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General Info: A tall, talented athlete who has made improvements over the last three years in his overall game . . . Played primarily at the No. 5 or No. 6 spots his first year but is now seen anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 in singles . . . Possesses a huge serve and forehand . . . Played his entire junior year playing at No. 2 doubles with Scott Blackmon and the two will most likely play at the No. 2 position this spring . . . Worked on his attacking game and becoming more of a serve and volleyer over the summer and fall . . . Was named to the Georgia Tech All-Academic Team at the 2006 Yellow Jacket Celebration.
2005-06:
Finished the dual match season with a 9-11 record in singles and 13-9 record in doubles . . . Was 6-6 in matches where he played No. 3 or No. 4 . . . Posted a 2-5 record against nationally ranked players, including wins over No. 45 Treat Huey of Virginia and No. 83 Javier Bes from Alabama . . . Ended the year with a 7-3 record in three-set matches, which was tops on the team . . . Paired with Blackmon at No. 2 doubles and the two were 13-9, including a 6-5 record in the ACC . . . Was 21-14 with Blackmon on the year, which was tops on the team . . . Was one of the Jacket's top performers during the fall, recording a 8-4 record in singles action . . . Best performance came at the Southern Intercollegiates where he advanced to the semifinals of the Main Draw before falling to Christopher Rea of Ole Miss . . . Reached the Round of 64 at the ITA Mideast Regional before losing to No. 45 Darrin Cohen of Virginia in straight sets . . . Also reached the quarterfinals of the Crimson Tide Fall Classic before losing to Bes of Alabama . . . Top performance in doubles in the fall came at the Southern Intercollegiates where the two fell in the finals to Duke's team of Atas and Stokke, 8-6 . . . Also advanced with Blackmon to the finals of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, losing to a team from Georgia.
2004-05:
Was a steady force for Tech at No. 4 singles . . . Posted 10 victories during the spring, including a 6-4 record against the ACC . . . Started playing in the doubles lineup March 20 with Scott Blackmon at No. 3 and the two recorded a 6-3 record, including wins over Vanderbilt, North Carolina and NC State . . . Top wins on the season in singles came against Johanathan Janda of North Carolina and Andrew Hamar of Wake Forest . . . Held a 5-3 record in three set matches . . . During the fall, he posted a 10-6 record, reaching the qualifying round of the Icy Hot/ITA All-American Championships . . . Also reached the finals of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational . . . Posted a 2-3 record in doubles action.
2003-04: Rookie who primarily played singles for Tech at the No. 5 or No. 6 positions . . . Had 10 dual match wins in singles with a 7-6 record at the No. 5 position . . . Was third on the team with 18 overall singles wins . . . Advanced to the finals of the consolation tournament at the Baylor Intercollegiate before losing to teammate Marko Rajevac . . . Won the clinching match at No. 5 singles against Ben Atkinson of South Carolina in a come-from-behind victory, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4) . . . Had a 6-6 record in three set matches, the most played on the team . . . Posted a 4-4 record in ACC matches . . . Played in a team-high 12 tiebreakers and had a 6-6 record in those . . . In dual matches he played in 11 doubles matches, but had only a 4-7 record . . . Did team with Jose Muguruza to post an 8-5 win over Georgia's duo of Omerzel and Gonzalez . . . His last doubles match was with Joao Menano at No. 3 on March 14 against Virginia . . . Was 4-3 in his last seven matches
High School/Junior Tennis: Ranked as Canada's top 18-and-under-singles player after high school . . . Lettered in both soccer and tennis while at Bialik High School . . . Served as team captain as a senior . . . Captured the Greater Montreal Athletic Association singles championship in 2002 . . . Finished fourth at the Canadian Naitonal Indoor Junior Tennis Championships in 2003 . . . Won the 2002 Quebec 18-and-under provincial singles title in 2002 . . . A solid doubles performer, reached the quarterfinals of both the USTA International Grass Court Championship with fellow Tech signee Jose Luis Muguruza and the Canadian Outdoor Championship in 2002 . . . In singles, he was a quarterfinalist at both the Copa Merengue and the Aruba Championship in 2002, while also reaching the semis at the Curacao Open . . . Reached his highest ITF singles ranking of 262 in July of 2002.
Personal: Full name is Zachary Michael Rath . . . Born July 29, 1985 . . . Son of Sidney and Beverly Rath . . . Has a sister, Erika . . . Lists his favorite tennis player as Lleyton Hewitt . . . Management major who has been named to the Dean's List . . . Men's Tennis Representative on the Georgia Tech Student Athlete Advisory Board.
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