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Fall 2008: Went 1-1 in singles and doubles... defeated Gonzaga's Tyler Campbell 7-5, 6-4, in the Round of 128 at the ITA Regional Championships ... defeated Washington's Skyler Tateishi and Matt Stith, 8-2, with partner Greg Hirshman in the Round of 64 at the ITA Regional Championships.
Summer 2008: Worked as an intern with Apple, Inc.
2007-08: An ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Scholar-Athlete ... a Stanford Scholar-Athlete ...advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA Regional Championships in doubles play with teammate Kevin Kaiser (10/15) ... defeated Arizona State's Patrick Brogan in the Invitational Round of 32 at the Pac-10 Championships (4/24) ... with partner Phil Kao, defeated UCLA's Ahmed Ismail and Josh Miller in the Invitational Round of 16 at the Pac-10 Championships (4/25).
Summer 2007: Spent the summer recovering from injuries.
2006-07: Played in 14 dual matches ...advanced the second round of the Bronco Classic ... also appeared in the ITA Northwest Regional, the Sherwood Cup and the Pac-10 Championships ... went 4-10 in dual matches and 4-15 overall ... played in 11 dual matches as a doubles player, with one appearance as a No. 2 and the rest as a No. 3 ... went 6-8 overall in doubles and 5-6 in dual matches ... teamed with Eric McKean for 10 dual matches, going 5-5 ... defeated No. 18 Mathieu Dehaine and Jeremy Drean of UCLA.
Summer 2006: NorCal Open doubles finalist ... competed in several events on the ITA Summer Curcuit ... Balboa Bay Club singles semifinalist and doubles finalist with Blake Muller ... Ventura County singles champion ... finished third in the overall ITA Summer Circuit standings ... competed in Futures events in southern California at Claremont and Costa Mesa, Calif. ... earned a wildcard into the doubles main draw of the Claremont Futures with partner Matt Bruch ... won two qualifying singles matches at the Costa Mesa Futures.
2005-06: Finished the season with a 4-4 singles record and a 6-2 record in doubles ... after losing his opening match at the Bronco Classic in the fall, he went on to win three straight matches to reach the finals of the consolation bracket before losing a hard fought 7-6 (10), 6-4 decision ... competed in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships where he reached the Round of 64.
Prior to Stanford: Reached the third round of the USTA (U.S. Tennis Association) Nationals (Kalamazoo) Doubles Championships in 2005 ... finished second in singles at the Denver National Open in 2005 and finished in the top-48 at the Clay Court Nationals ... captured titles at the Muterspaw Championships in 2001 and 2003 and the El Paso National Open in 2001 ... a four-time sectional champion in both singles and doubles from 2002-05... in doubles, placed first at the El Paso National Open, second at the Denver National Open and second at the Irvine National Open ... received the Muterspaw Championships Sportsmanship Award in 2001 ... in 2004, was Colorado's top high school singles player ... was Cherry Creek High School's No. 1 singles player all four years and helped his team to four consecutive state championships ... earned high school All-America honors ... placed third in Colorado's high school championships his sophomore season and second as a junior.
Personal: Son of Bonnie and Warren Zeller ... mother, Bonnie, played tennis at the University of Colorado - Boulder ... hobbies include math and music ... uncles John and Dave Benson both played tennis at Trinity University ... John played on the pro tour and was an ATP Tour ranked doubles player.
John Whitlinger & Brandon Coupe Say: "Jeff is playing his best tennis ever right now. We feel that he provides great leadership and commitment to this team."
SINGLES RECORD
Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Overall | Dual |
2005-06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4-4 | - |
2006-07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-2 | - |
2007-08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-6 | - |
Totals | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5-12 | - |
DOUBLES RECORD
Year | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Overall | Dual |
2005-06 | - | - | 1-0 | 6-2 | 1-0 |
2006-07 | - | - | - | 1-0 | - |
2007-08 | - | - | - | 3-3 | - |
Totals | - | - | 1-0 | 10-5 | 1-0 |