Cornell University Athletics

2024-25 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Second-team All-Ivy League selection in doubles with partner Rushil Khosla ... duo qualified for NCAA Championships ... finished 16-11 as a team (17-11 overall in doubles) while playing at the top spot in the lineup ... was 4-2 in league play with two victories over ranked foes ... won the ITA Division I New England Regional Championship in doubles to qualify for NCAAs, defeating Cornell teams in the semifinals and finals ... finished 6-2 in singles competition, including going 3-1 in dual matches.

2023-24 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Impressed in his first season with the Big Red, posting a 7-1 mark in singles action ... made an appearance in No. 2, No, 3, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 positions in singles over the spring season ... earned first collegiate win with three-set victory over Buffalo's Theodoros Mitsakos on Jan. 27 ... finished season on a five-match winning streak in singles, including a straight-sets victory over Arkansas' Benedikt Emesz in the first round of NCAA Team Championships ... also excelled in doubles with a 17-9 overall record and 14-8 mark in dual action ... had a 4-2 record in spring with Radu Papoe before pairing with Petar Teodorovic on Feb. 25 at No. 38 Oklahoma ... went 10-6 and 4-2 in Ivy League play with Teodorovic in spring play ... helped Big Red to upset over No. 9 Columbia with 6-3 upset of ranked pair of Nicolas Kotzen and Max Westphal on March 30.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Played four years of tennis at Colegiul National Silvania and Liceul cu Program Sportiv Cluj Napoca.

PERSONAL
Eric David Verdes is the son of George and Monica Verdes, and has one brother ... enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.