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THIS SEASON: Robert Farah enters his third season at USC ranked No. 7 in the ITA preseason singles rankings and No. 2 in doubles with Steve Johnson... During the fall, went 4-1 in singles and 7-1 in doubles... Reached the singles semifinals at the ITA All-American... In doubles, reached quarterfinals at the ITA All-American and won the ITA Regionals Doubles Championship with Johnson. 2007-08: Farah was named an ITA All-American in singles and doubles and was selected to the All-Pac-10 First Team... Named the West Region's ITA Player to Watch... Led USC in singles wins with a 35-15 overall record, reaching the finals of the Pac-10 Championships and the Sherwood Collegiate Cup... Went 15-8 at the No. 1 position in dual match singles... Reached the NCAA Singles Round of 16... Finished doubles play on a 26-match winning streak with Kaes Van't Hof, winning the 2008 Pac-10 Doubles Championship and the 2008 NCAA Doubles Championship... Went 39-3 overall with Van't Hof, including a perfect 17-0 run at the No. 1 position in dual matches... Finished the year ranked No. 9 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with Van't Hof... During the fall, went 11-4 in singles and 13-3 in doubles... Held a nine-game singles win streak, reaching the final of the ITA All-American to qualify for the ITA National Indoors... Went 2-2 at the National Indoors... Played doubles with Kaes Van't Hof, winning the ITA West Regional championship and reaching the final of the ITA National Indoors... Ranked No. 9 in the ITA preseason rankings. 2006-07: Farah didn't lose a singles match during NCAA Team Championships (4-0) in his first year at USC... Earned Pac-10 Honorable Mention ...Played mostly No. 4 singles, going 20-5 in dual matches and 22-7 overall... In doubles played No. 1 and No. 2 with Kaes Van't Hof, going 17-5 in dual matches and 22-7 overall.... Finished the year ranked No. 47 in doubles with Van't Hof... Reached Pac-10 Tournament Round of 16 in singles and reached the doubles final with Van't Hof. HIGH SCHOOL: Farah is a 2006 graduate of San Andres Apostol in Cali, Colombia... Was the national champion as an under-12 and under-14... Active in beating Uruguay in the Davis Cup... Was No. 3 in South America playing for Colombia and No. 10 in the world as an under-14... PERSONAL: Robert Farah was born on Jan. 20, 1987 in Montreal, Canada... Son of Eva and Patrick... Has one sister, Romy, who plays tennis at Miami... Lists Roger Federer as his biggest sports hero and "Lost" as his favorite TV show... Enjoys his friends, movies, restaurants, resting, reading and surfing the internet in his spare time... Is majoring in economics and would like to be a broker in the future. FARAH's CAREER STATISTICS S - Overall S - Duals D - Overall D - Duals Year W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. W L Pct. 2007 22 7 .759 20 5 .800 22 7 .759 17 5 .773 2008 35 15 .700 15 8 .652 39 4 .907 17 0 1.000 TOTALS 57 22 .722 35 13 .729 61 11 .847 34 5 .872 |
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