Fanis Kontopoulos
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Corinthos, Greece
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- North Carolina Central
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2017-18 – North Carolina Central): Named the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Player of the Year…First Team All-MEAC…10-7 singles record…all 10 wins came from the top spot in the lineup…went 3-1 against the MEAC Southern Division…twice named MEAC Player of the Week.
FRESHMAN (2016-17 – North Carolina Central): Second Team All-MEAC ... MEAC Rookie of the Week four times (Jan. 25, Feb. 22, March 1 and March 29) ... NCCU Men's Tennis Newcomer of the Year ... Played No. 2 singles and boasted a winning record of 11-8 ... Went 11-11 in doubles, including 11-6 at No. 2 doubles with Davide Callegari and 4-0 in the MEAC Southern Division ... Singles wins against Presbyterian, Liberty, Coppin State, Loyola, Howard, Longwood, The Citadel, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T, UC Riverside and Bethune-Cookman
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended 1st High School of Nikaia in Nikaia, Greece.
PERSONAL: Son of Dimitrios Kontopoulos and Kiriaki Xanthopoulou…born June 28, 1998...full name is Theofanis Kontopoulos.
News mentions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team has reached rarified air. Simply put, they have done it again.
Behind a dominating performance in the regular-season finale, the Tennessee Tech tennis team has reached the top yet again.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team was dominant in its third win of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season Saturday, rolling to a 7-0 victory over previously unbeaten Jacksonville State to clinch a current share of first place in the league.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to play its final road match of the regular season, as the Golden Eagles will head to Jacksonville State for a Saturday showdown with the Gamecocks at JSU Tennis Courts.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team put together an impressive showing Sunday at Austin Peay, as the Golden Eagles rolled from start to finish on their way to a 7-0 victory over the Govs.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team secured its first OVC victory of the season in emphatic fashion with a 7-0 nod over Eastern Illinois Saturday afternoon.
Belmont came to town and spoiled the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s home opener, as the Bruins claimed a 4-3 win in a battle of the OVC’s top two teams from a season ago.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team concluded its brief trip down in Alabama with a narrow 4-3 loss at UAB Saturday afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Despite a fast start, the Tennessee Tech tennis team began its weekend road swing in Alabama with a 5-2 loss at Samford Friday afternoon.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Behind big-time contributions from the bottom of the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s singles lineup, the Golden Eagles collected a 4-3 victory road win over in-state foe Chattanooga Saturday afternoon.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – An early advantage escaped the Tennessee Tech tennis team in the third-place match of the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, as the Golden Eagles fell in the final four singles tilts to UTSA en route to a 5-2 loss.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Strong showings from the bottom of the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s lineup were ultimately not enough Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles were downed 4-2 by DePaul to put a lid on their weekend-stay in Boca Raton, Fla.
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team split its first two matches as part of a weekend-trip down in Boca Raton, Fla., first claiming a 4-3 victory over Stetson, before falling 4-1 to the host Florida Atlantic in a match that resumed Sunday morning after darkness suspended the tilt Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Following a 20-day hiatus from the courts, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is ready to get back in action with a Sunday doubleheader at No. 1 Wake Forest. TTU's matchups with the defending national champions are slated for 12:00 p.m. and 3 p.m. CT from the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
A plethora of purple and gold was the story in the OVC men’s tennis predicted order of finish and preseason player top 10, announced by the conference Friday morning after a vote among the league’s head coaches.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Career firsts by a pair of Golden Eagle freshmen helped highlight the day, but it ultimately wasn’t enough in a 5-2 loss to Northern Illinois in the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s second match of the season.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Tennessee Tech tennis team opened up its 2019 spring season with a 6-1 loss at Drake University in the first of three straight contests in Des Moines to unwrap the year.
It’s that time of year again.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team put together a strong finish in the Wake Forest Invitational, as four different Golden Eagles collected singles wins in the event’s final day, while a quartet of Tech players also soared to victories in doubles action.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech tennis junior Fanis Kontopoulos' fantastic run in the consolation draw of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships came to an end Sunday afternoon with a heart-breaking, three-set loss in the semifinals.
TULSA, Okla. – The incredible run of Tennessee Tech tennis freshman Rafael Tosetto at the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships came to end Tuesday evening, although not without one more moment of success to build on for the future.
A quartet Golden Eagles from the Tennessee Tech tennis team are off to Tulsa, Okla. for one of the fall’s most premier events.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Fanis Kontopoulos secured the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s lone singles win, while the TTU tandem of Riku Kubota and Elias Grubert collected a doubles nod to highlight the final day of action at the Commodore Scramble.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team will head into the weekend with split action on the docket, sending multiple Golden Eagles to both the Chattanooga Collegiate Clay Court Championships (hosted by Chattanooga) and the Commodore Scramble (hosted by Vanderbilt).
ATHENS, Ga. – Riku Kubota’s sterling run in the Tennessee Tech’s tennis team’s first event of the fall picked up steam Sunday, but ultimately came to a close in the semifinals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships hosted by the University of Georgia.