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As a Junior in 2018-19: Appeared in 20 singles matches and 24 doubles matches for the Ravens...All-Northeast-10 Conference Third Team selection at fourth singles...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Academic Honor Roll selection...In singles play, went 3-3 at fourth singles, 9-4 at fifth singles and 0-1 in tournament play for a total singles record of 12-8, including 4-4 in Northeast-10 Conference play...Went 11-8 with Preston Gordon at second doubles, 1-0 with Gordon at third doubles, 2-1 with Gordon in tournament play and 0-1 with Marcus Lawrence at third doubles, for a total doubles record of 14-10, including 3-6 in NE10 play...Teamed with Gordon for a 9-7 win in the first round and an 8-2 win in the second round of the ITA East Region Championships beginning on 9/14...Swept a 6-0, 6-0 win at fifth singles after sweeping a 6-0 win with Gordon at third doubles against Post on 9/20...Swept a 6-0, 6-0 victory at fifth singles after posting a 6-3 win with Gordon at second doubles at Saint Anselm on 10/21...Notched a 6-1, 6-2 win at fourth singles after putting together a 6-2 win at second doubles with Gordon at Saint Michael's on 2/9...Rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win at fifth singles after teaming with Gordon for an 8-4 win at second doubles at Nichols on 3/9...Posted a 6-3, 7-5 victory at fifth singles at Eckerd on 3/18...Joined Gordon for an 8-6 win at second doubles at Webber International on 3/20...Tallied a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win at fifth singles after picking up an 8-6 win alongside Gordon at second doubles at Warner on 3/21...Posted an 8-2 win with Gordon at second doubles at Emerson on 3/24...Notched a 6-3 win with Gordon at at second doubles against Holy Cross on 3/28...Rallied for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 win at fifth singles after picking up a 6-4 win with Gordon at second doubles against Queens (N.Y.) on 3/30...Rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win at fourth singles after picking up a 6-2 win with Gordon at second doubles against Eastern Nazarene on 4/11...Notched a 6-3, 6-4 win at fourth singles after picking up a 6-1 win with Gordon at second doubles against Assumption on 4/18...Tallied a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win at fifth singles at Stonehill on 4/25...Posted a 6-2 win with Gordon at second doubles in the first round of the NE10 Championship at Le Moyne on 4/30.
2018-19 Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Appeared in 19 singles matches and all 21 doubles matches for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...In singles play, went 0-1 at second singles and 9-9 at third singles, for an overall mark of 9-10, including 5-4 in NE10 play...In doubles play, went 2-5 at first doubles with Roberto Chong, 3-2 at second doubles with Chong and 3-6 at second doubles with Marcus Lawrence, for an overall mark of 8-13, including 4-5 in NE10 play...Notched a 6-4, 6-2 win in third singles, after sweeping an 8-0 win at second doubles with Chong against Gordon on 9/26...Rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win at third singles, after tallying an 8-2 win at second doubles with Chong at Regis (Mass.) on 10/12...Swept to an 8-0 win in third singles, after picking up an 8-1 win at second doubles with Chong against Emerson on 10/14...Chalked up a 6-1, 6-2 win at third singles, after picking up an 8-5 win at first doubles with Chong at Saint Anselm on 3/2...Tallied a 6-4, 6-2 win at third singles, after sweeping to an 8-0 win at first doubles with Chong against Saint Michael's on 3/3...Was able to grind out a 6-4, 6-4 win at third singles against Stonehill on 3/17...Rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 win at third singles, after posting an 8-4 win at second doubles with Lawrence against Daemen on 3/30...Was able to pull out an 8-6 victory at second doubles with Lawrence, at Adelphi on 4/5...Battled to a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win at third singles against Bentley on 4/7...Notched a 6-3, 6-3 win at third singles, after picking up an 8-5 win at second doubles with Lawrence, at Assumption on 4/14.
2017-18 Statistics

As a Freshman in 2016-17: Appeared in 16 singles matches and 17 doubles matches for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...In singles play, went 5-10 at second singles and 0-1 in tournament play, for a total of 5-11...In doubles play, went 5-2 at first singles with James Bisazza, 5-3 at second doubles with Marcus Lawrence and 1-1 in tournament play with Bisazza for a 11-6 record overall...Made his collegiate debut and posted a 9-8 (5) win with Bisazza at first doubles, against Roberts Wesleyan, on 9/4...Rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win at second singles against Regis (Mass.) on 9/16; also chalked up an 8-6 win with Bisazza at first doubles...At the ITA East Regional on 9/30-10/4, picked up an 8-5 doubles win with Bisazza...Battled to a 9-8 win with Bisazza at first doubles at Colby on 10/9...Breezed to a 6-2, 6-0 win in second singles at Colby-Sawyer on 10/10; at first doubles, tallied an 8-6 win with Bisazza...Battled back for a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 10-7 win at second singles at Nichols on 3/11...Picked up an 8-6 win with Bisazza at first doubles at Warner on 3/14...With Lawrence, tallied an 8-5 win in second doubles at Bentley on 3/28...Collected an 8-6 win with Lawrence in second doubles against Assumption on 3/30...Notched a 6-3, 6-2 win at second singles at Saint Anselm on 4/4; also posted an 8-5 win with Lawrence in second doubles at Saint Anselm...Alongside Lawrence, notched an 8-5 win in second doubles at Stonehill on 4/6...Cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win in second doubles at Saint Michael's on 4/15; also gutted out a 9-7 win in second doubles with Lawrence.
2016-17 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Began playing tennis at eight years old...Has been playing at the national and international level since the age of 14...Member of Maccabi Zichron Ya'akov and Dooyev Tennis Club in his native Israel.

Personal: Son of Miriam and Yaron Barak...A health sciences major...Has a brother, Alon, and a sister, Nitzan.