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155 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Palo Alto,
California
Last School
Menlo School
Roster Years
2014-2015 | 2017-2020
Personal
- Son of Angie and Ben Ball
- Has four siblings
- Older brothers, Jamin and Andrew, played at Stanford and Harvard respectively.
- Was Student Body President in high school and received Henry Welton academic award.
- Member of the Menlo A Capella Group
- Majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Business
Before BYU
- Top 10 in every age group in Nor-Cal
- Four-time CCS team champion
- Four-time Nor-Cal team champion
- Two-time Nor-Cal sectional doubles title (2012, 2014)
- 2012 high school national team champion
- 2013 Bill Talbert National Sportsmanship Award recipient
- 2013 International Tennis Hall of Fame honoree
- 2014 High School All-American
Stats
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Year |
Singles |
Doubles |
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| 2014-15 | 10-7 | 11-13 |
| 2017-18 | 7-11 | 14-7 |
| 2018-19 | 3-5 | 0-4 |
| 2019-20 | 5-7 | 9-5 |
| Career Total | 25-30 | 34-29 |
Mission
- Sydney , Australia
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2014-2015
- Advanced to finals of main doubles draw at the So Cal Intercollegiate Championships with teammate Jacob Sullivan.
- Upset No. 1 seed doubles dup (UCLA) at So Cal Intercollegiate Championships with teammate Jacob Sullivan.
- One of three Cougars with double-digit singles victories with 10.
- Went 10-7 in singles and 8-7 in doubles with Sullivan to lead the BYU doubles attack.
- Utah Fall Invitational doubles champion
- ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- ITA All-Academic Team
Sophmore Year
2017-2018
- Received WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
- 2017-18 Co-Team Captain along with teammates John Pearce, Matthew Pearce and Sam Tullis
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles play in the ITA Mountain Regional tournament with teammate Sam Tullis
- 8-4 record in regular-season doubles play
- 4-5 record in regular-season singles play
- WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
- ITA Regional Quarterfinalist in doubles
- ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
Junior Year
2018-2019
- 2018-19 Co-Team Captain along with teammates Matthew Pearce and Sam Tullis
- Competed in the Wildcat Invitational in singles and doubles
- Competed in the So Cal Intercollegiate tournament in singles and doubles
- Qualified for the doubles main draw with teammate Brocton Andrus
- ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- ITA All-Academic Team
Senior Year
2019-2020
- 2019-20 Team Co-Captain with teammate Sam Tullis
- WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Sean Hill (Feb. 4)
- Posted a final 5-7 singles record; 0-3 dual record, 5-4 tournament record
- Posted a final 9-5 doubles record; 6-1 dual record, 3-4 tournament record
- Competed in the Wildcat Invitational
- Competed in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
- Competed in the Jack Kramer Invitational
- Competed in the So Cal Intercollegiate
- Name to 2020 WCC All-Academic Team
The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Tennis | Feb, 04
Ball and Hill named first WCC Doubles Team of the Week
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Athletics | Feb, 14This Week in BYU Athletics - Feb. 13
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M Tennis | Sep, 19Cougars begin tournament play at Milwaukee and Wildcat Invitationals
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M Tennis | Jul, 26Six Cougars Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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M Tennis | May, 04Men’s tennis 2017-18 season review
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M Tennis | Mar, 23Overall team effort helps BYU defeat Gonzaga 4-1
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M Tennis | Mar, 17BYU tennis tops SMU 4-1 in Collegiate Tennis Challenge
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M Tennis | Mar, 16
BYU tennis falls to Tulsa 4-3 in Collegiate Tennis Challenge
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M Tennis | Mar, 09
No. 47 BYU tennis sweeps Pacific 4-0
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M Tennis | Feb, 24Hill's clinch helps No. 38 BYU defeat Denver 4-2
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M Tennis | Feb, 17M. Pearce helps BYU bounce back with 4-2 win over Portland
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M Tennis | Feb, 16Men's tennis falls to Utah State 4-1
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M Tennis | Feb, 12BYU hosts Utah State, Portland this weekend
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M Tennis | Feb, 03Gajardo's three-set win clinches a 4-3 defeat over Boise State
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M Tennis | Feb, 02
Hill leads BYU in 6-1 victory over Northern Arizona
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M Tennis | Jan, 22Men's tennis hits the road to face San Diego State
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M Tennis | Jan, 20Momentum continues as Cougars defeat Montana State, Weber State
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M Tennis | Jan, 15
ALL-AROUND TEAM EFFORT PUSHES BYU PAST FGCU 6-1
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M Tennis | Dec, 29Depth in lineup propels competitive edge for 2018 season
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M Tennis | Oct, 26
S. Tullis and Hill qualify at So Cal Intercollegiate
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M Tennis | Oct, 23BYU travels to LA for So Cal Intercollegiate Championships
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M Tennis | Sep, 18Intra-squad competition on tap this week
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M Tennis | Mar, 07Cougars remain unbeaten in conference
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M Tennis | Jan, 24BYU dominates Air Force at home
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M Tennis | Jan, 19Cougars fall to No. 62 Tulane
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M Tennis | Jan, 10Cougars split home matches in season opener
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M Tennis | Jan, 08Men's tennis opens at home against USU and WSU
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M Tennis | Nov, 01Ball and Sullivan reach finals at So Cal Intercollegiate
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M Tennis | Nov, 01
Ball and Sullivan reach finals at So Cal Intercollegiate
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M Tennis | Oct, 31Sullivan and Ball upset No. 1 doubles seed
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M Tennis | Oct, 29At Southern California Intercollegiate Champs.
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M Tennis | Oct, 16
Cougar doubles teams excel at ITA Regionals
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M Tennis | Oct, 16Sargeant and Monroe pace Cougars on day one of Regionals
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M Tennis | Oct, 15Cougars compete at ITA Regional Championships
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M Tennis | Oct, 11Monroe wins singles at Utah Intercollegiate
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M Tennis | Oct, 10
Monroe advances to finals of Utah Intercollegiate
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M Tennis | Oct, 10
Sargeant and Monroe lead Cougars on day one
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M Tennis | Oct, 08
Sargeant leads Cougars into Utah Invitational