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2014-15 Men's Tennis Roster
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Issa, Gian
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Gian Issa
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Major:
- Business Marketing
Bio
Career
• 87-42 record in singles after four seasons
• 46-48 record in doubles after four seasons
• Ended his career No. 6 in program history in career singles wins
• Ended his career No. 9 in program history in career singles winning percentage
Awards
• 2017 All-C-USA Second Team Doubles
• 2015 and 2018 All-C-USA Second Team Singles
• 2015 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• C-USA Player of the Week on Feb. 3, 2015
• 2018 ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior
2017-18 (Senior)
• Singles: 32-4 (10-2 in fall; 22-2 in spring)
• Doubles: 9-8 (5-4 in fall; 4-4 in spring)
Fall
• Earned ranked singles wins in the fall over opponents from No. 53 Princeton, No. 73 William & Mary, and No. 21 Vanderbilt
• Enjoyed a nine-match win streak from Sept. 17 to Oct. 20, including three wins in as many days at the Dale Short Shootout as well as the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 32 of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional after two wins on the first day of competition in that tournament
Spring
• After a stellar spring season, Issa concluded his senior year tied for the third most singles wins in a single season in program history, and he was also tied for third in singles winning percentage in a single season in program history
• Was honored with All-C-USA Second Team Singles placement and earned the ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior award at the end of the year
• Led the Blue Raiders in dual match singles wins at 22-2, with 19 wins coming at the No. 5 spot along with a 3-0 record at No. 4
• Was 12-2 against opponents from a ranked team
• 21 of his 22 wins ended in straight sets
• Ended his career on an eight-match win streak, with all eight of those wins coming against opponents from a ranked team
• Was 4-4 in doubles in the spring, including wins over No. 47 Indiana and No. 63 Georgia State
2016-17 (Junior)
• Singles: 15-13 (4-5 in fall; 11-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 13-13 (3-4 in fall; 10-9 in spring)
Fall
• Opened up the season at the ITA All-Americans but fell in the Round of 256 by a slim margin to No. 24 Columbia's Alex Keyser, but bounced back in the consolation to win big over Elliot Ward from South Dakota State, 6-1, 6-0, notching his first win of the fall season
• Won over an opponent from IUPUI in the Round of 128 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, 6-2, 6-2, but fell in the Round of 64 to an opponent from Indiana
• Took down opponents from Belmont and Lipscomb at the Commodore Scramble to close out the fall
Spring
• Won four matches at No. 4 to go with a 4-2 record on court five and a 3-2 mark at the final singles court
• Closed out the season with six wins in his last nine matches that ended in a decision
• Was 5-2 in matches that ended in a third set or match-tiebreak
• Earned a win over No. 38 Minnesota's George Lovitt, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0
• Took a win against No. 50 Cal Poly, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
• Combined with Miguel Negre Fernandez to post a record of 10-9 in dual match doubles action, second on the team in doubles wins
• The pair earned a win at currently-ranked No. 38 Minnesota, 6-4
• Took a 6-3 win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship against Constandinos Christoforou and Josh Aubrey
• Won over No. 42 Rice’s Daniel Warren and Henrik Munch by a score of 6-2 at the C-USA Championship semifinal match
2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 22-12 (11-4 in fall; 11-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 17-12 (5-4 in fall; 12-8 in spring)
Fall
• Advanced two rounds in the ITA Men's All-American Championships, taking down Andrew Dzulnsky from No. 66 Nebraska in the opening round in three sets
• Won four out of five matches in three days at the Louisville Fall Invitational, taking down No. 20 Kentucky's Austin Hussey
• Took the win over No. 36 LSU's Gabor Csonka, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Spring
• Helped the Blue Raiders pull off the upset over then-No. 46 ranked Louisville with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brandon Lancaster
• Had a season-long win streak of five matches from Feb. 27 to March 25
• Earned a third set win over then-No. 74 ranked Miami (FL) at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• At the Conference USA Championship, he won at No. 5 over Charlotte to help the Blue Raiders advance to the semifinal round
• Went 12-8 in doubles with partner Miguel Negre Fernandez, with all 12 wins coming at the No. 2 doubles spot
• Won in doubles over No. 62 Georgia State and No. 42 Memphis during the MT Shootout
• The pair blanked their opponents from Charlotte, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship
2014-15 (Freshman)
• Singles: 18-13 (4-7 in fall; 14-6 in spring)
• Doubles: 7-15 (3-6 in fall; 4-9 in spring)
Fall
• Tallied four wins in singles competition and three wins in doubles play with Yannick Born, Ettore Zito and Robin Riethmueller
Spring
• Went 6-2 in the third slot
• Finished the season on a season-long four-match win streak and won five of his last seven matches overall
• All 13 of his victories came in straight sets
• Picked up his first doubles win in the opener against Murray State (1/17) with Miguel Negre Fernandez as the third tandem in the lineup
• Won three of his first four doubles matches to kick-off the spring schedule
• Three of his four victories came in the first or second spot in the lineup
Prior to MT
• No. 1-ranked player in Suriname
• Ranked as high as No. 193 in the ITF rankings
• Won three ITF doubles and one ITF singles title
• Made five ITF singles semifinals along with three Grade 1 doubles quarterfinals
