AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05: Saw action in the No.2-4 singles positions and posted double-digit victories for asecond consecutive season... awarded Bronco game ball seven timeson the season after leading team with multiple clutch victoriesover No. 52 Oregon, No. 67 UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii, New Orleansand Pacific...won the Flight 'B' consolation singles crown at theSanta Clara Bronco Classic during the fall tournamentseason...paired with four different partners at the No. 1-2 doublespositions...captured a pair of notable doubles victories at the No.1 position over No. 52 Oregon and No. 72 Portland...win over No. 72Portland led the Broncos to a 3rd place finish at the WCCChampionships... ...reached the Flight 'A' doubles final withsenior Francisco Zepponi at the Pacific Tiger FallClassic...awarded the Comcast Community All-Star award for tutoringefforts of underprivileged middle school children...awarded theMost Improved Bronco and Mad Dog of the Year.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Posted double-digitvictories in singles while seeing action in the No. 2-6positions... registered notable wins over Pete Scharler ofWashington and Niclas Otte of Pacific... advanced to the semifinalsof the Flight 'A' singles draw of the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic inBronco debut... added 16 doubles victories while at the No. 1 and 2positions throughout the year... established program records indoubles when partnered with Gernot Fischer during fall tournamentplay... tandem earned an ITA preseason national ranking of No. 49and No. 9 ranking in the West Region on January 13... made programhistory by advancing to the ITA Regional doubles final with Fischerin Eugene, Ore... upset teams from Washington and Oregon to reachthe championship match... scored an 8-4 victory over No. 37 DavidKowalski and Ryan Stotland of New Mexico.
AS A SOPHOMORE AT WEST VIRGINIA IN 2002-03: Ledthe Mountaineers at the No. 1 singles position and split time atthe top two spots in doubles... posted a team-best 10-3 singles and6-2 doubles record during the fall season... defeated No. 44Andreas Laulaund and Stephane Rod of Virginia Tech.
AS A FRESHMAN AT WEST VIRGINIA IN 2001-02:Played for head coach Ed Dickson at West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va... posted an 11-4 record in singles, with winning records atthree different positions in the starting line-up... went 15-10overall in singles, 9-6 in doubles... defeated Goeff Russell ofWilliam & Mary, Brenton Contini of Ohio State and Chris Martinof Illinois during the ITA Summer Circuit... captured a pair ofdoubles titles at the ITA National Summer Clay Court Championshipin Mt. Lebanon, Pa and the ITA Summer Circuit Championships inBloomington, Ind.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Chuck Taylorat Canon-McMillan High School in Canonsburg, Pa... a teamcaptain... a three-time qualifier for the Western PennsylvaniaInterscholastic Athletic League Championships... the section 5champion as a sophomore and junior... coached by Rob Greguire atthe Pennsylvania Tennis Academy... did not play tennis as asenior... was a starting point guard on the basketball team.
PERSONAL: Full name is Eric JamesKochanski...born November 8, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pa... parents areJames and Lorna Kochanski... majoring in business management...transferred to Santa Clara after the men's tennis program wasdropped from West Virginia University.
Kochanski's Career Statistics
| Year | SinglesDual | SinglesOverall | DoublesDual | DoublesOverall |
| 2002 | 11-4 | 15-10 | 9-6 | 9-6 |
| 2003 | 10-13 | 20-16 | 15-4 | 21-6 |
| 2004 | 6-12 | 10-16 | 12-12 | 16-14 |
| 2005 | 9-12 | 14-15 | 6-15 | 9-20 |
| Career | 36-41 | 59-57 | 42-37 | 55-46 |
