Single-Season Records: T-First – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (48 – 2016-17); T-First – Total Singles Wins (26 – 2016-17); T-Second – Fall Tournament Singles Wins (10 – 2016); T-Third – Dual Match Singles Wins (17 – 2016); T-Third – Total Doubles Wins (22 – 2016-17); T-Third – Dual Match Doubles Wins (17 – 2016 and 2017); T-Fifth – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (43 – 2015-16); T-Fifth – Total Singles Wins (23 – 2015-16); T-Eighth – Total Doubles Wins (20 - 2015-16); T-Eighth – Dual Match Singles Wins (16 – 2017).
Career Records: First – Dual Match Doubles Wins (46); Third – Combined Singles and Doubles Wins (119); Third – Dual Match Singles Wins (42); T-Third – Fall Tournament Singles Wins (20); Fourth – Total Singles Wins (62); Fourth – Total Doubles Wins (57); T-Seventh – Fall Tournament Doubles Wins (11)
Honors: All-Mountain West: Singles (2016); Academic All-Mountain West (2015, 2016, 2017); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2015, 2016, 2017); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2015, 2016, 2017); ITA Scholar-Athlete (2017); Mountain West Player of the Week (1/18/17, 3/29/17); Utah State Student-Athlete of the Week (2/8/16, 3/28/16).
2017 (Sr.): Set new single-season school records with 26 singles wins and 48 combined singles and doubles wins, as he went 26-14 overall in singles, including 16-10 in dual matches and 4-1 against Mountain West competition while playing in the Nos. 1 through 4 spots in the lineup… One of four players to win 20-plus singles matches… Posted the match-clinching points against San Diego State in the MW Tournament (4/29/17), Fresno State (4/13/17), Air Force (4/7/17) and San Diego State (3/25/17)… Won six-consecutive matches from March 9 through April 2… Ended the year as the No. 17-ranked singles player in the Mountain Region… Recorded a 22-13 overall doubles record, including a 17-9 mark in dual matches playing exclusively with sophomore Jonas Maier at the top two spots in the lineup… The duo ended the year ranked as the No. 10 doubles tandem in the Mountain Region… Was one of four players to win 20-plus doubles matches… Posted a career-high seven-match winning streak from March 9 through April 7… Named the MW Player of the Week twice during the year: January 18 after going 3-1 in singles and doubles, and then again on March 29 after going 2-0 in singles and doubles… Earned academic all-Mountain West Honors, was a MW Scholar-Athlete, an ITA Scholar-Athlete and was a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete award recipient.
2016 (Jr.): Earned all-Mountain West honors in singles, posting a 23-8 overall record, including a 17-6 mark in dual matches and a 4-1 mark against Mountain West foes… Ended the season as the No. 15-ranked singles player in the Mountain Region… Posted a perfect 2-0 mark against regionally-ranked opponents during the season with wins against New Mexico’s Jorge Escutia (20) and Boise State’s Toby Mitchell (14)... Won a season-high nine consecutive singles matches between March 6 and April 15, while remaining unbeaten in 15 matches during that span… Recorded one match-clinching point at No. 70 New Mexico (4/1/16)... Posted a 20-12 overall doubles record, including a 17-10 mark in dual matches playing in every spot of the lineup in doubles… Competed with sophomore Jaime Barajas (2-1), freshman Jonas Maier (16-11) and freshman Romai Ugarte (2-0)... Won a season-high six-consecutive matches in doubles with Ugarte and Maier from Jan. 24 through Feb. 14… Was named USU Student-Athlete of the Week twice, the first time on Feb. 8, after posting a 4-0 record in singles and doubles against Southern Utah and Montana State, and again on March 28, after posting a 6-0 record in singles and doubles against Loyola Marymount, BYU and Idaho… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors and was a USU Joe E. and Emma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete award recipient.
2015 (So.): Recorded a 13-19 overall record in singles, including a 9-15 mark in dual matches playing between the Nos. 1 and 5 spots in the lineup... In doubles, posted a 15-14 overall record, including a 12-11 mark in dual-match play... Partnered with sophomore Karan Salwan (2-1), sophomore Dennis Baumgartner (1-2), senior Matt Sweet (6-5), senior Marcus Fritz (1-0), sophomore Sebastian Schneider (1-2) and freshman Jaime Barajas (4-4)... Partnered with Sweet for five-consecutive wins in doubles from Jan. 24 through Jan. 31... Earned academic all-Mountain West, MW Scholar-Athlete and Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.
2014 (Fr.): Competed at Morehead State... Recorded a 9-11 record at the No. 1 singles position, while going 8-10 in the first doubles position... Led the Eagles to the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament... Made the Dean’s List both semesters.
High School: Ranked as high as No. 94 in Australia... Coached by his father, Jaimie... Graduated high school with a 3.5 GPA.
Personal: One of four children of Jaimie and Susan Swindells... Has three sisters... Majoring in economics... Last name is pronounced Swin-DELLS (not dulls).
CAREER STATS
Singles
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Total |
Fall |
Overall |
2013-14 (Fr.)* |
9-11 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
9-11 |
--- |
9-11 |
2014-15 (So.) |
6-10 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
0-1 |
--- |
9-15 |
4-4 |
13-19 |
2015-16 (Jr.) |
--- |
5-2 |
12-4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
17-6 |
6-2 |
23-8 |
2016-17 (Sr.) |
0-2 |
8-5 |
5-2 |
3-1 |
--- |
--- |
16-10 |
10-4 |
26-14 |
TOTAL |
15-23 |
14-10 |
17-7 |
5-1 |
0-1 |
--- |
51-42 |
20-10 |
71-52 |
* = stats from season at Morehead StateDoubles
Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
Fall |
Overall |
2013-14 (Fr.)* |
8-10 |
--- |
--- |
8-10 |
--- |
8-10 |
2014-15 (So.) |
2-2 |
9-5 |
1-4 |
12-11 |
3-3 |
15-14 |
2015-16 (Jr.) |
0-1 |
15-7 |
2-2 |
17-10 |
3-2 |
20-12 |
2016-17 (Sr.) |
5-1 |
12-8 |
--- |
17-9 |
5-4 |
22-13 |
TOTAL |
15-14 |
36-20 |
3-6 |
54-40 |
11-9 |
65-49 |
* = stats from season at Morehead State