Sophomore Year (2005): Went 4-4 in singles and 3-2 in doubles during the fall season ... had wins over K. Ming-Lee of Manhattan, Alex Abji of Niagara, Matt Rales of Middlebury and Hans Sapra of Boston UNiversity ... defeated Brad Nelson/Ryan Lloyd of Lehigh at the first Cornell Invitational with partner Marshall Wheeler ... defeated Matt Schor/Robert Sfonzo 8-6 and Peter Kung/Bryant Yung of Cornell 8-5 with partner Matthew McCormic at the second Cornell Invitational.

Freshman Year (2004-05): Deck stepped into match play early in his Colgate career, posting a 2-4 record in singles playing at No. 6 and No. 7 ... Deck advanced to the semifinals of the No. 9 singles flight at the Northeast Invitational, winning his quarterfinal match in a third set tiebreaker over Bucknell’s Brian Cohen ... Deck also partnered with Chris Innes for a 3-4 record competing at No. 3 doubles, picking up wins over Buffalo, Niagara, and Hofstra.   

High School: Deck finished a junior career ranked in the top 100 of one of the USTA’s toughest sections, Southern California ... he lettered all four years at Newport Harbor High School and was a two-time team MVP ... he led Newport Harbor to the CIF playoffs for the first time in 13 years ... he completed his high school career with a 68-16 overall record in singles and a 54-16 record in doubles.

Personal: Major is undeclared ... born February 12, 1986 in Denver, Colo. ... parents are Brad and Chris Deck of Newport Beach, Calif. ... full name is Tyler Deck.