2009-10: Finished
the year with a 6-5 overall singles record ... 5-2 in the fall and 1-3 in spring
action ... Went 3-5 in doubles, 1-3 in the spring ... Reached the Flight B
semifinals at the Princeton Invitational, earning victories in the first two
rounds (9/18-19) ... Won three matches in consecutive days, including two in
straight sets, to advance to the final of the USTA NTC Invitational (9/25-27) ...
Lone victory in the spring came in California with a three-set win over UC
Riverside, 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (1) ... Teamed with Zach Gorn for 8-6 doubles win over
Gonzaga (3/11).
2008-09:
0-2 overall in singles matches, both of which came in the spring … 3-6
in doubles, all of which were spring dual matches … Partnered with three
different players for his doubles wins … Teamed with Hicham Laalej for a
win at No. 1 over Dartmouth (4/10) … With Zach Gorn, defeated Army’s
Sean Harris and Donald Van Veltzer, 8-3 (3/30) … Also won at No. 3 with
Jason Lin, defeating opponents from Yale, 8-4 (4/4).
2007-08:
Saw four spring starts at No. 2 doubles, losing all four ... Played No.
5 singles against No. 16 Michigan (3/15), falling 6-1, 6-2.
2006-07: Saw doubles action in an 8-1 win over Ben Trabin and Ayushya Wadhwan of Drexel with partner Justen Roth (2/28).
Prior to Penn
- Lettered all four years in tennis ... Team co-captain his senior year
... Placed third in national high school tennis tournament in Newport
Beach in 2006 and was named to the all-tournament team ... High school
team won CIF Division IV championship in 2003, 2005 and 2006 ... Won
team’s Most Inspirational Award and the Commitment to Excellence award
in 2005 ... Dean’s List recipient three times ... Won school’s Japanese
award in 2003 ... Was also sports editor of the yearbook.
Personal – Son of Bruce and Martha Karsh ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
