AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05: Two-time teamcaptain...finished Bronco career as the leader in both singleseason (30) and career singles victories (75)...saw action in theNo. 3 and 4 singles positions and earned double digit victories fora fourth consecutive year...posted notable wins over No. 52 Oregon,No. 67 UC Santa Barbara and No. 72 Portland... clinched five dualmatch wins on the season including a pair of Bronco victories atthe WCC Championships...broke career singles victory record held byassistant coach Erich Chen with a straight set win over PeterFarkas of Sacramento State...anchored the No. 2 doubles positionwith seniors Eric Kochanski and Taylor Bedilion...registerd notabledoubles victories over No. 52 Oregon, No. 54 New Mexico and No. 75Denver... reached the Flight 'A' doubles final of the Pacific TigerFall Classic...one of five recipients to receive the national WilmaRudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award, for overcoming adversityand finding success on the playing court and in theclassroom...winner of the DJ Frandsen Inspirational Award presentedby the Santa Clara University athletic department...nominated forthe Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award and the RafaelOsuna Sportsmanship National Award presented by the IntercollegiateTennis Association.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Voted team captain byhis teammates... notched double-digit singles victories for a thirdconsecutive season... posted 16 wins while splitting time betweenthe No. 4 and 5 slots... clinched four dual matches during theyear... recorded impressive victories over opponents fromnationally-ranked programs California, Boise State, Pacific and UCIrvine... won nine straight games to earn a come-from-behind winover UC Irvine's Renouk Wijemanne 4-6, 6-3, 6-0...saw doublesaction with four different teammates throughout the season...actively involved with the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and theimplementation of its community service projects.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002-03: Moved up in theline-up and played in the top three singles positions, primarily inthe No. 2 slot... recorded 14 singles victories including animpressive straight-set victory over Thomas Schoeck of No. 30 BoiseState... clinched the team win over Gonzaga in the WCCChampionships, following his straight-set victory... registered 12doubles victories, including a win over 33rd-ranked Marcus Bernstonand Guillaume Bouvier of Boise State... saved four match pointswith partner Ben Hidalgo to clinch the doubles point in a thrillinghome victory over Saint Mary's.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2001-02: Named the BroncoRookie of the Year... named the Mad Dog of the Year, awarded to theplayer who comes through in the clutch when the team needs it themost... shattered the single season victory mark in Bronco recordbooks with 30 wins... earned 30th victory against Christian Dyvikof San Francisco at the WCC Championships... was one of threeBroncos to notch more than 20 wins... produced a 10-match winstreak while going undefeated in dual play in March... among thosevictories was defeating Chris King of Oregon, who held an ITAnational singles ranking... won nine straight singles matchesduring fall action, while capturing two tournament titles... one offive Bronco freshmen to advance to finals in their respective drawsat the Stockcoverage.com Classic... went on to win the B flightsingles title at this event... defeated Patrick Briaud of Cal towin the consolation singles draw at the Bulldog Classic, his secondtitle in as many weeks... in doubles action, registered a 7-4record with three different partners.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at AmadorValley High School in Pleasanton, Calif... played for coaches MikeMiltan and Frank Majors... helped his team become the Co-ChampionsEast Bay Athletic League in 2001... was named All-EBAL and EBAL MVPin 1999, 2000, and 2001... named Amador Valley High School Athleteof the year as a senior... named to the Contra Costa Times Top 100Athletes list... named Valley Herald Athlete of the Year nominee in2000 and '01... established a 52-2 record at Amador Valley... wasranked among the top two players in Northern California in Boys 16sand Boys 18s... was ranked as high as No. 56 in Boys 14s, No. 58 inBoys 16s and No. 59 in Boys 18s USTA national ranking lists... as asenior, represented the Northern California Tennis section at theJunior Davis Cup.
PERSONAL: Full name is Francisco Zepponi...born January 8, 1983 in Managua, Nicaragua... son of Roy andDolores Zepponi... majoring in accounting.
Zepponi's Career Statistics
| Year | SinglesDual | SinglesOverall | DoublesDual | DoublesOverall |
| 2002 | 19-5 | 30-8 | 2-0 | 7-4 |
| 2003 | 10-13 | 14-19 | 9-12 | 12-16 |
| 2004 | 13-11 | 16-18 | 3-4 | 4-6 |
| 2005 | 11-13 | 15-18 | 9-10 | 12-15 |
| Career | 53-42 | 75-63 | 23-26 | 35-41 |
Getting to Know Francisco
Favorite Athlete: Jordan, because he dominatedso much.
Favorite Pre-game Meal: My mom's lasagna.
Favorite Pre-game Ritual: I listen to music.
Why did you choose Santa Clara? I felt like I fitin here.
Favorite aspect of SCU Athletics: The coaches andthe team.
Favorite Place on the SCU campus: Thefountain.
What are your interests away from sports? Music,reading, having fun.
The biggest goal in your life is... to becomesuccessful in either medicine or business.
Few people know that you... love to read.
After your playing career is over, you'd like to beremembered as... someone who never gave up and always cameback.
