2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Zemel, Yasha
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Yasha Zemel
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Haifa, Israel
- High School:
- Home School
Bio
Honors at Rice
2023-24 (Senior)
Went 8-18 and17-10 in singles and doubles play, respectively, with marks of 6-14 and 12-6 during the dual match season while playing every match at the No. 1 position in both lineups... Named to the 2023 AAC All-Conference Doubles Team alongside Kabeer Kapasi after the duo posted a 12-6 record at the first position, including a pair of wins over ITA-ranked opponents during the AAC tournament... Won the doubles consolation final at the ITA Regionals alongside Kapasi... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
2022-23 (Junior)
Spring: Opened the dual season in impressive fashion, but saw his season cut short by an injury… Delivered the cinch point in the season opener vs. South Florida, storming back from a 6-1 loss in his opening set to break a 3-3 tie with a 7-2 win in a tiebreaker 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(2)… Opened the year by winning his first five doubles matches when paired with Kapasi… 2-0 in tiebreakers … Duo clinched the doubles point at Denver with a 9-7 tiebreak win, the third of three doubles clinch points they delivered in their five matches. Fall: Won six of seven in his first action as an Owl… Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Texas Regional before falling to 19th-ranked Noah Schachter of Texas A&M 2-6, 7-6, 7-6...Transferred to Rice after two seasons at Kentucky.
Kentucky
Joined the Wildcats program for the spring of 2021 and delivered three clinch points... Posted a 10-6 overall singles mark as a sophomore and a 9-5 mark in doubles.
Juniors
Ranked as high No. 1,044 in singles and 1,042 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Captured the doubles championship alongside Shahar Elbaz at the 2018 Israel F11 in Kiryat Shmona and a Universal Tennis Rating high of 13.6, as well as three quarterfinal appearances in International Tennis Federation Futures singles play and the Israeli national champion under 18. 16, 14.
Personal
Born: August 26 at Haifa, Israel... Parents: Michael and Bella Zemel... one sister.
- 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
- AAC All-Conference Doubles Team (2023)
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)
- C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2023)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
2023-24 (Senior)
Went 8-18 and17-10 in singles and doubles play, respectively, with marks of 6-14 and 12-6 during the dual match season while playing every match at the No. 1 position in both lineups... Named to the 2023 AAC All-Conference Doubles Team alongside Kabeer Kapasi after the duo posted a 12-6 record at the first position, including a pair of wins over ITA-ranked opponents during the AAC tournament... Won the doubles consolation final at the ITA Regionals alongside Kapasi... Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
2022-23 (Junior)
Spring: Opened the dual season in impressive fashion, but saw his season cut short by an injury… Delivered the cinch point in the season opener vs. South Florida, storming back from a 6-1 loss in his opening set to break a 3-3 tie with a 7-2 win in a tiebreaker 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(2)… Opened the year by winning his first five doubles matches when paired with Kapasi… 2-0 in tiebreakers … Duo clinched the doubles point at Denver with a 9-7 tiebreak win, the third of three doubles clinch points they delivered in their five matches. Fall: Won six of seven in his first action as an Owl… Advanced to the round of 32 at the ITA Texas Regional before falling to 19th-ranked Noah Schachter of Texas A&M 2-6, 7-6, 7-6...Transferred to Rice after two seasons at Kentucky.
Kentucky
Joined the Wildcats program for the spring of 2021 and delivered three clinch points... Posted a 10-6 overall singles mark as a sophomore and a 9-5 mark in doubles.
Juniors
Ranked as high No. 1,044 in singles and 1,042 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Captured the doubles championship alongside Shahar Elbaz at the 2018 Israel F11 in Kiryat Shmona and a Universal Tennis Rating high of 13.6, as well as three quarterfinal appearances in International Tennis Federation Futures singles play and the Israeli national champion under 18. 16, 14.
Personal
Born: August 26 at Haifa, Israel... Parents: Michael and Bella Zemel... one sister.
| Singles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 (UK) | 10-6 | 5-1 | 5-5 | - | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | 3-5 |
| 2022-23 | 7-5 | 6-1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023-24 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 6-14 | 6-14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 25-29 | 13-6 | 12-23 | 7-18 | - | 1-0 | 1-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Doubles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 (UK) | 9-5 | 2-2 | 7-3 | - | 2-1 | 5-2 |
| 2022-23 | 8-2 | 3-2 | 5-0 | - | - | 5-0 |
| 2023-24 | 17-10 | 5-4 | 12-6 | 12-6 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 34-17 | 10-8 | 24-9 | 12-6 | 2-1 | 10-2 |
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