Nick Rinks
| School: |
Michigan State University |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Kalamazoo |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Kalamazoo Central |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Wednesday, January 08, 1986 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Hospitality Business |
| Singles Record: |
82-45 |
| Doubles Record: |
83-44 |
Fall 2006: Ranked pre-season No. 77 nationally ... Led MSU with a 8-2 singles record ... Started the season with five consecutive singles victories ... Advanced to the singles quarterfinals at the ITA Midwest Regional ... Ranked pre-season No. 41 in doubles with Adam Monich ... Advanced to the doubles semifinals with Monich at the ITA Midwest Regional ...Recorded a 6-2 doubles record with Monich.
2005-06: Led MSU in total wins (singles and doubles) and winning percentage ... The Spartans' No. 1 singles player for the duration of the season compiling a 28-11 record ... Won nine of his first 10 matches of the year ... Defeated No. 41 Brown's No. 1 singles player Dan Hanegby, who was ranked No. 88 in singles ... Defeated then-No. 64 G.D. Jone of Illinois ... Defeated Ohio State's Chris Klingeman then-No. 76 ... Competed at No. 1 doubles with Adam Monich, posting a 22-13 record ... With Monich, defeated the then-No. 15 doubles team of Brian Hung and Matko Maravic of Michigan.
2004-05: Finished the season at No. 3 singles and posted a 5-3 record in Big Ten play ... Ranked as high as No. 26 in the nation with former teammate Andrew Formanczyk at No. 1 doubles where the duo finished 19-7, including a win over the No. 1 team in the country, Scott Green and Ross Wilson of Ohio State.
Pre-MSU: Went 24-1 as a sophomore and 19-2 as a freshman at Kalamazoo Central ... Played in the U.S. Open junior tournament in 2002 ... Won the doubles national championship at the Boys' 16 level in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1986, in Riga, Latvia ... Son of Gunta Rinks ... A hospitality business major.
