2014 Action Photos

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John and Doubles Partner Ilya Ostinsev after the NCAA Tournament Victory over then-No. 19 Texas

AS A SENIOR IN 2013-2014: SINGLES: Finished senior campaign with a 21-5 overall record and 15-2 mark in dual matches ... ranked No. 6 in Northwest Region ... completed at the No. 1 position for the entire season … named Senior Player of the Year for the Northwest Region ... All-WCC First Team honors … went on a seven-match winning streak at the end of the season ... pulled out a three-set win in the first round of the WCC Championships, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 over Saint Mary's Joakim Norstrom on April 23 ... won his 80th career singles match in his final time at the Degheri Tennis Center against Pacific 6-2, 6-4 on April, 19 ... clinched the team win against Pacific in the regular season home finale with the 6-2, 6-4 win over Sem Verbeek ... grinded out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win against Portland’s Michael HuKwo on April 13 ... clinched Santa Clara's victory over No. 39 Oregon after winning in three sets 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 over Kevin Farin on April 9 ... moved into second place all-time on Santa Clara's singles wins list with a 6-1, 6-1 win over BYU's Francis Sargeant on April 5 ... overcame USF's No. 1 position player, Bernardo Saraiva, in a closely contested match 3-6, 6-4, (10-8) on March 7 ... won in straight sets 6-3, 7-5 over Gonzaga's Nick Kamisar on March 2 ... triumphed 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 over Thorsten Bertsch from No. 57 San Diego State on February 20 ... defeated Elias Scandalis from UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma State's Matt Roberts in a doubleheader on February 1 ... was on his game, rolling for a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Thomas Cook from No. 64 Georgia State on January 26 ...  reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championship by overcoming tough opponents in Cal's Mads Engsted, USF's James Tallman and Sacramento State's Tom Miller in mid-October ...advanced to the quarterfinals of the Battle of the Bay Classic by knocking off Gregory Bayane of Cal and No. 114 Thorsten Bertsch of San Diego State in October ...  made it to the quarterfinals of the qualifying draw at the ITA All-American championships by defeating Stefan Lindmark of Ole Miss 6-3, 6-1 and Russell Bader of Penn State 6-3, 7-6 (3) in late September. DOUBLES: With partner Ilya Osintsev, the duo posted a 17-4 record for the season, including a 16-3 mark in dual matches ... No. 4 pairing in the Northwest Region ... awarded WCC All-Tournament No. 1 team … named to All-WCC Doubles First Team list … defeated USF's doubles team of Bernardo Saraiva and Nils Skajaa 8-3 in quarterfinal round of the WCC Championships on April 24 ... opened up WCC Championship play with an 8-4 win against Saint Mary's Joakim Norstrom and Thomas Hunt on April 23 ... finished regular season with a highly contested 8-7 win over Pacific’s Marlon Brand and Daniel Alemah on Senior Day ... cruised to an 8-2 victory over No. 39 Oregon’s Kevin Farin and Robin Cambier on April 9 ... captured an 8-5 victory over New Mexico State's doubles squad of Naveen Manivannan and Marc Westgate on March 16 ... continued success with an 8-1 rout over No. 70 St. John's, defeating Lucas Hehjal and Vaidik Munshaw on March 9 ... remained hot with an 8-6 win over Gonzaga's Jack Schoebel and Muzeen Ismath on March 2 ... bested No. 69 New Mexico 8-2 on February 23 ... won a thriller over No. 57 San Diego State pairing of Thorsten Bertsch and Hunter Nicholas by a score of 8-7 (5) ... convincing 6-1 win over Fresno State's Sai Kartik Nakireddi and Eric Komati on February 16 ... defeated opponents from UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma State for a doubleheader sweep on February 1 ... topped No. 64 Georgia State duo of Thomas Cook and Felipe Jaworski, 6-5 ... advanced to the quarterfinals at the Battle of the Bay in October ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the Northwest Regional Championship with partner Sam Bertram in October.

