Ra'ees Ismail

Height:
5-7
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maineville, Ohio
High School:
Kings

As a Senior (2008-09): Leaves Xavier as the all-time leader in career singles, doubles and overall victories ? After recording a team-high 23 wins as a senior, he finished with 90 career singles victories, going 90-50 over four years ? His team-best 25-12 doubles record pushed his career mark to 84-48 ? Overall, he leaves XU with a record of 174-98, 24 wins more than any other Musketeer in history ? Earned his third straight Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team selection ? Was named the A-10's Men's Tennis Player of the week on three ocassions ? Posted a 15-8 singles record in dual meets, going 1-0 in Flight 2, 11-7 in Flight 3 and 3-1 in Flight 4 action ? Teamed with junior J.T. Torbeck to earn 24 of his 25 doubles wins ? The duo went 24-11 overall, including a 16-7 mark in Flight 2 action during dual meets ? Showing their doubles dominance, the pair recorded victories in 16 of thier last 20 matches to end the season.

As a Junior (2007-08): Became the Musketeers' all-time leader in doubles victories, going 20-12 in paired action to push his career record to 59-36 ? Earned A-10 First Team All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors ? Finished the season with a team-best 45 total victories, moving him into second place in program history with an overall career record of 126-73 ? Was used primarily in the No. 3 singles slot, posting a 14-7 mark in that position ? Earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks on Jan. 21 and Jan. 28 ? Ended the season by winning 12 of his last 16 singles decisions, including a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory during the championship round of the A-10 Tournament ? Teamed up with J.T. Torbeck to win three consecutive matches at the A-10 Tournament in the No. 2 doubles position.

As a Sophomore (2006-07): Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for the second consecutive year ? Honored on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall and spring semesters ? Garnered A-10 All-Conference First Team accolades ? Named A-10 Performer of the Week on March 19 ? Posted a 14-9 dual match singles record playing at No. 3 ? Defeated Charlotte's Ryan Johnson 6-3, 6-2 in the championship match of the A-10 Tournament ? Teamed with J.T. Torbeck in the spring and posted a 16-9 doubles mark, playing mostly at No. 2

As a Freshman (2005-06): Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors ? Honored on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in fall and spring semesters ? Named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week on Jan. 30 ? Second on the team in singles wins with a 24-9 record and first in doubles wins with a record of 17-11 ? Recorded first career singles victory on Sept. 16 with a 6-2, 6-0 decision over Tony Mitson of IPFW ? Closed out season with eight straight singles wins including a perfect 3-0 mark at the 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships ? Posted a 10-2 mark versus A-10 competition.

Prior to Xavier: Played No. 3 singles for the 2005 Ohio State Champion Kings squad, which finished the season with a 21-0 record ? Teamed with Matt Allare to win the 2005 Ohio State Doubles Championship ? Ismail and Allare did not drop a set in four matches en route to picking up the championship ? Claimed runner-up honors in the 2004 Ohio State Doubles Championship as Ismail and John Allare fell 6-4, 6-3 to current Xavier teammate Doug Matthews and Matt Allare ? Finished in the top 10 percent of class at Kings ? Also earned a Trustee Scholarship at Xavier.

Personal: Majoring in Chemistry ? Father, Ali, played tennis at Tennessee Wesleyan College ? Born March 29, 1987 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ISMAIL'S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Dual	Open	Overall
2008-09	0-0	1-0	11-7	3-1	0-0	0-0	15-8	8-5	23-13
2007-08	0-0	2-1	14-7	0-0	0-0	0-0	16-8	9-4	25-12
2006-07	0-0	0-0	14-9	0-0	0-0	0-0	14-9	4-7	18-16
2005-06	0-0	0-0	0-0	14-6	3-0	0-0	17-6	7-3	24-9
TOTAL	0-0	3-1	39-23	17-7	3-0	0-0	62-31	28-19	90-50

ISMAIL'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year	#1	#2	#3	Dual	Open	Overall
2008-09	1-0	16-7	0-0	17-7	8-5	25-12
2007-08	0-0	10-5	6-2	16-7	4-5	20-12
2006-07	1-0	15-9	0-0	16-9	6-4	22-13
2005-06	1-0	2-0	11-8	14-8	3-3	17-11
TOTAL	3-0	43-21	17-10	63-31	21-17	84-48