Evan Hajek
5'10''
Height
Senior
Class
Charlottesville, Va.
Hometown
Western Albemarle
High School
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2023-24
- Co-Captain
- Picked up a win at the No. 3 position against MIT, the highest position he has played on the ladder (12/01)
- Had a 4 match win streak from Jan. 20 – Feb. 10
- Finished with a 7-11 overall record
- MASC All-Academic team
- CSA Scholar-Athlete
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23
- Defeated Navy’s Lucas Spiro in straight sets in the season opener
- Tallied a five game win over Auggie Bhavsar to help UVA to an 8-1 win over No. 10 Dartmouth
- Tallied a straight game win against Yos Wagenmans to help UVA to the MASC Championship finals
- Fell to Yale’s Nikhil Ismail in four games at the seven spot at CSA Team Championships
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Finished the season with an overall record of 10-7
2021-22
- Played at 10 in the season-opener at Navy (11/10), winning his exhibition match in three games
- Moved up to the No. 9 position at Penn (11/19)
- Compiled a record of 5-2 for the Cavaliers
- Ended the season on a five-match streak of three-game victories
- Won his only match of the MASC Championships over No. 15 MIT
Background
- The top-ranked junior player in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Ranked as high as No. 29 nationally in U-17 and No. 42 in U-19
- Member of the Western Albemarle cross country team
Personal
- Son of Francis Paul Hajek and Deborah Ann Hajek
- Has three older sisters, Valerie, Olivia and Madeline
- His sisters Valerie and Olivia both played field hockey in college at Davidson and William and Mary, respectively
- Father was a fencer at Yale
- Took a gap year after high school before coming to UVA
- Kinesiology major
VIRGINIA CAREER STATS | |
Year | Overall |
2021-22 | 5-2 |
2022-23 | 10-7 |
2023-24 | 7-11 |
Total | 22-20 |