On Court: Trained in Hong Kong from age 12 to 16 where he achieved a top 15 ranking in the 16s...then moved to Irvine, California where he attended University HS for his senior year... also earned a top 50 sectional ranking in SoCal Boys 18s...at University played  doubles for the CIF Division 1 Champions...lost only 5 doubles sets as a senior, and undefeated when starting in singles...as a freshman made his Stags Tennis debut at USTA / ITA West Regionals in October, losing a grueling three-setter to Redlands' Gram Leahy in a decisive tie-break...partnered Lestter Yeh in doubles...the pair went 2-1 in reaching the ITA quarterfinals...returned in the spring to compete for starting singles and doubles spots...made his dual match debut against Brandeis at #3 singles and #3 doubles (with Kotrappa), winning both comfortably...had one of two Stags singles match wins at #5 against Vanguard on Feb 23...solidified his starting role with a straight set win at #6 against Wash U on March 3 in La Jolla...then settled in at the #5 singles position and #2 doubles position for the rest of the season...won his first eight singles dual matches before a tough three-set loss at BYU Hawaii on March 20, in which he lost the first set 6-0...then won his remaining 14 dual matches to earn an eye-popping 22-1 singles dual match record...also had wins against Halabi of Santa Cruz and Worley of Cal Lutheran in reaching the Ojai quarters...equally as impressive with Kotrappa at #2 doubles, where the pair won 25 of 31 dual matches en route to a 26-7 overall record as a team...the pair won their first eleven matches together, dropping no more than five games in any one pro-set...Butts' overall singles record of 25-3 places him 18th for most wins in a single season and third for singles season winning percentage at .892...his 28 doubles wins in 36 matches places him 12th for matches played in a single season, and 8th for matches won in a single season...he and Kotrappa end up fifth in matches played (33) and fourth in matches won (26) as a doubles team for a single season in CMS Stags Tennis history...Butts' hard work and passion for the game earned him the coveted Hank Krieger Trophy - the first Stags Tennis freshman to have ever won the honor...this season established himself as one of the Stags' and nation's best by winning eight of nine ITA singles matches in September and October...won the USTA / ITA West Region singles as the eighth seed, defeating Whittier's David Konstantinov for the title...earned the third seed at the USTA / ITA Small College Championships, where he reached the final, becoming only the second Stag ever to reach the national championship match...finishes the fall ranked #1 in the west and #2 nationally, while earning ITA All-American honors...went 1-1 in two doubles matches with partner Zhenya Pereverzin.

Tools: Babolat Pure Storm strung with Solinco Revolution at 57 lbs.

Personal: Son of David and Ellen...has younger sister, Alexi, who is a competitive figure skater...grew up in Hong Kong before moving to California at age 16...began playing tennis competitively at age 12...enjoys watching all sports...occasionally attempts to play basketball

Favorite Stag: Wes Parker – Only Major League Baseball player to have attended CMC

Say What?: Considers himself Asian