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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
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William Kirkman Season 2018-19

ClassSophomore
HometownCabarete, Dominican Republic
QUICK STATS
 
  Career Singles Stats
Year Overall Dual Tournament Pac-12 vs. Ranked
2017-18 5-12 4-10 1-2 2-2 0-0
2018-19 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019-20 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOTAL 8-18 7-16 1-2 2-2 0-0


AT ARIZONA STATE

JUNIOR (2019-20)
  • Elected to graduate as an academic senior in May 2020 with his Bachelors Degree in Liberal Studies
  • The first to earn his degree since men's tennis was reinstated in 2018
  • Won his match against Michigan State to contribute to the 7-0 Sun Devil sweep of the Spartans (2/9)

SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
  • Notched his first win of the season against No. 20 Oklahoma State in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5 (1/26)
  • Won three-straight matches against OSU, LMU and Pepperdine to kick off his sophomore season 3-1

FRESHMAN (2017-18)
  • Notched a 1-2 singles record in fall play and earned Dean' List in the spring of 2018
  • Earned his first collegiate victory against TCU, outlasting Bertus Kruger 6-3, 6-4 (1/21)

PRIOR TO ARIZONA STATE

HIGH SCHOOL 
  • Played tennis for FEDO Tennis 
  • Ranked as high as 1715 in the ATP ranking for singles and 390 in the ITF Junior world  ranking
  • Was the MVP sophomore year where his team won the state title and was individually a state finalist. 
  • Won a G5 Singles title in Honduras 
  • Represented the Dominican Republic at the Junior Davis Cup 

PERSONAL 
  • Parents are William (land development) and Lisa (Spanish Teacher) Kirkman has two brothers (John and Guillermo)
  • Enjoys Surfing, listening to music and eating good food... Favorite thing about his home country the Domincan Republic is the beach
  • If he could meet anyone past or present it would be his favorite soccer player Lionel Messi
  • His favorite sport to watch it Soccer and Tennis
  • His most memorable experience was winning the Junior Davis Cup for their region.
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Senior
2019-20

6-0 / -
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Freshman
2017-18

5-11 / -