| Class | Sophomore | Height | 5'9" |
| Hometown | Bellevue, Wash. | ||
| High School | Seattle Prep | Major | Undeclared |
Freshman season (2010-11) - Made immediate impact in first month on campus, winning singles and doubles titles at ITA's Pacific Northwest fall tournament ... Advanced to ITA's Small College National Championships in Mobile, Ala., losing 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to Trinity (Texas) senior Bobby Cocanougher ... La Cava and doubles partner Conor Holton-Burke suffered same hard-luck fate at nationals, dropping their opener in three close sets ... Earned All-Northwest Conference First-Team honors during spring season, posting records of 14-6 (9-0 NWC) in singles, playing mostly at No. 2, and 14-8 (8-1 NWC) in doubles, primarily with Holton-Burke at No. 1 ... Was part of two team points, winning in singles and doubles, as Whitman blanked Willamette 5-0 in finals of NWC playoffs ... Also notched two team points in 5-0 semifinal win over Pacific ... Teamed with Holton-Burke for huge 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles, beating top-ranked doubles team in nation as Whitman toppled ninth-ranked Trinity (Texas) during Spring Break match in California ... Contributed wins in singles and doubles in Spring Break victory over Swarthmore.
Prep - Teamed with Jason Bediones (now at Seattle University) to win Washington state doubles titles as junior and senior at Seattle Prep ... Placed sixth in state doubles as freshman ... Ranked by TennisRecruiting.net (Prep Class 2010) at No. 3 in Washington state, No. 5 in Pacific Northwest and No. 132 at national level ... Singles quarterfinalist in USTA PNW sectional tournament; semifinalist in doubles ... Twice competed in National High School All-American Foundation Championships in Newport Beach, Calif., accumulating winning record in doubles and posting notable wins in singles over Gary Parizher (now at Washington University-St. Louis) and Garrett Patton (Boise State).
Academics - Considering economics as academic major ... Volunteer work as Whitman freshman included local stream restoration and serving as street crossing guard for children.
Personal - Son of Vincent and Wendy La Cava ... Has younger brother Nick ... Plays intramural sports at Whitman ... Enjoys soccer, reading, Crossfit. Back to Men's Tennis Roster