Biography
Career: Awards – Member of the MAC Honor Roll (2014-16)...Stats - 31-19 in singles play, playing mostly at the fifth flight…34-19 in doubles action, playing mostly at the third flight…School Records – Most single-season doubles wins (21 in 2015-16)…3rd in all-time doubles wins (34)…3rd most single-season singles wins (16 in 2015-16)…t-5th in career singles wins (31)
2015-16: Member of the MAC Honor Roll...Went 16-9 in singles play, primarily at fifth singles…Went 21-6 in doubles action, playing mostly third doubles…Advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Individual Championship with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Peter Appiah of Stevenson (10/17)…Defeated David Anderson of Hampden-Sydney 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (10-8) (3/6)…Defeated Nicholas Oliveti of Muhlenberg 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 (3/19)…Defeated Stevenson’s Zach Borgerding 7-6 (6-4), 6-0 (4/16)…Defeated Borgerding 6-1, 6-0 in the MAC Commonwealth semifinals…Advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Individual championships with Alex Colton by defeating Casey Ramos and Will Shields of Misericordia (10/17)…Defeated Robert Joerg and Nick Kinachtchouk of Albion 8-2 with John Zinzer (3/9)…Defeated Jordan Heavel and Joel Eisenhower of Lebanon Valley 8-1 with Alex Colton…Defeated Dylan Rutt and Colemann Mitchell of Albright 8-1 with Alex Colton…Defeated Dustin Innerst and Blake Ross of Messiah 8-5 with Alex Colton (4/23)…Defeated Innerst and Ross 8-3 in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Match with Alex Colton (5/7).
2014-15: Named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll...Started year at fifth singles and finished at fourth singles and played primarily at second doubles…Won 6-4, 6-3 at fifth singles against Lebanon Valley (9/20)…Won 8-3 against King’s (Pa.) in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals at the 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (10/11)…Defeated Rosemont 6-1, 6-0 at fourth singles and 8-1 at second doubles (3/24)…Recorded a 7-5, 6-4 victory at fifth singles and 8-6 at second doubles against King’s (Pa.) (3/28)…Won 6-2, 6-4 at fifth singles against FDU-Florham (4/2)…Defeated Misericordia 6-1, 6-3 at fifth singles and 8-3 at second doubles (4/11)…Won 6-0, 6-0 at third singles over Delaware Valley (4/12)…Defeated Cabrini 6-2, 6-3 at fourth singles and 8-2 at second doubles (4/13)…Defeated Eastern 6-2, 6-0 at fourth singles and 8-6 at second doubles (4/15)…Defeated Immaculata in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 at fourth singles and 8-0 at second doubles (4/21)
2013-14: Defeated Penn State-Abington in sixth singles 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, and in third doubles 8-1 (9/14)…Beat Lebanon Valley in sixth singles 6-2, 6-2 (9/21)…Defeated Alvernia in sixth singles 6-3, 6-0, and in third doubles 8-3 (9/28)…Defeated Cabrini in sixth singles 6-3, 6-3, and in third doubles 8-1 (10/9)…Won the first round sixth singles match 6-1, 6-2 before falling in the second round at the 2013 MAC Individual Championships (10/13)…Defeated Rosemont 6-0, 6-0 in sixth singles (3/27)…Won the third doubles match against Bryn Athyn 8-1 (4/11)…Beat King’s in third doubles 8-3 (4/12)…Defeated Misericordia 8-1 in sixth singles, and won in third doubles 9-7 (4/26).
High School: 2013 graduate of Pinelands Regional High School … Was coached by Brian Jones as a member of the tennis team … Named team MVP as a senior … Was a two-time runner-up at the county championships and was a state qualifier as a junior … Led his team to a runner-up finish at the county championships as a junior … Was also a member of the basketball and soccer teams.
Personal: Son of Karen and Paul Poklikuha … Has one brother, Thomas … Would like to study abroad in Spain while at Arcadia.
