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Ht/Wt
5'
11"
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150 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Last School
Odyssey High School
Roster Years
2010-2013
Personal
- Son of Mark and Elizabeth Kawka
- Has two sisters
- Majoring in exercise science
- Decided to come to BYU because of its great academics and tennis team
- Nationally ranked Call of Duty player
Before BYU
- Ranked No. 1 high school player in Nevada while playing for Odyssey High School
- Finished third in singles and first in doubles in the Hawaii National Level 2
Stats
Year | Singles | Doubles |
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2010-11 | 31-9 | 23-15 |
2011-12 | 27-12 | 27-10 |
2012-13 | 27-6 | 19-7 |
Career | 85-27 | 69-32 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2010-2011
- Put up a 12-4 singles record in fall play with a four-game winning streak
- Defeated UCLA's Daniel Kosakowski, who was seeded No.2 in the tournament and ranked No. 5 nationally as a junior player
- Played in the ITA All-American Invitational with doubles partner Thomas Shubert
- Went 9-3 with doubles partner Evan Urbina, recording a seven-game winning streak
- Played in the Mountain Region doubles final against teammates Thomas Shubert and Spencer Smith
- Took the Utah Invitational doubles title with Evan Urbina
- Ranked No. 88 nationally in singles at the start of the spring season
- Put up the Cougars' first singles point against No. 52 San Diego State
- Secured the doubles point for BYU against San Diego State with partner Evan Urbina
- Secured the doubles point for BYU and clinched the match for BYU with a singles match against Boise State
- Ranked as high as No. 88 nationally
- Finished the season ranked No. 112 in singles
- Recorded 22 doubles wins with Urbina
- Secured the win for BYU against TCU during regular season play
- Named MWC Freshman of the Year and Mountain Region Rookie of the Year
- Finished with 31 singles wins
- Earned MWC Player of the Week for his performance in the MWC Championships final against TCU
- Finished the season No. 13 in the Mountain Region and No. 6 in doubles with Evan Urbina
- Finished the season No. 107 in the nation
Sophmore Year
2011-2012
- Ranked No. 53 nationally in singles in the preseason
- Reached the singles final of the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships and advanced to the doubles semifinals with Georgy Batrakov but did not compete due to BYU's policy of not playing on Sunday
- Posted an 11-5 record during the fall
- Ranked No. 44 nationally in singles to start the spring season
- Topped No. 75 Matt Kandath of No. 9 Stanford on Feb. 10
- Went 6-0 in singles during the month of February
- Defeated No. 6 Alex Llompart and Finn Tearney of No. 7 Pepperdine April 21
- Had a team-best 26-9 doubles record with Georgy Batrakov at the No. 1 doubles position
- Had the second most singles wins with 27
- Named to the All-WCC Second Team Doubles
Junior Year
2012-2013
- Won the singles final at the Utah Fall Tennis Classic
- Won the doubles final at the Utah Fall Tennis Classic with partner Keaton Cullimore
- Defeated No. 44 Winston Lin from Columbia 6-0, 6-4 on Jan. 21.
- Named to Pre-Season All-WCC team
- Named WCC Player of the Month in January and April
- Beat Santa Clara's No. 65 John Lamble 7-6(0), 6-3 on Feb. 9
- Topped No. 47 Enej Bonin from Denver 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-0
- Earned All-WCC First Team honors in both singles and doubles
- Upset No. 8 Sebastian Fanselow from Pepperdine on April 27
- Defeated Boise State's No. 29 Andrew Bettles in straight sets
- No. 1 all-time with a 0.758 singles win percentage
- No. 7 all-time in career singles victories with 85
- Named Singles Player of the Year in the Mountain Region
- Voted Doubles Team of the Year in the Mountain Region with teammate Francis Sargeant
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Tennis | Sep, 27
Two Cougars invited to All-American tournament
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ImageM Tennis | Sep, 08
Kawka and Cullimore take doubles title, Kawka wins singles
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ImageM Tennis | Sep, 07
Four Cougars advance after day two of Utah Fall Tennis Classic
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ImageM Tennis | Sep, 06
BYU men's tennis team caps first day of tournament
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ImageM Tennis | May, 02
Batrakov, Smith and Kawka Receive All-WCC Honors
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 26
BYU Reaches WCC Semifinal
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 25
BYU Advances to Second Round
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 24
Cougars Earn No. 4 Seed in WCC Tournament
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 21
No. 52 BYU Falls to No. 7 Pepperdine
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 20
Netters Route Lions as Season Nears the End
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 17
#52 BYU hosts LMU and #7 Pepperdine to end the regular season
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 17
#52 BYU hosts LMU and #7 Pepperdine to end the regular season
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 07
Netters Post Second 6-1 Win of the Weekend
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 06
Cougars Cruise Past Zags at Home
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ImageM Tennis | Apr, 03
No. 45 BYU Returns Home
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 30
Cougars Record First WCC Win
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 28
No. 44 BYU Takes on Two Conference Opponents
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 24
No. 38 BYU falls to No. 34 Santa Clara in WCC Opener
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 21
BYU Opens Conference Action in California
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 10
BYU undefeated in Mountain Region
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 09
Cougars continue momentum in New Mexico
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ImageM Tennis | Mar, 03
Cougars capture win over regional rival
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 29
Men's Tennis Hosts Regional Rival No. 35 Boise State
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 25
Third Straight Sweep for Cougars
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 23
The No. 51 Netters dominate Air Force, 7-0
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 22
No. 52 BYU travels to Denver
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 17
BYU Netters Rout Nevada, 7-0
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 15
BYU wins Deseret First Duel as men's tennis tops Utah
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 13
Cougars in Deseret Dual before hosting Nevada
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 13
Cougars in Deseret Dual before hosting Nevada
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 10
No. 52 BYU drops match to No. 9 Stanford
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 08
BYU Netters face No. 9 Stanford
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ImageM Tennis | Feb, 03
No. 52 BYU dominates Friday's doubleheader
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 30
Netters return home for doubleheader
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 28
Netters drop match to Cal Poly
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 27
No. 49 BYU narrowly falls to No. 36 Vanderbilt, 4-3
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 25
BYU Men's Tennis heads to California for ITA Kick-off Weekend
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 20
Netters Fall to Top-10 UCLA
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 19
BYU Men's Tennis Falls To UCSB On Road
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 19
BYU Men's Tennis Falls To UCSB On Road
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 17
Cougars Head to Calif. in Week 2
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 13
Netters Victorious in Opening Match
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 10
Netters kick off season against Weber State
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ImageM Tennis | Jan, 09
BYU Men's Tennis 2012 Season Preview
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ImageM Tennis | Nov, 07
Kawka falls in final of Southern California Championships
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ImageM Tennis | Nov, 07
Kawka falls in final of Southern California Championships
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ImageM Tennis | Nov, 05
BYU's Patrick Kawka reaches final of Southern California Championships
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ImageM Tennis | Nov, 05
BYU's Patrick Kawka reaches final of Southern California Championships
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ImageM Tennis | Nov, 05
BYU men's tennis remains alive in Southern California Championships
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ImageM Tennis | Oct, 21
Three BYU Doubles Duos Advance to Quarterfinals