Growing up in London, England, Tim Kpulun was a member of a very strong tennis academy. He began playing at a very high level as a junior, achieving a world ranking of 969 singles/ 577 doubles in the Junior ITF system.

Joining the Concordia University Tennis Program as a sophomore, Tim made an immediate impact. For the duration of his collegiate career Tim was ranked nationally in the top 10 in the NAIA. As a junior Tim won the collegiate singles event in the prestigious Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament. 

In addition to NAIA dominance, as a Concordia Eagle Tim defeated some of the best NCAA tennis players in the country:

                       Kpulun def. Nick Meister (UCLA)
                       Kpulun def. Aaron Yovan (UCLA
                       Kpulun def. Chris Lam (UCLA)
                       Kpulun def. Boris Bakalov (APU/ 796 ATP World Ranking)
                       Kpulun def. Steve Johnson (USC)
                       Kpulun def. Kaes Van't Hof (USC)
                       Kpulun def. Sean Sandu (UV)
                       Kpulun def. Adam Louks (USC)
                       Kpulun def. Garrett Snyder (USC)

           After graduation in 2008, Tim had immediate success as a professional tennis player. Winning the Irvine Challenger, Tim picked up ATP points and established himself as the number one tennis player in Southern California. At the end of the 2008 professional season Tim held a world ranking of 1494.