2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster

Josh Hagar 2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster

Height 5'8''

Weight 135 lbs.

Class Senior

Hometown Austin, TX

Bio

HIGHLIGHTS:

2017 All-ACC First Team
2017 NCAA Singles Championship Qualifier
2017 ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player (Senior)
2017 ITA All-American Championships Doubles Quarterfinalist
2017 ITA All-American Championships Singles Consolation Quarterfinalist
2017 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship Doubles Consolation Winner
Two-Time ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 28 & April 25, 2017)
2016 All-ACC Third Team
2016 All-ACC Academic Team
2014 ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Champion
2014 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships qualifier

AS A SENIOR:

Played at No. 1 singles and doubles for the majority of the season
Went 20-15 overall in singles (11-11 dual record)
Ranked in the singles rankings throughout the season and qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship, advancing to the second round
Clinched Notre Dame’s win over No. 13 Northwestern (Feb. 24, 2017) with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Strong Kirchheimer
Defeated No. 3 Petros Chrysocos of No. 1 Wake Forest 6-3, 6-1 on April 23, 2017
Went 21-11 overall and 10-8 in dual doubles matches with Eddy Covalschi; record includes an 8-7 mark against ranked opponents
Ranked inside the top 30 in doubles for the majority of the year
With Covalschi, defeated No. 1 Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim of No. 1 Wake Forest 7-5 on April 23, 2017
With Covalschi, won the consolation doubles bracket at the USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championship in November 2016
Reached the doubles semifinal of the ITA Midwest Regional Championship in October 2016
Reached the doubles quarterfinal at the ITA All-American Championships in October 2016
Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

Turned in a solid year with a singles record of 12-9 and doubles record of 11-9, playing exclusively during the spring season
Finished the season ranked No. 111 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings and ranked as high as No. 39 in doubles with partner Eddy Covalschi
During the dual season defeated No. 12 Illinois’ Alex Jesse (6-2, 6-1), Cole Fiegel of No. 32 Georgia Tech (6-1, 6-2), and No. 95 Nick Horton of NC State (6-2, 6-4)
Recorded victories in doubles during dual season against No. 3 Ohio State’s Hugo Di Feo/Chris Diz (6-3) with partner Eric Schnurrenberger, No. 7 Joao Monteiro/Andreas Bjerrehus of Virginia Tech (6-4) with Eddy Covalschi, and No. 17 Jack Murray/Brayden Schnur of No. 1 North Carolina (6-4) with Eddy Covalschi as the Irish defeated the Tar Heels 5-2
Defeated Catalin Mateas of Duke (6-1, 6-0) and No. 19 Petros Chrysochos of No. 7 Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament
His win over Chrysochos was just the third against the eventual ACC Freshman of the Year
Named the All-ACC Third Team for his first career all-conference selection
Also named the the All-ACC Academic Team
Participated in Notre Dame’s Rosenthal Leadership Academy
Earned a monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE:

Returned after a strong rookie campaign to start the year off strong with a seven-match winning streak in doubles while partnered with Eddy Covalschi during fall tournament play
Finished with an overall doubles record of 17-12, including a tournament record of 9-1 and a 3-2 mark against nationally ranked opponents
Claimed the ITA Midwest Regional Doubles Championship after winning six matches in four days
Defeated 27th-ranked teammates Billy Pecor and Alex Lawson in the ITA Midwest Regional semifinal, 4-6, 7-5, 10-6
Won their opening match at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships over Mississippi State’s Florian Lakat and Julian Cash, 7-5, 6-3
Fell to USC’s Yannick Hanfmann and Roberto Quiroz in the quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-3
Defeated No. 3 Illinois’ 14th-ranked duo of Ross Guignon and Tim Kopinski in a tiebreaker, 7-6(4) in dual play on Feb. 28
Amassed an overall singles record of 16-14
Passed through to the Round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional Singles Championship
Went 3-0 at the Morgan Run Hidden Duals, including wins over no. 45 Shane Vinsant (Texas A&M) and No. 70 Filip Vittek (San Diego)
Defeated No. 24 Oklahoma State’s 74th-ranked Arjun Kadhe 6-4, 6-1 to help Notre Dame edge out the Cowboys during the ITA Kickoff Weekend
Defeated No. 104 Simon Norenius of NC State, 6-4, 2-0, (ret.)
Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

Immediately stepped into a key role as a newcomer
Went 8-3 at No. 3 singles and 8-3 at No. 4 singles
Posted a 3-2 singles record against players who were nationally ranked
Defeated Mac Styslinger of No. 4 Virginia in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship, 6-2, 7-5
Logged a notable win over Johan Backstrom of Ole Miss to help the Irish advance in the NCAA Championship … won seven of his last eight matches of the season
Named the Bobby Bayliss Invitational Most Outstanding Player in the fall after he went 301 in singles play and 201 in doubles action against top competition
Went 10-6 at No. 2 doubles with partner Billy Pecor
Was undefeated in doubles with Greg Andrews, going 4-0 in both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots
Defeated No. 27 Farris Gosea and Blake Bazarnik of Illinois with Pecor, 6-4
Won a ITA Summer Circuit regional singles championship
Earned a monogram

PREP & PERSONAL:

Graduated from ATA College Prep in the spring of 2012
A five-star recruit
One of four players awarded the prestigious Bill Talbert Jr. Sportsmanship Award, presented to him at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Was a part of the USTA Junior National Champion tennis team in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and the runner-up in 2011
As a senior, was ranked in the top 75 in USA Boys’ U18
Winner of John McFarlin Sportsmanship award, the ATA MVP award, ATA Leadership award and the Capital Area Tennis Association Male Player of the Year award
Founder of the Playing for Glimmer Campaign, a recurring summer fundraiser designed to raise money and awareness for A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
Born in Austin, Texas
Full name is Joshua Luke Hagar
The son of Jeff and Carol Hagar
Has one older sister, Hannah
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is pursuing a degree in Information Technology Management