Player Bio: Mike Ricks - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Tennis
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University of Washington
2005-06 (Junior): Compiled a 13-6 singles record and a 19-15 doubles record...19 doubles wins was tied for fourth most on team...teamed with Andy Gerst in fall action and recorded 6-3 record...7-4 in singles action during the fall...paired with Jean Noel-Insausti for first time on Jan. 20 and tallied 14-12 record and earned No. 39 ranking...Ricks and Insausti started season 7-1, including win over No. 25 Cohen/Stewart of Virginia...recorded 10-4 record with Insausti in non-Pac-10 Conference matches...was 5-1 at singles in dual meet competitions, including 2-0 at No. 5 and 3-1 at No. 6...was 12-3 overall against non-conference opponents in singles...went 6-2 in singles after fall action from Jan. 20-April 27.
2004-05 (Sophomore): Compiled a singles record of 8-4, going 4-0 at the No. 6 slot in dual matches...13-14 overall in doubles...teamed up with Andy Kuharszky as the No. 3 doubles team, going 7-7 in dual play and 10-11 overall...also won two doubles matches with Daniel Chu...won three-straight matches to reach the Flight C singles final at the Santa Clara Bronco Classic... blanked Uriah Jones 6-0, 6-0 to help the Huskies defeat Idaho...paired up with Kuharszky to clinch the doubles point over Arizona's Alcala/Christen...also clinched the doubles point with Kuharszky over Stanford...defeated seven of his eight singles opponents in straight sets.
2003-04 (Freshman): Amassed a 5-5 singles record mostly in individual tournaments...saw action in one dual match, losing a three-setter at No. 6 singles in the match against Santa Cruz...ended season on a strong note, winning a pair of matches in the Pac-10 Championships Invitational draw over USC and Stanford opponents...earned a dual win in doubles with partner Nick Weiss over a Portland duo.
Before Washington and Personal Coach Anger on Ricks: Fast Facts Childhood hero: My dad
This actor would play me in a movie: Matthew McConaughey
Best thing about Coach Anger and Russell: Their professionalism
Superpower I wish I had: Ability to fly
My dream vacation destination: New Zealand
Favorite other sport to play: Football
First thing I'd buy if I won the lottery: Depending on the size of the lottery, a nice house or my dream house
If I could play a match against anybody, I would play: The 22-year-old Chris Russell
YEAR
SINGLES (dual/overall)
DOUBLES (dual/overall)
2003-04 0-1/5-5 1-1/5-4 2004-05 4-0/8-4 9-7/13-14 2005-06 5-1/13-6 13-10/19-15 2006-07 10-5/18-10 15-7/22-9 Career 19-7/44-25 38-17/41-24
2006-07 (Senior):One of three team captains...earned Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic...had a 44-25 career record in singles and 41-24 record in doubles...set career highs for singles and doubles wins...tied for the team lead with 22 doubles wins and was third with 18 singles wins...went 10-5 in dual matches, including 1-0 at No. 4, 2-1 at No. 5 and 7-4 at No. 6...beat Glen Hodgson of Wisconsin in the NCAA Team Championships...had a stellar fall, highlighted by winning the Bulldog Classic doubles title with teammate Patrik Fischer...the duo was 7-1 in doubles action, only losing in the quarterfinals of the ITA West Regionals...reached No. 35 ranking nationally by the ITA...was 5-3 in singles and 7-2 in doubles overall during the fall...one of three seniors on Husky roster.
Michael Benjamin Ricks...four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Miramonte High School...led team to four-straight league titles and one regional title...prep team was state runner-up during junior year...squad also finished third and fifth at state in freshman and sophomore seasons, respectively...competed for Sleepy Hollow club team and Berkeley Tennis Club...helped team to North Coast Section title in 2002...tied for 14th at the Easter Bowl in Palm Springs in 2002...native of Durham, N.C....parents are Nina and William Ricks...has a brother, Jeremy (24)...enjoys baseball...majoring in economics.
"Mike is really well-rounded and has really improved now that he's been healthy. Mike really sees that he has the responsibility to work hard and be a leader for us. He's earned the right to be starting for us in singles and doubles. I know he's looking forward to it and I'm looking forward to it too."
Nicknames: Ricksy
