Mazen Osama

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Junior Mazen Osama in the NCAA Singles Tournament

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cairo, Egypt
High School:
Hadabet Alahram International School

Accolades

2019 NCAA Doubles National Championship Runner-Up
2019 Doubles All-American
2019 NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance
2019 ITA Collegiate All-Star Team
SEC Player of the Week (3/16/19)
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 Singles All-American
2018 ITA National Player to Watch
Highest ranked player in program history after ending 2018 as the No. 8 singles player in the nation
First Alabama player to ever make it to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Singles Tournament (2018)
2x ITA Southern Region Player to Watch
4x selection in the NCAA Doubles Tournament
3x participant in the NCAA Singles Tournament
3x First Team All-SEC
2016 ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year
2016 ITA Doubles All-American
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
Achieved the highest doubles ranking in Alabama history at No. 4 with Korey Lovett (2016)

Senior (2018-19)

First Team All-SEC
NCAA Singles Championships Appearance
Ranked No. 3 in singles in the Fall 2018 preseason rankings
NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance
Made history with Patrick Kaukovalta after being the first Alabama players to make it a national championship
Fell in the doubles national championship to undefeated No. 2 Cressy/Smith of UCLA (5/25)
Ended the year tied for the highest doubles ranking in program history at No. 4 in the country with Osama
NCAA Doubles Championships Appearance with partner Patrick Kaukovalta
Ranked as high as No. 9 in the country with Kaukovalta
Compiled a 19-8 doubles record with Kaukovalta in 2019 including a 11-4 record over ranked opponents
Had an overall 16-10 doubles record and went 7-5 in SEC competition
The duo defeated No. 8 Thomson/Wynn (2/23 vs. Texas Tech), No. 45 Wagner/Thomas (3/1 vs. LSU), No. 75 Kraljevic/Sandkaulen (3/16 vs. Ole Miss), No. 72 Jubb/Lambling (4/7 vs. South Carolina), No. 53 Mesquida/Sanjurjo (4/11 vs. Arkansas), No. 43 Reynolds/Fallert (4/18 vs. Ole Miss), No. 88 Barroso-Campos/Luquet (5/3 vs. USF), No. 17 Kellovsky/Ponwith (5/21 Arizona State), No. 13 Blumberg/Boyden (5/22 UNC), No. 35 Frosa/Dellien (5/23 Wichita State), No. 32 Oradini/Braun (5/24 Mississippi State)
During the dual match season ranked as high as No. 24 in singles
Played in the No. 1 doubles and singles spot for the fourth consecutive year
Finished singles play with a 17-15 record and 14-12 mark in dual match play
Defeated a team-high eight nationally-ranked opponents, No. 32 Nicolas Moreno de Alboran of UCSB (10/4), No. 121 Andy Zhou (1/27 vs. Harvard), No. 114 Tommy Mylnikov (2/23 vs. Texas Tech), No. 112 Shane Monroe (3/1 vs. LSU), No. 121 Juan Carlos Aguilar (3/3 vs. Texas A&M), No. 65 Oscar Mesquida (4/11 vs. Arkansas), No. 70 Tim Sandkaulen (4/18 vs. Ole Miss), No. 15 Alberto Barroso-Campos (5/3 vs. USF)
Tied for second on the team in SEC singles wins with five
Won the $15k Charity Steel Open Doubles Championship with Edson Ortiz in Birmingham on Aug. 27

Junior (2017-18)

First All-American since 2001 after earning a national seed in the NCAA Singles Tournament
Became the first player in Crimson Tide history to advance to the Round of 16 and quarterfinals in the NCAA Singles Tournament
First player to be named the ITA National Player to Watch
Named ITA Southern Region Player to Watch for the second year in a row
Named First Team All-SEC
Ended the season as the highest-ranked Crimson Tide player ever in the final Oracle/ITA rankings at No. 8 in the country
Finished the season with an 18-8 singles record
Went 12-7 against nationally-ranked opponents during the dual match season, defeated No. 47 Runhao Hua of Michigan (5/26), No. 65 Trevor Johnson of TCU (5/25), No. 51 Aswin Lizen of Virginia (5/24), No. 14 Timo Stodder of Tennessee (4/27), No. 8 Ryotaro Matsumura of Kentucky (4/26) No. 85 Matteo De Vincentis of Auburn (4/25), No. 32 Gabriel Friedrich of USC (4/15), No. 19 Wayne Montgomery (4/6), No. 65 Jose Salazar of Arkansas (4/1), No. 37 Patrick Kypson of Texas A&M (3/25), No. 50 Cameron Klinger of Vanderbilt (3/2), No. 82 Joshua Goodger of Tulsa (2/4)
Earned a NCAA Doubles Tournament bid with partner Edson Ortiz
The duo went 16-10 on the season in the No. 1 spot, defeated No. 49 O'Keefe/Dennis of USC (4/15), bested No. 14 Harper/Koorsgaard of Virginia Tech (1/26)
Played professionally in his home country of Egypt during the fall season

Sophomore (2016-17)

Finished the season ranked No. 15 and No. 29 in the country in doubles and singles, respectively
Ranked No. 990 in the ATP rankings
Named First Team All-SEC
Was named the 2017 ITA South Region Player to Watch
Led the team for the most total doubles wins with 22
Led the team for the most doubles victories in the spring season with 16
Tops on the team for the most total singles wins with 19
Led the team with the most singles victories in dual match season with 11
Registered eight wins over nationally ranked opponents, defeated No. 88 Harrison O'Keefe (11/5), topped No. 68 Gergely Madarasz in straight sets (1/28), outlasted No. 33 Andrew Harris (2/12), won in straight sets against No. 82 Jai Corbett (2/24), defeated No. 38 Gustav Hansson in straight sets (3/3), overcame No. 8 Nuno Borges in a match that was decided in three sets (3/9), won in three sets against No. 44 Jordan Daigle (3/19), topped South Carolina's No. 59 ranked singles player Gabriel Friedrich in straight sets (4/1), won in straight sets over Kentucky's No. 16 ranked singles player Will Bushamuka (4/9)
Posted eight singles wins and six doubles victories during the 2016 fall season

Freshman (2015-16)

Teamed up with Korey Lovett and was awarded a No. 5-8 seed in the NCAA doubles championship, and he earned a spot in the singles field of 64
He was the first Alabama freshman to make the cut since two-time All-American Francisco Rodriguez did so in 1997
Was named ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year
Named to the 2016 ITA Doubles All-American list
Member of the SEC All-Freshmen Team
Was the only rookie in the SEC to play primarily No. 1 singles and doubles throughout the season
Led the Tide with 13 singles victories in dual match play and added another 17 wins in doubles
Made Alabama history by achieving the highest doubles ranking in the program's existence at No. 4
Was awarded the Most Valuable Player by the coaching staff in its annual team awards

Prep Highlights

Osama has been ranked as high as No. 473 ATP singles and No. 813 doubles
Reached the semifinals or better in eight singles and eight doubles ITF Futures tournaments
Achieved a No. 24 ITF world junior ranking and competed at the 2013 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon Junior Championships
Reached the singles quarterfinals at the 2012 Yucatan Cup, the singles and doubles semifinal of the 2012 Eddie Herr Championships and was a singles finalist at the 2013 ITF African Closed Junior 18 & Under Championships