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Joe O'Connor

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Madison, N.J.
  • High School Madison

Biography

Accolades: 
- Second Team All-MASC


2021-22: [Season Stats]:
- CSA Individual National Championship Qualifier
- Finished the year 6-13 with four straight set wins
- Went 1-0 in the one position and 5-13 in the second slot


2020-21:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19


2019-20: [SEASON STATS]
- CSA Individual National Championship Qualifier
- Posted an overall record of 13-13 which included marks of 5-5 at position one and 7-7 at position two
- At the CSA Individual National Championship, defeated Dylan Tymkiw of Colby in four sets
- Went 2-1 at the CSA Team Championship
- Earned six wins in straight sets
- Picked up eight wins against student-athletes from nationally-ranked teams


2018-19: [SEASON STATS]
- CSA Individual National Championship Qualifier
- Posted an overall record of 17-8 which included marks of 7-2 at position one and 9-5 at position two
- Defeated Graham Bonnell of Bates 11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 11-6 at the CSA Individual National Championship
- Went 2-1 at the CSA Team Championship
- Won ten of his matches in three sets
- Won 13 of his 15 five set matches of the season
- Helped MIT win its first-ever CSA national title as the Engineers won the Division C Summers Cup on February 17


2017-18: [SEASON STATS]
- CSA Individual National Championship Qualifier
- Went 11-4 overall which included an 11-12 record at position one
- Began his career with four straight wins which included a five-set come from behind win against Daniel Blohm of Northeastern (6-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-3)


Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Winning the 2018-19 Summers Cup


Off the Court at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science and mathematics
- Minoring in philosophy
- Completed research in the InfoLab in CSAIL
- Works in the LINGO lab under Professor Jacob Andreas


High School:
- A 2017 graduate of Madison High School
- Earned one varsity letter in tennis as a junior
- Earned the 2015-16 NNJSRA Junior Achievement Award
- Honorable Mention to the NJAC All Conference Tennis Team
- Ranked as high as No. 3 in the country
- National Honor Society
- World Language Honor Society
- National Merit Scholarship Winner
- Laws of Life Essay Contest Winner
- National AP Scholar

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    6'1" 0 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'1" 0 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'1" 0 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'1" 0 lbs
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    6'1" 175 lbs