Max Stewart

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Birmingham, England

Career
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2019 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Senior (2020-21)
3-3 on the year in singles and 9-16 in doubles … (Spring) 3-3 in dual match singles playing primarily on court six … Appeared in the doubles lineup in every match of the season, going 7-13 … Played the majority of his doubles matches with Mason Beiler a the No. 2 line … With Beiler, clinched OU’s doubles point against Arkansas as they defeated Enrique Paya and Jose Alonso 6-4 … Also played with Mark Mandlik in the last nine matches of the season … The pair earned a win in their debut, defeating Arizona’s Filip Malbasic and Gustaf Strom 6-3 to capture the doubles point for OU (March 22) … (Fall) Did not play singles matches in the fall … Went 2-3 in fall doubles matches with Jake Van Emburgh and Alex Martinez … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … One of just two Big 12 men’s tennis student-athletes to hold a 4.0 GPA.

Junior (2019-20)
Compiled a 9-6 singles record during 2019-20 before the season ended early due to COVID-19 … (Spring) Went 5-2 in singles and led the team with a 9-3 mark in doubles … Kept the Sooners alive in the win over No. 24 Kentucky when he defeated Kevin Huempfner 7-5, 6-1 on court six (Feb. 2) … Played primarily on court two in doubles, where he went 5-3 … Also went 3-0 at the No. 1 line … Compiled a 6-1 record alongside Alex Martinez and the duo clinched five of the Sooners’ doubles points on the year … (Fall) Went 2-1 at the Battle at the Beach … Earned First Team Academic All-Big 12 and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for his work in the classroom.

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Went 13-8 on the year … (Spring) Compiled a 7-3 record on court six during the spring season … Banked five of his wins in straight sets … Clinched four matches for the Sooners, including the team’s 4-3 win over Kentucky at the USTA National Campus with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) defeat of Parth Aggarwal … 5-4 in doubles including a 4-2 mark at the No. 3 line with Spencer Papa … (Fall) Went 6-5 in tournament play … Went 2-2 at the Crimson Tide Four-in-the-Fall, advancing to the Houndstooth draw semifinal before moving into consolation … Won a pair of matches to advance to the round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships … Went 6-4 in doubles with Jochen Bertsch.

2017-18 (Freshman)
Joined the Sooners in January … Finished the spring at 8-8 overall … Picked up his first career victory against Creighton, when he defeated Alex Koca at the No. 4 spot, 6-1, 6-2 … Recorded OU’s sole singles win against UCLA when he held on to defeat Maxime Cressy, 7-6 (5), 6-2, at No. 5 singles … Went 4-4 in doubles with partner James Davis.

Junior Career
Career-high ITF ranking of 68 ... Former No. 2 junior player in Great Britain ... Since 2016, has advanced to the semifinals or better in either singles or doubles at 10 ITF tournaments ... Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 13.74 (out of 16.5).

Personal
Son of Sharon and Tony Stewart … Has a brother, Jack … Enjoys playing golf and basketball in his free time … Supports his hometown soccer team, Aston Villa.