Hawk Item — Named academic all-Big Ten three times during career.
2010 Spring — Finished 12-12 overall in singles competition… competed at No. 3 (9-10) and No. 4 (3-2) positions… went 9-5 in doubles competition and 2-0 in conference action… finished 3-1 at No. 2 position and 6-4 at No. 3 position… teamed up with Garret Dunn (7-3) and Austen Kauss (2-2)… academic all-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2009 Fall — Competed in three tournaments… compiled singles record of 3-8… went 2-5 in doubles competition, pairing with Marc Bruche (1-2) and Patrick Dwyer (1-3).
2009 Spring — Finished 12-8 overall in singles competition… competed at #2 (3-6) and #3 (9-2) positions… went 9-9 in doubles competition…teamed up with Greg Holm at the #2 position (8-6) and Christian Bierich at the #1 position (1-3)… Bierich and Haal were ranked as high as 78th nationally… academic all-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2008 Fall — Compiled a singles record of 5-4… competed in all four tournaments… was runner-up in singles Flight A at Purdue Fall Invitational… went 2-5 in doubles play.
2008 Spring — Played at the #4 singles positions… compiled records of 9-12 overall and and 3-8 in the Big Ten… competed at the #2 and #3 doubles positions… went 5-5 overall and 1-3 in Big Ten doubles play… academic all-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2007 Fall — Played in all four tournaments… went 9-9 in singles matches… went on four-match winning streak at ITA Regional Championships… went on three-match winning streak at Big Ten Singles Tournament… went undefeated in doubles with Tommy McGeorge (3-0)… posted a 1-0 doubles record with Gentry Kaegi and 1-2 mark with Patrick Dwyer.
2007 Spring — Played in #3 and #4 singles spots… posted 6-9 record in singles… competed in #2 and #3 doubles spots… paired with Scott Elwell (0-1), Patrick Dwyer (0-2), Gregory Holm (0-1) and Christian Bierich (3-4) in doubles… letterwinner.
2006 Fall — Competed in three fall tournaments… won doubles championship with Scott Elwell at the Louisville Invitational… compiled 6-5 record in singles… went 7-0 in doubles when paired with Elwell.
High School — Played tennis for Tennis Club Zandvecrt… was nationally ranked as a youth player.
Personal — Born February 9, 1988… parents are Paul and Nicclette Haal… open major… one of four Hawkeye student-athletes to receive the 2007 Nile Kinnick Memorial Scholarship.
Haal’s Career Records
Singles | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | Big Ten | Dual | Tourn. | Overall | Pct. | |
2006-07 | — | 0-3 | 5-6 | 1-0 | 2-9 | 6-9 | 6-5 | 12-14 | .462 | |
2007-08 | — | — | 9-12 | — | 3-8 | 9-12 | 9-9 | 18-21 | .461 | |
2008-09 | 3-6 | 9-2 | — | — | 4-6 | 12-8 | 5-4 | 17-12 | .586 | |
2009-10 | — | 9-10 | 3-2 | — | 3-7 | 12-12 | 3-8 | 15-20 | .429 | |
Career | 3-6 | 18-15 | 17-20 | 1-0 | 12-30 | 39-41 | 23-26 | 62-67 | .481 |
Doubles | #1 | #2 | #3 | Big Ten | Dual | Tourn. | Overall | Pct. | |
2006-07 | — | 0-1 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3-8 | 7-0 | 10-8 | .556 | |
2007-08 | — | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 5-2 | 10-7 | .588 | |
2008-09 | 1-3 | 8-6 | — | 2-5 | 9-9 | 2-5 | 11-14 | .440 | |
2009-10 | — | 3-1 | 6-4 | 2-0 | 9-5 | 2-5 | 11-10 | .524 | |
Career | 1-3 | 14-11 | 11-13 | 8-14 | 26-27 | 16-12 | 42-39 | .519 |