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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Romer Santacruz
GLIAC Media Relations
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
David Thurman
David Thurman

Luis Klaus

Luis Klaus

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    170
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Brühl, Germany
  • High School:
    Archbishop's St. Ursula gymnasium (TH Köln)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 60 singles matches and 71 doubles contests in two yeard with Wayne State ... tallied a 38-22 mark in singles, while owning a 35-36 ledger in doubles ... 24 singles wins during the 2025-26 campaign rank tied-for-seventh in a single season in program history ... Link to career statistics.

2025-26:  Garnered Second Team Academic All-American recognition from the College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) ... Deans' Award recipient from the Graduate School for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team in singles and Second Team in doubles with partner Harry Forsyth ... tied with Benjamin Hill for the most singles wins during the season, with 24 (career high) ... impressed in singles during the spring, with a 17-5 record (16-5 at No. 2 position) ... went 11-13 in doubles matches in the spring ... in GLIAC regular season matches, went 5-1 in singles and 3-3 in doubles ... finished the fall season with a 7-3 record in singles play and a 12-7 mark in doubles ... earned an at-large bid to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup after finishing as the doubles runner-up with partner Harry Forsyth during the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ... qualified for the ITA Cup in doubles ... named GLIAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week after besting Tiffin and Hillsdale (3/3) ... Match-By-Match Results.

2024-25:  Recognized with ITA Scholar-Athlete honors ... compiled a 14-14 record in singles competition that included a 7-1 mark in the No. 6 position and a 6-1 effort within the GLIAC ... tallied a 12-16 doubles record while going 8-10 in the third flight and 4-3 in GLIAC action ... helped WSU to an NCAA Tournament appearance ... Match-By-Match Results.

Pre-WSU:  A 2019 graduate of Archbishop's St. Ursula Gymnasium in Brühl, Germany ... earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from TH Köln in Cologne, Germany, in 2024.

Personal:  Full name -- Luis Klaus ... born on February 28, 2001, in Cologne, Germany ... son of Thorsten Busch and Christiane Klaus ... has a younger brother, Malte, and a younger sister, Lilly ... currently pursuing an MBA ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2024, Winter 2025 (4.00), Fall 2025 (4.00) and Winter 2026.
 
Luis Klaus' Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2024-25 --- 1-0 8-10 3-6 0-2 0-0 (1 UF) --- 12-16
2025-26 10-13 1-0 --- 12-7 0-2 (1 UF) 1-0 --- 23-20
Career 10-13 2-0 8-10 15-13 0-4 1-0 (1 UF) --- 35-36

 
Luis Klaus' Career Singles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* NCAA Championships* Total
2024-25 --- 0-1 2-2 2-3 0-4 7-1 3-3 0-1 (1 UF) 1-0 --- 14-14
2025-26 --- 16-5 1-0 --- --- --- 7-3 1-1 (1 UF) 1-0 --- 24-8
Career --- 16-6 3-2 2-3 0-4 7-1 10-6 1-2 2-0 --- 38-22

*- Included in flight record

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    6'1" 164 lbs

  • 2025-26Graduate Student

    6'1" 170 lbs