Men's Tennis Signs Reese Stalder
11/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU men's tennis head coach David Roditi announced the signing of five-start recruit Reese Stalder of Costa Mesa, Calif., to a National Letter of Intent on Tuesday.
Stalder, a 5-foot-11, right-handed player from Newport Harbour High School, is the No. 35 ranked recruit in the country and the No. 9 ranked doubles player nationally. Stalder is currently ranked as the No. 1 doubles player and the No. 3 ranked singles player in Southern California.
"We are very excited to have Reese join our Horned Frog program," Roditi said. "I have known Reese and his family since he was 11 years old. Reese has the character and values we are looking for here at TCU and his tennis has huge potential. He is already one of the best doubles players coming into college next year and we expect his singles game to keep improving. His tennis has nothing but upside and we are excited to see how good he can get."
Stalder has been the three-time MVP at Newport Harbour and the No. 1 singles player his first three years of high school. Stalder was a quarterfinalist in the CIF Southern Section Individual tournament and finished runner-up in the Sunset League in his junior year. Stalder finished with a 43-3 record in the regular season and helped his team finish third in their league and advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.
This past spring summer, Stalder won the 80th Annual Harper Ink Junior Tournament and reached the finals of the Southern California Junior Sectionals. Stalder was in the consolation finals of the USTA National Selection Tournament in October and partnered up to win the doubles draw. In the summer of 2013, Stalder paired with Henry Gordon to place third at the USTA Junior National Hard Court Championships.
"Reese is one of many Southern California kids that has come through our program," Roditi said. "Our ties to So Cal are strong and we want to keep that tradition going. We are proud to have Reese be the next player to do that."
