Christopher Newport University

2021-22 - Junior -- Earned second team All-State honors in both singles and doubles ... First team All-Conference in singles ... Paired with Ryan Macy to rank No. 25 nationally in doubles at the end of the season ... Finished season 15-12 in doubles and 12-7 in dual action at No. 1 ... Also recorded a 16-11 record in singles play while logging most of his action at No. 2 ... Ranked regionally in singles ... Named C2C Men's Tennis Player of the Week ... Led the team in wins with 16 ... Earned a spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic team

2020-21 - Sophomore - First team All-Conference in doubles and second team in singles ... First Team All-State (VaSID) in doubles ... NCAA Division III Doubles National Championship qualifier ... Finished the season ranked No. 16 in the nation in doubles and No. 5 in the Atlantic South ... Paired with Ryan Macy to play No. 1 doubles, going 8-5 overall including a win over Division I Norfolk State ... Earned two wins over nationally-ranked opponents during the season, including a victory over the No. 10 tandem from Southern Virginia ... Also tied for the team lead in singles wins while playing primarily at No. 3

2019-20 - Freshman - Appeared in five matches during his first season with the Captains, playing primarily at No. 1 doubles with Scotty Hunter ... Won first collegiate match at No. 5 singles against Chapman ... Won four doubles matches, including one against a Division I opponent ... Named to the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Carmel Christian - Was a decorated standout with the Cougars … Garnered All-State accolades for his work in 2017 and 2019 … Also was a four-time All-Conference honoree … Selected as a Team Captain and was named the MVP in 2019 … Finished his career with a 55-4 record while helping the squad win four straight state championships.
 
Personal - Alec Henry Strause was born in Charlotte, N.C. ... Son of Joel and Kristen Strause … Has a younger sister, Meredith … His dad competed in baseball at Georgia, while his mother played tennis at Florida Southern … Novak Djokovic is his favorite athlete ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Elon Musk … Michael Jordan is the most impressive person he has met … His dream vacation would be a trip to Dubai … “Zero Dark Thirty” is his favorite movie, and “Suits” is his favorite TV show … Aspires to be a successful businessman … Majoring in business.