the footsteps of his brother, John
Wife's name is McKenzie

Two-time high school state champion at Timpview High
One of the best players in the USTA Intermountain Section since he was 8 years old

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013-2014

Ousted Sean Levesque, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, tying the match at 3-3 in the 4-3 win over Utah State
Clinched the match against Weber State with a win at No. 4 singles over Oliver Good, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Defeated RJ Evangelista 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, in a clutch win to tie the match at three apiece against No. 49 Pepperdine
Picked up his fifth consecutive singles win against Christian Brockstedt, 6-4, 6-4, in the 5-2 comeback win over San Francisco
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

Sophmore Year 2016-2017

Named WCC Doubles Team of the Week with Jeremy Bourgeois (Mar. 7)
Helped BYU upset No. 42 Drake with victory at No. 1 doubles with teammate Jeremy Bourgeois
Defeated Utah's Santiago Sierra 7-5, 7-6(8) at No. 4 singles during the Cougars' close loss in the Deseret First Duel
Outlasted Montana State's Kellen Bates 7-6(3), 6-7(1), 6-4 at No. 2 singles
Only Cougar to record four victories (2 singles matches, 2 doubles matches) during doubleheader home opener vs. Idaho State and Weber State
Competed in the Dar Walters Classic as a No. 1 seed in doubles with partner Keaton Cullimore
Named to the 2016-17 WCC All-Academic Team
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
ITA All-Academic Team

Junior Year 2017-2018

Named to the 2017-18 WCC All-Academic team
2017-18 Co-Team Captain, along with John Pearce, Sam Tullis and David Ball
11-4 record in regular-season doubles play
7-8 record in regular-season singles play
Competed in the semifinal consolation round of the ITA Mountain Regional tournament
WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

Senior Year 2018-2019

2018-19 Co-Team Captain along with teammates David Ball and Sam Tullis
Competed in the Wildcat Invitational in singles and doubles
Competed in the Kramer Club Invitational in singles and doubles
WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Mateo Vereau Melendez (Feb. 5)
WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Mateo Vereau Melendez (Mar. 12)
Went 13-0 with doubles teammate Mateo Vereau Melendez before losing their first match of the season to San Diego
Kimball Memorial Award (Highest GPA)
Clinched the 4-3 match victory over No. 24 San Diego by defeating Guus Koevermans 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5), making the Cougars the only WCC team that defeated the Toreros
Named to the 2018-19 WCC All-Academic Team
10-3 record in regular season singles at the No. 6 position
15-3 record in regular season doubles with teammate Mateo Vereau Melendez at the No. 3 position
Named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team
Ranked No. 10 in the ITA Mountain Region for doubles with partner Mateo Vereau Melendez
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
ITA All-Academic Team