Arsel Kumdereli
Arsel Kumdereli
Height: 5-11
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Mersin, Turkey
High School: DDTV

Junior season (2008-09)
Turned in a 17-9 overall record, including a 12-8 dual mark, all at No. 3 ... went 5-1 in tournament play and 6-3 in the Southern Conference ... won a marathon match against East Carolina's Denis Ermilov on March 19, pulling out a 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3) victory ... went 16-7 in doubles play, all with Orcun Seyrek ... was 13-6 in doubles in dual matches, all at the No. 1 position ... dropped a tight 8-7 (7-4) doubles match to Elon's Damon Gooch and Philip Nemec, who were No. 34 in the nation at the time ... honored with the SoCon's Coleman Lew Leadership Award.

Sophomore season (2007-08)
Spent the season at No. 2 singles and mostly at No. 1 doubles ... compiled a 7-14 singles mark overall, including 7-12 during the spring slate ... went a combined 4-16 in doubles play, including 4-13 with three different partners at No. 1 doubles.

Freshman season (2006-07)
Ended with a 10-17 overall record in singles ... 9-11 in duals and 4-5 against SoCon opponents ... partnered with Andrey Bubnov the majority of the season ... the pair recorded a 10-12 overall record and were 6-10 in duals ... 2-6 in the conference ... earned first-ever Top 50 ranking, moving in at No. 48 in the ITA's College Doubles Rankings with partner Bubnov.

Prior to UNCG
2006 graduate of Metu High School in Mersin, Turkey ... named Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... runner-up at the European Balconic Cup in 2006 ... has won three ITF junior tournaments ... representative for the Turkey National team from 2002-06 ... finished with a 16-16 overall record ... member of the Mersin Tennis Club in Mersin, Turkey, from 1998 to present.

Personal
Arsel Kumdereli ... born Sept. 17, 1989, in Mersin, Turkey ... son of Rober and Maya Kumdereli ... Rober, a former petroleum engineer, played four years with the Metu soccer team, named captain for three years, and earned Best Player Award his senior year ... also serves as an international tennis referee ... is an international business major.