University of Miami Athletics

Leo Bierbaum

Height

6-2

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Nürnberg, Germany

Previous School

UNC Asheville

Instagram

@leobierbaum

Leo Bierbaum - Men's Tennis - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors: 

  • All-Big South Second Team Singles (2022, 2021, 2019)
  • All-Big South Second Team Doubles (2022, 2021)
  • 2022 Big South All-Academic Team
  • Big South Player of the Week (2x)
  • Big South Freshman of the Week (2x)

Career Notes: Concluded his career with a 77-38 overall singles record and a 24-32 doubles mark…Tallied double-digit singles victories every season…Posted a 57-20 dual match record in singles.

As a Graduate Student (2022-23): Posted a 20-13 overall singles record and a 3-9 doubles record…Eclipsed the 20-win mark for the first time in his career…Went 12-7 in dual match play and 4-6 in ACC action…Only dual match singles losses came at fourth singles…Went 5-0 at fifth singles and 3-0 at sixth singles…Recorded the match-clinching point on three occasions.

As a Senior at UNCA (2021-22): Bierbaum was named to the Big South’s Second Team in both Singles and Doubles in 2021-22…He was also the team’s representative on the Big South’s All-Academic Team…He posted a 9-4 mark in the singles action, which included a 4-2 record against Big South foes…Played his best out of the No. 2 singles slot where he went 6-1…His main doubles partner was Jon Brann Reid and the duo went 6-2.

As a Junior at UCNA (2020-21): Named to Second Team All-Conference Singles and Doubles … Went 11-2 in singles competition, going 4-1 in conference play to help the Bulldogs claim their first ever Big South Regular Season Championship … Went 9-4 in doubles competition, played at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights … Was 4-1 in doubles action against Big South foes … 6-3, 6-1 victory in regular-season finale helped clinch championship.

As a Sophomore at UNCA (2019-20): Named Big South Player of the Week, January 29, after earning singles victories against NC Central and East Carolina … Led the team with nine singles victories during the season shortened due to COVID-19 … Went 9-4 playing across Courts Two-through-Five … Went 6-0 at No. 3 singles … Finished with three doubles victories.

As a Freshman at UNCA (2018-19): Named Big South Second-Team All-Conference in singles … Named Big South Freshman of the Week twice (March 27 and April 10) … Finished with a 16-3 record in singles … Saw in action in seven doubles matches throughout the season … Finished with a 5-1 record in doubles.

Prior to College: Competed on the ITF junior level, winning multiple matches that included winning three times to qualify for a grade four…Made an appearance at the prestigious Grade A tournament in Milan…Competed in multiple tournaments in Italy, earning a ranking of 2.6…Won the Trofeo Bosurgi in Milan and he reached the quarterfinals of the Cantu Open.

SINGLES CAREER STATS

Year Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Tour National
2018-19 17-4 5-0 4-1 7-2 16-3 1-1
2019-20 13-9 0-1 6-0 3-2 0-1 9-4 4-5
2020-21 11-2 1-0 3-0 7-2 11-2
2021-22 16-10 6-1 3-3 9-4 7-6
2022-23 20-13 1-0 3-7 5-0 3-0 12-7 8-6 0-1
TOTAL 77-38   6-2 11-3 14-9 16-4 10-2 57-20 20-18 0-1

DOUBLES CAREER STATS

Year Overall 1 2 3 Dual Tour National
2018-19 5-1 1-0 4-1 5-1
2019-20 6-9 1-0 0-3 2-2 3-5 3-4
2020-21 9-4 2-0 7-4 9-4
2021-22 14-9 6-2 1-3 7-5 7-4
2022-23 3-9 0-3 3-6
TOTAL 24-32 7-2 4-6 13-7 24-18 13-14