Barnaby Smith Season 2019-20

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:

• 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

Miscellaneous Questions:

• 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)