University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2013 Men's Tennis Roster
de Groot, Rick
Rick de Groot
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pekala, Holland
- High School:
- Hanzehogeschool Groningent
Bio
2012 Match-by-Match
2013 Match-by-Match
Spring 2013: Earned Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Second Team Doubles honors…Garnered First Team All-Louisiana honors…Posted a 14-9 record in singles playing primarily at the No.1 position…The 14 wins tied Damian Farinola and Hunter Johnson for the team lead…Defeated nationally ranked No.110 Rui Silva of New Orleans, 6-1, 6-2…Also defeated a regionally ranked player in Idan Mark of Tulane, 6-1,5-7, 6-3…Had a career-best streak of four straight wins…Went 13-7 in doubles play with teammate Jake Wynan… Closed out the season with a three-match win streak…Won five straight matches to open the season…Defeated the nationally ranked No.52 team of Zac Dunkle and Garrison Laduca of No.61 Samford, 8-3…Also had a ranked win over the 67th ranked team of Ben Davis and Victor Cornea of No. 49 Middle Tennessee, 8-4…Clinched the doubles point in a team-best five matches.
Fall 2012: Saw limited action in the fall…Reached the third round of the Birmingham Futures defeating Andrew Day, 6-1, 7-5, and Sascha Bilek of Germany, 6-1, 6-3.
Spring 2012: Finished the season with an 11-7 record in singles play…Was 10-6 at the No.1 singles position…Also played on the No.2 line going 1-1…Knocked off 104th ranked Junior Ore of Texas A&M 6-4, 6-7, 13-11…Other notable wins came against Vlad Biktyakov of Oklahoma State, 7-6, 6-4, and Peter Nagy of Texas A&M Corpus Chrisit, 6-2, 6-1… Longest win streak of the season was three matches…Posted a 9-7 record in doubles action playing primarily with teammate Carlin Murray…Had an 8-6 record with Murray…Ran off five straight wins in doubles from March 13 against Marist till April 14 against Tulane…Won doubles matches against three ranked teams (No.40 VCU, No.61 South Alabama and No.75 St. John’s).
Fall 2011: Posted a 5-4 record in singles play appearing in three tournaments...Picked up three wins at the HEB Baylor Intercollegiate...Notched a 2-2 record in doubles play with teammate Yanick Mandl...Had two doubles wins at the HEB Baylor Intercollegiate.
Prior to UL: Attended Hanzehogeschool Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands.
Personal: Full name is Rick de Groot...Born Dec. 13, 1989 in Winschoten, Netherlands...Son of Louis and Klasje de Groot...Has one brother, Tom...Plans to play on tour upon graduation…Majoring in general studies.
2013 Match-by-Match
Spring 2013: Earned Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Second Team Doubles honors…Garnered First Team All-Louisiana honors…Posted a 14-9 record in singles playing primarily at the No.1 position…The 14 wins tied Damian Farinola and Hunter Johnson for the team lead…Defeated nationally ranked No.110 Rui Silva of New Orleans, 6-1, 6-2…Also defeated a regionally ranked player in Idan Mark of Tulane, 6-1,5-7, 6-3…Had a career-best streak of four straight wins…Went 13-7 in doubles play with teammate Jake Wynan… Closed out the season with a three-match win streak…Won five straight matches to open the season…Defeated the nationally ranked No.52 team of Zac Dunkle and Garrison Laduca of No.61 Samford, 8-3…Also had a ranked win over the 67th ranked team of Ben Davis and Victor Cornea of No. 49 Middle Tennessee, 8-4…Clinched the doubles point in a team-best five matches.
Fall 2012: Saw limited action in the fall…Reached the third round of the Birmingham Futures defeating Andrew Day, 6-1, 7-5, and Sascha Bilek of Germany, 6-1, 6-3.
Spring 2012: Finished the season with an 11-7 record in singles play…Was 10-6 at the No.1 singles position…Also played on the No.2 line going 1-1…Knocked off 104th ranked Junior Ore of Texas A&M 6-4, 6-7, 13-11…Other notable wins came against Vlad Biktyakov of Oklahoma State, 7-6, 6-4, and Peter Nagy of Texas A&M Corpus Chrisit, 6-2, 6-1… Longest win streak of the season was three matches…Posted a 9-7 record in doubles action playing primarily with teammate Carlin Murray…Had an 8-6 record with Murray…Ran off five straight wins in doubles from March 13 against Marist till April 14 against Tulane…Won doubles matches against three ranked teams (No.40 VCU, No.61 South Alabama and No.75 St. John’s).
Fall 2011: Posted a 5-4 record in singles play appearing in three tournaments...Picked up three wins at the HEB Baylor Intercollegiate...Notched a 2-2 record in doubles play with teammate Yanick Mandl...Had two doubles wins at the HEB Baylor Intercollegiate.
Prior to UL: Attended Hanzehogeschool Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands.
Personal: Full name is Rick de Groot...Born Dec. 13, 1989 in Winschoten, Netherlands...Son of Louis and Klasje de Groot...Has one brother, Tom...Plans to play on tour upon graduation…Majoring in general studies.
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