2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Karl Lee
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
                                                                                                                                                                                        Highest Career Singles Rank: #108 (02/2022)
THIS SEASON: Karl Lee is in his third season at USC, and fourth season total.
2023-24 // Junior
- In singles, went 19-10 and 8-6 in dual matches.
- Played primarily at the No. 4 (3-5) and No. 5 (4-0) position in singles.
- Reached the singles finals of the SoCal Intercollegiate before losing to teammate Lodewijk Weststrate.
- In doubles, played with a plethora of teammates finishing 8-15 overall, including a record of 5-11 in duals.
- Peaked as the No. 94 player in the ITA singles rankings (Nov. 15, 2023).
- Went 1-3 against ranked singles opponents with the lone win against the No. 92 player (Nick Lagaev, Arizona).
2022-23 // Sophomore
- In singles, went 5-1 overall and 3-0 in dual matches
- Played primarily at the No. 6 position (2-0)
- In doubles, went 4-1 overall and 2-1 in dual matches
- Played with Rubell (1-0) and Colby (1-1) in doubles at the No. 3 position
- Reached a career best ranking of #108 in February
AT UCLAÂ 2021-22Â
17-12 singles record (11-8 in dual matches) … 9-14 doubles mark (6-8 in dual matches) … named ITA-Scholar-Athlete … posted majority of singles decisions on Courts 4 (3-3) and 5 (3-3); also finished on Courts 2 (1-0) and 6 (1-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (4-6); also finished on Court 2 (2-2) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 decision over Carl Emil Overbeck of California (March 25) … with partner Stefan Leustian, clinched two doubles points, including 6-2 result over Max Basing/Alexandre Rotsaert of Stanford (March 26) … with partner Max Wild, topped Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula of Utah, 7-5, to clinch doubles point in quarterfinal round at Pac-12 Championships (April 21) … with partner Blaine Hovenier, defeated Joe Leather/Colter Smith of Cal Poly, 8-2, to reach doubles quarterfinal round at Jack Kramer Invitational (Nov. 5) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-3, 6-1 decision over Nitzan Ricklis of University of San Francisco to reach Flight A consolation semifinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 9) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2022, Spring 2022.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 1 in 2017 ... career-high ITF junior ranking: 294 … collected singles title at 2020 UTR Newport Beach (Calif.) Open … earned singles crown at 2020 Match Point Tennis Academy Open in Santa Ana, Calif. … captured singles championship at 2018 PTT-ITF Junior Grade 5 in Nonthaburi, Thailand … won singles title at 2019 Arden Hills Open in Sacramento, Calif. … claimed singles championship at 2018 iTennis La Habra (Calif.) Open … earned Boys' 14 singles championship at 2016 Zimmerman/Johnson USTA National Tournament in Stanford, Calif. … reached singles semifinal round at 2016 NorCal Boys' 16 Junior Sectional Championships in Sacramento, Calif. … with partner Hunter Heck, won Boys' 12 doubles title at 2015 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. … with Heck, earned Boys' 12 doubles crown at 2014 USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz.; also reached Boys' 12 singles Silver Draw final round … with partner Benjamin Kittay, won Boys' 12 doubles title at 2015 USTA National Championships in Little Rock, Ark.
PERSONAL
Son of Richard and Chisato … has two older sisters, Marika and Marisa … decided to attend UCLA because it offers “top-notch academics,” a “great coaching staff,” the opportunity to play at Los Angeles Tennis Center and a “professional culture for athletes” … lists his greatest athletic thrills to date as traveling and competing … admires former baseball player Ichiro Suzuki and former boxer Manny Pacquiao … hobbies and interests include anything tennis related, baseball and video games … can solve a Rubik’s Cube ... undeclared major.
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| LEE'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||||||||
| Overall | Dual Matches | Overall | Dual Matches | |||||||||
| Year | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. |
| 2022 (UCLA) | 17 | 12 | .586 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6 | 8 | .429 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| 2024 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| Totals | 40 | 23 | .635 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 21 | 30 | .412 | 13 | 16 | .448 |
