Grew up in Escondido, Calif., and moved to Long Beach, Calif., the same place where TOUR players John Merrick, Peter Tomasulo and Paul Goydos honed their games.

Travels to the Bahamas each year to take part in the Mark Knowles Charity Tennis Invitational. Helping out his good friend Knowles, their involvement helps raise funds for local children's charities such as the Cancer Society, the Sassoon (Bahamas) Foundation for Pediatric Heart Care and the Special Olympics, just to name a few.

First-team All-Big West Conference selection (1998-2001) at Long Beach State.