Christopher Newport University

2016-17 - Junior Season - Continued to fill up his mantel, collecting first-team All-Conference and All-State accolades for his work in singles and doubles … Recorded 11 victories in singles action, including three at the No. 1 position and five at the No. 2 spot in dual play … Finished with a 4-1 record in league action … Helped the Captains register the program’s first-ever CAC Championship with a victory at No. 2 singles during the title match against No. 18 Mary Washington … Continued his strong postseason play, leading 6-1, 3-1 during an unfinished bout against Franciscan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... CNU eventually registered a victory over Franciscan in the opening round of the national playoffs and advanced to the second round for just the second time in program history … Also won the first set at No. 2 singles during another unfinished match against No. 17 Johns Hopkins in the second round of the tournament … Shined in doubles as well, posting a 17-8 record during the year, including a 15-8 mark with David Reed … Recorded wins at No. 1 doubles in the CAC Championship and first round of the NCAA Tournament … Qualified along with Reed for the NCAA Doubles National Championship ... Finished the year ranked 14th in the ITA Men's National Doubles Rankings.
                                                                                     
2015-16 - Sophomore Season - Named second team All-Conference in both singles and doubles ... Collected second team honors at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles ... Posted a 14-10 overall singles record with a 9-7 mark in dual play ... Added 19-6 record in doubles, including a 14-5 mark playing with David Reed ... Named CAC Player of the Week on March 8 after winning all six of his matches during the week ... Downed nationally-ranked Sebastian Sikh (NC Wesleyan) by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 ... Also defeated regionally-ranked Jeremy Dubin (Johns Hopkins), 6-4, ret ... Finished year ranked 19th in the Atlantic South Regional Rankings.
 
2014-15 - Freshman Season - Earned first team All-Conference honors at No. 3 singles ... Captured second team All-State honors from the Virginia Sports Information Directors ... Won 11 matches at No. 3 singles, including a perfect 6-0 mark in league play ... Led the team overall with a 17-11 record, including a team-best 15 wins in dual action ... Defeated regionally-ranked Connor Winkler (Sewanee) in singles action, 6-0, 6-1 ... Ranked regionally in doubles with teammate David Reed, finishing the year 15th in the Atlantic South ... Played all of his doubles matches at No. 1, picking up nine wins ... Reached the Quarterfinals of the 2014 ITA Southeast Regional Championships with Reed, and posted a 4-2 tournament record in doubles.
 
At Trinity Episcopal - Played all four years under head coach Carl Clark for the Titans ... Won Prep League Championship in singles and doubles as a senior and finished as runner-up in his sophomore and junior years ... Earned All-League honors all four years ... Picked up All-State honors after his senior season ... Helped lead team to state semifinals in 2012 and 2014 ... Earned first team All-Metro selection in 2013 and 2014, and second team All-Metro in 2012 ... Named Team MVP as a senior.
 
Personal - Justin Patrick Cerny was born in Arlington, Va ... Son of Mark and Eileen Cerny ... Has one brother, Zack ... Earned Eagle Scout honors ... Favorite sports personality is Rafael Nadal ... Dream vacation is a trip to Australia ... Person in history he’d most like to meet is Arthur Ashe ... Favorite movie is “In Time” ... Favorite book is “The Great Gatsby” ... Majoring in communications.