University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Jesse Sprinkel
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Minneapolis South H.S.
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
Trained with the Gophers but did not see the the competition court during the dual season • Awarded Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2018 FALL SEASON:
Represented the Maroon & Gold in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, where he took part in a pair of matches for the Gophers.
2018 SPRING SEASON:
Trained with the Gophers but did not see the the competition court during the dual season.
2017 FALL SEASON:
Finished with a 1-2 record in singles play, and a 3-1 record in doubles • earned first singles win of the season over Henrique Stemmer of South Dakota State on Oct 19 • Earned first doubles win of the season over Hunter Clark and Diego Giraldo of UMKC with partner Jackson Allen.
2017 SPRING SEASON:
Finished with a 1-2 record in singles play, and a 3-1 record in doubles • earned first singles win of the season over Henrique Stemmer of South Dakota State on Oct 19 • Earned first doubles win of the season over Hunter Clark and Diego Giraldo of UMKC with partner Jackson Allen finished with a 2-0 record in singles play, both out of the No. 5 spot, and a 1-2 record in doubles • won first doubles match of the season in an exciting 7-6 (9-7) victory with Milicevic against Penn • in two appearances in singles, won matches against South Dakota State and North Dakota 7-5, 6-1 and 6-4, 6-2.
2016 FALL SEASON:
Went 4-4 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles • picked up a doubles victory with George Lovitt at the ITA Central Region Championships • won four singles matches at the Gopher Invitational • teamed up with Jeremy Lynn for three doubles victories at the Gopher Invitational.
2016 SPRING SEASON:
Went 1-1 in doubles play • Won first doubles match of the season at Baseline, winning 6-1 with teammate Marino Alpeza.
2015 FALL SEASON:
Went 0-7 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles play • Advanced to the doubles finals at the Wildcat Invite with partner Justyn Levin, going 3-1 • Competed in singles play and finished 2-1 in doubles play at the BIG Indoor Championship.
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Awarded six letters playing for Minneapolis South High School • all-conference and all-city six straight seasons • took second place in state doubles with his brother Noah in 2011 • took third place in state tennis singles in 2013 • was his high schools team captain for two seasons • went undefeated in regular season play last two seasons of high school play • singles finalist at the 2015 USTA Northern Sectional and four time USTA Northern Sectional doubles champion • doubles finalist in 18s at the 2013 and 2014 USTA Regional in St. Louis • member of Northern Section’s 18s National Team Championships team in 2014 and 2015
PERSONAL:
Lists most memorable sports accomplishment as having lunch with the first African American to play in the NHL, Willie O’Ree • Son of Jeff and Gayle Sprinkel • Has two older siblings in Noah (22) who played men’s tennis for Coe College and Lacey (20) who plays for the University of North Dakota women’s tennis team • Uncle Jim Lind coached football for the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks • Born August 14, 1996.
| SINGLES | OVERALL | B1G |
| 2015-16 | 0-7 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017-18 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2018-19 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Career | 7-15 | 0-0 |
| DOUBLES | OVERALL | B1G |
| 2015-16 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2017-18 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Career | 14-10 | 0-0 |
Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15
