Matt Fernandez

Height:
5-8
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
St. Christopher's

Career Highlights
- 2021 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2019 First Team All-Atlantic 10
- 2019 Second Team All-State (VaSID)
- Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (2/6/19)

2020-21 (Graduate student)
• Named First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Played in 17 matches going 6-11, including 2-2 against A-10 opponents
• Was 6-10 at No. 1 singles and 0-1 at No. 2 singles
• Picked up wins at No. 1 singles against A-10 foes from Duquesne and Saint Joseph's
• In doubles, partnered with Josh Keitelman (1-2) and Alex Wernink (5-7)
• Had a 1-2 record at No. 1 doubles with Keitelman and was 1-1 at No. 2 doubles, 4-5 at No. 3 doubles with Wernink
• Went 1-2 in doubles at the A-10 Championship with Wernink earning a win at No. 3 doubles against Fordham's Segarra and Russwurm, 6-1

2019-20 (Senior)
• Finished 10-14 overall in singles and was 4-6 in the spring season (Played all 10 matches at No. 1 singles)
• Won two of his last four singles matches in the spring season
• Went 6-8 in singles during the fall season
• In doubles, was 2-1 with freshman Ricky Bell, 8-6 with sophomore Josh Keitelman and 0-2 with senior George Lovitt
• Earned a No. 60 doubles ranking with Keitelman after going 4-2 in doubles during the fall season

2018-19 (Junior)
• Named to First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Selected to Second Team All-State by Virginia Sports Information Directors
• Finished with a 21-16 overall record and was 12-11 in singles playing top of the lineup at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3
• Played 13 matches at No. 1 singles going 6-7
• Ended the season 5-3 in his last eight singles matches
• Earned a key straight-sets win against Davidson's No. 1 Axel Fries to help Richmond advance to the A-10 Championship match
• Went 12-9 in doubles with Josh Keitelman at No. 1 doubles
• Also paired with Brice Polender, John Walsh to post a 15-15 overall doubles record

2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Went 8-12 in spring singles play, missing part of the season due to injury
• Played primarily at No. 2 singles
• Paired with Nardini, Lovitt and Evans to go 7-9 in doubles
• Wrapped up year playing with Lovitt at No. 3 doubles
• Went 11-4 in singles play in the fall, posting tournament wins at both the Liberty Invitational and 49ers Fall Invitational
• Competed in doubles play at three fall tournaments, including the 2017 ITA Regional Championship

2016-17
• Finished with a 6-1 singles mark in the spring
• Went 2-0 in spring doubles action with partner Canyon Teague
• Went 6-2 in singles play and 2-1 in doubles play in the fall

Prep
• A two-time state VISAA Player of the Year and three-time All-Metro honoree
• Went 19-0 in singles as a senior
• Led the Saints to their second-straight VISAA Division I State Title in 2016

Personal
• Son of Thresa Simon and Anthony Fernandez
• Has one brother, Andrew