2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster
Alexis Galarneau
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Laval, Canada
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 150
- Prev School:
- Academie les Estacades
Bio
HONORS:
2021 ITA Carolina Region Senior Player of the Year
2021 ITA Carolina Region Most Improved Senior
2019 ITA Carolina Region Player to Watch
2x ITA All-American
FIFTH YEAR (2020-21):
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18):
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17):
PREP:
Played internationally for Tennis Canada · Holds 44 singles and 42 doubles victories on the ITF Junior Circuit · Earned a career high ranking of No. 97 in the ITF Juniors rankings · Won the Copa La Libertad U18 ITF G4 singles title · Talented doubles player who captured a national title in doubles three times over the course of his prep career.
CAREER RECORDS:
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2021 ITA Carolina Region Senior Player of the Year
2021 ITA Carolina Region Most Improved Senior
2019 ITA Carolina Region Player to Watch
2x ITA All-American
- 2021 Singles
- 2020 Singles
- 2021 - First Team
- 2019Â - First Team
- 2018Â - First Team
- 2017Â - Second Team
- 2019
- 2018
FIFTH YEAR (2020-21):
- Garnered the second ITA All-America honors of his career, making him the third player in NC State history to earn the accolades twice
- Earned his third First Team All-ACC honors and his fourth All-ACC accolades overall to become the second student-athlete in program history to tab four All-ACC laurels
- Tabbed his third-straight NCAA Singles Championships berth, reaching the Round of 16 with wins over two opponents ranked in the top 45 nationally
- Was ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings for the entire season, concluding the year at No. 25
- Played at the No. 1 singles in every match of the season, recording a 12-5 overall singles record on the season that was highlighted by a 6-1 record in ACC play
- Defeated seven nationally-ranked singles opponents
- Compiled a 10-8 doubles record that included five wins over conference opponents
- Reached a season-high doubles ranking of No. 30 with partner Robert Turzak
- Competed at the No. 2 doubles position in most meets and posted a 2-0 record when playing at the No. 1 position
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
- Named an ITA Singles All-American
- Concluded 2020 play ranked No. 20 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings
- Went 10-1 in singles action
- Posted a 13-1 doubles record, going 11-1 with partner Robert Turzak and 2-0 with partner Robin Catry
- Defeated the nation’s No. 2 player with a win over Texas’ Yuya Ito
- Went 5-1 against ranked singles opponents
- Defeated the 4th-ranked doubles team in the country with Robert Turzak as the pair defeated Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard of North Carolina
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
- Ended season ranked No. 26 in singles, the highest final singles ranking for a Wolfpack player in program historyÂ
- Earned First Team All-ACC status for the second season in a row
- Received an at-large invitation to compete at the NCAA Singles Championships, becoming the first Wolfpack player since at least 2000 to receive back-to-back singles bids
- Went 16-10 in singles play during the 2019 season, with seven of his wins coming against ranked opponents
- Beat the nation's No. 15 player on two occassions, as his wins against Georgia's Emil Reinberg and Virginia's Carl Söderlund marked the highest victories of his career
- Ranked in the national top 25 since the March 5 edition of the rankings and did not fall outside the top 45 during the season
- Impact player in doubles with a 14-7 overall record, tallying the best doubles winning percentage across all starters
- Partnered with Michael Ogden for 11 of those 14 wins, taking down three ranked opponents on the season
- Earned top-30 doubles national ranking at conclusion of season as he and Ogden were tabbed No. 28, the best-ever final ranking for the duo
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18):
- Earned First Team All-ACC honors
- Played in the singles and doubles draws of the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Fall National Championships and earned a selection to the 2018 NCAA Singles Championships
- Posted a 14-14 record in singles play and took down a total of 10 ranked opponents during the seasonÂ
- Reached a career-high No. 16 singles ranking on two occasions during the season, which is also a program-best in the ITA rankings era
- Defeated No. 21 Wayne Montgomery in the first round of the ITA All-American Championships, marking the highest-ranked opponent that he has defeated in his career
- Became the first Wolfpack men's tennis player to reach the quarterfinal of the ITA All-American Championships
- Went 18-9 on the season in doubles, including a 14-7 mark when pairing with Ogden
- Reached the doubles final of the ITA Carolina Regional with Ogden
- Helped NC State clinch the doubles point over No. 1 Wake Forest with a win over 34th-ranked Petros Chrusochos and Bar Botzer, who he and Ogden defeated 6-4
- Ended the season ranked No. 52 nationally in singles and No. 67 in doubles with partner Michael Ogden.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17):
- Earned Second Team All-ACC honors
- Named ACC Player of the Week on Feb. 7 while in the midst of a singles winning streak that would ultimately include six straight victories and 12 in 14 opportunities
- Posted a 25-10 record in singles play, defeating six opponents ranked within the national top 110
- Biggest singles win of the season came in a 6-1, 6-4 win over No. 30 Lukas Finzelberg of No. 12 Oklahoma State
- Moved up to No. 67 in the national singles rankings in early February
- Went 15-13 in doubles competition and earned four victories over opponents ranked within the national top 70
- Moved his way up to the No. 1 doubles spot in the Wolfpack lineup in mid-February and remained there for the rest of the season
- Played doubles alongside fellow All-ACC honoree Nick Horton on 21 occasions
- Biggest doubles win of the season came over 17th-ranked Blumberg/Kelly of No. 4 North Carolina, which he and Horton earned by a 6-3 count
- Ended the season ranked No. 74 nationally in singles and ranked in doubles at No. 39 with partner Michael Ogden and No. 49 with partner Nick Horton.
PREP:
Played internationally for Tennis Canada · Holds 44 singles and 42 doubles victories on the ITF Junior Circuit · Earned a career high ranking of No. 97 in the ITF Juniors rankings · Won the Copa La Libertad U18 ITF G4 singles title · Talented doubles player who captured a national title in doubles three times over the course of his prep career.
CAREER RECORDS:
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| YEAR | SINGLES RECORD | DOUBLES RECORD |
| 2016-17 | 25-10 | 15-13 |
| 2017-18 | 14-14 | 18-9 |
| 2018-19 | 16-10 | 14-7 |
| 2019-20: | 10-1 | 13-1 |
| 2020-21: | 12-5 | 10-8 |
| CAREER: | 77-40 | 70-38 |
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