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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Timothy Wang

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Novi, Mich.
  • Previous School Novi
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Political Science

Biography

  • 2019 Academic All-Ivy League

 
SENIOR (2018-19)
A staple in Columbia’s singles lineup, registering a 16-4 record in dual matches ... Went 6-1 in Ivy League singles matches ... Went undefeated in singles in the NCAA Tournament, posting wins in straight sets on court five ... Dropped just one Ivy League singles match in his entire career ... Named to the 2019 Spring Academic All-Ivy League team ... Defeated top-ranked Ohio State’s Alex Kobelt, 6-4, 6-3, in the NCAA Sweet 16 ... Had a 10-match win streak from Feb. 24 to April 21 ... Team captain.
 
JUNIOR (2017-18)
Put up a 24-5 record in singles play during his junior campaign, while going 1-1 in doubles matches … Went unbeaten in his final 15 matches of the season, including a win over No. 125 Luke Hammond from Oklahoma State during the ITA Team Indoor Nationals … Claimed his first ever ranking at No. 122 in the fall … Opened the fall with eight consecutive wins at the Penn Invitational, the Ivy Plus Tournament, and the ITA All-American … Went unbeaten in four Ivy League matches … Sent Columbia to the Sweet 16 with an ace for the clinching point over Virginia’s Amar Alhaqbani.
 
SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Posted a 25-8 record in singles play while going 2-0 in doubles ... Won a pair of matches during Columbia's ECAC Championship run in February ... Was undefeated at the No. 6 spot in Ivy League play, going 6-0 during the Ivy League Championship run ... Defeated Renan Hanayama of Purdue during Columbia's NCAA Tournament win over the Boilermakers.
 
FIRST-YEAR (2015-16)
Compiled a 23-9 overall record during his first year as a Lion … Went 12-6 during the spring, holding down the No. 6 singles spot … Posted a perfect 5-0 mark in Ivy League matches.
 
PERSONAL
Spent four years as the number one player at Novi High School in Michigan, becoming an all-state selection all four years … Earned Division-I Michigan State Singles Championships in 2013 and 2014, helping Novi to a team state title in 2014 … Went 108-14 throughout his high school career … A National High School Tennis All-American in 2014 and 2015 … Named Michigan's “Mr. Tennis” in 2014 … A five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net, as the number one player out of the state of Michigan … The son of Deming and Shannon Wang ... Has an older sister, Jenny ... Majoring in Political Science at Columbia College.
 
CAREER STATS

      SINGLES DOUBLES
Year Overall Dual Tour Ivy Overall Ivy
2015-16 23-9 12-6 11-3 5-0 0-0 0-0
2016-17 25-8 18-4 7-4 6-0 2-0 0-0
2017-18 24-5 15-3 9-2 2-0 1-0 0-0
2018-19 27-7 16-4 11-3 6-1 1-3 0-1
Career 99-29 61-17 38-12 19-1 4-3 0-1

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

    6'0"
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'0"