Benjamin Nommensen
Benjamin Nommensen
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Waupaca, Wis.
  • High School:
    Fox Valley Lutheran
  • Major:
    Sports & Entertainment Management

Bio

2015 Season (Junior): Named to the All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Doubles Team with partner Brad Guendel...Posted a 9-12 record in singles matches, playing mostly between No. 2 and No. 3 singles...Won five matches at No. 3 singles and two matches at No. 2...Played in 16 doubles matches with Guendel, posting an 8-8 record as the team's top duo...Also played two doubles matches with Steven Fritz and three with Ceejay Schaffner...Gained a 6-2, 6-1 NACC Tournament win at No. 2 singles against Dominican (Apr. 27)...Won back-to-back matches in Florida against Simpson (Mar. 16) and Bethel (Mar. 17) at No. 3 singles...Gained wins on Apr. 4 against Dominican (6-3, 6-0) and Concordia Chicago (6-0, 6-1)...Picked up a No. 2 singles win against Wisconsin Lutheran (Apr. 11) by a 6-4, 6-1 score...Also gained a 6-2, 6-4 No. 2 singles win against Lakeland (Apr. 12)...He and Guendel went 2-0 in doubles play in NACC Tournament, netting an 8-2 win against Dominican (Apr. 27) and a 8-3 win over MSOE (May 2)...Won four straight matches with Guendel from Apr. 11 through 18, including an 8-0 win over Marian (Apr. 18)...Also beat Wisconsin Lutheran, Aurora and Lakeland during that stretch...Picked up an 8-1 win over Dominican and an 8-0 win over Concordia Chicago on Apr. 4 in NACC play.

2014 Season (Sophomore): Posted a 13-14 record in singles play playing at No. 3 and 4 singles…Went an even 14-14 in doubles play, including a 10-8 mark with Garrett Wells as partner…Named NACC Men’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Week on April 28…Closed season with wins in four of his last five singles matches…Posted season-best four-match singles winning streak from April 4 through April 12…Gained a 6-0, 6-0 NACC Tournament win over Edgewood College (May 5)…Won six straight doubles matches, five of those with Wells from April 15 through April 28…Partnered with Skip Turner for a key No. 2 doubles victory over Edgewood College May 3 in the NACC Tournament…Played with Wells for an 8-2 victory at No. 2 doubles against Concordia University Chicago (Apr. 28) in the NACC Tournament.   

High School (Fox Valley Lutheran High School): Lettered three times in tennis...First Team All-Wisconsin Coaches Combined Tennis Conference selection senior year...Also lettered four years in soccer...Member of 2009 Division 2 State Championship team...Team earned runner-up honors in 2010...First Team All-Eastern Valley Conference selection senior year...Second Team All-Conference junior year.

Personal: Son of Bradley and Dyann...Has one brother, Josiah, and four sisters, Samantha, Robin, Abigail and Sydney.