| Height: | 5-11 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Dedham, Mass. |
| High School: | Dedham |
As a sophomore:
Earned First Team All-NEC accolades at both No. 5 singles
and No. 1 doubles with Brian Mikkelson, despite battling injury
late in the season ... Won 32 matches for the second straight
season, including 14 singles wins and 18 doubles victories ...
Returned from injury to win both of his No. 5 singles matches in
the NEC Tournament, each 4-3 Quinnipiac victories ... defeated
Fairleigh Dickinson's Ted Segerfors, 6-4, 6-3, in the NEC
Semifinals, before taking down Sacred Heart's Michael Syer, 6-3,
6-4, in the NEC Championship ... Gave the No. 4 doubles duo in the
nation, Stanford's Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher, a difficult time
in the NCAA Tournament First Round before the match was halted at
3-6.
As a freshman:
Earned First Team All-NEC recognition at No. 1
doubles with partner Brian Mikkelson...was named NEC Player of the
Week, 9/30, following a 5-2 weekend at the UConn Invitational...won
32 matches in his initial collegiate season, including a team-high
19 doubles wins...won four matches to begin his career and advance
to the finals of the No. 2 flight of the Fairfield Doubles Festival
with fellow freshman Garrett Lane...went an undefeated 6-0 in
doubles matches against NEC opponents with two different
partners...paired with Mikkelson to win seven straight doubles
matches from 3/13 to 4/9.
Before Quinnipiac:
Ranked as highly as No. 10 in the New England Boys' 18's,
No. 234 in the country and No. 150 on tennisrecruiting.net ... In
addition to his tennis accomplishments, Kwei played three
years of varsity baseball and one year of varsity soccer at Dedham
High School.
Personal:
The son of Gayle Chase and Richard Kwei ... has a younger
brother, Gordon...a history major.