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Zach Fuchs
Height6-5
HometownLos Altos, California
Previous SchoolGonzaga University
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BYU Highlights
- 2023-24
- Ranked No. 35 (doubles) in ITA's end-of-fall rankings with teammate Wally Thayne.
- At ITA National Fall Championships, he and Thayne defeated Xavier's Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger 6-4, 7-6 (5) to advance to round of 16
- Fall ITA Mountain Region doubles champion, defeating No. 55 Geronimo Busleiman and Berk Bugarikj (Utah) 5-7, 6-3 [10-4] with Thayne.
- Selected for ITA All-American Championships appearance with Thayne
- 2022-23
- Academic All-District
- WCC All-Academic First Team
- Defeated junior Wimbledon champion No. 59 Samir Banerjee 7-5, 6-3 in a match with No. 20 Stanford on March 30, 2023
- Team-high singles winning percentage
- 2021-22
- WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll: Gold Honors
Year | Singles | Doubles |
---|---|---|
2021-22 | 7-3 | 5-3 |
2022-23 | 12-12 | 9-13 |
Career | 19-15 | 14-16 |
Personal
- Pronunciation: "FEW-ks"
- Major: Pre-Business
- Parents are Mark and Becky
- Comes from a long list of collegiate athletes. Brother Alex Fuchs plays tennis at Ohio State University, sister Elizabeth Fuchs played tennis at Southern Virginia University, uncle Eric Fuchs swam at Arizona State University, uncle Kurt Fuchs swam at UC Irvine, cousin Cooper Fuchs swam at the University of South Dakota and cousin Audrey Fuchs plays soccer at the University of the Pacific.
- Is the middle child, has two siblings
- Born in Texas
- Left-handed
- Favorite athlete: Nick Kygrios
- Enjoys target shooting, off-roading and Legos
Before BYU
- Transfer from Gonzaga, where he spent one season and redshirted after not playing due to the pandemic (2020-21)
- Prepped at Los Altos High School and Laurel Springs High School
- Placed third in the NorCal Sectionals doubles tournament in 2019
- Won a doubles ITA tournament in 2017
- Named first team all-league in the Central Coast Section for baseball. His team won the Central Coast section in 2018 (Los Altos HS)