One of the greats!

A few weeks ago I was surprised by a visit from Chris Gregersen. Chris is one of the best (if not very best) player to ever grace the Whitman tennis courts. After being ranked #1 in DIII, Chris transfered to Northwestern where he was Todd Martin's doubles partner. He and Todd achieved a high ranking of #13 in NCAA I doubles.

For perspective on Chris's accomplishments, consider that it is a big milestone to win 100 matches during a 4-year career. Since Whitman's moved to NCAA III (from NAIA) only a handful players have broke the century mark. Since the move to DIII, Phalkun Mam holds the all-time win record of 157. Chris's freshman year he was 44-4 in singles and 38-7 in doubles and his sophomore year he won over 60 matches. Amazing to think that Chris won nearly 150 matches in just two years of play!

I was lucky enough to be Chris's teammate for his two years at Whitman. One of our team highlights during 1986 was defeating the University of Washington 6-3. Not a bad effort for our non-scholarship program to take down the mighty Huskies!

Chris currently resides outside of Florence Italy with his wife and two young children.