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Luuk Wassenaar

Demon Notes

2021-22 (Graduate Student) - Singles: 16-11 | Doubles: 13-15

Went 12-8 in the dual-match season helping DePaul repeat as BIG EAST champion
His numbers would have been better but Wassenaar took a break towards the end of the regular season to unselfishly undergo a physically demanding process donating his bone marrow cells attempting to save the life of a 20-year-old terminally ill leukemia patient
Went 6-1 against BIG EAST opponents including the postseason
Finished 7-4 at the No. 4 singles position, 3-1 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 5.

2020-21 (Senior) - Singles: 11-7 | Doubles: 10-6

Incredible performance to win DePaul's first-ever BIG EAST title and automatic berth into the NCAA tournament
Fell behind St. John's Evan Felcher in the third set of the final singles match that would decide the crown and rallied from quadruple match point with four unreturnable serves in the riveting 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 triumph shown on the BIG EAST Digital Network
Also won his singles match against Butler in the BIG EAST semifinals and went 1-1 in doubles
Tallied five match-winning points on the season and clinched four doubles points
Finished season winning five of six singles matches
Retained junior standing in tennis when the NCAA issued a blanket waiver of eligibility after the 2019-20 pandemic season.

2019-20 (Junior) - Singles: 17-17 | Doubles: 16-14

Came through in a must-win scenario with a 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-2 singles win against Texas Rio Grande Valley to tie the match at 3-3 after the Blue Demons started out down 3-0 in their HEB Tournament of Champions opener in Corpus, Christi, Texas
Chris Casati clinched the improbable comeback with his ensuing singles win
Was tied 4-4 in the third set of his singles match against No. 7 Columbia before falling 6-4
Went 10-8 in singles during the tournament season
Combined with Lars Peder Minsaas to go 7-4 in doubles
Wassennar and Trip Tuff were 9-10 in doubles to give Wassenaar a combined 16-14 mark in tandem competition.

2018-19 (Sophomore) - Singles: 13-16 | Doubles: 14-10

Went 4-2 in singles against BIG EAST competition and was 4-4 in singles during the tournament season
Finished 5-5 in singles at the No. 3 position and 2-1 at No. 6
Teamed with Conor O'Meara to go 13-6 in doubles during the dual season including a team-best 6-1 in BIG EAST doubles.

2017-18 (Freshman) - Singles: 16-11 | Doubles: 8-13

Competing in singles, the freshman finished the season with a 13-7 record in dual season play, competing exclusively in the No. 5 and No. 6 singles
For doubles, he played with four different partners that included posting a 5-8 record in dual season play for the team of Wassenaar/Casati.

High School:

Ranked in top five in the Netherlands U-16 and finished in the top 10 in juniors the last four years
Ranked No. 12 by Universal Tennis
In 2017, he was in the top 80 of national men's rankings that included pro players
Awarded National Talent status in the Netherlands
Won two matches and advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITF4 Autumn Almere 2015 tournament.

Personal: