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2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster

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Ammar Wazir

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Hoffman Estates, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    Barrington

Summary

Biography

2022-23 (Sophomore):
  • Primarily the fifth or sixth position in singles.
  • Grabbed two big wins in a row for the Flames against Cardinal Stritch (Feb. 20) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Mar. 10).
  • Mostly appeared alongside Aleksa Bucan at No. 2 doubles, winning two in a row against IUPUI and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
  • Named to Southland Conference 2023 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
  • Named a 2023 ITA Scholar-Athlete.
2021-22 (Freshman): 
  • Led UIC with 15 overall singles wins, and five in Horizon League play.
  • Won the first six singles matches of his collegiate career.Went undefeated at the River Forest Invitational and the Redbird Invite.
  • Played primarily in the #4 and #5 flights, with appearances at #3 and #6.
  • Won five straight matches at the end of the season, including against Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League quarterfinals.
  • Won all three doubles matches at the Redbird Invite, teaming with Kevin Kruzel to win the Black doubles draw.
  • Played with Kruzel almost exclusively during the season, mostly at #2 doubles.
  • Won the most singles matches by a UIC freshman since 2016.
High School / Personal:
  • Rose to the #2 singles position and #1 doubles team by his senior season.
  • Part of three conference championship teams and two sectional champs.
  • Appeared in three state tournaments.
  • Helped Barrington achieve a fifth-place finish in the state as a freshman, and a fourth-place finish as a senior.
  • Finished fifth in the state in the doubles draw.
  • Named to the All-State team.
  • Cousin Muhammad Dossani plays tennis at Cornell.
  • Son of Farah and Mohammad Wazir.
  • Enjoys traveling and hiking.
  • Majoring in Biology.

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  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore