Western Michigan University Athletics

2010-11

• Finished fourth on the team with a 19-10 record in singles play, including a 4-0 record against MAC opponents
• Did not drop a single set in MAC play
• Was a dependable fixture in the No. 6 singles spot for the Broncos, going 9-4 there in 2010-11
• Posted a 10-4 record in doubles play
• Teamed with Simon Blomberg to make the semifinals of B Flight Doubles at the Frank Beeman Invitational (9/10-12)
• Had two streaks of four consecutive dual singles victories (1/21-2/11 and 3/22-4/1)
• Teamed with Ross VanderPloeg to defeat opponent as No. 3 doubles against No. 67 Northwestern

2009-10

• Finished third on the team with 26 singles wins, including 15-9 in dual matches
• Won three-straight singles matches at No. 6 against No. 55 Iowa, No. 38 Oklahoma State and No. 69 Purdue
• Compiled 7-4 record at No. 2 doubles (2-0) and No. 3 (5-4)
• Defeated teammate Michael Basha to win singles flight championship at the Vredevelt Invitational
• Earned third letter

2008-09

• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• WMU team captain
• Went 6-3 at No. 6 singles, including road wins at Butler and Purdue
• Compiled singles wins in the fall vs. Michigan State (twice), Northwestern and Iowa
• Advanced to the semifinals of the Vredevelt Invitationa in singles and semifinals of the Wildcat Fall Invitational in doubles with Kevin Hayward
• Earned second letter

2007-08

• WMU Most Improved Player
• Won his only two dual matches against IPFW (1/13) with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles and 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles
• Earned first letter

High School

• Went 126-6 in high school
• Four-time Southwestern Conference No. 1 singles champion, sectional champion and state qualifier
• Two-time district champion in 2006 and 2007 and finished in the top eight in the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2007
• 2006 and 2007 Cleveland Plain Dealer Boy’s Tennis Player of the Year
• Played 2007 Junior Davis Cup
• Led the Demons to an undefeated 18-0 record and the 2004 Southwestern Conference championship
• Graduated with a Honors Diploma after being on the High Honor Roll every semester of high school

Personal

• Majoring in management with 3.74 GPA
• Son of Jim and Kathy Noel ... father graduated from Penn State
• Dad, Jim, is the golf course superintendent at Lakewood Country Club
• Has an older brother, James
• Cousin, Brett Jodie, was a sixth round selection of the New York Yankees in the 1998 Amateur Draft and pitched for the Yankees and San Diego Padres in 2001 after playing collegiately at South Carolina
• Born Sept. 2, 1988

Noel's Career Statistics (as of 3/9/11)