Biography
CAREER
Singles: 50-33 ... 2-5 vs. nationally ranked opponents (highest win, 44th)
Doubles: 69-27 ... 4-4 vs. nationally ranked opponents (highest win, 5th)
Harding Records: 1st in best doubles record, season (1.000, 15-0) ... 3rd in most doubles wins, career (69) ... t-3rd in most doubles wins, season (24) ... 10th in best doubles record, career (.719)
AWARDS
2023 ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year
2023 MIAA Freshman of the Year
2024 All-MIAA (second team, No. 4 singles)
2023 All-MIAA (second team, No. 1 doubles)
2024 All-MIAA (second team, No. 2 doubles)
2025 All-MIAA (second team, singles)
2025 All-MIAA (second team, doubles)
2026 All-MIAA (first team, singles)
2026 All-MIAA (first team, doubles)
2026 ITA All-American
2024 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
2024 Academic All-GAC
2026 ITA Scholar Athlete
2025-26
Singles: 16-8 ... 13-7 in duals ... 3-1 in tournaments ... went 2-1 to reach the Flight A Round of 16 at the ITA Central Region Championships ... went 1-0 to reach the Flight 1 semifinals of the GAC Individual Championships ... concluded the season ranked No. 17 in Central Region singles ... 5-0 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 1-0 at No. 1, 2-3 at No. 2, 10-4 at No. 3 ... 1-3 vs. nationally ranked opponents with a win over No. 44 Tommaso Cecchetti of Washburn
Doubles: 24-10 ... 14-9 in duals ... 10-1 in tournaments ... went 5-0 w/ Solorzano to win the Flight A finals of the ITA Central Region Championships ... went 2-1 w/ Solorzano to reach the semifinals of the ITA Cup ... went 3-0 w/ Solorzano to win the finals of the GAC Individual Championships ... concluded the season ranked No. 2 w/ Solorzano in Division II doubles and No. 1 in Central Region doubles ... 4-1 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 11-7 at No. 1, 3-2 at No. 3 ... 2-4 w/ Solorzano vs. nationally ranked opponents with wins over No. 7 Brisdon and Melnik of Nebraska-Kearney and No. 8 Ghedin and Giese of Lubbock Christian
2024-25
Singles: 16-11 ... 13-9 in duals ... 3-2 in tournaments ... went 1-1 to reach the Round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships ... went 2-1 to reach the Flight 2 finals at the GAC Individual Championships ... 1-2 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 1-0 at No. 2, 11-9 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 4
Doubles: 16-9 ... 13-7 in duals ... 3-2 in tournaments ... went 2-1 w/ Gayme to reach the Flight A quarterfinals at the ITA Central Region Championships ... went 1-1 w/ Gayme to reach the Flight 1 semifinals at the GAC Individual Championships ... concluded the season ranked No. 10 w/ Gayme in Central Region doubles ... 2-1 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 12-7 at No. 2, 1-0 at No. 3 ... 0-2 vs. nationally ranked opponents
2023-24
Singles: 10-10 ... 9-9 in duals ... 1-1 in tournaments ... went 1-1 to reach the Flight 2 semifinals at the GAC Individual Championships ... 2-2 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 1-0 at No. 1, 1-1 at No. 3, 4-6 at No. 4, 2-2 at No. 5, 1-0 at No. 6 ... went 1-1 vs. nationally ranked opponents with a win over No. 56 Pavlos Parson of Washburn
Doubles: 14-8 ... 12-7 in duals ... 2-1 in tournaments ... went 2-1 w/ de Ruiter to win the consolation final at the GAC Individual Championships ... 2-0 vs. GAC/MIAA ... 7-6 at No. 1, 2-0 at No. 2, 3-1 at No. 3 ... went 2-0 w/ de Ruiter vs. nationally ranked opponents with wins over No. 12 Silva and Adamek of Southwest Baptist and No. 5 Blanchar and Exner of Ouachita Baptist
2022-23
Singles: 8-4 ... 8-4 in duals ... 1-2 vs. GAC ... 1-0 at No. 2, 2-1 at No. 3, 1-2 at No. 4, 2-0 at No. 5, 2-1 at No. 6
Doubles: 15-0 ... 15-0 in duals (w/ de Ruiter, first HU players ever to go undefeated with 15 or more duals) ... w/ de Ruiter, concluded the season ranked No. 1 in Central Region doubles and No. 12 in Division II doubles ... 2-0 vs. GAC ... 8-0 at No. 1, 7-0 at No. 2 ... 2-0 vs. nationally ranked opponents ... w/ de Ruiter, defeated No. 12 Makary Adamek and Marcio Silva of Southwest Baptist 7-6 (8-6) ... w/ de Ruiter, defeated No. 5 Alex Blanchar and Phil Exner of Ouachita Baptist 7-6 (7-4)
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Attended Oranje Nassau College Parkdreef in the Netherlands
Honors: quarterfinalist at the 2020 Dutch Championships and semifinalist at the 2022 Dutch Championships
PERSONAL
Born: Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Major: Strength and Conditioning
Parents: Ivo Mekkelsen and Annette Hayes ... has one sister (Amy)
Half Irish and half Dutch ... enjoys playing all sports
