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2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster

Cameron Weidenthaler

Donovan Nguyen

Donovan Nguyen

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    154
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Shelby Township, Mich.
  • High School:
    Utica

Summary

Biography

2021-22:  Recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 award for having the highest cumulative GPA of any student-athlete at the 2022 NCAA Division 2 Men's Tennis National Championships ... named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... Deans' Award recipient from the College of Education for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college for the second straight year ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... battled injury throughout the season, but posted a 1-0 record in singles and 2-0 mark in doubles ... Match-by Match Results. 

2020-21:  Deans' Award recipient from the College of Education for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college ... named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... battled through injuries to compile a 5-4 singles record, seeing action at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles ... won both GLIAC regular-season singles matches ... went 2-0 at the GLIAC Tournament with wins at both No. 6 singles (vs. Davenport) and No. 5 singles (Purdue Northwest) .. notched a 7-6 doubles record, all at the second flight ... primarily played doubles with Daniel Grey, but also went 2-2 with David Solar ... won two of three doubles matches at the GLIAC Tournament, all at the second flight ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2019-20:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned a spot on the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... went 2-0 in regular-season doubles matches ... played in both singles (3-2) and doubles (1-2) matches at the fall tournaments ... notched a 6-2 No. 3 doubles victory at Walsh (2/8) ... won a No. 3 doubles match 6-4 at Findlay (2/9) ... missed the remainder of the season due to an injury ... final nine matches, GLIAC Tournament, and NCAA Championships all cancelled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2018-19:  Received ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... recorded a 6-0 mark in GLIAC matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles ... competed at No. 6 singles against Northwood (Semifinals) and Ferris State (Championships) in the 2019 GLIAC Tournament ... notched a victory at No. 6 singles versus Grand Valley State in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament ... competed against Drury in the second round of the Regional Tournament ... Match-by-Match Results.

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Utica High School ... was a four-year letterwinner under coach Anne Marie Nichols ... finished senior year with a 15-2 record, while playing No. 1 singles ... earned Macomb County White Division MVP four times, and was also Macomb County MVP, and a four-time All-State honoree.

Personal:  Full name--Donovan T. Nguyen ... born on June 28, 2000, in Troy, Mich. ... son of Thomas McCulloch and Tam Phan ... has two sisters, Davina and Victoria ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019 (4.00), Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020, Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021, Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 (4.00) ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

 
    Donovan Nguyen's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2018-19 0-1 --- 0-2 --- --- 0-2 --- 0-3
2019-20% --- --- 2-0 1-2 COVID COVID --- 3-2
2020-21 --- 7-6 --- COVID 2-1 --- --- 7-6
2021-22 --- --- 2-0 --- --- --- --- 2-0
Career 0-1 7-6 4-2 1-2 2-1 0-2 --- 12-11
 
 Donovan Nguyen's Career Singles Record
 Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2018-19 --- --- --- --- 1-0 6-2 --- 0-1 1-1 --- 7-2
2019-20% --- --- --- --- --- --- 3-2 COVID COVID --- 3-2
2020-21 --- --- --- 2-0 2-2 1-2 COVID 2-0 --- --- 5-4
2021-22 --- --- --- --- 1-0 --- --- --- -- --- 1-0
Career --- --- --- 2-0 4-2 7-4 3-2 2-1 1-1 --- 16-8

*- Included in flight record
% - Season cut short due to COVID-19

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'7" 147 lbs

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'7" 147 lbs

  • 2020-21Junior

    5'8" 155 lbs

  • 2021-22Senior

    5'7" 154 lbs