University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2010-11: Advanced to finals of EWU/GU Classic 2010 after defeating tournament No. 1 seed Carl Kuschke of Montana in the semifinals.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2009-10: Recorded 8-12 overall and 7-12 record at No. 2 singles … posted 1-4 combined doubles record with three partners … finished West Coast Conference Championships 1-2 in singles play … team finished seventh at WCC Championships.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2008-09: Went 12-9 overall in singles for the Pilots (6-3 at No. 2, 0-1 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 4 and 5-5 at No. 5) … finished the West Coast Conference Championships tournament with a perfect record (2-0 in singles, 1-0 in doubles) helping the Pilots to a fourth-place result … posted a 7-3 overall mark in doubles action with teammate Nikoloz Kurdadze at the No. 2 spot.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2007-08: Went 15-15 overall in singles action … helped Pilots to 6-1 victory over No. 75 UC Davis with singles and doubles victories … posted 2-1 singles record at West Coast Conference Championships … team finished sixth at WCC Championships … finished season 8-9 in doubles …  during fall reached B Flight finals at Portland Collegiate Invitational.

JOHN F. KENNEDY HS: Graduated high school rated as the No. 1 prospect in the Northwest among his age group by tennisrecruiting.net … four-time All-Seamount League first team honoree … three-time individual league and district champion ... placed fifth at State Championships his senior season … won the West Central District individual title as a senior … placed fourth at Washington State Championships as a sophomore and was a semifinalist both his junior and senior seasons … did not lose a single league match during his prep career and led Kennedy to league and district titles all four years … represented the Pacific Northwest at the 18’s National Clay Court Championships and the Boys 18’s National Junior Davis Cup in summer of 2006.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 2, 1989 in Renton, Wash.  … parents are Jim and Maryann Thorp … mother played tennis at University of San Diego and University of Washington … plans to major in business.