University of Minnesota Athletics
2011-12 Men's Tennis Roster
Mathieu Froment
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Longwy, France
- High School:
- lycée Cned
2014-15 · SENIOR SEASON
Finished the season 14-13 in singles and 19-13 in doubles · earned CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 6 honors and garnered a U of M top five award for having one of the top five grade point averages among University of Minnesota male student-athletes · Academic All-Big Ten · in the spring, went 9-9 in singles and 13-10 in doubles · went 7-2 in both singles and doubles in Big Ten play · won eight of nine singles matches from March 18 through April 17 · survived multiple match points to rally for a match-clinching win against No. 3 Illinois, defeating Blake Bazarnik at No. 6 singles by a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) score (April 17) · finished 36th in the national doubles rankings alongside fellow senior Jack Hamburg after going 11-10 together in the spring · tandem defeated five ranked opponents, including 12th-ranked Arjun Kadhe and Jakob Sude of Oklahoma State (Feb. 1) and No. 4 Ralf Steinbach and Kevin Metka of Ohio State at the Big Ten Tournament (April 25) · went 5-4 in singles and 6-3 in doubles in the fall · three of four singles losses and two of three doubles losses came against ranked opponents · competed at the 2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships, going 0-2 in singles qualifying and 1-1 in doubles (Sept. 29-Oct. 3) · reached the quarterfinal round at the ITA Central Region Championships, upsetting No. 55-ranked Jakob Sude of Oklahoma State in three sets along the way (Oct. 9-13) · defeated opponents from Michigan State and Ohio State at the Big Ten Indoor Championships to reach the singles quarterfinals (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) · played all nine fall doubles matches with Hamburg as the No. 11-ranked tandem in the nation · downed No. 28 Jordan Angus and Filip Vittek of San Diego State, 3-6, 7-6 (19), 1-0 (1), before falling to No. 1 Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese of Tennessee at the All-American Championships (Oct. 2-3) · duo reached the semifinal at the ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 9-13) and placed third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Oct. 31).
2013-14 · JUNIOR SEASON
Recipient of the Bob McNamara Unsung Player of the Year Award for the second-straight year · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · earned a Top Five Award at the 2014 Golden Goldys for having one of the top five grade point averages among University of Minnesota male student-athletes · ITA Scholar-Athlete · finished the season with a 16-14 singles record and a 24-7 doubles record · in the spring, went 12-8 in singles with marks of 10-8 at No. 4 and 2-0 at No. 3 · posted a 7-2 ledger in Big Ten singles play · went 9-5 at the Baseline Tennis Center and 7-4 in three-set matches · went 13-5 in spring doubles, going 13-3 with Jack Hamburg · duo went 24-5 overall together and reached No. 16 in the ITA national rankings, finishing at No. 35 · tandem named an alternate pairing for the 2014 NCAA doubles championships · defeated 17th-ranked Casey McMaster and Denis Nguyen of Harvard, 6-4 (Feb. 8) as part of an 11-match winning streak from Jan. 25 to March 28 · went 4-6 in fall singles · with Hamburg, went 11-2 in fall doubles · pair reached USTA/ITA Regional Championships with four wins, including an 8-4 win over 35th-ranked Guillermo Alcorta and Axel Alvarez Limas of Oklahoma (Oct. 18-21) · went 4-0 at the Gopher Invitational with Hamburg, including an 8-6 victory over No. 46 Filip Dzanko and David Vieyra of DePaul (Oct. 31-Nov. 3) · tandem reached Lakewood Ranch Invitational championship (Nov. 8-10).
2012-13 · SOPHOMORE SEASON
Named Bob McNamara Unsung Player of the Year Award · Big Ten Distinguished Scholar · ITA Scholar-Athlete ·posted a 17-16 overall singles record and went 18-14 in overall doubles · went 5-4 at the third position and 6-8 at the fourth position · marked a 5-6 record against conference opponents · had key victories in the team's upsets over No. 14 Washington, No. 26 Northwestern, and No. 19 Illinois · Defeated Michal Voscek in the NCAA first round match against VCU · partnered with Jack Hamburg for the spring dual season and tallied a 7-8 record (4-5 Big Ten) while playing as the Gophers top duo · had a 5-4 singles record in fall 2012 season · reached the quarterfinal of the Lakewood Ranch Invitational (Nov. 9-11) before losing to Gordon Watson of Florida · with partner Rok Bonin, defeated powerhouse duo Anis Ghorbel/James McKie of Drake in the Gopher Invitational (Nov. 1-4) · the duo finished first in their flight of doubles at the Gopher Invitational (Nov. 1-4) · with Juan Pablo Ramirez, fell to Gordon Watson/Billy Federhofer of Florida in the final round of doubles competition at the Lakewood Ranch Invitational.
2011-12 · FRESHMAN SEASON
ITA Scholar-Athlete · went 13-17 overall in singles (7-8 in dual matches and 6-9 in fall competition) · was 5-7 in matches that needed three sets, but won his last three matches that required an extra set · combined to go 3-6 in doubles (all matches were played in the fall) with Phillip Arndt (0-1), Juan Pablo Ramirez (1-2) and Julian Dehn (2-3) · his fall was highlighted with a win against No. 76 Joshua Graves of Northwestern at the Big Ten Indoors in Iowa City, Iowa (Oct. 29-31) · in doubles, defeated 41st-ranked Marc Bruche and Will Vasos of Iowa at Big Ten Indoors alongside Juan Pablo Ramirez · went 3-3 at No. 5 singles during dual matches and 4-5 at the sixth position · was 4-3 in Big Ten play and his biggest win in the conference was a 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (8) win against Connor Smith of No. 3 Ohio State (April 8) at six singles (Smith was 30-7 on the season and 9-1 in the Big Ten).
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Studied at lycée Cned in France · played in five international tournaments in 2011 · made it to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Junior Trophy tournament and the third round City of Florence International Tournament in Italy in 2010 · won the ITF Brussels International Junior Tournament in 2009 in Belgium · advanced to the third round of the Heiveld (Belgium) Indoor Junior Championships and the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Outdoor Junior Open and the Leeuwenbergh Open in the Netherlands in 2009 · reached quarterfinals of the 16-U BATD Cup in Brussels and the Chambon sur Lignon (France) International Tournament in 2008.
PERSONAL
Majoring in finance and risk management insurance· can play the violin and the piano · most memorable sports thrill was winning the Brussels International Junior Tournament · son of Daniel and Isabelle Froment · born Jan. 29, 1992.
| Mathieu Froment's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Season | Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 13-17 | 3-6 | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 17-16 | 18-14 | ||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 16-14 | 24-7 | ||||||||||
| 2014-15 | 14-13 | 19-13 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals | 60-60 | 64-40 | ||||||||||
