LSU Gold
Height
5'9
Class
Senior
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
High School
J.J. Pearce HS

SENIOR SEASON (2015-16)
Partnered with Justin Butsch for the majority of the season to earn a 25-15 doubles record … Ended the season ranked 78th in the ITA standings after defeating one ranked opponent and seven conference foes … The duo finished the season by winning seven of their last 10 matches, including a 7-5 win against No. 58 Paul Oosterbaan and Jan Zielinski of Georgia … Amassed seven singles wins overall and three singles wins during the dual season … Clinched the win on court five with a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Alcorn State’s Kilian Salgado … Earned his fourth varsity letter.

JUNIOR SEASON (2014-15)
Opened the season as half of the No. 14 doubles team along with Eric Perez…Earned a 15-12 doubles record…Second most doubles victories on the team…Competed primarily on courts one and two in doubles…Clinched the win on court three against Tennessee with a 7-5, 6-2 victory on court three…Spent most of the season on court three in singles…Was ranked as high as No. 67 in singles on the season … Earned his third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013-14)
Spent most of the season ranked in doubles with Eric Perez … Entered the doubles rankings at No. 46 after going 6-0 in tournament play … Went 20-14 overall in doubles on the year … Went 11-8 in matches with Perez and 5-3 with Justin Butsch … Clinched the first dual match of his career with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Blake Gregor of New Orleans … Clinched the match against No. 36 South Carolina on March 28 with an 8-6 doubles victory on court 1 with Perez over Chip Cox and Tsvetan Mihov … Sent LSU to the 2014 SEC Tournament Quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Mississippi State’s Robin Haden for his third clinch of the season … Spent most of the season on court 4 in singles … Also played matches on courts 2 through 5 … Finished the season winning three of his last five singles matches … Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13)
Held a 12-13 mark in singles for the dual-match season and went 12-12 in doubles play … Appeared on all six courts in singles but competed primarily on Courts 3, 4 and 5 … Appeared primarily on Courts 1 and 2 in doubles … Competed primarily with Stefan Szacinski and Roger Anderson in doubles … Ranked as high as No. 31 in doubles with partner Stefan Szacinski … Took down three ranked opponents in doubles including back-to-back SEC victories on the road against then-No. 33 Florida’s No. 53 duo of Billy Federhofer and Gordon Watson and then-No. 33 South Carolina’s No. 55 pair of Kyle Koch and Harry Menzies, both on Court 2 with partner Stefan Szacinski … Also defeated then-No. 7 Ole Miss’ No. 40 doubles team of Stefan Lindmark and Johan Backstrom with Szacinski to help the Tigers pull off the upset victory … Competed in the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Southern Regional, Conference Challenge, and Key Biscayne Collegiate Invitational … Earned his first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Ranked as a five star and a top-50 player nationally by the Tennis Recruiting Network … Listed in the top five of the 18s division in singles in Texas … Won the gold ball by claiming the boys 16 and under doubles national championship in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 2010 … Attended J.J. Pearce High School where he graduated with honors … Became state singles champion by winning the 2008 Texas State Championship.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 30, 1993 in Dallas, Texas … Full name is Tam Trong Trinh … Son of Hieu and Dung Trinh … Has one older sibling, Tin … Chose LSU because of his relationship with the coaches … Plans to major in biological engineering.

Trinh’s Career Statistics

Singles

 
Overall
vs. Top 125
Conf. Dual
Year
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
2012-13
17
19
.472
0
5
.000
2
9
.182
2013-14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Totals
17
19
.472
0
5
.000
2
9
.182

Doubles

 
Overall
vs. Top 60
Conf. Dual
Year
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
2012-13
17
17
.500
3
7
.300
4
8
.333
2013-14
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Totals
17
17
.500
3
7
.300
4
8
.333
Full Bio