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2013-14 Men's Tennis Roster

Michael FitzGerald

Michael FitzGerald

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    165
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Grosse Ile, Mich.
  • High School:
    Grosse Ile

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Finished third in career wins in doubles (59) and fourth in singles victories (50). Reached the 10-win mark in both singles and doubles all four seasons. Combined, he had a record of 109-75 during career.

2013-14:  Named the Deans' Award winner from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for having the highest cumulative GPA of all the student-athletes in that college ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District (At-Large) First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... went 11-10 in singles, including an 8-7 mark from the No. 3 flight ... posted 6-4 mark during conference play ... had 15-10 record in doubles (9-2 in GLIAC) ... had 14-10 record playing with Clement Charriere, including 8-2 record in GLIAC matches ... the duo won nine of 10 matches from March 22-April 25 ... earned 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles over Southern Indiana's Joe Bray in NCAA Tournament first-round match ... went 1-1 in singles and 1-1 in doubles at ITA Midwest Regional Tournament (Sept. 20-22) ... earned 2014 ITA Scholar Athlete award ... 2013-14 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match results.

2012-13:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... tied for team lead with 15 singles victories, finishing 15-6 overall ... posted 9-1 mark in GLIAC matches ... went 7-1 at No. 5 singles, 5-2 at No. 4 singles and 1-1 at No. 3 singles ... posted a 12-9 record (8-2 GLIAC) in doubles, playing almost exclusively at No. 2 flight ... went 10-5 when teaming with Melvin Joseph and 2-3 with Mohamed Fazyl Kechai ... earned two singles victories at the ITA Regional Tournament (Sept. 28-30) ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned 2013 ITA Scholar Athlete award ... Match-by-Match results.

2011-12:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned ITA Scholar Athlete Award ... earned GLIAC Honorable Mention accolades ... voted as team captain ... posted a 14-15 overall singles record, splitting time between second (6-5) and third (4-8) flights ... had a 20-10 doubles record, primarily at the second flight, partnering mainly with Jason Chen (a team best 13-6) but also saw time with Melvin Joseph (3-1), Jon Groszek (2-0), Thomas Ducret (2-2), and Matt Fisher (0-1) ... participated in doubles at the Frank Beeman Invitational with Joseph and posted a 3-1 record ... had a 2-1 doubles record at the ITA Tournament with Ducret ... won eight straight doubles matches with Chen (3/23-4/14) ... had two three-game winning streaks in singles (3/2-3/8; 3/23-3/30) ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match results.

2010-11:  Received All-GLIAC Honorable Mention honors ... finished 10-6 in singles play primarily participating in the third (4-3) and fourth (4-3) flights, while also posting a win apiece in the No. 2 and No. 5 spots ... recorded a 14-10 doubles mark mainly playing with Thomas Ducret (8-4) in the second flight ... also teamed with Melvin Joseph (3-3) and Aman Gill (1-2) ... was 2-1 in singles competition during GLIAC bouts and 4-3 in doubles ... posted a 1-1 mark in No. 3 singles and a 2-1 record in No. 2 doubles at the GLIAC Tournament ... won three-straight singles matches on two seperate occassions ... Match-by-Match results.

High School:  A 2010 graduate of Grosse Ile High School ... recorded 78 wins for the Red Devils and coach John Shade ... a three-time first team All-State selection ... was a state semifinalist at No. 1 singles in both 2008 and 2009 ... awarded the GIHS Ron Solack Scholarship ... June 2008 USTA Tennis & Education Foundation Player Incentive Award recipient for player development based on academic and tennis achievement ... played No. 1 singles as a sophomore and helped lead his team to the 2007 Team State Championship along with his brother Patrick ... also played varsity soccer and varsity basketball at GIHS ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... served as a team captain in tennis.

Personal:  Full name--Michael A. FitzGerald ... born June 18, 1992, in Dearborn ... son of Joe and Nancy FitzGerald ... has one older brother, Patrick ... father played baseball and soccer at Adrian College ... brother was a two-time team state champion at GIHS and also won the 2005 doubles state title ... is a Nutrition and Food Science Honors major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Fall 2012,  Winter 2013, Fall 2013 (4.00) and Winter 2014 ... career ambition is to be an orthopedic and sports medicine doctor ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

     Michael FitzGerald's Career Doubles Record
Year#1#2#3Fall TournamentsGLIAC Tourn.*NCAA Regional*Total
2010-111-0 11-9--2-10-112-9
2011-12-13-82-05-22-1-20-10
2012-13-12-8-0-11-2-12-9
2013-141-311-6-3-12-10-115-10
Career2-347-312-08-47-50-259-38
 
     Michael FitzGerald's Career Singles Record
 Year#1#2#3#4#5#6Fall TournamentsGLIAC Tourn.*NCAA Regional*Total
2010-11  1-04-34-3 1-0--1-10-1  10-6
2011-12-6-54-8---4-20-2-14-15
2012-13--1-15-27-1-2-2--15-6
2013-14--8-71-1--2-21-01-011-10
Career 7-517-1910-68-1-8-62-31-150-37


*-Included in flight record.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    6'0" 165 lbs