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Player Profiles - Juniors
Bryce Pereira, clinched two doubles points, including 7-6(1) winner-take-all result over JanMagnus Johnson/Alan Rubio of UCF in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 26) … beat No. 105 Noah Schachter of Texas A&M, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, in singles backdraw match at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 18) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
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8-6 singles record (6-6 in dual matches) … 15-11 doubles mark (12-10 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (5-3); also finished on Courts 2 (1-0) and 3 (1-2) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (12-8); also finished on Courts 1 (0-1) and 2 (0-1) … posted three match-clinching points, including 7-6(4), 5-7, 7-6(7) winner-take-all decision over Riley Smith of No. 9 USC (April 5) … with partner Bryce Pereira, clinched team-high seven doubles points, including 7-5 decision over Grayson Broadus/Matt Gamble of No. 11 Notre Dame at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 15) … beat Tim Ruehl, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, to clinch win versus No. 27 Arizona State (April 19) … with Pereira, topped No. 80 Joseph Rotheram/Alex Soto of UC Santa Barbara, 7-6(5), to clinch doubles point (March 14) … knocked off Tristan McCormick, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, to clinch win against No. 11 Notre Dame at ITA Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 15) … earned first-career singles victory with 7-5, 6-2 result over Kevin Lam of Texas A&M in backdraw match at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 19) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2019, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Kurpfalz-Gymnasium und Realschule Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany … competed for club teams TK Agrofert Prostejov (Czech Republic) and TEVC Kronberg (Germany) … as unseeded participant, advanced to Boys’ 16 singles final at 2015 Eddie Herr International in Bradenton, Fla. … defeated top-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in Boys’ 14 match at Tennis Austria 2012 Bergheim Europe Junior Tour in Bergheim, Austria … claimed four singles state championships (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) and eight international doubles titles while taking part in number of Futures events.
PERSONAL
Son of Radek and Michaela … has one younger sister, Kim … decided to attend UCLA because he had “heard great and positive things about UCLA since [he] was very little,” while an introduction to the campus by coach Marcus Schneider in 2015 also drove him … describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as defeating Kecmanovic at Tennis Austria 2012 Bergheim Europe Junior Tour … admires Roger Federer and golfer Tiger Woods … hobbies and interests besides tennis include golf and winter sports like ice hockey and alpine skiing … has developed passion for paragliding ... political science major.
Career Singles Record Career Doubles Record
Year Duals Tournaments Overall Duals Tournaments Overall 2018-19 6-6 2-0 8-6 12-10 3-1 15-11 2019-20 4-2 4-2 8-4 7-4 2-2 9-6 2020-21 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-5 0-0 3-5 Totals 11-10 6-2 17-12 22-19 5-3 27-22
DREW BAIRD
6-3 / Junior Raleigh, N.C. IMG Academy
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• All-Pac-12 honoree (Honorable Mention - 2021) • 2-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Spring 2020) • Career-high Oracle/ITA singles ranking: 57 (March 24, 2021) • Career-high Oracle/ITA doubles ranking: 12 (Sept. 17, 2019 w/ Keegan Smith)
2020-21
9-8 singles record (9-7 in dual matches) … 9-6 doubles mark (9-5 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 57 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (March 24) … with partner Govind Nanda, finished season-high No. 46 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (June 2) … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … posted singles decisions on Courts 2 (5-3) and 3 (4-4) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (5-4); also finished on Court 1 (3-2) … knocked off No. 19 Riley Smith of No. 9 USC, 6-3, 6-4 (Feb. 28) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-4, 6-4 decision over Quinn Vandecasteele of No. 49 Oregon (April 2) … with Nanda, went 2-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 win against No. 34 Simon Bratholm/Nick Brookes of Northwestern, 6-3, in first round at NCAA Championships (May 8) … with Nanda, clinched two doubles points, including 7-6(6) decision over No. 5 Daniel Cukierman/Riley Smith of No. 15 USC (April 17) … with partner Sam Feit, defeated No. 34 Daniel De Jonge/Adrian Oetzbach of Pepperdine, 6-1, at Pepperdine Invite (Jan. 15).
2019-20
6-6 singles record in shortened season (5-5 in dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (4-3 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 124 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Feb. 18) … with partner Keegan Smith, reached season-high No. 12 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Sept. 16) … singles decisions came exclusively on Court 3 … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (4-2); also finished on Court 3 (0-1) … defeated No. 37 Siem Woldeab of No. 4 Texas, 6-2, 6-3, at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) … with partner Connor Rapp, beat No. 44 Alexis Galarneau/Robert Turzak of No. 10 NC State, 6-3, at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 16) … with Rapp, clinched three doubles points, including 6-3 winner-take-all result over Chih Chi Huang/Eliot Spizzirri of No. 4 Texas at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) … earned first-career singles victory with 7-6(4), 6-4 decision over Daniel Gealer of UC Irvine to reach round of 32 at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 17) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Spring 2020.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy … also attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 3 in 2019 … beat 2018 ITA No. 1 Martin Redlicki en route to singles semifinal round at 2019 25K Futures event in Calabasas, Calif. … knocked off former Northwestern No. 1 Strong Kirchheimer at 2019 15K Futures event in Pittsburgh … turned in three three-set wins versus seeded opponents on way to singles semifinal round at 2018 Boys’ 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. … participated in each of four Grand Slam junior tournaments in 2018; made singles main draw round of 16 at Australian Open … reached doubles quarterfinal round at 2018 US Open junior tournament … notched Boys’ 18 doubles quarterfinal-round showings at 2018 Orange Bowl, Eddie Herr and Easter Bowl events … represented United States at 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina; beat Patrick Sydow of Aruba in singles first round.
PERSONAL
Full name: Andrew David Baird ... decided to attend UCLA because he felt it was an opportunity to “continually grow as a student-athlete, but most importantly, as a person” while putting him in position to achieve goal of becoming professional tennis player … lists his greatest athletic thrills to date as participating in all four Grand Slam junior tournaments and competing for Team USA at 2018 Youth Olympic Games … hobbies and interests include playing the guitar, listening to music and hanging out with teammates ... history major.
