Skip To Main Content

University of Chicago

University of Chicago Athletics

scoreboard

2017-18 Men's Tennis

David Liu

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • High School Millard North

Biography

Career:

  • Singles record: 66-15; Doubles record: 57-26

2017-18:

  • Singles record: 2-1; Doubles record: 3-1
  • Played primarily at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (May 14)
  • UAA All-Academic

2016-17:

  • Singles record: 11-4; Doubles record: 5-2
  • Played primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
  • ITA All-American in singles
  • ITA Central Region singles champion
  • CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • Won seven-straight singles matches to start the season
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Sept. 26)
  • UAA All-Academic

2015-16:

  • Singles record: 27-3; Doubles record: 24-11
  • Played primarily at No. 1 doubles and No. 2, 3 and 5 singles
  • Led the team in singles victories
  • ITA All-American in doubles
  • Won the doubles title at the 2015 ITA Central Region Championships with partner Nicolas Chua
  • Took third place in doubles at the USTA/ITA Division III National Small College Championships with partner Nicolas Chua
  • NCAA national qualifier in doubles
  • Finished the season at No. 15 in the ITA doubles rankings and No. 37 in the ITA singles rankings
  • Won 24 of his first 25 singles matches of the season
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (9/29, 10/19, 1/25)
  • UAA All-Academic

2014-15:

  • Singles record: 26-7; Doubles record: 25-12
  • Won doubles title with teammate Deepak Sabada at the 2014 ITA Central Region Championships
  • Took fourth place in doubles with partner Deepak Sabada at the 2014 ITA National Small College Championships
  • ITA All-American in doubles
  • Second Team All-UAA at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete

Personal:

  • Major: Economics
  • UChicago activities: Dougan Scholars, UCIB, Maroon Capital, UChicago Sports Business Team 
  • Participated in four years of tennis in high school
  • Four-time singles state champion, with three in Nebraska and one in Texas
  • 117-1 overall high school record
  • Five-star recruit in high school
  • Three-time national open champion, two-time Missouri Valley Player of the Year, Three-time Nebraska player of the year
  • Achieved No. 2 national ranking, featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine
  • Four-time MVP, First Team All-State
  • Three-time Omaha Scholar-Athlete Award, three-time all-state academic, 2014 National Economics Challenge (national semifinalist)

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'11"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'11"