A year ago as a sophomore, Thomas Laurent was an all-Pac-12 player on the tennis court for Oregon, and an academic all-conference selection in the classroom.
Originally from Montpellier, France, Laurent moved to a new country, learned a new language, enhanced his repertoire on the court and within two years became one of the top men's tennis student-athletes in the Pac-12. Ranked No. 6 in the country after a record-setting sophomore season and breakout junior fall, Laurent leads the Ducks into the start of the 2018 spring with a pair of matches Friday at the UO Student Tennis Center, against Idaho at 10 a.