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John Pearce

Ht/Wt

140 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Last School

Timpview High School

Roster Years

2012-2013 | 2015-2018

Majoring in economics
Has five siblings: two older sisters, one younger sister and two younger brothers
Hobbies include reading and watching movies
Eagle Scout

Three-time state champion, one-time singles champion and three-time team champion
Ranked No. 29 in the country in singles 18's, top 20 in singles 16's
Ranked in top 10 in doubles 18's
All-state Academic team in baseball and tennis

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2012-2013

Named ITA Scholar-Athlete
Notched a team-high 9 singles wins during the fall season
Played No. 3 doubles with partner Keaton Cullimore
Split playing time between No. 5 and 6 positions for regular season singles competition, earning a 15-10 mark
Clinched win for the team with his victory at No. 6 singles against No. 72 Idaho
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

Sophmore Year 2015-2016

Named ITA Scholar-Athlete
Named to the WCC All-Academic Team
Named to 2016 WCC Gold Honor Roll
Won doubles draw at Fall Tennis Classic with partner Jacob Sullivan
First on the team for wins in doubles with 16
Played at No. 4 and 5 singles, earning a 12-9 mark
Defeated LMU's Lukas Moenter in third-set tiebreak to give the Cougars a 4-2 victory
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete

Junior Year 2016-2017

Received Kimball Memorial Award at annual Y Awards for highest GPA of any BYU athlete
Named WCC Doubles Team of the Week with Keaton Cullimore (Mar. 28)
Clinched BYU's 4-2 victory over Santa Clara at the No. 5 slot
Beat Barny Thorold in straight sets at No. 4 singles, helping BYU upset No. 42 Drake
Clinched BYU's 4-3 win over Denver with three-set victory at No. 5 singles
Named WCC Doubles Team of the Week with Jacob Sullivan (Feb. 7)
Upset No. 15 Goldberg/Kumar (Stanford) 6-4 with teammate Jacob Sullivan
Defeated Idaho State's Quentin Wacquez 6-4, 7-5 at No. 1 singles during home opener
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
ITA All-Academic Team

Senior Year 2017-2018

Named to the 2017-18 WCC All-Academic team
2017-18 Co-Team Captain along with teammates Matthew Pearce, Sam Tullis and David Ball
Leads the team with four match clinches
14-5 singles record for regular-season play
15-7 doubles record for regular-season play
The only Cougar to win in both singles and doubles against a heart-breaking team loss to Utah State
WCC Commissioner's Gold Honor Roll
ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete