Mitchell Dell "Mitch" Sprengelmeyer (born January 9, 1975) is a former professional

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Career

Sprengelmeyer, a three time All-American, played collegiate tennis for Clemson University from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, Sprengelmeyer was the NCAA ITA Senior Player of the Year and also won the Van Nostrand Memorial Award, the first person to win both in the same year.'' Herald-Journal''
"Pair of awards for Sprengelmeyer"
May 23, 1997 Sprengelmeyer was also named

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Player of the Year in 1997. Sprengelmeyer competed in the men's doubles at seven Grand Slam tournaments, winning a Grand Slam match at the

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, then lost in the second round to

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and

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. In the

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, Sprengelmeyer also played in the mixed doubles, partnering Lilia Osterloh. He and partner

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were doubles runners-up at the 2000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, an ATP Tour tournament, in

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. Sprengelmeyer has three career wins over the Bryan Brothers. The first win was with Adam Peterson at a Challenger event in Texas, and the other two wins were with Mark Merklein in back-to-back finals of Challenger events in California, the Bryan Brother's home state.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (7)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sprengelmeyer, Mitch 1975 births Living people American male tennis players Clemson Tigers men's tennis players Tennis players from South Carolina