Senior - 2014-15

• Ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in doubles with Tim Kopinski
• 2015 ITA National Indoor Championships doubles runner-up
• With Tim Kopinski, won the JSM Challenger in Champaign, garnering his first professional title
• At-large selection to the NCAA Doubles Championships
• Went 21-6 overall in doubles and 13-10 in the dual season
• Posted a 6-1 doubles record in Big Ten play
• Notable victories include No. 9 Dempster/Mudge of NC State, No. 15 Nemcsek/Findel-Hawkins of North Florida, No. 17 Contini/Bjerrehus of Virginia Tech, No. 30 Bayane/Melton of California and No. 31 McDonal/Redlicki of UCLA
• Went 12-16 overall in singles and 7-3 in dual season
• Academic All-Big Ten

Junior - 2013-14

• First doubles All-American since 2007
• Illini Male Spirit Award winner
• Finished the year ranked 6th Nationally in doubles along with Tim Kopinski
• Seeded team in NCAA Doubles tournament with Kopinski where they fell in the first round to Clemson's Dominique Maden/Hunter Harrington
• The doubles duo went 27-12 on the year, which tied for the seventh most in a single season
• Guignon/Kopinski went 16-5 in dual matches, 8-1 in Big Ten play, and secured five wins over top-30 ranked opponents
• Notable doubles victories include No. 21 Greg Andrews/Alex Lawson of Notre Dame, No. 12 Andrew Harris/Dane Webb of Oklahoma and No. 21 Mihir Kumar/Raleigh Smith of Northwestern
• Posted an 18-12 overall singles record with a 14-7 mark in dual matches
• Went 4-4 in the conference and 2-0 in the NCAA Tournament
• Delivered a clutch three-set victory in 'The Comeback' vs. Memphis in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament
• Also provided the clinching point in the upset over No. 10 Texas
• Won the doubles consolation bracket at ITA Men's All-American Championships
• Made it to the semis in doubles at ITA National Indoor Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten

Sophomore - 2012-13

• Tallied a 17-12 overall record and 11-10 mark in dual spring matches
• Primarily played the No. 5 and 6 singles positions where he amassed a combined 7-3 record
• Delivered a key singles victory in the upset over No. 5 Duke at home
• Went 5-4 in Big Ten dual matches
• Thrived in doubles, going 19-14 overall on the year
• Played No. 1 doubles with Tim Kopinski, where the duo went 10-4 in dual matches and earned four victories over Top-50 ranked doubles teams, such as No. 2 Jenkins/Styslinger, No.35 Jomby/Lai, No. 12 King/Bernstein and No. 16 Kobelt/Smith
• Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championships along with Kopinski, where they fell to future tournament champs Jenkins/Styslinger in a tough three-set battle
• Recipient of the Chris Martin Fighting Illini Spirit Award
• Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2011-12

• Captured 11 singles wins and 18 doubles wins in his debut season, playing mostly No. 6 singles and No. 2 doubles
• Clinched the 4-2 win for the Illini against Minnesota for his lone conference win
• Along with Tim Kopinski, led the team as the winningest doubles tandem with 16 victories

Junior/High School

• Rated a blue-chip prospect by TennisRecruiting.net
• Reached as high as No. 13 in the national rankings and No. 1 in Kansas
• Won the USTA Super2 title in June 2010
• Placed second in State in Kansas both Junior and Senior year
• Kansas State Team Champions 2008

Personal

• Born Ross Guignon on June 6, 1993
• Son of Pete and Kathy Guignon
• Majoring in business
• Has two siblings, PJ and Grace
• Lists his hobby as being an avid fan of all sports
• Names Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete
• Lists his coaches as those who have most influenced his athletic career

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