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Taylor Bedilion

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Anselmo, Calif.

High School:
Drake

Height:
5-7

Birthdate:
10/22/1982

Experience:
3V

Major:
Marketing

AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05: Team co-captain...finished Bronco career ranked No. 3 all-time in career singles victories with 67 wins...registered double-digit victories in both singles and doubles for the fourth consecutive season...Moved up to the No. 1 singles position and earned notable wins over No. 52 Oregon, No. 55 Fresno State and No. 75 Denver...ranked No. 7 all-time in career doubles victories with 56 wins...anchored the No. 2 doubles position with senior Francisco Zepponi and recorded victories over No. 52 Oregon, No. 54 New Mexico and No. 75 Denver... competed in both singles and doubles at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic and ITA All-American Championship during the fall tournament season... captured the Flight `A' doubles crown with sophomore Jan Macek at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic...named Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the fourth consecutive year...named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (bronze honors - 3.49-3.00 cumulative gpa)...team representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Council.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Moved up to the No. 2 singles position and earned 16 victories with notable wins over No. 33 San Diego State, No. 56 New Mexico, No. 63 UC Santa Barbara and No. 69 UC Irvine... competed in the ITA All-American Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn., during the fall tournament season... debuted at the No. 1 singles position at the WCC Championships and defeated Linas Cicenas of Loyola Marymount 6-2, 4-6, 6-0... paired with five different partners en route to recording 15 doubles wins... registered a 6-2 record with partner Kevin McQuaid in the third slot... the tandem defeated Arizona State and San Diego State en route to a four-match win streak... paired with senior Erich Chen for an 8-4 victory over Greg Shearer and Charles Irie of No. 30 Fresno State... won the Flight `A' consolation doubles crown with partner Gernot Fischer at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic... repeated team honor as Mad Dog of the Year... named Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the Week for a third consecutive year... team representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... a member of the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002-03: An All-West Coast Conference honorable mention honoree in singles... named the Mad Dog of the Year, awarded to the player who comes through in the clutch when the team needs it the most... moved up and split time between No. 3 and 4 singles positions... led the team with 21 singles victories, the fifth-best win total in the Bronco record books... went 21-12 overall despite an injury-shortened fall season... posted a 9-2 singles record in fall tournament play... won the consolation singles title at the UOP Tiger Fall Invite... won five matches at the ITA Regional Championships en route to a runner-up finish in the consolation singles draw... notable victories include Chris Stewart of No. 32 Arizona State and Greg Shearer of No. 41 Fresno State... earned 20th win of the season with a come-from-behind victory over LMU's Anthony Evrard, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3...paired with senior Federico Mattioli in doubles and went 14-6 playing mostly at No. 3 doubles... ranked No. 22 in the Northern California Tennis Association's men's open rankings...earned bronze honors (3.0-3.49 cumulative GPA) on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001-02: Saw most action in the No. 6 singles slot... went 8-1 in WCC dual matches, winning the first eight consecutively... clinched a 4-3 victory for the Broncos against Boise State with a thrilling 3-set victory over Johnny Bjorkman ... tied fellow teammate Victor Camargo in the eighth spot for most singles victories in a season with 19... garnered 11 doubles victories, partnering with Michael Bruggemann and Erich Chen... one of five Bronco freshmen to advance to finals in respective draws at the Stockcoverage.com Classic and ultimately won his flight for his first collegiate tournament title.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Drake High School in San Anselmo, Calif... played for head coach Renee Glenn...undefeated at No. 1 singles as a senior...reached the Northern Coast Section semis finals...was named team MVP three times and Marin County Player of the Year two times...also named Prep of the Week...represented the Northern California tennis section at the Junior Davis Cup as a junior and a senior... ranked fourth in the final NCTA Boys 18s rankings and 51st in the USTA Boys 18s rankings... won two Northern California Tennis Association men's open tournaments following his senior year of high school... won a National Open doubles title in 2000... was a lifetime member of the California Scholastic Federation and Honor Crew.

PERSONAL: Full name is Taylor Gray Bedilion... born October 22, 1982 in San Francisco, Calif... parents are James and Cathy Bedilion... has one sister, Courtney... majoring in marketing... working as a sports marketing and promotions intern for Santa Clara Athletics.

Bedilion's Career Statistics

YearSingles DualSingles OverallDoubles DualDoubles Overall
200214-619-98-1111-14
200312-1021-1214-616-9
200414-816-1312-1115-15
20059-1411-1611-1015-1
Career49-3867-5045-3857-39

Getting to Know Taylor

Favorite Athlete: Andre Aggasi. He has the best all-court game.
Favorite Pre-game Meal: Pasta!
Favorite Pre-game Ritual: A good night's sleep.
Why did you choose Santa Clara? Athletics, Academics, and I could stay in California.
Favorite aspect of SCU Athletics: The Intensity.
Favorite Place on the SCU campus: Third floor in Swig.
What are your interests away from sports? Fishing, video games and outdoorsy things.
The biggest goal in your life is... to play in the NCAA Tournament.
Few people know that you... love fishing.
After your playing career is over, you'd like to be remembered as... a crafty lefty.