Play to Clinch — Donta Russaw

🇺🇸 Donta Russaw USA

Class of 2027 · Born St. Joseph, MO · Jan 4 · ★★★★★5-Star

STR

50.9

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Notre Dame 21% 16 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#22
Missouri	#1
Ranking points (2677 pts · 26 events)	#69
STR	50.9
Junior STR (singles)	50.4
Doubles STR (results-based)	50.0

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

NATTop 50 NATTop 100 NATTop 300 STATENo. 1 STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 2 Cuiabá Open National R32

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open National Semifinalist

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Premier Champion

Wk 6 Haarlem International Major Semifinalist

Wk 7 Atlanta Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 9 Šibenik Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 10 Middlesbrough International Masters Masters R16

Wk 11 Monterrey International Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Würzburg Masters Masters R16

Wk 14 San Sebastián Masters Masters R16

Wk 15 Recife International Masters Masters R32

Wk 17 Maceió Masters Masters R16

Wk 18 Cannes Championships Major R32

Wk 20 Joinville Masters Cup Masters R16

Wk 21 Utrecht Championships Major R16

Wk 22 Duisburg Open Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 24 Subotica Masters Masters Finalist

Wk 25 Gelsenkirchen International Masters Masters R32

Wk 27 Tijuana Masters Masters R32

Wk 28 Karlovac Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 29 Třebíč International Masters Masters R16

Wk 31 Vinkovci Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Kortrijk Masters Cup Masters R16

Wk 33 Split Masters Cup Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 35 Novi Sad International Masters Masters Quarterfinalist

Wk 36 Terrassa Masters Cup Masters Semifinalist

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 2 Cuiabá Open National Tyler Roxas Quarterfinalist

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open National Cedrick Holzworth Finalist

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Premier Knahlij Langley Champion

Wk 9 Šibenik Masters Masters Marcel Reddell Semifinalist

Wk 10 Middlesbrough International Masters Masters Irving Lemos Quarterfinalist

Wk 11 Monterrey International Masters Masters Marcel Reddell Semifinalist

Wk 13 Würzburg Masters Masters Pender Cooper Semifinalist

Wk 14 San Sebastián Masters Masters Justin Lehotak Semifinalist

Wk 15 Recife International Masters Masters Tomás Marchetti Champion

Wk 20 Joinville Masters Cup Masters Jaquan Pyburn Quarterfinalist

Wk 21 Utrecht Championships Major Jon Nunoo Semifinalist

Wk 22 Duisburg Open Major Marcel Reddell Semifinalist

Wk 27 Tijuana Masters Masters Duke Barlow Champion

Wk 29 Třebíč International Masters Masters Nico Mondelo Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Kortrijk Masters Cup Masters Benjamin Bergström Quarterfinalist

Wk 35 Novi Sad International Masters Masters Duke Barlow Semifinalist

Wk 36 Terrassa Masters Cup Masters Omar Gasol Quarterfinalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 2 Cuiabá Open Round of 32 L Nathan Falcon 2-6 5-7

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open Round of 32 W Viktor Jeppesen 6-0 6-0

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open Round of 16 W Sean Mirzadeh 6-0 6-0

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open Quarterfinals W Glenn Givens 6-0 6-0

Wk 3 Bhubaneswar Open Semifinals L Lesley Carrington 6-7 3-6

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Round of 32 W Eugene Fink 6-2 6-1

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Round of 16 W Titus Haasenritter 6-0 6-0

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Quarterfinals W Dan Henry 6-1 6-0

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Semifinals W Javain Roland 6-0 6-3

Wk 4 Los Angeles International Final W Maurizio Tolói 6-1 7-6

Wk 6 Haarlem International Round of 32 W Ryo Itō 6-3 6-4

Wk 6 Haarlem International Round of 16 W Jerome Barrow 6-0 6-3

Wk 6 Haarlem International Quarterfinals W Benjamin Bergström 6-3 6-4

Wk 6 Haarlem International Semifinals L Isaac Lindsay 6-7 6-7

Wk 7 Atlanta Masters Cup Round of 16 W Emmanuel Beierly 7-6 6-2

Wk 7 Atlanta Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Bora Heo 6-7 4-6

Wk 9 Šibenik Masters Round of 16 W Emmanuel Beierly 7-6 6-2

Wk 9 Šibenik Masters Quarterfinals L Irving Galbraith 2-6 6-7

Wk 10 Middlesbrough International Masters Round of 16 L Tony Corontzes 2-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 11 Monterrey International Masters Round of 16 W Marcel Reddell 3-6 6-2 10-5

Wk 11 Monterrey International Masters Quarterfinals L Pedro Colom 2-6 4-6

Wk 13 Würzburg Masters Round of 16 L Wilmer Chopra 4-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 14 San Sebastián Masters Round of 32 W Marcel Reddell 4-6 6-3 10-6

