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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Oregon, Ohio
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- High School:
- Clay
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- Major:
- Undecided
Bio
Senior (2015): Named to the Honorable Mention All-HCAC Team ... HCAC Player of the Week (Mar. 2) ... Played in 16 singles matches for the season ... Finished with a 11-5 record overall in singles play ... Finished 6-2 in conference play at the first and third singles spots ... Completed 15 doubles matches playing first, second and third doubles ... Finished with an overall doubles record of 9-6 and 6-2 in conference play.
Junior (2014): Honorable Mention All-HCAC Selection ... Named to Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team ... Played in 20 singles matches on the season … Finished with a 14-6 record overall in singles play … Finished 6-2 in conference play in singles matches … Went 2-1 in two singles ... Went 12-5 in three singles ... Played in 17 doubles matches on the season with partner Mike Ross … Duo Finished with a 7-10 record overall in doubles play and went 3-3 in conference play … Went 7-10 in one doubles ... Played in three doubles matches on the season with partner James Demeo … Duo Finished with a 2-1 record overall in doubles play and went 2-0 in conference play … Went 2-1 in one doubles.
Sophomore (2013): Competed in 20 matches for a 6-14 record between first and second singles, as well as competing earning a record of 7-13 in first doubles … Posted a mark of 2-7 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference singles competition and a 3-6 record in HCAC doubles competition … Chosen as HCAC
Preseason Player to Watch.
Freshman (2012): Played 22 matches primarily at the number four singles position and 23 matches at number one doubles … Racked up double digit wins in both singles and doubles with 16 singles victories and 11 doubles wins … Posted a 5-3 mark in HCAC singles action … Posted a six match win streak during the season at four doubles.
Prep: Lettered three years at Clay High under head coach Walt Ralph … Also lettered two seasons in soccer during high school career.
Personal: Born in Oregon, Ohio … Son of Bill and Donna Nelson … Has one sister; Rachel … Majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Autism Studies.
News Mentions
DC Has 31 Athletes Named to Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its inaugural group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor...
June 17, 2015
14 Spring Student-Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College spring athletic teams had 14 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland...
May 19, 2015
Five Yellow Jackets Earn Postseason Honors
GREENWOOD, IND. - Defiance College men’s tennis players, Mike Ross, James Demeo, Ryan Nelson, Justin Walker and Adam Swisher were recognized...
May 5, 2015
Men's Tennis Ends Season With Loss Against Transylvania (Ky.)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. -- The Defiance College men's tennis team ended its season with a 5-1 loss against Transylvania (Ky.) University in the...
May 1, 2015
Franklin (Ind.) Spoils Senior Day
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The three Defiance College seniors looked to celebrate their final home match with an important Heartland Collegiate...
April 25, 2015
Quakers Slip Past Yellow Jackets
RICHMOND, IND. – Rain pushed the original meeting between the Defiance College Yellow Jackets and Earlham College (Ind.) Quakers back to...
April 24, 2015
Another HCAC Victory for Yellow Jackets
HANOVER, IND. –- Holding its conference standing at the number two position, the Defiance College (10-5, 5-1 HCAC) men’s tennis team...
April 18, 2015
Defiance Sweeps Anderson (Ind.)
ANDERSON, IND. –- Coming off its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference loss, the Defiance College men’s tennis team...
April 15, 2015
Yellow Jackets Fall To The Fightin' Engineers
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s tennis team hosted Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology in Heartland Collegiate...
April 11, 2015
Yellow Jackets Edge Pioneers
DEFIANCE, OHIO – For the first time since joining the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Defiance College (8-4, 3-0 HCAC) men's...
April 4, 2015
Yellow Jackets Victorious in HCAC Contest
DEFIANCE, OHIO – In the team’s second Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match of the season, the Defiance College Yellow...
April 1, 2015
Defiance Blows Past Student Princes, 8-1
DEFIANCE, OHIO –- Strong winds caused for altered play during the men’s tennis action between the host Defiance College and Student...
March 30, 2015
Defiance Downs Mount St. Joseph
CINCINNATI, OHIO -- Sophomore Tory Savage (Bryan) won his third straight individual match as the Defiance College men's tennis team topped Mount...
March 28, 2015
Yellow Jackets Top Warriors, 8-1
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Yellow Jackets men’s tennis team pushed its record to an even 4-4 after defeating the visiting Rochester (Mich.)...
March 26, 2015
DC Falls in Yellow Jacket Duel
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s tennis team fell to Baldwin Wallace University by a score of 7-2, but the battle was much...
March 21, 2015
Nelson Earns HCAC Athlete Of The Week
GREENWOOD, IND. - Defiance College men's tennis senior Ryan Nelson (Oregon/Clay) has been named this week's Heartland Collegiate Athletic...
March 2, 2015
Defiance Defeats Muskingum and Thomas More (Ky.)
DEFIANCE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s tennis team hosted Muskingum University and Thomas More (Ky.) College and went 2-0 for the...
February 28, 2015
Yellow Jackets Sting the Scots
DEFIANCE, OHIO – On a late Tuesday night, the Defiance College men’s tennis team bounced back after a season-opening loss on Saturday...
February 24, 2015
Men's Tennis Picked Fifth in HCAC Preseason Coaches Poll
GREENWOOD, IND. -- The Defiance College men's tennis team was picked to finish fifth in the 2015 Heartland Collegiate Atthletic Conference...
February 5, 2015