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Height
5'11
Class
Junior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, La.
Previous School
Memphis
High School
Catholic HS

2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 Team Captain
2009 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll

FALL 2010
Posted a 2-7 singles record and a 5-3 doubles record … Competed at the ULL Fall Invitational, the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, the Rice Fall Invitational and the USF Fall Invitational.

JUNIOR SEASON (2009-10)
Went 8-12 in singles and 6-6 in doubles overall … Notched a team-best conference percentage at .500 …Clinched LSU’s regular-season finale on the road at Arkansas,5-2 … Earned a 4-4 singles record and a 4-2 doubles record in fall … Earned two victories at the ITA Southern Regional to reach the round of 64 … Ended the fall on a solid note with a straight-set victory over Central Florida’s Joe Delinks in Fight 8, 6-2, 6-0 … Earned second varsity letter.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Notched a 1-5 overall record in singles and etched a 1-1 doubles record … Competed in his first dual match against Ole Miss in the NCAA Second Round … Went 1-4 in singles and 1-1 in doubles during fall … Defeated Kentucky’s Shane Collins 6-3, 6-1 to earn a victory in the consolation round of the ITA Regional … Edged out Samford duo Kelwin Dewet and Brian Dushock 8-6 with David Roberts at the ULL Invitational … Earned first varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Transferred from Memphis and received a redshirt.

PRIOR TO LSU (2006-07 at Memphis)
Came on strong late in the spring to cap the year, going 7-10 in dual season singles play to finish the year with an 8-20 overall singles mark … Also stepped in to the doubles line up late in the year to go 2-2 at the top spot when teamed with Benedikt Fischer.

HIGH SCHOOL
Won the 2006 Louisiana High School Athletic Association singles title as a senior, helping his Catholic team to a Division I – Class 5A Runner-up finish …Was a three-year captain of his prep team …Was named the Catholic MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior and was a Louisiana High School Star of Stars in 2006 … Loup was a four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … That same website had him listed as the No. 2 senior in the State of Louisiana … Loup won the Louisiana State Closed Junior Qualifying Tournament in June of 2006 and was ranked No. 31 on the USTA Southern Boys 18 Closed Endorsement List.

PERSONAL
Born November 2, 1987 … Parents are Darrell and Beth Loup … Darrell is an attorney and Beth works at the LSU Law School … Has two sisters, Kristin and Courtney … His cousin, Chad Loup, played quarterback for LSU in the early ’90s … Another cousin, Frank Godfrey, played center for LSU in the early ’90s … Was runner up in the 2007 Phi Mu Man of the Year contest … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering … His father and both of his sisters attended LSU.

Loup’s Career Statistics

Singles

Overall

vs. Top 125

Conf. Dual

Year

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

2008-09
1
5
.167
2009-10

8

12

.400

0

3

.000

2

2

.500

Fall 2010

2

7

.222

     

Totals

11
25
.305
0
3
.000
2
2
.500

Doubles

Overall

vs. Top 60

Conf. Dual

Year

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

2008-09
1
1
.500
2009-10

6

6

.500

1

1

.500

Fall 2010

5

3

.625

 

   

Totals

5
3
.625

 

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