Personal
- Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Son of Mark and Elizabeth Kawka, who moved to the United States from Poland in the 1980's
- Youngest of three children- two older sisters (Monika and Veronica)
- Father coached him in tennis until he was 14
Education
- Brigham Young University (2010-13, 2015-16)
- Majoring in geography
Playing Career:
- Owns the best singles record at BYU, going 85-27 (75.8%)
- Eighth on BYU's total wins list
- Played a year on the professional tour
- Took second at the ITA Mountain Regionals in 2010 with partner Evan Urbina
- Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2011
- Moutain Region Rookie of the Year in 2011
- Ranked as high as No. 44 nationally
- Played in the No. 4 singles spot and the No. 1 doubles spot as a Freshman
- WCC Singles Player of the Year in 2013
- WCC Doubles Player of the Year in 2013 with partner Francis Sargeant
Coaching Career
- PTR certified high performance tennis coach- has coached players ranked as high as No. 1 nationally
- Coached at the No Quit Tennis Academy in Vegas and had players that were ranked as high as No. 1 nationally
- Also coached at the Darling Tennis Center and sent players to USC, TCU and Boise State University