2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Paluch, Karol

Karol Paluch
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kraków, Poland
- High School:
- International School of Kraków
Bio
Honors at Rice
2020-21 (Junior)
Split a pair of singles matches while being sidelined of the spring recovering from an injury.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Fall: Finished 3-3 in singles and 1-3 in doubles in the fall… Two of this three wins came at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships, defeating Eric Hadigian of Gonzaga (7-5, 7-6) and Enrique Luque Rico (7-6, 3-6, 6-4) before falling in three sets to Kent Hunter of California.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Spring: 0-2 in singles and 3-3 in doubles after missing the start of the spring with an injury… Delivered one doubles clinch point, teaming with Mohamed Abdel-Aziz for a 6-3 win vs. Utah State at the Ralph O’Connor Rice Invitational. Fall: Finished 2-5 in singles and 2-4 in doubles in his first collegiate competition… Picked up both singles wins during the Texas Tamale Invitational at Rice.
Juniors
Ranked 322nd in the ITF junior rankings and has a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.93. He is a member of the Polish national team, a six-time national champion in doubles and was ranked in European Top 30 in the E-16 division.
Personal
Born: September 14 at Kraków, Poland... Parents: Jolanta and Artur Paluch ... Graduate of International School of Kraków ... One brother
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
- Rice Honor Athlete (2021)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
2020-21 (Junior)
Split a pair of singles matches while being sidelined of the spring recovering from an injury.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Fall: Finished 3-3 in singles and 1-3 in doubles in the fall… Two of this three wins came at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships, defeating Eric Hadigian of Gonzaga (7-5, 7-6) and Enrique Luque Rico (7-6, 3-6, 6-4) before falling in three sets to Kent Hunter of California.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Spring: 0-2 in singles and 3-3 in doubles after missing the start of the spring with an injury… Delivered one doubles clinch point, teaming with Mohamed Abdel-Aziz for a 6-3 win vs. Utah State at the Ralph O’Connor Rice Invitational. Fall: Finished 2-5 in singles and 2-4 in doubles in his first collegiate competition… Picked up both singles wins during the Texas Tamale Invitational at Rice.
Juniors
Ranked 322nd in the ITF junior rankings and has a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.93. He is a member of the Polish national team, a six-time national champion in doubles and was ranked in European Top 30 in the E-16 division.
Personal
Born: September 14 at Kraków, Poland... Parents: Jolanta and Artur Paluch ... Graduate of International School of Kraków ... One brother
Singles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | 2-5 | 0-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0-2 |
2019-20 | 3-3 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-0 | 0-2 | |||
2020-21 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |||||
2021-22 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | ||||
TOTAL | 5-8 | 8-13 | -- | 2-5 | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
Doubles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | 2-4 | 3-3 | - | 2-2 | 1-1 |
2019-20 | 1-3 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-3 | |
2020-21 | |||||
2021-22 | 1-1 | 1-1 | |||
TOTAL | 3-7 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 2-4 |
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