Play to Clinch — Michael Paston

🇳🇿 Michael Paston NZL

Class of 2026 · Born Hamilton, NZL · Jun 5 · NRUnrated

STR

33.6

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Trinity (CT) 51% 2 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#945
International	#305
Ranking points (42 pts · 24 events)	#985
STR	33.6
Junior STR (singles)	33.6
Doubles STR (results-based)	35.5

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 2 Milan Open State R32

Wk 3 Santa Fe Invitational State R32

Wk 5 Montpellier Invitational State R32

Wk 6 Mumbai Invitational State R16

Wk 8 Bruges Classic State R32

Wk 9 Osaka Classic State R32

Wk 11 Bhubaneswar Invitational State R32

Wk 12 Atlanta Invitational State R16

Wk 14 Southampton Open State Semifinalist

Wk 15 Tucumán Invitational State R32

Wk 17 Seattle Open State R32

Wk 18 San Diego Classic State Quarterfinalist

Wk 20 Hamilton Invitational State R32

Wk 21 Birmingham Cup State R32

Wk 23 Puebla Classic State R32

Wk 24 Croydon Cup State R16

Wk 26 Saitama Open State R32

Wk 27 Wuxi Invitational State R32

Wk 29 Chicago Classic State R16

Wk 30 Málaga Open State R32

Wk 32 Miami Cup State R16

Wk 33 Den Bosch Invitational State R32

Wk 35 Turin Open State R32

Wk 36 Calgary Classic State R16

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 5 Montpellier Invitational State Maxime Breland Champion

Wk 11 Bhubaneswar Invitational State Sorba Allen Finalist

Wk 20 Hamilton Invitational State Papu Cabrera Semifinalist

Wk 26 Saitama Open State Khary Dookhan Finalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 2 Milan Open Round of 32 L Deiton Alston 1-6 3-6

Wk 3 Santa Fe Invitational Round of 32 L Mitsuru Kikuchi 1-6 0-6

Wk 5 Montpellier Invitational Round of 32 L Carles Sarriegi 2-6 1-6

Wk 6 Mumbai Invitational Round of 32 W Rohan Shurtleff 6-2 6-4

Wk 6 Mumbai Invitational Round of 16 L Lex Fassitt 2-6 0-6

Wk 8 Bruges Classic Round of 32 L Sadonnie Friedrich 6-7 1-6

Wk 9 Osaka Classic Round of 32 L Ricardo Tagoa'i 2-6 6-7

Wk 11 Bhubaneswar Invitational Round of 32 L Po-wei Lo 3-6 1-6

Wk 12 Atlanta Invitational Round of 32 W Deiton Alston 6-4 1-6 10-8

Wk 12 Atlanta Invitational Round of 16 L Vahid Gambale 5-7 3-6

Wk 14 Southampton Open Round of 32 W Ostap Jidkova 6-3 6-3

Wk 14 Southampton Open Round of 16 W Afonso Bastos 3-6 6-3 10-6

Wk 14 Southampton Open Quarterfinals W Jackson Scrubb 6-4 6-4

Wk 14 Southampton Open Semifinals L Nicholas Salvai 4-6 1-6

Wk 15 Tucumán Invitational Round of 32 L Doug Shepherd 1-6 4-6

Wk 17 Seattle Open Round of 32 L Antonio Cimini 2-6 2-6

Wk 18 San Diego Classic Round of 32 W Bryan Briley 3-6 6-2 11-9

Wk 18 San Diego Classic Round of 16 W Oldřich Holeš 3-6 6-3 10-3

Wk 18 San Diego Classic Quarterfinals L Cecil Cuevas 1-6 1-6

Wk 20 Hamilton Invitational Round of 32 L Chris Bunge 0-6 1-6

Wk 21 Birmingham Cup Round of 32 L Ray Nakfoor 1-6 2-6

Wk 23 Puebla Classic Round of 32 L Xavier Marcus 1-6 4-6

Wk 24 Croydon Cup Round of 32 W Ricardo Tagoa'i 7-5 6-2

Wk 24 Croydon Cup Round of 16 L Jerome Toole 3-6 4-6

Wk 26 Saitama Open Round of 32 L Floyd Gloria 6-4 1-6 5-10

Wk 27 Wuxi Invitational Round of 32 L Dairis Čavars 6-7 3-6

Wk 29 Chicago Classic Round of 16 L Ostap Jidkova 1-6 4-6

Wk 30 Málaga Open Round of 32 L Aleksandar Gray 5-7 6-2 5-10

Wk 32 Miami Cup Round of 32 W Rohan Shurtleff 3-6 6-4 10-7

Wk 32 Miami Cup Round of 16 L Callum Bíró 2-6 5-7

Wk 33 Den Bosch Invitational Round of 32 L Jackson Scrubb 6-7 2-6

Wk 35 Turin Open Round of 32 L Marmaduke Huggins 2-6 7-6 8-10

Wk 36 Calgary Classic Round of 32 W Xavier Marcus 3-6 6-3 10-8

Wk 36 Calgary Classic Round of 16 L Antonio Cimini 4-6 4-6

College List 2 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Trinity (CT) ✓ Hot ⅙ 51% Finalist

Bryn Mawr ✓ Hot ⅙ 49% Finalist

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	50.9
Your department	50.5
4-year projection	35.3

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	GLOBAL	NATION	STR
Early 2026	#328	#14	32.7
Mid 2026	#328	#13	33.2
Late 2026	#333	#14	33.3
Final 2026	#332	#14	33.4

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	31
Serve Accuracy	26
Return	29
Forehand	32
Backhand	26
Consistency	26
Net Play	31
Speed	25
Stamina	27
Composure	29
Clutch	27

Recruiting

Intended major	Film Studies
Junior tier	Local Competitive
Origin	International
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Trinity (CT)	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Bryn Mawr	early_contact Wk 5
Offered by Trinity (CT)	offers Wk 8
Offered by Bryn Mawr	offers Wk 13
Official visit to Trinity (CT)	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Bryn Mawr	visits Wk 18