Marco Pennelli

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
William and Reed

2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023-24: Finished with a 13-26 combined record after going 8-16 in singles and 5-8 in doubles...picked up seven singles wins in dual matches, playing in the No. 2, 3 and 4 spots...Went 1-0 in the No. 2 spot, picking up a win ove Youngstown State...Picked up three wins in the No. 3 spot, including a BIG EAST win against Creighton...Also had three wins in the No. 4 spot...Played in the No. 3 spot in doubles, picking up a win over Villanova with Kyle Totorica.

2022-23: Finished with a 22-18 combined record after going 16-9 in singles and 6-9 in doubles...Had a 13-6 record in singles play in dual matches, playing spots 4-6...Had wins in the No. 3 spot over Marquette and Southern Indiana...Picked up victories on the No. 4 court over Dayton and Villanova... Also had wins against Creighton and Purdue...Went 4-6 in doubles play in dual matches..,Picked up wins over NKU, Cleveland State and St. Bonaventure on the No. 3 court with Jorge Santamaria...Also partnered with Deacon Thomas for a win on the No. 2 court against Dayton.

2021-22: Finished with a combined record of 28-19 after going 21-12 in singles and 7-7 in doubles play...Won 10 singles matches in dual play, primarily in the No. 5 spot, with wins over Butler, Villanova and Cleveland State, as well as a BIG EAST Tournament win over Marquette...Went 3-2 in doubles play with Charlie Temming in the No. 3 spot, with wins over Butler and Marquette in the regular season and a win over Marquette in the conference tournament...Helped the Musketeers to a 12-9 overall record, the most wins since the 2015-16 season, with an 8-0 record in home matches...The team advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals for the first time since 2016 after earning the No. 3 seed, the program's highest seed in the BIG EAST Championship since joining the conference in 2013-14.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Came to Xavier from Alpharetta, Georgia, where he attended William and Reed Academy...Rated a four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net, ranking as high as No. 81 for his class...Also earned the No. 1 ranking for the state of Georgia, and a spot in the top 10 for the Southern Region in USTA's 16 & Under rankings...During his prep career, earned the Georgia Junior Spotlight Player of the Month, and collected a third-place finish at the National 3 – 16 & Under in Cary, N.C. in 2019.