2012-13 Action Photos

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13: SINGLES: Finished the season ranked No. 89 nationally by the ITA … named First-Team All-WCC … received WCC Player of the Month honors for March … was second on the team in wins, amassing a 20-14 overall record and 15-9 mark in duals as the Broncos' No. 1 singles player ... opened the season ranked No. 65 nationally, the highest preseason ranking in program history ... he recorded a 6-0, 1-6, 7-5 win over Ratan Gill in a three-set battle in SCU’s 5-2 win over Portland on Senior Day … defeated Thai Tu of USF in a strong 6-3, 6-2 final … picked up the lone Bronco win at No. 40 USD winning 6-4, 6-4 … knocked off the No. 1 for 70^th-ranked Purdue in three sets for a season-high nine consecutive victories … bested No. 114 Jesse Kiuru of St. Mary’s in straight sets … topped Sacramento State’s Marek Marksoo, ranked No. 113, in a decisive 6-4, 6-1 win … nabbed an upset 6-3, 6-3 victory over No. 28 Andrew Bettles in 4-1 win over No. 38 Boise State ... went 5-5 during the fall season and became the first Santa Clara player ever to receive a Main Draw bid to the All-American Championship … reached the finals of the ITA Regional Championship including wins over No. 46 John Morrissey and No. 117 Nolan Paige of Stanford ... four of his fall losses were against top-65 players ... DOUBLES: All-WCC honorable mention with Ilya Osintsev … the duo went 10-6 playing No. 1 for the Broncos, and Lamble finished 14-9 overall including several matches at No. 2 … the pair finished the year with five straight wins and seven in eight matches … Lamble and Osintsev played a huge part in helping Santa Clara win five consecutive doubles points to conclude the season … the tandem topped USF's No. 1 doubles team that received First-Team All-WCC Doubles honors twice on the season … Lamble also won 8-5 over then-No. 55 Tulane with Tom Pham at No. 2 doubles, helping the Broncos win the doubles point and match 4-3 … combined with Pham at No. 1 doubles for a perfect 8-0 win over Northern Arizona … picked up a clutch 8-5 win at then-No. 50 BYU playing with Eugene Muchynski at No 2.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12: Highest Ranked Player in Final ITA Polls in School History at No. 77, Second Team All-WCC Singles and Second Team All-WCC Doubles ... SINGLES: Led Santa Clara in wins with 25 while amassing a 25-7 record … achieved the highest individual ranking in a season-ending poll in Santa Clara history at No. 77 … served as the Broncos’ No. 2 singles player all season … appeared once in the No. 1 spot against UC Santa Cruz on the opening day of the season (Jan. 21) … won 16 of his 18 matches between Feb. 18 and Apr. 21 … picked up an impressive win against then-No. 91 Patrick Pohlman of then-No. 19 San Diego… defeated two ranked opponents during the NCAA Tournament, defeating then-No. 102 Daniel Whitehead of Texas and then-No. 29 Ryan Thacher … DOUBLES: Played in Santa Clara’s No. 1 doubles with freshman Ilya Osintsev … earned WCC Doubles Team of the Month honors during March for their stellar play, including a victory over the nation’s then-No. 2 doubles team, Finn Tearney and Alex Lompart of Pepperdine … won totaled six WCC doubles wins including wins against: then-No. 38 BYU, LMU, then-No. 7 Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga … teamed up with Osintsev to pick up two NCAA Tournament wins, defeating the nation’s No. 39 ranked team of Chris Camillone and David Holiner of then-No. 19 Texas and a 8-6 victory over Denis Lin and Ryan Thacher of then-No. 11 Stanford …  finished the 2011-12 season at No. 68 with  Ostinsev … the tandem finish ranked No. 8 regionally. 

2010-11 Action Photos

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11: Finished the season 15-10 overall and a record of 2-3 in WCC dual matches … earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors … made SCU debut at the ITA Regional tournament with a win on Oct. 15 vs. Portland’s No. 17 seeded Bryan Thorp 7-5, 6-0 … played primarily at No. 3 singles but also appeared at No. 4 spot … had four-match win streak from Nov. 6 to Jan. 26 and five-match win streak from Feb. 13 to Mar. 7 defeating then-No. 71 Arkansas, then-No. 60 UCSB, Cal Poly, Nevada and then-No. 71 Penn … played doubles with Maxime Armengaud, Eugene Muchynski and Keith Kamono throughout the season … with Armengaud, compiled 3-3 overall record and 0-2 in WCC contests at all positions and had four-match win streak from Nov. 6 to Jan. 26 … with Muchynski, went 4-7 overall and 2-2 in WCC play at No. 3 doubles … with Kamono, scored an 8-4 victory against Nevada on Mar. 5.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2010 graduate of Saratoga High School in Saratoga, Calif. … coached by Tom Uyehara … led 22-4 team record in his senior year … won third place at Newport Invitational … made all-American at Newport Invitational … made finalists of CCS and Norcal tournaments … played No.1 singles in sophomore and senior years … recorded an undefeated record as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Born in Scottsdale, Ariz. … parents are Mike and Geri Lamble … father played tennis at SCU … uncle George Kovacevich played baseball at SCU … has one elder sister, Kelly (19) … enjoys sports, video games and spending time with friends … his career goals are to win WCC Tournament and play in NCAA Tournament … He will be majoring in Marketing.