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2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster

Alisha Wein
Bre Nasypany-Cicero
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07

Abraham Yohannes

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Albuquerque, NM

Biography

2022-23: Captain ... Went 24-4 in singles ... Second on team in singles wins ... Was 16-2 in dual matches and 8-2 in tournament play ... Was 1-0 at No. 2 and 15-2 at No. 3 ... Team-best 8-0 record in Liberty League action ... Advanced to semifinals of ITA Regional ... Ranked No. 31 in Division III in ITA November National Ranking and No. 7 in Northeast Region ... Was 18-7 in doubles with 15-4 dual match record ... Second on team in doubles wins ... Went 3-3 in tournaments and 6-2 in league play ... Was 1-0 at No. 1 and 14-4 at No. 2, all with Igor Visnevskij ... Was 3-3 with Sid Srinivasan, all in tournament action ... Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week three times (Visnevskij) ... All-Liberty League Second Team doubles (Visnevskij) ... 

2021-22: Went 18-7 in singles, including 11-4 in dual matches ... Had 1-0 record at No. 1, 3-0 at No. 2, 1-3 at No. 3 and 6-1 at No. 4 ... Was 7-3 in tournament play and 6-2 in Liberty League contests ... Advanced to semifinals of ITA Regional ... Ranked No. 22 in Division III in ITA December National Ranking and No. 10 in Northeast Region ... Was 6-4 in doubles with 2-1 dual match record ... Went 2-2 with Eddie Wu (2-1 tournament) and 2-1 with Bryce Burnham (0-1 tournament) and Peter Lohrbach (2-1 tournament) ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week once (Krishnan) ... All-Liberty League Second Team singles ...

2020-21: Went 4-0 in singles, all in dual matches at No. 5 ... Was 3-0 in Liberty League play ... Went 2-4 in doubles, all in dual matches at No. 3 ... Was 2-3 with Winston Yu and 0-1 with Jeffrey Yu ... Went 2-1 in conference play with Winston Yu ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention in singles ... 

2019-20: Went 8-5 in singles, including 3-1 in dual matches (No. 4) ... Second on team in singles wins ... Was 1-0 in Liberty League play ... Went 8-4 in doubles with 4-0 dual match record (No. 3) ... Was 4-0 with Yudai Teruyama, all at No. 3 in dual matches ... Went 4-4 with Eddie Wu, all in tournament play ... Liberty League Singles Performer of the Week once .. Liberty League Rookie of the Week twice ...

High School: Five years of tennis ... Captain as senior ... Two years at No. 1 singles ... Teammate of the Year in 2018 ... Team won Albuquerque Metro Championship three times ... District Champions five times ... State Champions five times ... Athlete of the Year as senior ... 

Personal: Aeronautical Engineering major ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... Black Students' Alliance ... African Students Association ... National Society of Black Engineers ... Intern at Mind Research Network ... Son of Adda Tewolde and Yohannes Tesfaigzi.

On attending Rensselaer: "I wanted to come to RPI because of the great blend of rigorous academics and equally challenging tennis program. The atmosphere here is unmatchable. Everyone is very nice and approachable." - August 2021
 
Benefits of undergraduate community: "Everyone here wants to help you in any way they can. Professors and students alike will do their best to help you in any way they can to ensure your success." - August 2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11" 150 lbs