UMD Athletics

Men's Tennis Player
(1986-89)

Is the first individual from the men's tennis program to enter the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame ...Posted an 85-24 overall career record (a .780 winning percentage), including a 56-24 mark at No. 1 ... Was the last Bulldog to play fulltime at No. 1 singles for three years (1987-89) ... Topped UMD in singles victories (33) and singles winning percentage (.917 off a 33-3 record) in 1986, which were both program records for a freshman ... Captured three NSIC singles titles (No. 1 in 1987 and 1988 and No. 4 in 1986) and three doubles crowns (No. 1 in 1987 and 1988 and No. 2 in 1986) in three league tournament appearances ... Was the lone Bulldog to win a match (going 1-1) at the 1986 NAIA National Championships and also qualified for the 1987 event ...Went 81-17 in doubles play during his UMD career ... Earned a B.F.A. Degree (emphasis in graphic arts) from UMD in 1990 ... Was ranked among the Top 15 Men's Open division players in the USTA Northwest Section in the years immediately following his graduation from UMD ... Is a native of Brooklyn Park, Minn.