Player Bio: Marius Lunde - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Tennis
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Washington: Three-year letterwinner.
1999-00(Junior): Won 28 singles matches which was a team-high and tied him for 3rd on UW's all-time list for singles wins in a season ... Played at the No. 5 and 6 spots ... Had a 10-match winning streak early in the season (Nov. 8th-Jan. 16th) ... Advanced to the round of 16 in the Bulldog Classic ... .Competed in the first round of the Pac-10 Championships where he was defeated by Alex Kim of Stanford 6-3, 6-1 ... Earned Honorable Mention Pac-10 all-academic honors... Named team's Most Improved.
1998-99 (Sophomore): Was a solid contributor in singles, playing primarily in the Nos. 4 and 5 positions ... Clinched the Huskies' NCAA first-round win over Minnesota at No. 4 singles in a three-set thriller ... Lost a three-set heartbreaker to UCLA's Zach Fleishman, ranked No. 100, in the No. 2 slot ... Recorded a straight-set win over No. 61 Erik Dmytruk of Cal in dual-match competition.
1997-98 (Freshman): Reached the quarterfinals of the Bulldog Fall Classic ... Compiled a 17-14 record playing the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 singles positions ... Was most successful at the No. 5 slot, where he posted a 5-2 record ... His 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 win over UCLA's Jason Cook clinched Washington's first-ever victory over UCLA, ranked eighth in the nation at the time ... Competed at the Pac-10 Championships ... Defeated Daniel Rheydt of UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Region 8 semifinals, 6-1, 6-0, helping Washington to a 4-2 victory ... Posted a 3-3 overall doubles record ... Won the 1998 Norwegian National Clay Court doubles title and was a singles semifinalist.
Juniors/High School: Finalist at the 1996 Norwegian National Indoors ... Advanced to the singles quarters of the 1997 Norwegian National Clay Courts.
Personal: Parents are Oivind and Lise Lunde ... Has an older brother, Espen, and an older sister, Kristan ... Hobbies include golf and following the NBA ... Would like to one day compete for Norway in the Davis Cup.
Lunde's Career Record
YEAR SINGLES (dual/overall) DOUBLES (dual/overall) 1997-98 11-10 / 17-14 0-0 / 3-3 1998-99 12-11 / 16-17 1-0 / 6-3 1999-00 17-6 / 28-9 0-0 / 3-4 Totals 40-27 / 61-40 1-0 / 12-10