• Selected four times to the ITF South America team
• 87-42 record in singles after four seasons
• 46-48 record in doubles after four seasons
• Ended his career No. 6 in program history in career singles wins
• Ended his career No. 9 in program history in career singles winning percentage
Awards
• 2017 All-C-USA Second Team Doubles
• 2015 and 2018 All-C-USA Second Team Singles
• 2015 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• C-USA Player of the Week on Feb. 3, 2015
• 2018 ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior
2017-18 (Senior)
• Singles: 32-4 (10-2 in fall; 22-2 in spring)
• Doubles: 9-8 (5-4 in fall; 4-4 in spring)
Fall
• Earned ranked singles wins in the fall over opponents from No. 53 Princeton, No. 73 William & Mary, and No. 21 Vanderbilt
• Enjoyed a nine-match win streak from Sept. 17 to Oct. 20, including three wins in as many days at the Dale Short Shootout as well as the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 32 of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional after two wins on the first day of competition in that tournament
Spring
• After a stellar spring season, Issa concluded his senior year tied for the third most singles wins in a single season in program history, and he was also tied for third in singles winning percentage in a single season in program history
• Was honored with All-C-USA Second Team Singles placement and earned the ITA Ohio Valley Region Most Improved Senior award at the end of the year
• Led the Blue Raiders in dual match singles wins at 22-2, with 19 wins coming at the No. 5 spot along with a 3-0 record at No. 4
• Was 12-2 against opponents from a ranked team
• 21 of his 22 wins ended in straight sets
• Ended his career on an eight-match win streak, with all eight of those wins coming against opponents from a ranked team
• Was 4-4 in doubles in the spring, including wins over No. 47 Indiana and No. 63 Georgia State
2016-17 (Junior)
• Singles: 15-13 (4-5 in fall; 11-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 13-13 (3-4 in fall; 10-9 in spring)
Fall
• Opened up the season at the ITA All-Americans but fell in the Round of 256 by a slim margin to No. 24 Columbia's Alex Keyser, but bounced back in the consolation to win big over Elliot Ward from South Dakota State, 6-1, 6-0, notching his first win of the fall season
• Won over an opponent from IUPUI in the Round of 128 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, 6-2, 6-2, but fell in the Round of 64 to an opponent from Indiana
• Took down opponents from Belmont and Lipscomb at the Commodore Scramble to close out the fall
Spring
• Won four matches at No. 4 to go with a 4-2 record on court five and a 3-2 mark at the final singles court
• Closed out the season with six wins in his last nine matches that ended in a decision
• Was 5-2 in matches that ended in a third set or match-tiebreak
• Earned a win over No. 38 Minnesota's George Lovitt, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0
• Took a win against No. 50 Cal Poly, 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
• Combined with Miguel Negre Fernandez to post a record of 10-9 in dual match doubles action, second on the team in doubles wins
• The pair earned a win at currently-ranked No. 38 Minnesota, 6-4
• Took a 6-3 win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship against Constandinos Christoforou and Josh Aubrey
• Won over No. 42 Rice’s Daniel Warren and Henrik Munch by a score of 6-2 at the C-USA Championship semifinal match
2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 22-12 (11-4 in fall; 11-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 17-12 (5-4 in fall; 12-8 in spring)
Fall
• Advanced two rounds in the ITA Men's All-American Championships, taking down Andrew Dzulnsky from No. 66 Nebraska in the opening round in three sets
• Won four out of five matches in three days at the Louisville Fall Invitational, taking down No. 20 Kentucky's Austin Hussey
• Took the win over No. 36 LSU's Gabor Csonka, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Spring
• Helped the Blue Raiders pull off the upset over then-No. 46 ranked Louisville with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Brandon Lancaster
• Had a season-long win streak of five matches from Feb. 27 to March 25
• Earned a third set win over then-No. 74 ranked Miami (FL) at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• At the Conference USA Championship, he won at No. 5 over Charlotte to help the Blue Raiders advance to the semifinal round
• Went 12-8 in doubles with partner Miguel Negre Fernandez, with all 12 wins coming at the No. 2 doubles spot
• Won in doubles over No. 62 Georgia State and No. 42 Memphis during the MT Shootout
• The pair blanked their opponents from Charlotte, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship
2014-15 (Freshman)
• Singles: 18-13 (4-7 in fall; 14-6 in spring)
• Doubles: 7-15 (3-6 in fall; 4-9 in spring)
Fall
• Tallied four wins in singles competition and three wins in doubles play with Yannick Born, Ettore Zito and Robin Riethmueller
Spring
• Went 6-2 in the third slot
• Finished the season on a season-long four-match win streak and won five of his last seven matches overall
• All 13 of his victories came in straight sets
• Picked up his first doubles win in the opener against Murray State (1/17) with Miguel Negre Fernandez as the third tandem in the lineup
• Won three of his first four doubles matches to kick-off the spring schedule
• Three of his four victories came in the first or second spot in the lineup
Prior to MT
• No. 1-ranked player in Suriname
• Ranked as high as No. 193 in the ITF rankings
• Won three ITF doubles and one ITF singles title
• Made five ITF singles semifinals along with three Grade 1 doubles quarterfinals
• Selected four times to the ITF South America team
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show Watch Party on 04/28/25
Tuesday, April 29
MTSU Men's Tennis CUSA Championship vs Liberty Recap on 04/20/25
Wednesday, April 23
MTSU Men's Tennis vs Wichita State Recap on 04/13/25
Saturday, April 19
