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🇺🇸 Ian Lu USA

Class of 2027 · Born Clarion, PA · May 10 · ★★★★4-Star

STR

47.9

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Columbia 22% 9 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#86
Pennsylvania	#2
Ranking points (1105 pts · 27 events)	#213
STR	47.9
Junior STR (singles)	47.2
Doubles STR (results-based)	46.2

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

NATTop 300 STATETop 5 STATETop 10 STATETop 25

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major R32

Wk 3 Moncton Open Premier R32

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Premier Semifinalist

Wk 5 Goiânia International Major R16

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Premier Quarterfinalist

Wk 8 Tandil Classic Premier Quarterfinalist

Wk 9 Hobart International Major R16

Wk 11 Tokyo International Premier R32

Wk 12 Wakayama Classic Premier R16

Wk 13 Tianjin Open Premier R32

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Premier Champion

Wk 16 Dubrovnik International Major R32

Wk 17 Kingston Open Major R16

Wk 19 Apeldoorn Open Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 20 Charleroi Open Major R32

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Major R16

Wk 23 Aguascalientes International Major R32

Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Major R16

Wk 25 Maringá Championships Major R32

Wk 27 Oakland International Premier R32

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 29 Pančevo Championships Major R16

Wk 31 Hluboká International Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 32 Mainz Open Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 33 Nancy Championships Major R32

Wk 35 Machida Championships Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 36 Angers International Major R16

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Major Clarence Clardy Quarterfinalist

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Premier Alessio Datome Semifinalist

Wk 5 Goiânia International Major Xadavien Tiafoe R16

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Premier Cesar Cucurella Semifinalist

Wk 8 Tandil Classic Premier Mohamed Dayo Quarterfinalist

Wk 11 Tokyo International Premier Konstantin Korolev Semifinalist

Wk 12 Wakayama Classic Premier Darien Duy Finalist

Wk 13 Tianjin Open Premier Alexis Lavoie Quarterfinalist

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Premier Piotr Wolf Champion

Wk 16 Dubrovnik International Major Douglas Dixon Quarterfinalist

Wk 17 Kingston Open Major Marcelo Casas Quarterfinalist

Wk 19 Apeldoorn Open Major Kedrick Kovacevic Champion

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Major Ivan Kraus Quarterfinalist

Wk 23 Aguascalientes International Major Yasiel Suarez Semifinalist

Wk 27 Oakland International Premier Sung-woo Tak Semifinalist

Wk 29 Pančevo Championships Major Chief Oluwaseyi Quarterfinalist

Wk 31 Hluboká International Major Alejandro Villarreal Finalist

Wk 33 Nancy Championships Major Simone Marchetti Finalist

Wk 35 Machida Championships Major Alessio Datome R16

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 1 Gold Coast Open Round of 32 L Mariano Vazquez 3-6 3-6

Wk 3 Moncton Open Round of 32 L Luciano Barreto 3-6 4-6

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Round of 32 W Germán Aguilar 6-2 6-2

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Round of 16 W Javier Conde 6-1 6-2

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Quarterfinals W Renaldo Brun 7-6 6-4

Wk 4 Pančevo Classic Semifinals L José Diaz 3-6 6-3 6-10

Wk 5 Goiânia International Round of 32 W Kevin Srivastava 6-3 6-2

Wk 5 Goiânia International Round of 16 L Bauer Aguilar 1-6 1-6

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Round of 32 W Mike Tembo 6-0 6-0

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Round of 16 W Cesar Cucurella 4-6 7-6 10-6

Wk 7 Guadalajara International Quarterfinals L Mackenzie DeLoatch 2-6 6-7

Wk 8 Tandil Classic Round of 32 W Kasey Treml 6-3 6-3

Wk 8 Tandil Classic Round of 16 W Sławomir Grabowski 6-2 6-1

Wk 8 Tandil Classic Quarterfinals L Shane Klaassen 4-6 4-6

Wk 9 Hobart International Round of 32 W Brian Bosman 6-0 6-0

Wk 9 Hobart International Round of 16 L Leon Feilhaber 3-6 4-6

Wk 11 Tokyo International Round of 32 L Leroy Weidenfeller 4-6 6-7

Wk 12 Wakayama Classic Round of 32 W Maurizio Tolói 6-3 7-6

Wk 12 Wakayama Classic Round of 16 L James Velez 6-3 3-6 7-10

Wk 13 Tianjin Open Round of 32 L Clarence Clardy 3-6 3-6

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Round of 32 W Pablo Balde 6-3 6-4

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Round of 16 W Sander Verhaegh 4-6 6-3 10-5

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Quarterfinals W Igor Mishina 7-5 7-6

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Semifinals W Jaime Mendoza 7-5 6-3

Wk 15 Antwerp Open Final W Darien Duy 6-1 7-5

Wk 16 Dubrovnik International Round of 32 L Kendrick Sauerbrunn 4-6 2-6

Wk 17 Kingston Open Round of 32 W Vicente Peralta 6-0 6-1

Wk 17 Kingston Open Round of 16 L Alexis Lavezzi 6-7 4-6

Wk 19 Apeldoorn Open Round of 32 W Marcelo Casas 6-1 7-6

Wk 19 Apeldoorn Open Round of 16 W Lester Gloria 6-0 7-6

Wk 19 Apeldoorn Open Quarterfinals L Clarence Clardy 7-6 1-6 8-10

Wk 20 Charleroi Open Round of 32 L Wilfred Kufeld 5-7 6-7

Wk 21 Wagga Wagga Open Round of 16 L Robby Gledhill 6-3 5-7 7-10

Wk 23 Aguascalientes International Round of 32 L Lwin Thet 6-7 6-7

Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Round of 32 W Goran People 6-2 4-6 13-11

Wk 24 San Luis Potosí Championships Round of 16 L Rafael Baena 4-6 4-6

Wk 25 Maringá Championships Round of 32 L James Velez 4-6 2-6

Wk 27 Oakland International Round of 32 L Giuseppe Ferrari 6-3 4-6 5-10

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Round of 32 W Marcelo Casas 7-6 3-6 13-11

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Round of 16 W Cesar Cucurella 6-4 4-6 10-8

Wk 28 Manchester Championships Quarterfinals L Donta Rodriguez 1-6 4-6

Wk 29 Pančevo Championships Round of 32 W Igor Mishina 4-6 6-3 10-7

Wk 29 Pančevo Championships Round of 16 L James Velez 4-6 6-1 2-10

Wk 31 Hluboká International Round of 32 W Cesar Cucurella 7-5 6-3

Wk 31 Hluboká International Round of 16 W Clarence Clardy 4-6 6-1 10-8

Wk 31 Hluboká International Quarterfinals L Bernie Pacheco 4-6 7-5 5-10

Wk 32 Mainz Open Round of 32 W Orien Ries 7-6 5-7 10-6

Wk 32 Mainz Open Round of 16 W Otis Hibbler 6-3 2-6 10-8

Wk 32 Mainz Open Quarterfinals L Fritz Semple 3-6 3-6

Wk 33 Nancy Championships Round of 32 L Alafia Agnew 3-6 6-3 4-10

Wk 35 Machida Championships Round of 32 W Robby Gledhill 6-2 6-3

Wk 35 Machida Championships Round of 16 W Kedrick Kovacevic 7-5 6-3

Wk 35 Machida Championships Quarterfinals L Mike Patel 6-4 3-6 5-10

Wk 36 Angers International Round of 32 W Fritz Semple 3-6 6-2 10-6

Wk 36 Angers International Round of 16 L Alessio Datome 5-7 4-6

College List 9 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Columbia ✓ Hot ½ 22% Finalist

Cornell ✓ Hot ½ 21% Finalist

Brown ✓ Hot ½ 19% Finalist

Harvard ✓ Hot ½ 18% Top School

Penn ✓ Hot ½ 20% Top School

Yale ✓ Hot ½ —

Princeton ✓ Hot ½ —

Colgate ✓ Hot ½ —

Dartmouth ✓ Hot ½ —

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina Wake Forest

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	57.0
Your department	56.6
4-year projection	50.9

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	NATIONAL	STATE	STR
Early 2027	#146	#6	46.9
Mid 2027	#147	#5	47.1
Late 2027	#153	#5	46.9
Final 2027	#139	#5	47.2

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	58
Serve Accuracy	58
Return	61
Forehand	60
Backhand	55
Consistency	63
Net Play	54
Speed	60
Stamina	54
Composure	63
Clutch	61

Recruiting

Intended major	Geophysics
Junior tier	National Elite
Origin	Domestic
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Brown	early_contact Wk 2
Received interest from Columbia	early_contact Wk 4
Received interest from Cornell	early_contact Wk 4
Offered by Harvard	offers Wk 8
Offered by Cornell	offers Wk 12
Offered by Brown	offers Wk 12
Offered by Columbia	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Cornell	visits Wk 16
Official visit to Columbia	visits Wk 18
Narrowed list to 3 schools	narrowing Wk 20