Holy Cross Athletics

2018-2019 (Senior):

• Went 1-3 in singles play and 2-2 in doubles
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2017-2018 (Junior):

• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2016-2017 (Sophomore):

• Posted a 1-7 record in singles play on the season
• Went 1-11 in doubles play, with a 1-4 record alongside Henry Harrs
• Earned a 7-6, 6-0 singles victory and a 6-4 doubles win with Harrs to open the season in a 5-2 win over Saint Anselm (9/9)

2015-2016 (Freshman):

• Went 5-11 overall in singles play for the season
• Posted his best record in No. 3 singles matches, where he was 3-3
• Earned a 7-5/7-5 No. 3 singles victory in the Patriot League Tournament (4/28)
• Won a 6-4/3-6/6-1 No. 1 singles match in the loss to Lafayette (3/26)
• Claimed a No. 2 singles win in the victory over Saint Anselm (9/18) by a score of 6-2/6-4
• Won a No. 3 singles match by a score of 6-2/7-5 in the win over Eastern Nazarene (10/6)
• Earned a 6-0/6-2 victory in the No. 3 singles match at UMass Dartmouth (4/25)
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

High School:

• Played four seasons of varsity tennis at La Porte High School in La Porte Ind. under head coach Nick Garstka
• Captained team as a senior
• Selected as the Northwest Indiana Player of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014
• Named to All-Conference and All-District teams every season
• Led La Porte to a pair of sectional championships in 2011 and 2013
• Posted the team’s highest winning percentage in each season
• Recorded a career record of 77-15 in singles matches, with a personal-best 22 wins as a senior
• Class valedictorian
• Named to Honor Roll all four years
• Won the Most Outstanding Senior Award
• Member of National Honor Society and Student Athletic Leadership Council

Personal:

• Son of Don and Diane Varda
• Has two sisters (Allison and Marie) and one brother (Joseph)
• Majoring in Political Science