Laurenz Lankes

Photo by: Ed Davis

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cologne, Germany
Height:
5-11
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

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