2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Pearson, Kody
Kody Pearson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sydney, Australia
- High School:
- Karabar Distance Education
Bio
CAREER at TULSA: A five-year letterwinner … accumulated 136 total victories in his five years of singles and doubles competition … two-time doubles all-conference (2021, 2022) and three-time singles all-conference (2021, 2022, 2023) ... six-time conference player of the week … 2022 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year … won the 2019 ITA Men’s Central Regional Singles Championship … appeared in two NCAA singles tournaments (2021, 2022) … 2023 academic all-district selection by College Sports Communicators.
2022-23: A two-time conference Player of the Week on the way to making the Singles All-Conference Team for the third year in a row … led the Golden Hurricane with a 14-6 overall record, including a 12-6 mark at the No. 1 position … went 6-2 against nationally ranked opponents, including a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) victory over the country's then-ninth-ranked singles player at North Carolina's Allen Morris Invitational to open the spring season … went on a nine-match win streak that spanned over a month, culminating in a season-high singles ranking of 28 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (March 21) … clinched Tulsa's 4-3 decision over Nebraska with a 7-6(5), 7-5(4) victory … went 11-13 atop the doubles lineup with teammate Connor Di Marco … named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators.
2021-22: American Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... was one of 64 singles players to be selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship ... is 16-6 in singles this season, including 15-5 from No. 1 singles ... named all-conference alongside Connor Di Marco after going 11-6 in doubles, 9-4 from No. 1 doubles, and beating four opponents ranked in the top-82 ... clinched wins over Alabama (2/13), Arkansas (2/16), and Oregon (3/21) … named AAC Player for the Week on February 22nd … currently ranked No. 44 in the ITA doubles rankings and No. 47 in the ITA singles rankings.
2021: Was one of 64 singles players selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship... tallied a 13-9 singles record from the No. 1 position... earned all-conference honors alongside Connor Di Marco after finishing 13-7 in doubles play, including 3-4 against top-60 ranked opponents... ranked 42nd in doubles alongside Pearson, and 57th in singles in the ITA.
2019-20: Used a six-match winning streak to ITA Men’s Central Regional Singles Championship … is the fourth Hurricane in program history to claim the singles title … played his way to the consolation semifinals of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships … earned his highest singles ranking of his career at No. 26 overall with a 14-10 overall mark ... played all of his dual matches in the top singles spot … registered four wins over top 95 foes … dominated doubles competition alongside teammate Connor Di Marco in the top doubles spot … the Australian duo finished the year as the No. 61-ranked team in the ITA … went 8-1 alongside Di Marco, with all but one victory coming at No. 1 doubles.
2018-19: Earned a 18-13 record in singles play in his first year in Green Country … also boasted a 15-11 mark in doubles, primarily playing with teammates Daniel Siddall and Majed Kilani … earned American Player of the Week honors once … went 2-4 against nationally-ranked opponents his freshman season … finished the year 4-1 at the No. 2 position, with his highest-ranked win coming against Texas’ No. 47 Harrison Scott at the ITA All-Americans.
PERSONAL: Started playing tennis at the age of 3 … father played professional squash … his favorite class at TU is health science … his favorite actor is Hugh Jackman … favorite TV show is Prison Break … Roger Federer is his favorite professional tennis player … majoring in exercise and sports science.
2022-23: A two-time conference Player of the Week on the way to making the Singles All-Conference Team for the third year in a row … led the Golden Hurricane with a 14-6 overall record, including a 12-6 mark at the No. 1 position … went 6-2 against nationally ranked opponents, including a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) victory over the country's then-ninth-ranked singles player at North Carolina's Allen Morris Invitational to open the spring season … went on a nine-match win streak that spanned over a month, culminating in a season-high singles ranking of 28 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (March 21) … clinched Tulsa's 4-3 decision over Nebraska with a 7-6(5), 7-5(4) victory … went 11-13 atop the doubles lineup with teammate Connor Di Marco … named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators.
2021-22: American Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... was one of 64 singles players to be selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship ... is 16-6 in singles this season, including 15-5 from No. 1 singles ... named all-conference alongside Connor Di Marco after going 11-6 in doubles, 9-4 from No. 1 doubles, and beating four opponents ranked in the top-82 ... clinched wins over Alabama (2/13), Arkansas (2/16), and Oregon (3/21) … named AAC Player for the Week on February 22nd … currently ranked No. 44 in the ITA doubles rankings and No. 47 in the ITA singles rankings.
2021: Was one of 64 singles players selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Singles Championship... tallied a 13-9 singles record from the No. 1 position... earned all-conference honors alongside Connor Di Marco after finishing 13-7 in doubles play, including 3-4 against top-60 ranked opponents... ranked 42nd in doubles alongside Pearson, and 57th in singles in the ITA.
2019-20: Used a six-match winning streak to ITA Men’s Central Regional Singles Championship … is the fourth Hurricane in program history to claim the singles title … played his way to the consolation semifinals of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships … earned his highest singles ranking of his career at No. 26 overall with a 14-10 overall mark ... played all of his dual matches in the top singles spot … registered four wins over top 95 foes … dominated doubles competition alongside teammate Connor Di Marco in the top doubles spot … the Australian duo finished the year as the No. 61-ranked team in the ITA … went 8-1 alongside Di Marco, with all but one victory coming at No. 1 doubles.
2018-19: Earned a 18-13 record in singles play in his first year in Green Country … also boasted a 15-11 mark in doubles, primarily playing with teammates Daniel Siddall and Majed Kilani … earned American Player of the Week honors once … went 2-4 against nationally-ranked opponents his freshman season … finished the year 4-1 at the No. 2 position, with his highest-ranked win coming against Texas’ No. 47 Harrison Scott at the ITA All-Americans.
PERSONAL: Started playing tennis at the age of 3 … father played professional squash … his favorite class at TU is health science … his favorite actor is Hugh Jackman … favorite TV show is Prison Break … Roger Federer is his favorite professional tennis player … majoring in exercise and sports science.
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
| 2018-19 | 18-13 | 15-11 |
| 2019-20 | 14-10 | 10-3 |
| 2021 | 13-9 | 13-7 |
| 2021-22 | 16-7 | 12-6 |
| 2022-23 | 14-6 | 11-13 |
| Total | 75-45 | 61-40 |
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