2010-11 Men's Tennis
Roster
Brian Mikkelson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mequon, Wis.
- Previous Team:
- Homestead
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 145
As a junior:
Paired with James Kwei to earn All-NEC First Team honorsat No. 1 doubles for the second straight year, piling up 18 wins... Also won seven singles matches, three out of the No. 1 singlesflight ... Ended the season with 96 career victories ... Advancedto the ITA Northeast Regional Doubles Round of 32 with Kwei with a9-7 victory over Yale's Calvin Bennett and John Huang on Oct. 15... won both matches that were concluded with Kwei in the NECTournament, defeated Saint Francis (Pa.)'s Elahn Pogue andNathaniel Fleiming, 8-4, in the quarterfinals, before taking downMarco Jemersic and Sven Sjoerds, 8-5, in the semifinals ... fell toeventual NCAA Singles National Champion Bradley Klahn, then rankedNo. 13 in the nation, in the NCAA Team Tournament First Round.
Earned First Team All-NEC honors at No. 2 singles and No.1 doubles...won 33 matches, second on the team...went 15-8 insingles play, including a 12-4 mark in dual matches, all from theNo. 2 position...went 18-9 in doubles play, including a 10-4 markwith Kwei out of the No. 1 position in dual matches...paired withKwei to win seven straight doubles matches from 3/13 to 4/9...went5-0 in doubles matches against NEC opponents, including four winswith Kwei...earned NEC Player of the Week on 3/31 following a 4-0week against Fairfield and Lafayette.
As a freshman:
Second-Team All-NEC at both No. 2 singles and No. 1doubles (with Sean Pease) ... Won a team-high 38 matches, playingprimarily out of the No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles flights ... athree-time NEC Player of the Week pick ... went 9-6 in singles atdual matches, including an 8-5 mark at No. 2 and a 1-1 record atNo. 1 ... went 7-6 from the No. 1 doubles flight with Pease, withthe duo winning its only match at No. 2 ... also paired with JoeNuara to go 1-1 at No. 2 doubles ... paired with Pease to win theQuinnipiac Invitational Flight A Doubles Championship ... also tookthe Flight Two Championship at the Fairfield Doubles Festival withPease ... won the UConn Invitational Flight Two SinglesChampionship.
Before Quinnipiac:
Was a four-star recruit, according to the TennisRecruiting Network ... ranked No. 142 in the Tennis RecruitingNetwork and ranked as high as No. 130 in the National USTA Boys'Under 18 division ... ranked No. 26 in the Midwest Section of theUSTA Boys' Under 18 division ... finished second at the individualstate championships ... team finished second in conference ...played high school tennis at Homestead High School ... an honorsstudent.
Personal:
Born in Milwaukee, Wisc. ... the son of Wendy and JohnMikkelson ... has two siblings, Kristin and Cameron ... a businessmajor.
