University of South Alabama Athletics

2009-10: 18-11 overall record, 11-7 in dual matches… 5-3 at No. 1 and 6-4 at No. 2… Took 15 wins in straight sets, including a 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 win over No. 23 Clint Bowles of No.13 Florida State… Ranked as high as No. 99 in the nation… Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Feb. 3 after dropping only one game to Florida Gulf Coast’s Matthew Rock and downing Bowles on the road… Straight-sets victory over Stepan Siska of Sun Belt Conference rival New Orleans kicked off a season-long six-match winning streak… Four of the six matches were won in straight sets, including a 6-3 6-4 victory over No. 64 Western Michigan’s Michael Calderone at the H-E-B Invitational… Downed Florida State’s Keith Embree 6-2, 6-2 to win the North bracket at the Thomasville Fall Invitational… Teamed up with Dauw Kruger to post a team-high 7-3 doubles record primarily from the No. 3 flight… Paired with Hanno Bartsch on the No. 1 court to top tandems from No. 49 Brigham Young University and No. 64 Western Michigan…

Pre-South Alabama: Attended Université de Rouen in Rouen, Paris, France.

Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1988 in Vitny sur Seine, France… Son of Laurence and Francois Viel… Main hobby is golf… Favorite athlete is tennis pro Richard Gasquet… Favorite movie is “Le dîner de cons” (The Dinner Game) and favorite book is “Le Vieil Homme et la Mer” (The Old Man and the Sea)… Favorite pro team is Paris Saint Germain.