2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster
Sinan Orhon
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Istanbul, Turkey
- High School:
- Saddle Brook Prep (Fla.)
Bio
2018-19: Senior season…Named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll...Posted a 13-14 singles record, primarily at the No. 1, spot and a 16-10 doubles record, also primarily at the No. 1 spot…Was 7-1 in doubles tournament matchups… Advanced in the ITA Northeast Regional…Victorious in his senior day matchup against Delaware, defeating James Wilkinson…Named Second Team All-CAA in singles…Leaves Drexel with the most victories for a men’s tennis player in program history with 70 career single wins and 78 career double wins.
2017-18: Junior season…Finished the season with a 21-4 singles record and a 24-8 doubles record, playing primarily at the No. 1 spot with Bernard Tefel…Earned Second Team All-CAA Doubles honors…Had a season-long winning streak of eight in both singles and in doubles…Set a new program record with 62 career-doubles wins…Won Flight 1 doubles at Saint Joseph’s Invitational with a 8-2 win over Tomas Christian and Francesco Mowrey of La Salle… Advanced to the Flight A doubles championship at Princeton Invitational…Competed in the main singles draw at ITA Regionals…Also notched a first round victory against Aleks Huryn and Noah Makarone of Penn, 8-1, in doubles at ITA Regionals…Helped the Dragons advance to the CAA semifinals for the first time since 2013 with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles and a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles against James Madison…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17: Sophomore season…Finished with a 16-13 record playing primarily No. 2 and No. 3 singles and a 21-9 record playing primarily No. 1 doubles with Kashyap Ashok…Two-time CAA Doubles Performer of the Week on March 1 and March 14…Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Helped the Dragons match the single-season program record for wins with a 13-8 mark…Had season-long winning streaks of three in singles and five twice in doubles…Advanced to the second round in main draw singles and qualified to compete in main draw doubles at the ITA Northeast Regionals…Beat Filip Grbic of Buffalo, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3, in the first round of main draw singles at ITAs…Earned a first-round bye in Flight 3 doubles at the Ivy-Plus Invitational…Won the Flight 2 doubles title with a string of victories over Georgetown, Lehigh, Monmouth and Princeton at the Princeton Invitational…Also finished as runner-up in Flight 2 singles at the Princeton Invitational with wins over Boston, Saint Joseph’s and NJIT…Finished runner-up in Flight 1 doubles and advanced to the second round of Flight 1 singles at the Lehigh Invitational…Won the Flight 1 doubles title and advanced to the second round in Flight 1 singles at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational.
2015-16: Freshman season…CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Led the team with a 20-10 record in singles, playing primarily at Nos. 4 and 5…Went 19-6 in doubles, playing primarily with Kashyap Ashok…Helped the men’s team to its first 13-win season in program history…Named the CAA Men’s Performer of the Week on Feb. 17…Named the CAA Men’s Doubles Performer of the Week with Ashok on March 15…Thrice named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week…Qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals in singles and picked up two wins…Also qualified for ITAs in doubles with Ashok, and went 1-1…Earned a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory at No. 3 to help the Dragons to their first-ever win over James Madison…Fought to a three-set 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 victory at No. 5 singles against College of Charleston…Earned the Dragons’ sole victory against No. 63-ranked UNCW, winning a three-set match at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 0-6, 10-8…Advanced to the Flight 1 semifinals at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational in his first collegiate event…Cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 singles win and a 6-3 doubles win against Temple…Made quick work of Hofstra, 6-3, 6-0…Turned in a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win against Saint Joseph’s…Fought to a tough 6-3, 7-6 (8) win against Colgate…Cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win against city rival Villanova…Won twice on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Sacred Heart and Fairfield.
Background: Attended Saddle Brook Preparatory School in Florida…Ranked as high as No. 82 in the national recruiting rankings…Defeated four five-star recruits in 2014…Reached a career-best No. 652 in the ITF Junior rankings.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2018
2018-19: 13-14 | 16-10
2017-18: 21-4 | 24-8
2016-17: 16-13 | 21-9
2015-16: 20-10 | 17-7
Overall: 70-41 | 78-34
2017-18: Junior season…Finished the season with a 21-4 singles record and a 24-8 doubles record, playing primarily at the No. 1 spot with Bernard Tefel…Earned Second Team All-CAA Doubles honors…Had a season-long winning streak of eight in both singles and in doubles…Set a new program record with 62 career-doubles wins…Won Flight 1 doubles at Saint Joseph’s Invitational with a 8-2 win over Tomas Christian and Francesco Mowrey of La Salle… Advanced to the Flight A doubles championship at Princeton Invitational…Competed in the main singles draw at ITA Regionals…Also notched a first round victory against Aleks Huryn and Noah Makarone of Penn, 8-1, in doubles at ITA Regionals…Helped the Dragons advance to the CAA semifinals for the first time since 2013 with a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles and a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles against James Madison…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2016-17: Sophomore season…Finished with a 16-13 record playing primarily No. 2 and No. 3 singles and a 21-9 record playing primarily No. 1 doubles with Kashyap Ashok…Two-time CAA Doubles Performer of the Week on March 1 and March 14…Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Helped the Dragons match the single-season program record for wins with a 13-8 mark…Had season-long winning streaks of three in singles and five twice in doubles…Advanced to the second round in main draw singles and qualified to compete in main draw doubles at the ITA Northeast Regionals…Beat Filip Grbic of Buffalo, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-3, in the first round of main draw singles at ITAs…Earned a first-round bye in Flight 3 doubles at the Ivy-Plus Invitational…Won the Flight 2 doubles title with a string of victories over Georgetown, Lehigh, Monmouth and Princeton at the Princeton Invitational…Also finished as runner-up in Flight 2 singles at the Princeton Invitational with wins over Boston, Saint Joseph’s and NJIT…Finished runner-up in Flight 1 doubles and advanced to the second round of Flight 1 singles at the Lehigh Invitational…Won the Flight 1 doubles title and advanced to the second round in Flight 1 singles at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational.
2015-16: Freshman season…CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...Led the team with a 20-10 record in singles, playing primarily at Nos. 4 and 5…Went 19-6 in doubles, playing primarily with Kashyap Ashok…Helped the men’s team to its first 13-win season in program history…Named the CAA Men’s Performer of the Week on Feb. 17…Named the CAA Men’s Doubles Performer of the Week with Ashok on March 15…Thrice named a Drexel School of Education Athlete of the Week…Qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals in singles and picked up two wins…Also qualified for ITAs in doubles with Ashok, and went 1-1…Earned a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory at No. 3 to help the Dragons to their first-ever win over James Madison…Fought to a three-set 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 victory at No. 5 singles against College of Charleston…Earned the Dragons’ sole victory against No. 63-ranked UNCW, winning a three-set match at No. 5 singles, 6-4, 0-6, 10-8…Advanced to the Flight 1 semifinals at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational in his first collegiate event…Cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 singles win and a 6-3 doubles win against Temple…Made quick work of Hofstra, 6-3, 6-0…Turned in a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win against Saint Joseph’s…Fought to a tough 6-3, 7-6 (8) win against Colgate…Cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win against city rival Villanova…Won twice on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Sacred Heart and Fairfield.
Background: Attended Saddle Brook Preparatory School in Florida…Ranked as high as No. 82 in the national recruiting rankings…Defeated four five-star recruits in 2014…Reached a career-best No. 652 in the ITF Junior rankings.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2018
2018-19: 13-14 | 16-10
2017-18: 21-4 | 24-8
2016-17: 16-13 | 21-9
2015-16: 20-10 | 17-7
Overall: 70-41 | 78-34
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