2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Smith, Barnaby
Barnaby Smith
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- High Wycombe, Great Britain
- High School:
- Reeds School
Bio
AT TEXAS A&M
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Finished the shortened season with an 8-8 singles record, with a 5-3 mark in dual match play… Earned a 3-1 SEC singles record… Played all but two of his matches at the No. 5 line, going 4-2 in the position… Maintained a four-match win streak… Ranked as high as No. 72 in the ITA singles poll… Went 12-5 in doubles with a 6-2 mark in dual matches… Posted a 5-3 record when paired with Juan Carlos Aguilar, and a 5-1 clip alongside freshman Pierce Rollins.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 3-5 tournament singles record… Earned victories at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, ITA All-American Championships, and ITA Texas Regional… Recorded a 6-3 mark in tournament doubles, with a blistering 5-1 start alongside freshman Pierce Rollins… Won the doubles final at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational with Rollins… Went 1-1 with Noah Schachter at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Led the team in wins with a singles record of 27-8… Went 20-5 in dual match play, including an 8-4 mark in SEC action… Longest win streak of the season was nine matches… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 3 line, earning a 15-5 mark… Peaked in the ITA Singles Poll at the No. 50 rank… Recorded a victory over a nationally ranked singles opponent in four matches… Secured the clinch victory in three matches, including a win over No. 1 Ohio State on Mar. 11… Ended the season with an 18-14 doubles record, earning a win with three different partners.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Finished the tournament season with a 7-3 singles record… Went 3-1 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Defeated No. 83 Loic Cloes of South Alabama to advance to the round of 64… Earned a pair of victories at the ITA Texas Regional… Went 5-3 in tournament doubles, with four wins alongside Noah Schachter and one tournament win with Juan Carlos Aguilar.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Secured a 13-8 singles record on the year, all in dual matches… Went 7-3 in SEC singles action, with five wins at the No. 6 line and two wins in the No. 5 position… Played the majority of his matches at No. 6 singles, posting a 9-6 record in the position… Earned a 4-2 record at the No. 5 line… Recorded the clinch victory against six opponents, including a win in the last match standing against Kentucky on Apr. 1… Finished with a 2-5 doubles record.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Joined the Aggies in January
PERSONAL: Barnaby Smith was born in High Wycombe, Great Britain … has one sister and one brother … majoring in business administration … aspires to one day play professional tennis … as a junior, played in all of the Junior Grand Slams in 2017; the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
SMITH UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
SMITH’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#85 Filip Kraljevic, Ole Miss (March 2, 2018)
#83 Loic Cloes, South Alabama (October 6, 2018)
#38 Gianni Ross, Virginia (January 27, 2019)
#97 Justin Roberts, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#69 Martin Joyce, Ohio State (March 11, 2019)
#71 Alexandre LeBlanc, Kentucky (February 28, 2020)
Doubles
(with Juan Carlos Aguilar)
#51 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#36 Preston Touliatos/Timo Stodder, Tennessee (March 9, 2019)
#63 Paul Jubb/Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 29, 2019)
#31 Finn Reynolds/Fabian Fallert, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#10 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith, USC (May 20, 2019)
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Finished the shortened season with an 8-8 singles record, with a 5-3 mark in dual match play… Earned a 3-1 SEC singles record… Played all but two of his matches at the No. 5 line, going 4-2 in the position… Maintained a four-match win streak… Ranked as high as No. 72 in the ITA singles poll… Went 12-5 in doubles with a 6-2 mark in dual matches… Posted a 5-3 record when paired with Juan Carlos Aguilar, and a 5-1 clip alongside freshman Pierce Rollins.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 3-5 tournament singles record… Earned victories at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, ITA All-American Championships, and ITA Texas Regional… Recorded a 6-3 mark in tournament doubles, with a blistering 5-1 start alongside freshman Pierce Rollins… Won the doubles final at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational with Rollins… Went 1-1 with Noah Schachter at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Led the team in wins with a singles record of 27-8… Went 20-5 in dual match play, including an 8-4 mark in SEC action… Longest win streak of the season was nine matches… Played the majority of his matches at the No. 3 line, earning a 15-5 mark… Peaked in the ITA Singles Poll at the No. 50 rank… Recorded a victory over a nationally ranked singles opponent in four matches… Secured the clinch victory in three matches, including a win over No. 1 Ohio State on Mar. 11… Ended the season with an 18-14 doubles record, earning a win with three different partners.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Finished the tournament season with a 7-3 singles record… Went 3-1 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Defeated No. 83 Loic Cloes of South Alabama to advance to the round of 64… Earned a pair of victories at the ITA Texas Regional… Went 5-3 in tournament doubles, with four wins alongside Noah Schachter and one tournament win with Juan Carlos Aguilar.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Secured a 13-8 singles record on the year, all in dual matches… Went 7-3 in SEC singles action, with five wins at the No. 6 line and two wins in the No. 5 position… Played the majority of his matches at No. 6 singles, posting a 9-6 record in the position… Earned a 4-2 record at the No. 5 line… Recorded the clinch victory against six opponents, including a win in the last match standing against Kentucky on Apr. 1… Finished with a 2-5 doubles record.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Joined the Aggies in January
PERSONAL: Barnaby Smith was born in High Wycombe, Great Britain … has one sister and one brother … majoring in business administration … aspires to one day play professional tennis … as a junior, played in all of the Junior Grand Slams in 2017; the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
SMITH UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Sports Management
- Favorite tennis player: Andy Murray
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Tyson Fury
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Arsenal
- Favorite social media platform: Instagram
- Favorite emoji: Shifty Eyes
- Favorite type of music: EDM
- Favorite food: Steak
- Favorite binge-watching TV show: Sherlock Holmes
- Favorite movie: Pulp Fiction
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Cricket
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Focused
- One word to describe me away from the court: Interesting
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Stefan Storch
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Guido Marson
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My dad
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Becoming an All-American and representing Great Britain in the Under-18 Summer Cups
- The person I would most like to meet: Leonardo DiCaprio
- The most famous athlete I have met: Rafael Nadal
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Tennis Player
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Visit Mt. Everest
- Few people know that I: Play chess
- My best non-athletic talent: My chess playing level
- My most annoying habit: I talk too much
- Being at A&M has taught me: To listen more and have a better perspective on life
- My dream job is: To play professional tennis
SMITH’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#85 Filip Kraljevic, Ole Miss (March 2, 2018)
#83 Loic Cloes, South Alabama (October 6, 2018)
#38 Gianni Ross, Virginia (January 27, 2019)
#97 Justin Roberts, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#69 Martin Joyce, Ohio State (March 11, 2019)
#71 Alexandre LeBlanc, Kentucky (February 28, 2020)
Doubles
(with Juan Carlos Aguilar)
#51 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#36 Preston Touliatos/Timo Stodder, Tennessee (March 9, 2019)
#63 Paul Jubb/Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 29, 2019)
#31 Finn Reynolds/Fabian Fallert, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#10 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith, USC (May 20, 2019)
Baylor Postgame: Steve Denton, Theo Papamalamis, Alan Magadan
Sunday, May 04
Rice Postgame: Togan Tokac
Saturday, May 03
NCAA Tournament Preview: Steve Denton, Raphael Perot
Tuesday, April 30
Spring Preview: Steve Denton
Monday, January 08
