Pacific University Athletics

2014: First Team All-Northwest Conference selection…Finished season with a 7-2 record in singles (4-3 at both No. 1 and No. 2) and 12-6 in doubles…Went 7-5 in No. 1 doubles with fellow First Team All-NWC selection Troy Zuroske…Won last five singles matches of the season, which included two wins over George Fox’s Chris Lilley…Had two five-match wins treaks in doubles, which included a 8-6 victory with Zuroske over Whitman’s Andrew La Cava and Colton Malesovas on 3/7/14.
 
2013: First Team All-Northwest Conference selection…Finished with a team-leading 11-4 record in singles with the majority of his matches in the No. 2 flight (8-2)…Compiled a 10-5 record in No. 1 singles with Troy Zuroske…Won his first five singles matches of the season, including a three-set victory over Micah Roos of Linfield…Also compiled a six-match win streak through March, which included a transition from No. 2 to No. 1 singles…Missed the NWC Tournament due to injury…In doubles, won first seven matches of the season, including an 8-6 victory over Whitman’s top tandem of Matt Tesmond & Andy Riggs.
 
2012: Second Team All-Northwest Conference selection…Finished season with an 11-6 singles record, 10-5 in the No. 3 flight, and a 12-6 record in doubles with Troy Zuroske…Compiled a 9-1 record in conference in singles and 10-1 in doubles…Ended the NWC regular season with four straight victories, including wins over players from Willamette, Lewis & Clark, Pacific Lutheran and Linfield…Also won four of his last five matches in doubles…Claimed an 8-5 decision with Zuroske over La Cava and Tolman of Whitman on 3/11/12…Earned invitation to the Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament and NCAA West Regional Tournament.
 
High School: Played at Crespi Carmelite High School for Dan Mabe and Joe Siron…Mission League champion at No. 1 singles as senior with 18-2 record…Four-year varsity player, three years at No. 1 singles.
 
Personal: Son of Debra & Walter Battaglia…Accounting major and sociology minor…His sister, Francesca, competed the last two seasons for the Pacific women’s tennis team…Chose Pacific for campus culture and tennis team…Favorite TV Show: The Sopranos…Favorite Book: Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)…Favorite Class In School: Finance…Favorite Quote: Hire character. Train skill. (Peter Schutz)…Career Ambition: Accounting and insurance.