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Wayne State University Athletics

2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster

Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Zack Belsky/WSU Athletics
David Thurman
Izzy Rincon
David Thurman
David Thurman
Hyelim Shin
Hyelim Shin

Cedric Drenth

Cedric Drenth

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    184
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sulzbach, Germany
  • High School:
    Altkönigschule Kronberg

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 141 singles and 160 doubles matches across four seasons ... notched a 106-35 singles mark and 122-38 doubles record ... is first all-time in both doubles victories (122) and singles victories (106) while being the only WSU tennis player to eclipse over 100 in both ... is the record holder for most singles wins in a season (30 in 2021-22) and most doubles victories in a season (35 in 2022-23) ... link to career statistics.

2024-25:  Named the Chi Alpha Sigma 2024-25 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year ... 2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... nominee for the 2025 Allstate NACDA Good Works Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... helped WSU to an NCAA Tournament berth ... voted GLIAC Player of the Year ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team in both singles and doubles ... named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... voted as the CSC (formerly CoSIDA) Division 2 Men's Tennis Academic All-American of the Year and First Team Academic All-American ... tallied a 24-10 mark in singles while going 14-6 at the No. 1 position and 6-1 in the GLIAC ... compiled a 25-8 ledger in doubles competition that included a 17-4 mark in the first flight and a 6-1 record within the GLIAC ... his 24 singles wins and 25 doubles victories paced the Green and Gold ... became the all-time leader in singles victories after a 7-5, 7-5 triumph in the regular-season finale against Ferris State ... set the school record for doubles wins during WSU's Mike Kneale Memorial Doubles Tournament after a 6-3, 6-1 victory over a duo from Findlay ... received CSC Academic All-District recognition ... earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors three times (2/12, 4/7, 4/21) ... Match-By-Match Results.

2023-24:  Recipient of the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... garnered College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) First Team Academic All-American distinction ... 2023-24 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Academic All-District honors by the CSC ... recognized with ITA Scholar-Athlete honors ... was ranked No. 6 in the Midwest Region in singles by the ITA, and No. 15 nationally to earn ITA Singles All-America recognition ... finished the year as the No. 1-ranked doubles team (with Daniel Grey) in the nation by the ITA to earn ITA Doubles All-America accolades for the third straight season ... helped WSU to a No. 15-national ranking by the ITA (No. 3 in the Midwest Region) after the Warriors advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors in both singles and doubles (with Daniel Grey) ... 2023-24 Deans' Award recipient from the Mike Ilitch School of Business for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of any student-athlete in that college ... garnered a 27-4 singles mark that included a 22-1 ledger while competing in the No. 2 position ... notched an impressive 34-11 record in doubles play while going 20-8 in the first flight ... named GLIAC Player of the Week (2/6) after posting a 2-0 record in both singles and doubles, while helping WSU to a victory over the defending MAC Tournament Champions Toledo from Division I ... collected second Player of the Week honors (2/21) following three singles wins and two doubles triumphs (with Daniel Grey) at the ITA National Indoor Championship (2/16-18) in Indianapolis ... Match-By-Match Results.

2022-23:  Selected as the 2022-23 WSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... 2022-23 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... finished the year as the No. 2 ranked doubles team (with Daniel Grey) in the nation by the ITA to earn ITA Doubles All-America accolades for the second straight season ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected as the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Division 2 Men's Tennis Academic All-American of the Year and First Team Academic All-American ... received a 10th-place ranking nationally in singles by the ITA becoming the first WSU tennis player (male or female) to be an ITA singles All-American ... was ranked second in the Midwest Region in singles by the ITA ... voted GLIAC Player of the Year ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors ... Grey and Drenth were ranked inside the top 10 nationally by the ITA for all nine editions of the standings ... posted a 25-12 overall singles record, including a 22-9 dual match ledger ... primarily played at No. 1 singles, posting a 19-7 record ... played at the position for the first time in collegiate career vs. Northwood (2/12) and recorded a 7-5, 6-3 win over Max Wild ... defeated seven nationally ranked singles opponents, with six victories at the first flight ... won 12 consecutive matches (one unfinished) in a stretch beginning at Ferris State (3/24) through the NCAA Round of 16 contest vs. Washburn (5/11) ... included all six GLIAC matches to capture a perfect 6-0 conference mark ... recorded a 35-10 doubles record, including a 24-8 dual match mark ... the 35 doubles victories set a WSU record for most in a single season in program history ... played all 33 dual matches at the No. 1 spot, with 32 contested alongside Grey at the top position (23-8 record, one unfinished) ... the two posted a spotless league record and won contests over six ranked pairings ... was a three-time GLIAC Player of the Week recipient (2/21, 3/28 & 4/18) ... posted three victories between singles and doubles at the ITA National Indoor Championship to win the award on 2/21, the first of his career … went 2-0 in both singles and doubles (with Grey) to win the awards on 3/28 and 4/18 ... was one of three representatives for the Warriors at the ITA Cup (10/13) ... Match-By-Match Results.

2021-22:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... earned All-GLIAC Second Team honors ... paired with Daniel Grey to earn the No. 1 doubles ranking in the final ITA Midwest Regional rankings, along with a fourth place national ranking ... received ITA Doubles All-America honors ... shattered the school record for singles wins in a season (30), collecting a 30-9 mark, primarily playing at No. 5 singles ... won 16 of his last 19 singles matches to end the season, including a 7-0 GLIAC mark ... played doubles primarily with Daniel Grey, where the duo registered a team-leading 27-9 record ... Drenth and Grey won 10 of their last 13 matches to end the season ... the pair defeated four nationally ranked opponents ... Match-By-Match Results.

High School:  A 2020 graduate of Altkönigschule Kronberg in Germany.

Personal:  Full name -- Cedric Drenth ... born on May 17, 2002, in Strasbourg, France ... son of Christian and Beatrice Drenth ... has two younger sisters, Manon and Claire ... is majoring in Finance ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2021 (4.00), Winter 2022 (4.00), Fall 2022 (4.00), Winter 2023 (4.00), Fall 2023 (4.00), Winter 2024, Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 (4.00) ... was a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council ... inductee into WSU’s inaugural (2024-25) Chi Alpha Sigma Athlete Honor Society class.
 
Cedric Drenth's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2021-22 17-7 3-0 --- 8-2 1-0 (1 UF) 0-0 (2 UF) 2-2 28-9
2022-23 24-8 --- --- 11-2 1-0 (1 UF) 2-0 1-1 35-10
2023-24 20-8 --- --- 14-3 2-0 2-0 1-1 34-11
2024-25 17-4 --- --- 8-4 0-1 (1 UF) 1-0 --- 25-8
Career 78-27 3-0 --- 41-11 4-1 5-0 4-4 122-38
 
 
Cedric Drenth's Career Singles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2021-22 --- 1-0 --- 6-2 17-4 --- 6-3 1-0 (1 UF) 2-0 1-3 30-9
2022-23 19-7 3-2 --- --- --- --- 3-3 1-0 (1 UF) 2-0 1-1 25-12
2023-24 0-1 22-1 1-0 --- --- --- 4-2 2-0 2-0 1-0 (1 UF) 27-4
2024-25 14-6 --- --- --- --- --- 10-4 1-1 0-1 --- 24-10
Career 33-14 26-3 1-0 6-2 17-4 --- 23-12 5-1 6-1 3-4 106-35

*- Included in flight record

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    6'3" 175 lbs

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'3" 185 lbs

  • 2023-24Junior

    6'2" 184 lbs

  • 2024-25Senior

    6'3" 184 lbs