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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Emil Grantcharov

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown New Rochelle, N.Y.
  • High School New Rochelle
  • Major Economics

Biography

Career Record:

* Singles - 62-27
* Doubles - 16-7

Awards:

* 2nd-Team CSC Academic All-American in 2025
* 3-time ITA All-American (Singles in 2024 and 2025 / Doubles in 2025)
* 2-time Singles National Qualifier in 2024 and 2025
* ITA Central Region Doubles Champion in 2024
* UAA Player of the Year in 2024
* 3-time All-UAA in Singles (1st-Team in 2024, 2nd-Team in 2023, and Honorable Mention in 2025)
* 2-time ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2024 and 2025
* 2-time CSC Academic All-District in 2024 and 2025
* 2-time Academic All-UAA in 2024 and 2025
* 3-time UAA Player of the Week

All-Americans (3):

* 2025 - Singles - #19 Ranked Player
* 2025 - Doubles - ITA Central Region Champion
* 2024 - Singles - ITA Cup Quarterfinals

Individual Championship Appearances (2):

* 2025 - Singles - Round of 32
    - R32 - L, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(5-7) vs. #15 Jordan Theron (Sewanee)
* 2024 - Singles - Round of 32
    - R32 - L, 0-6, 6-3, 5-7 vs. Mizerski (George Fox)

ITA Cup Appearances (3):

* 2024 - Doubles - Semifinals
    - R16 - W, 6-4, 6-1 vs. Kersten/Mendez (Trinity (TX)
    - QF - W, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0(12-10) vs. Billson/Giorgio (UW-Whitewater)
    - SF - L, 2-6, 6-7(8-10) vs. Ganchev/Maes (Tufts)
* 2023 - Singles - Quarterfinals
    - R16 - W, 6-3, 6-4 vs. Luke VanDonslear (UW-Whitewater)
    - QF - L, 6-7(6-8), 2-6 vs. #2 Jordan Theron (Sewanee)
    - 5/8 - W, 6-0, 6-7(5-7), 6-4 vs. Evan Erb (Washington & Lee)
* 2022 - Singles - Round of 16
    - R16 - L, 2-6, 6-7(5-7) vs. #3 Thomas Yu (Johns Hopkins)
    - cQF - W, 6-1, 6-0 vs. Luke Westholder (Luther)
    - 9/12 - L, 5-7, 5-7 vs. Michael Melnikov (Swarthmore)

ITA Central Region Appearances:

* 2024 - Singles - Round of 16
* 2024 - Doubles - ITA Regional Champion
* 2023 - Singles - ITA Regional Runner-Up
* 2022 - Singles - ITA Regional Runner-Up

Team Championships:

* Member of the 2024 National Championship Team
* Member of the 2024 UAA Championship Team

2024-25:

* Finished the season with a 16-10 singles record and a 15-6 doubles record as a junior
* Added a 5-5 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents and a 5-6 singles record against regionally-ranked opponents
* Tallied a 1-1 doubles record against nationally-ranked opponents
* Picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Grinnell in the NCAA Tournament

2023-24:

* Finished the season with a 23-10 singles record and a 1-1 doubles record as a sophomore
* Added a 6-7 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents
* Won seven consecutive singles matches to open the fall season
* Won first career doubles match with a 6-1 win over Holy Cross on April 21
* Tallied wins over the #18 player from WashU and the #8 player from Case Western in the UAA Semifinals and Finals

2022-23:

* Finished the season with a 23-7 record in singles as a freshman
* Earned All-Tournament Team honors in the Toledo Rocket Invite
* Won 9-straight matches from February through April

High School:

* 4-year varsity letter award winner in tennis
* 4-star Recruit
* Ranked Top-70 nationally in tennis recruiting rankings
* 2-time Section 1 Champion
* New York State Finalist
* 3-time High Honor Roll
* 9 AP Classes
* Participated in Science Research program for two years
* New Ro cycle
* Volunteer tennis instructor

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior