Matt Kuhar
Matt Kuhar
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    135
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Smithfield, R.I.
  • High School:
    Smithfield
  • Major:
    Finance

Bio

As a sophomore: Did not appear in any matches in the 2015-16 season due to injury ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a freshman: Put together one of the best rookie seasons in Bryant tennis history en route to earning Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year … Finished the year with an 18-9 overall record in singles play, including a 9-6 mark at the No. 1 spot … Won three matches at ITA Regionals in October … Took down four-time NEC Player of the Year Arviz Berzins (FDU) on March 29 … Finished the year winning five of his final six singles matches … Went 13-13 in doubles play, including 5-8 at No. 1 doubles … Named to All-NEC Second Team at No. 1 doubles … Two-time NEC Player of the Week … Two-time ECAC Player of the Week … Four-time NEC Rookie of the Week.

Before Bryant: A native of Smithfield, R.I. and a 2014 graduate from Smithfield High School … Posted a 62-1 record during his first three seasons as a Sentinel, capturing two Rhode Island Singles Championships, helping his team earn a Division I title in 2013 … Currently ranked in the top 100 nationally for the Class of 2014 … Earned First Team All-State honors in each of his first three seasons at Smithfield … Earned first-place finishes in numerous USTA New England tournaments, as well as a first place singles finish at the 2012 New England Hard Court and Clay Court Tournament and a third-place finish at the 2012 National Singles Open … Member of National Honor Society and is the President of Student Council.

Personal: Son of Mark and Mary Kuhar, Matthew Kuhar was born on June 17, 1996 ... He has a sister, Ashley, and a brother, Ben.

News Mentions

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Gendron and Plutt earn major awards, Bulldogs earn 10 All-NEC selections

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Under the leadership of the fourth-consecutive Northeast Conference Coach of the Year, Ron Gendron, the Bryant University...

May 4, 2016

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Bulldogs open spring season this weekend at Dartmouth

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In the quest for its third-straight Northeast Conference Championship and NCAA appearance, the Bryant University...

January 15, 2016

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Kuhar named Rhode Island's top male tennis player

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Coming off an impressive rookie campaign, Bryant University men’s tennis freshman Matt Kuhar (Smithfield, R.I.)...

July 7, 2015

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Back-to-back NEC Champs release 2015-16 schedule

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The two-time defending Northeast Conference Champion Bryant University men’s tennis team is set to announce its...

July 7, 2015