Michael Ross
Student-Athlete Features
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Vanderbilt Hustler — Kenny Chesney and Ice Cream for Breakfast: How Siblings Anna and Michael Ross Found Themselves Together at Vanderbilt
VUCommodores.com — Men’s Tennis Adds Two
Honors
• 2022-23 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Rankings
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 38 w/ Siim Troost (9.6.22)
Career Records (through 2023-24 season)
Singles: 37-44
Doubles: 53-44
Total: 90-88
As a Junior (2023-24)
• Claimed singles wins over No. 15 Mississippi State and No. 21 Alabama opponents
• Posted doubles wins versus No. 7 Kentucky, No.16 Michigan State, and No. 21 Auburn
• Five-match doubles win streak (2.4-3.1)
• Clinched the match point with a singles win in Vanderbilt’s 4-0 sweep over No. 39 LSU (4.12)
• Helped secure doubles point in SEC Tournament with ranked victory against No. 69 Tanapatt Nirundorn and Adhithya Ganesan of No. 25 Florida (4.18)
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
• Reached the round of 32 in singles play at the ITA All-American Championships
• Finished the season 21-16 overall in doubles play, including a four-match win streak (2.19-3.2) and a five-match win streak (3.18-3.31)
• Notched doubles wins against No. 6 Kentucky and No. 13 Northwestern, including tiebreak wins over No. 12 Mississippi State and No. 21 Texas A&M
• Earned singles wins over No. 20 Tennessee and No. 21 Texas A&M opponents
• Claimed four-match win streak in singles play (1.29-2.12)
• Won singles points for the Dores in the SEC Tournament with straight-sets defeats versus No. 74 Arkansas and No. 21 Texas A&M
As a Freshman (2021-22)
• Entered the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Doubles Rankings for the first time in career at No. 6
• 15-9 dual record in doubles play with a 13-8 record at the top doubles spot
• Clinched doubles points in contests against No. 19 Northwestern, No. 22 Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi State, and in a rematch with the Crimson Tide at the SEC Tournament
• Posted three ranked doubles wins over No. 21 Jordan Chrysostom and Ryan Fishback of Virginia Tech, No. 44 Filip Planinsek and German Samofalov of Alabama, and No. 60 Tristan McCormick and Hamish Stewart of Georgia
• First match-clinching point of career versus Alabama A&M (3.18)
• Went 2-1 at the No. 6 singles spot in the spring, including a straight-sets win to secure Vanderbilt’s sweep against The Citadel (2.13)
The Ross File
• 5-star Blue Chip recruit ranked No. 1 in South Carolina and No. 13 nationally
• Top-10 national ranking in Boys 16s
• Winner of the National Level 2 Championship in 2019 Southern Singles Championship in 2020
• Took fourth place in both singles and doubles at the 2019 Winter Nationals
• Attended South Carolina Connections Academy
• Sister, Anna, is a former member of the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team (2019-2023)
• Mother, Nancy, played golf at Indiana and uncle, Michael, played football at Stanford
• Three family members played tennis at Southern Methodist University
Why Vanderbilt? “There are multiple reasons for my decisions of committing to Vanderbilt. It all started off with my sister, Anna. Dropping her off at college and being able to see campus and what it’s all about really hit me hard. The academics are phenomenal and the university is placed in the beautiful city of Nashville, the home of country music, which happens to be my favorite genre. After taking three visits to three different colleges, Vanderbilt was clearly the decision for me.”