Wk 14 San Sebastián Masters Round of 16 L Hank Larsen 6-7 3-6

Wk 15 Recife International Masters Round of 32 L Alexandre Rebelo 1-6 3-6

Wk 17 Maceió Masters Round of 16 L Jorge Sabella 4-6 4-6

Wk 18 Cannes Championships Round of 32 L Benjamin Bergström 6-7 1-6

Wk 20 Joinville Masters Cup Round of 16 L Timothy Lund 6-3 1-6 10-12

Wk 21 Utrecht Championships Round of 32 W Ryo Itō 6-7 6-4 10-5

Wk 21 Utrecht Championships Round of 16 L Sean Mehta 6-3 4-6 6-10

Wk 22 Duisburg Open Round of 32 W DeAgo Navarro 7-6 6-7 10-6

Wk 22 Duisburg Open Round of 16 W Seymour Martín 6-2 6-2

Wk 22 Duisburg Open Quarterfinals L Kobi Mochizuki 6-7 5-7

Wk 24 Subotica Masters Round of 16 W Krzysztof Jablonski 6-3 6-2

Wk 24 Subotica Masters Quarterfinals W Lesley Carrington 3-6 6-2 10-7

Wk 24 Subotica Masters Semifinals W Alibek Kafelnikov 3-6 7-6 10-7

Wk 24 Subotica Masters Final L Jorge Sabella 4-6 4-6

Wk 25 Gelsenkirchen International Masters Round of 32 L Hady Barrow 6-2 4-6 9-11

Wk 27 Tijuana Masters Round of 32 L Nico Mondelo 5-7 4-6

Wk 28 Karlovac Masters Cup Round of 16 W Krzysztof Jablonski 6-2 6-2

Wk 28 Karlovac Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Omar Gasol 2-6 2-6

Wk 29 Třebíč International Masters Round of 16 L Alexandre Rebelo 4-6 5-7

Wk 31 Vinkovci Masters Cup Round of 32 W Oleg Gaydarzhi 6-1 4-6 10-8

Wk 31 Vinkovci Masters Cup Round of 16 W Rômulo Becker 6-3 6-2

Wk 31 Vinkovci Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Aymeric Gutiérrez 2-6 2-6

Wk 32 Kortrijk Masters Cup Round of 16 L Benjamin Bergström 4-6 6-7

Wk 33 Split Masters Cup Round of 32 W Ace Gauthier 6-3 6-3

Wk 33 Split Masters Cup Round of 16 W Jesus Busquets 7-6 6-4

Wk 33 Split Masters Cup Quarterfinals L Kam Eskildsen 3-6 6-3 3-10

Wk 35 Novi Sad International Masters Round of 16 W Tomás Marchetti 6-3 6-4

Wk 35 Novi Sad International Masters Quarterfinals L Pender Cooper 6-4 4-6 8-10

Wk 36 Terrassa Masters Cup Round of 16 W Joseph Voshellov 6-2 6-3

Wk 36 Terrassa Masters Cup Quarterfinals W Xadavien Humphrey 7-6 7-6

Wk 36 Terrassa Masters Cup Semifinals L Jesus Busquets 6-7 6-7

College List 16 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Notre Dame ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Duke ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Michigan ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Georgia Tech ✓ Hot ½ 19% Top School

Vanderbilt ✓ Hot ½ 18% Top School

Wake Forest ✓ Hot ½ —

North Carolina ✓ Hot ½ —

Northwestern ✓ Hot ½ —

Ohio State ✓ Hot ½ —

Virginia ✓ Hot ½ —

Columbia ✓ Hot ½ —

Cincinnati ✓ Hot ½ —

Boston College ✓ Hot ½ —

Princeton ✓ Hot ½ —

Cornell ✓ Hot ½ —

Iowa State ✓ Hot ½ —

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia OFFERED North Carolina OFFERED Wake Forest OFFERED

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	57.0
Your department	51.4
4-year projection	53.1

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2027	#43	#1	50.4
Mid 2027	#58	#1	49.7
Late 2027	#60	#1	49.7
Final 2027	#46	#1	50.4

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	65
Serve Accuracy	62
Return	63
Forehand	66
Backhand	69
Consistency	67
Net Play	69
Speed	59
Stamina	67
Composure	69
Clutch	61

Recruiting

Intended major	Aerospace Engineering
Junior tier	International Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Duke	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Michigan	early_contact Wk 3
Received interest from Notre Dame	early_contact Wk 4
Offered by Duke	offers Wk 12
Offered by Michigan	offers Wk 12
Offered by Georgia Tech	offers Wk 13
Offered by Notre Dame	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Notre Dame	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Duke	visits Wk 16
Narrowed list to 3 schools	narrowing Wk 19