Felipe Sarrasague

2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Emma Gellman

Becca Kimock

Tim Cowie Photography

Class:

Senior
Hometown:

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Highschool:

Fray Mamerto Esquiu
Ht./Wt.:

5-10 / 180

Summary
Media
Season
Career
Historical

Honors & Awards
• 2019 CAA Player of the Year
• 2019 NCAA Singles Championship Qualifier
• 2019 All-CAA First Team (Singles)
• 2019 All-CAA First Team (Doubles)
• 2019 CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
• 2019 CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• 2018 CAA Player of the Year
• 2018 First Team All-CAA (Singles)
• 2017 First Team All-CAA (Singles)
• 2017 CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 15)
• 2017 CAA Player of the Week (March 8)
• 2017 Team MVP (Team Award)
• 2015-16 CAA Rookie of the Year
• 2016 First Team All-CAA (Singles)
• 2016 CAA Player of the Week (March 22)
• 2016 Most Improved (Team Award)

Major(s)
Finance

Career Highlights
• Was a two-time CAA Player of the Year (2018, 2019) becoming just the 8th player in conference history to earn CAA Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons.
• Became the first Elon player to earn back-to-back conference player of the year honors since Cameron Silverman '14 was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014.
• Was ranked as high as No. 76 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Singles Rankings (2017-18), and was ranked during his senior year as high as No. 96 (2018-19).
• Helped lead Elon to its first CAA Championship in 2019 and first NCAA Championships appearance since 2014.
• Qualified for the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championships for the first time as a senior in 2019.
• Finished his career with 59 dual-match singles wins, which is ranked tied for 4th in program history with Chase Helpingstine '11.
• Was a four-time All-CAA First Team Singles selection and an All-CAA Doubles Team honoree as a senior in 2019 with teammate Mario Paccini.
• Named the 2016 CAA Rookie of the Year.
• Amassed a total of 77 singles and 48 doubles wins during the fall and spring seasons combined over four years in the maroon and gold.
• Was a three-time member of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Spring 2019 (Senior)
Was named the CAA Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season • Earned First Team All-CAA in singles for the fourth-straight season and All-CAA First Team honors in doubles for the first time in his career • Qualified for the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles Championships in Orlando, Florida as the Colonial Athletic Association's representative • Led Elon to its first CAA Championship in 2019 and first NCAA Championships appearance since 2014 • Posted a 15-5 mark overall during the spring season, dropping four of his five losses to ranked opponents • Picked up ranked wins against end-of-year ranked No. 44-ranked Sumit Sarkar of Rice and No. 96-ranked Simon Baudry of Clemson • Also defeated then-No. 99 ranked Nicaise Muamba of Liberty • Put together an 11-match singles winning streak from Jan. 29 until March 13 • Was ranked as high as No. 96 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings and was nationally ranked for the final four weeks of the season • Fell to No. 59-ranked Andy Andrade of Florida 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in the opening round of the NCAA Singles Championships • Paired up with fellow senior Mario Paccini for the majority of the season in doubles as the duo posted a 10-2 record at the No. 1 position • Also played doubles with Felipe Osses-Konig and Taylor Foote to combine for a 14-5 overall record in doubles action • Finished the year winning nine of his last 10 doubles matches with Paccini • Concluded the year ranked No. 112 in the ITA Singles Rankings.

Fall 2018 (Senior)
Concluded the fall season with a 7-3 singles record and a 2-2 mark in doubles action • Received an invite to participate at the 2018 Oracle ITA Masters Tournament • Finished with a 1-2 singles mark in California falling to two ranked opponents and defeating Hendrik Inno of Belmont • Went 2-1 in singles action at the ITA Carolina Regionals defeating Mike Agee of Clemson and Maxwell Benson of Presbyterian before falling to No. 3-ranked Paul Jubb of South Carolina • Finished 4-0 at the Charlotte 49ers Fall Invitational in singles with wins against Wofford, Gardner-Webb, Charlotte and UNCG • Picked up his only two doubles wins at the Charlotte Fall Invitational with Taylor Foote, defeating Davidson and Charlotte duos.

