2011-12: Named to the All-Freedom Conference second team ... played primarily at second singles and first doubles as a senior, posting a 6-11 singles and a 7-11 doubles mark ... finished his career sixth in career singles wins (32) and third in doubles wins (47) all-time at Manhattanville ... earned four wins at the MAC Individual Championships (10/8-9), reaching the title round of the third-singles bracket and the semifinals of the second-doubles bracket ... was named the Freedom Player of the Week after earning a pair of wins over conference foe Eastern (4/14), concluding a four-match singles winning streak and a stretch of three straight double victories.
Match-by-Match Results
2010-11: Went 7-9 in singles play and 8-9 in doubles play in his junior season … played all over the Valiant lineup, playing at second, third and fourth singles as well as all three doubles flights … primarily played at second singles and second doubles, posting 4-6 and 5-7 marks, respectively … reached the semifinals of both the sixth-singles and second-doubles brackets at the MAC Individual Championships (10/16-17) … had five dual victories on the season.
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2009-10: Appeared in every match for the second straight year … posted an 9-11 mark in singles play, including a 7-7 mark at fourth singles, and also teamed with Hugo Robinson and Lance Dorfi for a 15-4 doubles record … won six of his last seven dual singles matches to end the regular season, including a 5-1 mark in conference play … as the third seed, reached the semifinals of the fourth-singles flight at the MAC Individual Championships (5/1-2) before losing to the top seed in a supertiebreaker … won his first three doubles matches of the year at third doubles with Robinson before moving up to the second flight … won 11 of his last 12 doubles matches of the year … earned the second-doubles title at the MAC Individuals, including an 8-3 win over top-seeded Clarke Freeman and Cesar Leon in the championship match.
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2008-09: Had a solid freshman season for the Valiants, posting a 10-7 singles mark and a 14-8 doubles record … concluded the year with a great run through the Middle Atlantic Conference Individual Tournament (5/2-3), capturing the sixth-singles crown with four wins in two days, including upsets of the first and second seeds … played mostly at fifth singles, going 5-6 … moved up to third singles for a 6-1, 6-0 win against Saint Thomas Aquinas (4/19) … went 10-5 at third doubles, including a nine-match winning streak near the end of the year.
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High School: A 2008 graduate of Saunders High School … was an All-League performer on the tennis court and also played track & field and bowling … also was named to the honor roll and was named a school Scholar-Athlete … ranked 145th among juniors in the Mid-Atlantic Region and 46th in New York State.
Personal: Born on March 29, 1990 … son of Donna and Tariq Tahir … is undecided in regards to his major at Manhattanville.
