Matthew Graft

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Saint Xavier

AWARDS AND HONORS
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

As a Senior (2019-20): Collected six singles wins and seven doubles wins overall before dual season was canceled in mid March due to COVID-19...Was 3-6 in singles during tournament play in the fall...Picked up three singles wins in dual action, all in the No. 3 spot, against Wright State, IUPUI and Georgetown...Was 6-6 in doubles action in duals, going 4-4 playing No. 2 and No. 3 with Shashank Reddy and 2-2 in the No. 1 spot with Brett Winters.

As a Junior (2018-19): Won 15 singles matches during his junior year, all of which were played in the No. 3 spot in the spring…won six straight singles matches stretching from Feb. 16 to March 3…won eight of 10 singles matches from Feb. 16 to March 13, including multiple two-set wins against Richmond, Wright State and NKU… led the Musketeers to their first road victory of the season with a singles victory (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) over Cleveland State… recorded 16 doubles wins, 14 of which came with partner Connor LaFavre in the No. 2 spot…went a perfect 5-0 against BIG EAST Conference opponents in doubles play.

As a Sophomore (2017-18): Won 11 singles matches as a sophomore, including three in the No. 4 spot, one in the No. 5 spot and five in the No. 6 spots…Finished with a 5-0 record in No. 6 singles…Won six straight matches playing in the Nos. 5 and 6 spots from February to March, including in team wins over NKU and Northern Illinois… Picked up a win in the No. 4 spot to help the Musketeers pick up the 7-0 win over Villanova…Won in three sets against DePaul in the No. 4 spot to help the Musketeers defeat the Blue Demons, 4-3…Collected nine doubles wins, including six in the No. 2 spot with Connor LaFavre, including wins in team victories over Villanova and Eastern Kentucky.

As a Freshman (2016-17): Finished the spring with a 2-5 record in singles and doubles … Partnered with Jack Dykema and Trent Smith, in doubles, playing the No. 2 and No. 3 positions

Prior to Xavier: A three-star recruit…Played at St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky and won State Titles as a team all four years…Won the doubles State Championship in 2014 and 2016…Lost only one match his senior year…Ranked number one in all of Kentucky…He was number one in class at State.

Personal: Born June 11, 1998 to Raymond and Cindy Graft…Has two brothers, Harold and Benjamin…Attended Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY...Economics major.

GRAFT'S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	Dual	Open	Overall
2016-17	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-3	1-0	1-4	1-2	7-9	0-0	7-9
2017-18	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-4	1-2	5-0	0-0	9-6	2-4	11-10
TOTAL	0-0	0-0	0-0	7-7	2-2	6-4	1-2	16-15	2-4	18-19

GRAFT'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year	#1	#2	#3	#4	Dual	Open	Overall
2016-17	0-0	3-2	1-4	2-0	6-6	0-0	6-6
2017-18	0-0	6-5	0-3	0-0	6-8	3-4	9-12
TOTAL	0-0	9-7	1-7	2-0	12-14	2-4	15-18