Spring 2018 (Junior)
Earned a team-high 14 dual-match singles victories while picking up 13 more doubles wins • Named CAA Player of the Year • Earned First Team All-CAA in singles for the third-straight season • Played all but two of his singles matches at No. 1, going 12-8 from the position • Battled three ranked opponents throughout the year, putting up a 6-2, 7-5 fight against No. 19 Alexis Galarneau of NC State and a 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 match against No. 88 Luca Keist of Charlotte • Defeated both of his CAA opponents during the regular season, topping William & Mary’s Christian Cargill 6-4, 6-3 and UNCW’s Andres Torres 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (4) • Won a season-high eight matches in a row from Feb. 18 to March 19 • Played primarily at No. 2 doubles with Salvador Mijares, going 11-5 together • Closed the season winning seven of the final 10 matches together • Earned a spot on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2017 (Junior)
Ranked No. 76 in the ITA national preseason rankings • Posted a 6-3 singles mark with a 2-3 doubles mark • Competed at the ITA Masters in Malibu, Calif., and beat Luka Sucevic in the Round of 32 before falling to Columbia’s Victor Pham, who was ranked No. 38 at the time of the match and went on to the finals of the tournament • Also won three matches in the A2 singles draw at the Duke James Bonk Invite, defeating opponents from Duke, North Florida and Auburn • Won two matches at the ITA Carolina Regionals against Collin Schick of NC State and Oriol Puig Forne of Charlotte before falling to semifinalist Bar Botzer of Wake Forest.

Spring 2017 (Sophomore)
Led Elon with 15 singles wins throughout the season, all at the No. 1 position • Also posted 12 doubles wins with three different partners • Battled three nationally-ranked opponents on the year, putting up strong battles against all three • Highlighted his season March 5 with a come-from-behind, three-set win over No. 64 Jack Findel-Hawkins of North Florida, winning 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (8) • Also battled No. 37 Nick Horton of NC State, but fell 6-4, 6-4 • Took on his highest ranked opponent – No. 24 Adam Moundir of Old Dominion – but ultimately fell 7-5, 6-2 • Won a season high five matches in a row from March 2-22 • Finished the season winning eight of his final 11 matches • Posted a 4-1 record in three-set matches • Played at all three doubles positions throughout the season and went on a seven-match unbeaten streak from Feb. 4-25 splitting time with Mario Paccini and Taylor Foote • Went a combined 6-0 in singles and doubles in the regular season against CAA opponents • Collected two CAA Player of the Week awards during the season on Feb. 15 and March 8 • Was named First Team All-CAA Singles after the season • Was named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2016 (Sophomore)
Battled to a 6-3 record in singles play with a 5-2 mark in doubles • Reached the finals of the White Singles bracket of the Duke James Bonk Invite, falling to Wake Forest’s Christian Seraphim 6-4, 6-4 in the finals • In doubles, paired with Mario Paccini to take third place of the Blue Doubles draw of the Duke James Bonk Invite • Reached the singles consolation Round of 16 at the Southern Intercollegiate and made a trip to the Round of 32 with Mario Paccini, beating a duo from Virginia Tech in the first round • Went to the Round of 16 in the ITA Carolina Regionals with Paccini.

Spring 2016 (Freshman)
Was named CAA Rookie of the Year and earned All-CAA First Team honors after posting a 15-6 mark in singles action • Primarily played at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions • Amassed an 11-match winning streak from March 11-April 22 • Went 13-2 overall in singles play in his final 15 matches of the season • Four of his six singles losses came against ranked teams • Posted a 5-2 mark at No. 1 singles and a 10-4 record at the No. 2 position • Played in two doubles matches finishing with a 1-1 overall record • Partnered up with Felipe Osses-Konig and Robert Lindgren in his only two doubles matches • Earned a spot on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

Fall 2015 (Freshman)
Did not play • Arrived at Elon University for the start of the winter term in 2016.

Before Elon
Finished his club career with a boys U-18 national ranking of No. 7 during his senior year for Argentina.

Personal
Born on April 2, 1997 in Buenos Aires, Argentina • Son of Ignacio Sarrasague and Irene Sobrero.