2021 Men's Tennis Roster
Brookes, Nick
Nick Brookes
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sevenoaks, Kent, England
- High School:
- Millfield
Bio
2021: 9-9 in singles (four unfinished) … 11-6 in doubles (four unfinished) ... Defeated eight straight opponents at No. 2 singles, dropping only one set during the run … Won six doubles matches in a row, collecting two ranked wins over Duke and Ohio State with Simen Bratholm … Picked up four straight number one doubles wins, finishing the streak with a win over No. 25 Michigan … Against No. 4 Texas in the NCAA Tournament, led the country's No. 11 doubles team 6-5 before the match went unfinished (5/9).
2019-20: Recorded wins in the No. 3 spot for singles and No.1 spot for doubles against Illinois State (1/15) ... Won against Illinois State in the No. 3 spot for singles (1/17) ... Won against in the No. 3 spot singles and No.1 spot for doubles, and won against No.2 spot for singles and No.1 spot for doubles against Memphis and IUPUI in a doubleheader (1/19) ... Earned a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory in the No. 3 singles spot against Louisville (1/31) ... Took victories in the No. 3 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Kentucky (2/7) ... Won in both the No. 3 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Notched 7-6, 7-6 victory against ranked opponent in the No. 3 singles spot against Illinois (3/7) ... Earned another ranked win in the No. 3 singles spot in victory against Notre Dame (3/8)
2018-19: Defeated Duke in straight sets at No. 2 singles and No.1 doubles spots (2/3) … Swept Harvard in straight sets for singles and doubles play (2/9) … Won at the No.1 singles spot against Purdue and both doubles matches in a doubleheader against Purdue and Chicago State (2/10) ... Appeared at No. 1 spot in the singles lineups and No. 2 in the doubles lineups for victories over both Ball State and UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Won at the No. 1 doubles spot and appeared at the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and tallied a win at the No. 2 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at No. 1 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) … Recorded a win at the No. 1 doubles spot and appeared at No. 1 singles spot against UIC (3/10).
2017-18: Appeared at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 in the singles lineup ... Played at the No. 2 spot in each of the last 15 matches of the campaign ... Finished the season with a team-high 11 wins in dual matches ... Recorded a postseason win with a victory over Piotr Smietana in straight sets against Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/26) ... Took down Wisconsin's only ranked singles player in straight sets in the regular season finale (4/22) ... Won four of five decisions from 3/11 to 4/6 ... Off to a 4-0 start in dual matches in his first season ... Has not lost a set in those four singles appearances.
High School: Two-time national schools runner-up ... Two-time Independent Schools champion ... Captain senior year ... Undefeated on Millfield club team ... Doubles team was national runner-up in premier league ... Two-time county cup champion with Kent club team.
Personal: Born Nicholas William Brookes ... Son of Simon and Sarah Brookes ... Attended same high school as Olympic gold medalists Mark Foster, Duncan Goodhew, Helen Glover, and Peter Wilson, and former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw ... Anticipated major at Northwestern is either economics or physics.
2019-20: Recorded wins in the No. 3 spot for singles and No.1 spot for doubles against Illinois State (1/15) ... Won against Illinois State in the No. 3 spot for singles (1/17) ... Won against in the No. 3 spot singles and No.1 spot for doubles, and won against No.2 spot for singles and No.1 spot for doubles against Memphis and IUPUI in a doubleheader (1/19) ... Earned a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory in the No. 3 singles spot against Louisville (1/31) ... Took victories in the No. 3 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Kentucky (2/7) ... Won in both the No. 3 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Notched 7-6, 7-6 victory against ranked opponent in the No. 3 singles spot against Illinois (3/7) ... Earned another ranked win in the No. 3 singles spot in victory against Notre Dame (3/8)
2018-19: Defeated Duke in straight sets at No. 2 singles and No.1 doubles spots (2/3) … Swept Harvard in straight sets for singles and doubles play (2/9) … Won at the No.1 singles spot against Purdue and both doubles matches in a doubleheader against Purdue and Chicago State (2/10) ... Appeared at No. 1 spot in the singles lineups and No. 2 in the doubles lineups for victories over both Ball State and UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Won at the No. 1 doubles spot and appeared at the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and tallied a win at the No. 2 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 2 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at No. 1 doubles spot and No. 1 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) … Recorded a win at the No. 1 doubles spot and appeared at No. 1 singles spot against UIC (3/10).
2017-18: Appeared at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 in the singles lineup ... Played at the No. 2 spot in each of the last 15 matches of the campaign ... Finished the season with a team-high 11 wins in dual matches ... Recorded a postseason win with a victory over Piotr Smietana in straight sets against Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (4/26) ... Took down Wisconsin's only ranked singles player in straight sets in the regular season finale (4/22) ... Won four of five decisions from 3/11 to 4/6 ... Off to a 4-0 start in dual matches in his first season ... Has not lost a set in those four singles appearances.
High School: Two-time national schools runner-up ... Two-time Independent Schools champion ... Captain senior year ... Undefeated on Millfield club team ... Doubles team was national runner-up in premier league ... Two-time county cup champion with Kent club team.
Personal: Born Nicholas William Brookes ... Son of Simon and Sarah Brookes ... Attended same high school as Olympic gold medalists Mark Foster, Duncan Goodhew, Helen Glover, and Peter Wilson, and former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw ... Anticipated major at Northwestern is either economics or physics.
Brookes' Stats
SINGLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 19-14 | 11-11 | 8-3 | --- | --- | 6-8 | 3-3 | 2-0 | --- | --- |
| 2018-19 | 9-9 | 7-8 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 4-2 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 9-8 | 9-8 | --- | 9-6 | --- | 8-2 | 1-6 | --- | --- | --- |
| Career | 37-31 | 27-27 | 10-4 | 10-8 | 3-6 | 20-12 | 4-9 | 2-0 | --- | --- |
DOUBLES RESULTS
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Fall |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 9-17 | 6-14 | 3-3 | --- | --- | 6-14 | --- |
| 2018-19 | 12-5 | 12-5 | --- | 6-5 | 12-5 | --- | --- |
| 2021 | 11-6 | 11-6 | --- | 10-4 | 11-6 | --- | --- |
| Career | 32-28 | 29-25 | 3-3 | 16-9 | 23-11 | 6-14 | --- |
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