2011-12 Men's Tennis Roster
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/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
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/ Men's Tennis
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Ian Laster
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Previous School:
- Bradenton Academy
Spring 2012: Paired with Cyril Bucher
for an 8-4 win over FDU's Skvarka/Hemy (2/24/12).
Fall 2011: Advanced to the finals of the E singles draw at the Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational … Beat players from Cornell, Yale and Binghamton to advance, before falling to the No.1 seed in the finals.
Spring 2011: Did not compete due to illness.
Fall 2010: Had a first round win in the A doubles bracket at the Princeton Invitational, beating a duo from Buffalo with partner Haig Schneiderman … Had a win in the consolation draw at the ITA Regionals, beating a player from St. Peter’s to advance.
Prior to Columbia: Trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy … Presented with the Nick Bollettieri Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award from IMG Academies (2010) … Given the IMG Academies Max Mirnyi Award for Effort and Character (2010) … Finalist in IMG Master's Men's Open in 2010 … Ranked as high as #281 in the world by the ITF as a junior … Won 2008 Honduras ITF doubles … Won 2009 Jamaican ITF doubles … 12's Zonalst National Champion playing at #1 singles for the Southern Section.
Personal: Neuroscience and behavior major ... Son of Michele and Dr. Andrew Laster … Brother, Nick, plays lacrosse at Brown … Grandmother, Elizabeth Laster, graduated from Barnard in 1950 … National Honor Society member … Four-time member of the honor roll.
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on winning the NCAA singles championship
Sunday, November 24
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on advancing to the singles final at NCAA Championships
Saturday, November 23
Postgame: MTEN | Michael Zheng on advancing to semifinals at NCAA Championships
Friday, November 22
MTEN: NCAA Singles Semifinals Post-Match Press Conference
Friday, May 24
