2017-18 USC Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Brandon Holt
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rolling Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Palos Verdes HS
Highest Career Singles Rank: #4 (Sept. 11, 2018)
Highest Career Doubles Rank: #2 (Sept. 11, 2018)
Partner: Riley Smith
2019-20: Holt finished his USC career ranked No. 18 in the nation in singles and No. 54 in doubles with partner Mor Bulis when competition was cancelled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic... Stymied by injuries in his senior season, Holt held a 9-3 overall singles record with a two-match win streak... Was 4-3 in dual-match play, all at the No. 1 position... Had the match-clinching wins vs. Stanford and Air Force... In doubles, Holt had gone 12-3 overall in with an 3-3 mark in dual matches... Went 3-2 with Bulis... Also paired with Stefan Dostanic (4-1) and Riley Smith (5-0))... Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 4... In the fall, won the ITA Southwest Regional and Battle in the Bay doubles championships with Smith... Also won the Battle in the Bay singles title.
2018-19: Holt finished his junior season ranked No. 9 in the nation in singles and No. 14 in doubles with partner Riley Smith... Made his third career appearances in the NCAA Singles and Doubles draws... Carried a career-best 13-match singles win streak into the NCAA Quarterfinals, becoming the first Trojan to reach that round since Stevie Johnson in 2012... Reached highest career singles (No. 4) and doubles (No. 2) rankings on Sept. 11, 2018... Earned ITA All-America honors in singles... Named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year and to the All-Pac-12 First Team... Went 22-6 overall in singles, with a 16-3 mark in dual matches — all at the No. 1 position... Clinched USC’s 4-3 win over then-No. 4 Florida... In doubles, went 18-9 overall, pairing with Riley Smith for 15-7 overall mark and a 12-5 record in dual matches at the No. 1 position... Also went 2-1 with Tanner Smith, 0-1 with Logan Smith and 1-0 with Laurens Verboven... Twice named Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 29 and March 19)... Went 3-2 in fall singles play... Began the fall with his highest career doubles ranking at No. 2 in the nation with Riley Smith... The pair reached the semifinals at the ITA Southwest Regionals during the fall... Holt also won gold with Team USA at the Master’U BNP Paribas Collegiate Tournament in France.
2017-18: Holt finished his sophomore season ranked No. 12 in the nation in singles and No. 9 in doubles with partner Riley Smith... Held highest singles ranking at No. 8 on Feb. 20, 2018 and highest doubles rank at No. 6 with Smith to start the preseason... Had the clinching singles win in five matches... An ITA All-American in singles and doubles... Named to All-Pac-12 First Team selection... Led team in singles wins, going 25-12 overall, with a 13-9 mark in dual matches — all at the No. 1 position... In doubles, went 19-6 overall with an 18-5 mark in dual matches... Went 16-4 at the No. 1 slot with Smith and was 2-1 at No. 3 with Mateusz Smolicki... Held a 10-match win streak during the spring with Smith... Earned a 9-16 seed in NCAA Singles, reaching the Round of 16, where he fell to No. 6 seeded Mikael Torpegaard of Ohio State... Reached the NCAA Doubles Round of 16 with Smith, upsetting 5-8 seeds Touliatos/Valero of Tennessee in the Round of 32... In the fall, won the Oracle ITA Masters singles championship and reached the final of the SoCal Intercollegiate to open the season with a nine-match win streak.
2016-17: Holt finished his freshman season ranked No. 16 in the nation in singles and No. 11 in doubles with partner Riley Smith... Held highest singles ranking at No. 13 on Feb. 8, 2017 and highest doubles rank at No. 10 with Smith on April 18... Had the clinching singles win in two dual matches, including the Pac-12 Tournament Championship clincher vs. UCLA... An ITA All-American in singles, was named the ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year and Player to Watch... Also was the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year and an All-Pac-12 First Team selection... Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 27... Led team in singles wins, going 35-9 overall, with an 18-5 mark in dual matches... Played primarily at the No. 1 position (14-5)... Also went 4-0 at No. 2... In doubles, went 25-8 overall with an 18-4 mark at No. 1 in dual matches — all with Smith... Earned a place in the NCAA Singles and Doubles draws, falling in the first rounds of each... Won the ITA All-American Consolation Championship in singles after working his way through qualifying rounds... Also won the SoCal Intercollegiate singles title... In doubles, reached the Battle in the Bay final and won the ITA SoCal Intercollegiate title with Smith.
HIGH SCHOOL: Holt ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the nation as a senior out of Palos Verdes High... Won the CIF Southern Section Individual Championship as a senior... Also won Southern California Sectionals in singles and doubles in 18s... Paired with fellow incoming USC freshman Riley Smith to win the Laguna Niguel Futures 10K doubles title... Named 2015 Daily Breeze Player of the Year... Reached Junior U.S. Open doubles final... Won singles and doubles titles at the Pan American ITF Juniors... Won Grade 1 doubles championship in Italy... An honor student.
PERSONAL: Brandon Holt was born April 6, 1998 in Torrance, Calif... Parents are Tracy and Scott... Has two brothers, Dylan and Sean... Dylan also attended USC... Mother Tracy (Austin) Holt is a former pro tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in the world and a two-time U.S. Open Champion... Aunt Pam Austin and uncles John and Jeff Austin also played professional tennis... Has always wanted to fly a plane... Hopes to travel to Whitefish, Montana, and to Alaska... Lists Bruce Lee as his biggest sports hero... Hopes to play professional tennis after graduation... Majoring in business.
| HOLT'S CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGLES | DOUBLES | |||||||||||
| Overall | Dual Matches | Overall | Dual Matches | |||||||||
| Year | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. | W | L | Pct. |
| 2016-17 | 35 | 9 | .796 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 25 | 8 | .758 | 18 | 5 | .783 |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 12 | .676 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 18 | 5 | .783 |
| 2018-19 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 13 | 6 | .684 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 12 | 3 | .600 | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| TOTALS | 91 | 30 | .752 | 51 | 19 | .729 | 74 | 26 | .740 | 52 | 19 | .732 |
