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Sam Tullis

Ht/Wt

165 lbs.

Class

Graduate

Hometown

Centerville,

Utah

Last School

Viewmont High School

Roster Years

2016-2021

Reached the fourth round of the USTA Under-18 National Hard Court Championships in Kalamazoo in 2013
Three-time 5A singles state champion
Lead Viewmont to the 2013 State Championship
Helped Viewmont win region all four years
Coached by Mark Burningham
High Honor Roll in academics

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016-2017

Teamed up with Aidan Carrazedo for a 7-6(14) win to clinch the doubles point in BYU's upset over No. 42 Drake
Clinched match over USF with straight-set victory at No. 6 singles
Recorded a three-set victory over Montana State's Alexander Flink at No. 3 singles
Defeated Idaho State's Josh Goodwin 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4 singles during home opener
Advanced to the round of 16 of the Dar Walters Classic after defeating Montana's Alex Canellopoulos 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Reached the doubles round of 16 with teammate Aidan Carrazedo in the ITA regional tournament

Sophmore Year 2017-2018

Received WCC Singles Honorable Mention
Received WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
2017-18 Co-Team Captain with teammates John Pearce, Matthew Pearce and David Ball
Led the team in singles wins
18-6 singles record in regular-season play
Competed in the Round of 16 for singles play in the ITA Mountain Regional tournament
Advanced to the quarterfinals of doubles play in regionals with teammate David Ball
Won the BYU Fall Classic in singles
WCC Commissioner's Silver Honor Roll
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

Junior Year 2018-2019

Co-Captain with teammates Matthew Pearce and David Ball
Competed in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in singles and doubles
Competed in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in singles and doubles
Advanced to the consolation finals round at Regionals in doubles play with teammate Ben Gajardo
Advanced to the Round of 16 at Regionals in singles play
Competed in the Kramer Club Invitational in singles and doubles
Went 15-0 in No. 2 doubles with teammate Ben Gajardo
WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Ben Gajardo (April 2)
Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
All-WCC Second Team Doubles
10-8 record in regular season singles at the No. 4 spot
17-0 undefeated record in regular season doubles with teammate Ben Gajardo at the No. 2 spot
Finished the year nationally ranked No. 84 in doubles with partner Ben Gajardo
Ranked No. 20 in the ITA Mountain Region for singles
Ranked No. 5 in the ITA Mountain Region for doubles with partner Ben Gajardo

Senior Year 2019-2020

Posted a 12-8 overall singles record; 5-4 dual record, 7-4 tournament record
Posted an 11-8 overall doubles record; 6-5 dual record, 5-3 tournament record
Competed in the ITA All-American
Competed in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships with teammate Ben Gajardo
Competed in the Jack Kramer Invitational
Competed in the So Cal Intercollegiate
2020 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 crisis.