University of Delaware Athletics
2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Laurenz Lankes
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cologne, Germany
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Major:
- Finance
AT DELAWARE
  ·  Three-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
  ·  Majoring in finance
2018-19 SEASON
  ·  Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
  ·  CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  ·  ITA Scholar Athlete
  ·  Collected a career-best 13 singles wins, including 10 in dual match action and five in the No. 6 slot
  ·  Recorded a six-match winning streak from February 16 to April 1
  ·  Finished second on team alongside freshman Luis Molina with seven doubles victories; pair concluded season by winning three of final four matches; duo also started season by winning three of four matches Â
2017-18 SEASON
  ·  ITA Scholar Athlete
  ·  CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  ·  Posted a career-best 16 doubles wins as a sophomore
  ·  Paired with freshman Nathan Benyowitz for a 13-3 doubles record, a mark good to tie for 13th in program single-season history
  ·  Duo finished regular season by winning nine straight matches
  ·  Named the CAA Doubles Team of the Week (April 17) alongside Benyowitz
  ·  Registered seven singles wins, three of which came in dual match action
2016-17 SEASON
  ·  CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
  ·  ITA Scholar Athlete
  ·  Notched nine singles and 11 doubles wins in first season in a Delaware uniform
  ·  Tied for fifth in program single season history with 30 singles matches played
  ·  Slotted in No. 1 or No. 2 singles for the majority of dual match play
  ·  Competed alongside senior Tyler Flematti at the ITA Northeast Regional
  ·  Won two straight top flight doubles matches with Flematti to end the year
PRIOR TO DELAWARE
  ·  Arrived in Newark after picking up multiple regional and national tournaments in his age bracket
  ·  A top-5 percentile student, guided his high school to the regional school championship
  ·  Has been playing tennis since the age of three
  ·  Trained alongside former Davis Cup winner and top ATP 25 player Kevin Goellner
PERSONAL
  ·  Laurenz Ludwig Lankes
  ·  First name is pronounced as “Lawrence”
  ·  Born August 6, 1998 in Cologne, Germany
  ·  Son of Christina and Axel Lankes
  ·  Has an older sibling, Leonie
  ·  Nickname is Lowry
  ·  Lists favorite sports team as FC Schalke 04
 CAREER STATISTICS       | ||
 Year |  Singles |  Doubles |
 2016-17 |  9-21 |  11-17 |
 2017-18 |  7-7 |  16-11 |
 2018-19 |  13-11 |  13-13 |
 Totals |  29-39 |  40-41 |
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