2021-22
Spring 2022
- Started the year ranked as the 42nd double pair in the nation (ITA) alongside Max McKennon.
Fall 2021
- Named captain of the team alongside Max McKennon.
- Came to ASU after three seasons at Louisville.
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 52 in the ITA preseason top-125 singles rankings (Sept. 7)
- Competed with McKennon at the ITA Men's All-American Championship in the fall where the duo took down No. 38 Julian Steinhauser and Hunter Allen.
- Appeared in nine singles matches and five doubles matches in the fall, earning four singles victories and three doubles victories.
AT LOUISVILLE
• 2021 All-ACC Second Team
• 2019-21 Team Captain
As a junior (2020-2021): Earned Second Team All-ACC honors… Finished the season with a 13-2 overall record in dual match play and went 7-0 against ACC opponents, while playing mostly at No. 2 … Ended the season on a five-match winning streak… Was ranked five times in the ITA Top 125 for singles with the highest ranking at No. 57… ACC Player of the Week on March 3 … Named ACC Doubles Team of the Week with Matthew Fung on March 19… Tabbed ITA UTR National Player of the Week on March 19… The pair appeared in the ITA doubles rankings seven times, reaching as high as No. 45 and finishing the season at No. 5 … Won back-to-back matches against the No. 103 (Clemson 6-3, 6-4) and No. 24 (No. 32 Georgia Tech 6-4, 7-5) ranked players… Helped push the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over Florida State on March 28, with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Seminoles on court two, to clinch the match… Selected to the ACC All-Academic Team… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll... Earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
As a sophomore (2019-20): Posted a 13-9 overall singles record in the shortened season... Led the team with a 7-1 mark in dual matches playing at the No. 3 position... Defeated Virginia’s Matthew Lord at No. 3 to help the Cardinals upset No. 10 Virginia in their ACC opener (1/18)... Picked up singles a win against No. 111-ranked Ryan Dickerson to register Louisville’s lone point against No. 5 Baylor... Also recorded dual match singles wins over players from Dayton, Bellarmine, Oregon, Boston College and Cleveland State... Reached the flight ‘A’ finals of the Purdue Invitational... Totaled 17 doubles victories, tied with Sergio Hernandez for the team lead... Paired with Hernandez to go 13-2 in doubles.. The duo of Salle and Hernandez won the ‘A’ doubles flight at the Purdue Invitational and reached the doubles finals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2018-19): Tallied the second-best dual match singles record on the team with a mark of 15-9, playing primarily at No. 3 and No. 4…Registered a victory over No. 81 Bojan Jankulvski in the Cards’ 4-0 upset of No. 22 Miami…Held the Cards’ top doubles record in dual match play with 14 wins…Teamed with Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action… Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Morin-Kougoucheff twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2... Combined with Morin-Kougoucheff to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament…Posted singles wins over players from Tennessee Tech, Belmont, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast and Kentucky in the fall… Teamed with Federico Gomez, Clement Filho and Fredrik Moe for six doubles victories in the fall... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Juniors: Carried a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Junior ranking of 13 after collecting several qualification round wins in ITF Pro Futures tournaments…. Advanced to the singles semifinals of the SEB Outdoor Open in Sweden… Was a doubles quarterfinalist in the F37 Pro-Futures in Cuevas Del Almanzora, Spain.
Personal: Full name is Fabien Salle… Nickname is Fabilicious… Birthdate is August 19, 1999… Son of Hugues and Elarence… Has a sister, Helena… Major is finance… Post college ambition is to play professionally… Proudest moment of his life was graduating high school… His greatest accomplishment has been studying abroad… Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant… Credits his parents with having the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Spring 2022
- Started the year ranked as the 42nd double pair in the nation (ITA) alongside Max McKennon.
Fall 2021
- Named captain of the team alongside Max McKennon.
- Came to ASU after three seasons at Louisville.
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 52 in the ITA preseason top-125 singles rankings (Sept. 7)
- Competed with McKennon at the ITA Men's All-American Championship in the fall where the duo took down No. 38 Julian Steinhauser and Hunter Allen.
- Appeared in nine singles matches and five doubles matches in the fall, earning four singles victories and three doubles victories.
AT LOUISVILLE
• 2021 All-ACC Second Team
• 2019-21 Team Captain
As a junior (2020-2021): Earned Second Team All-ACC honors… Finished the season with a 13-2 overall record in dual match play and went 7-0 against ACC opponents, while playing mostly at No. 2 … Ended the season on a five-match winning streak… Was ranked five times in the ITA Top 125 for singles with the highest ranking at No. 57… ACC Player of the Week on March 3 … Named ACC Doubles Team of the Week with Matthew Fung on March 19… Tabbed ITA UTR National Player of the Week on March 19… The pair appeared in the ITA doubles rankings seven times, reaching as high as No. 45 and finishing the season at No. 5 … Won back-to-back matches against the No. 103 (Clemson 6-3, 6-4) and No. 24 (No. 32 Georgia Tech 6-4, 7-5) ranked players… Helped push the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over Florida State on March 28, with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 win over the Seminoles on court two, to clinch the match… Selected to the ACC All-Academic Team… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll... Earned his bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
As a sophomore (2019-20): Posted a 13-9 overall singles record in the shortened season... Led the team with a 7-1 mark in dual matches playing at the No. 3 position... Defeated Virginia’s Matthew Lord at No. 3 to help the Cardinals upset No. 10 Virginia in their ACC opener (1/18)... Picked up singles a win against No. 111-ranked Ryan Dickerson to register Louisville’s lone point against No. 5 Baylor... Also recorded dual match singles wins over players from Dayton, Bellarmine, Oregon, Boston College and Cleveland State... Reached the flight ‘A’ finals of the Purdue Invitational... Totaled 17 doubles victories, tied with Sergio Hernandez for the team lead... Paired with Hernandez to go 13-2 in doubles.. The duo of Salle and Hernandez won the ‘A’ doubles flight at the Purdue Invitational and reached the doubles finals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2018-19): Tallied the second-best dual match singles record on the team with a mark of 15-9, playing primarily at No. 3 and No. 4…Registered a victory over No. 81 Bojan Jankulvski in the Cards’ 4-0 upset of No. 22 Miami…Held the Cards’ top doubles record in dual match play with 14 wins…Teamed with Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff for a 12-6 record in dual match doubles action… Appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings alongside Morin-Kougoucheff twice throughout the season, including the No. 87 ranking on April 9 and the No. 90 ranking on April 2... Combined with Morin-Kougoucheff to upset No. 61 Carlos Divar and Phillip Gresk in the Cards’ victory over No. 41 Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament…Posted singles wins over players from Tennessee Tech, Belmont, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast and Kentucky in the fall… Teamed with Federico Gomez, Clement Filho and Fredrik Moe for six doubles victories in the fall... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Juniors: Carried a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Junior ranking of 13 after collecting several qualification round wins in ITF Pro Futures tournaments…. Advanced to the singles semifinals of the SEB Outdoor Open in Sweden… Was a doubles quarterfinalist in the F37 Pro-Futures in Cuevas Del Almanzora, Spain.
Personal: Full name is Fabien Salle… Nickname is Fabilicious… Birthdate is August 19, 1999… Son of Hugues and Elarence… Has a sister, Helena… Major is finance… Post college ambition is to play professionally… Proudest moment of his life was graduating high school… His greatest accomplishment has been studying abroad… Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant… Credits his parents with having the greatest influence on his athletic career.