FALL 2014: Put together 5-2 singles record ... Advanced to regional final, where he fell to teammate Jordan Cox ... Beat Belhaven's Daniel Duarte in the first round before eliminating the Auburn-Montgomery trio of Miguel Grifol, Birkir Gunnarson and Nicolas Pinones ... Also picked up an NCAA Division I win at Southern Intercollegiate Championships, posting a 6-3, 6-0 decision over Virginia Tech's Jai Corbett ... Compiled a 5-1 doubles record, including a perfect 5-0 record with Jordan Cox at Grizzly Open ... Beat an NCAA Division I duo from Alabama State in the opening round and then knocked off teammates Luke Morland and Lachlan McPhee in the tournament final.
SPRING 2014: First Team All-American ... Put together a perfect 17-0 singles record, peaking at No. 21 in the national rankings ... Played mostly at No. 3, going 11-0 ... Began GGC career with a 6-3, 6-0 decision vs. Dalton State's Adam Hornby at No. 3 ... Played two matches at No. 1, winning both and beating Alex Johnston of Middlebury and Alex Ruderman of Emory ... Played three matches at No. 2, highlighted by a 6-1, 6-2 win over Division II Armstrong State's Jaan Kononov, who was ranked 39th in the country ... Went 2-0 at unaffiliated/independent tournament, beating Corey Carter of Fisk and Viktor Svoboda of Xavier, helping the Grizzlies to the title ... Lost just 11 games over four matches at NAIA Championships, going 3-0 with victories over Pedro Rodrigues (Cumberland), Vincent Dubosclard (Auburn-Montgomery) and Patrick Besch (Embry-Riddle) ... Tied for a team-best 19-1 record in doubles, including a perfect 13-0 mark with partner Connor Clements, which included 12 matches at No. 3 ... Began season with Luke Morland at No. 3, compiling a 6-1 record.
PRIOR TO GGC: Named 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year at Georgia State ... Also named an All-CAA First Team Singles member ... Earned All-CAA Second Team Doubles honors ... Posted a 21-3 singles record on the season, the second-highest win total for a freshman in GSU history ... Notched a perfect 10-0 record playing in the No. 2 slot ... Set a school record for consecutive singles wins for a freshman (15) ... Ranked No. 1 in the Tucuman province of Argentina from 2009-12 ... Ranked No. 1 in the city of San Miguel de Tucuman in the Tucuman province of Argentina from 2009-12 ... Ranked No. 4 in 2008 ... Played in the Argentina Futures games in 2008 and 2009 ... Named Sportist of the Year in the Tucuman Province by "La Gaceta" in 2008 after posting a 51-4 record that year ... Also named Sportist of the Year in 2008 by the Tucuman province and the Tennis Association of Tucuman ... Was named a National G1 in 2008 ... Named No. 1 on the Prince Tennis Team ... Competed in the Tucuman Masters Cup in 2011.
PERSONAL: Born Matias Alejandro Hatem on April 24, 1992 in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina ... Son of Argentino and Silvia Hatem ... Brother, Hernan, also played tennis for GGC.
