Western Michigan University Athletics

2012-13

• 2013 MAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2013 MAC Tournament All-Tournament Team
• Second Team All-MAC
• Two-time recipient of the MAC Player of the Week Award
• Twice named the MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Went 22-14 in singles play, including a 15-10 mark in dual match play
• Went 11-9 at No. 2 singles, and 4-0 at No. 1 singles
• Advanced to the semifinal round of the ITA Midwest Regional in doubles with teammate Nadin Indre; represented the best finish in program history

2011-12

• Second Team All-MAC
• Academic All-MAC
• Voted the Singles Player of the Year by his teammates, as well as part of the Doubles Team of the Year with Simon Blomberg
• Recipient of the Hap Sorensen Coaches' Award
• Went 6-1 in doubles play with Simon Blomberg down the stretch
• Tied for the team lead with 56 total victories
• Posted a team-best 30-11 record in doubles play, including a 13-7 record at No. 1, 20-8 in dual matches, and 4-1 in MAC
• Recorded a perfect 5-0 record in MAC singles play
• Finished the season with a 26-12 record in singles play, including a 10-4 record at No. 4
• Posted a team-high 12-match singles winning streak

2010-11

• ITA All-Academic team
• Finished the season with the best singles winning percentage of anyone on the Western Michigan squad at 16-5 (.762), winning eight straight overall matches to close the season
• Won a conference match at his former school, defeating Tyler Stephens of Northern Illinois 6-0, 6-0 in No. 6 singles play (4/1)
• Teamed with Kazuya Komada to win the No. 2 doubles match against Buffalo (3/25)
• Won his first singles match at WMU (6-0, 6-0) over Larry Brown of Detroit on his way to the State Flight Singles semis at the Frank Beeman Invitational (9/10-12)
• Teamed with Pablo Olivarez to reach the Flight B Doubles final at the Purdue Fall Invitational (9/17-19)

2009-10

• Attended Western Michigan as a student, did not play tennis

2008-09 (at Northern Illinois)

• Recorded a combined 13-12 singles record, with an 11-14 mark in doubles competition
• Ended the season on a tear, recording five-consecutive singles wins, including both matches of the 2009 Mid-American Conference Championships
• Played the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions
• Went 3-2 in MAC singles matches, tied for the best individual record among Huskie starters
• Saw action in all three doubles positions
• Teamed with Shaun Stewart to post an 8-7 win over Peter Marrack and Michael Koval from No. 31 Wisconsin, on Jan. 31, 2009
• During the fall season, posted a 4-4 singles record, with a 5-4 doubles mark
• Won the Flight "D" singles finals match at the Ball State Invitational, collecting his first-four collegiate singles victories
• Along with teammate Matt Hansen, advanced to the doubles semifinals of the Drake Fall Invitational.

• Posted a 22-7 singles record as a senior at West Ottawa
• Ranked No. 8 in Michigan's Class of 2008
• National ranking jumped from No. 510 to No. 298 in the 2008 calendar year.

Personal

• Major is health services, with a 3.77 GPA
• Son of Kelly and Christi VanderPloeg
• Honor Roll student
• Born June 12, 1990

VanderPloeg's Career Statistics