Daniel Rayl 2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster

AS A SENIOR:

• Went 15-6 in 2018-19, including an undefeated 5-0 record in the spring
• In doubles play, posted a 9-7 overall record, including a 4-0 finish at home
• With classmate Nathan Griffin, went 2-0 overall, registering wins over St. Bonaventure’s Patwardhan/Malmberg (6-4) and Toledo’s Carranza/Shoults (6-3)

AS A JUNIOR:

• Played exclusively in the fall for the Irish
• Notched a record of 6-11 in singles matches and went 3-8 in doubles matches

AS A SOPHOMORE:

• Went 11-6 in singles on the year, including 3-0 in duals
• Saw action against Monmouth, Detroit Mercy and IUPUI
• Also posted a 5-4 doubles record (1-0 dual record)

AS A FRESHMAN:

• Kicked off his career with Irish with a 15-6 singles record and 2-8 doubles record
• Went 3-1 against conference opponents, with wins over Boston College’s Kent Mukai (6-2, 6-4), Louisville’s Carlos Longhi Neto (6-2, 6-2) and Clemson’s Robert Dudley (5-7, 6-4, 6-0) during the spring
• Ended the season with victories against Chicago State’s Gonzalo Martinez (6-1, 6-2) and Gabriel Niculescu (6-4, 6-4) in a doubleheader April 3
• Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

• Graduated from Park Tudor High School in May 2015
• Four-year tennis letterwinner
• Two-time Indiana state singles champion as a junior and senior, with a combined 52-0 singles record
• Indiana state singles runner-up as a sophomore with a 31-3 record
• State doubles champion as a freshman, going 25-2 in doubles
• Three-time USTA Midwest Closed Championships doubles champion
• Winner of various USTA Midwest level singles and doubles tournaments
• Made the quarterfinals of both the hard and clay court national doubles championships with partner Sameer Kumar, who will play at Stanford (’19)
• Attended the same high school as current football player Brandon Tiassum (’19)
• From the same area as former Irish tennis player Dougie Barnard
• Son of Randy and Patty Rayl
• Has two older brothers, Brian Wylie and Matthew Rayl
• Mother was a cheerleader at Wright State University
• Brother Brian played basketball at Millikin University
• Brother Matthew competed in gymnastics at Ohio State University