Will Cooksey

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.
High School:
University Liggett School

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Singles Record: 37-17 duals, 58-35 overall
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 55 (May 1, 2025)
Doubles Record: 32-37 duals, 57-51 overall
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 89 (preseason 2024-25)

Honors
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2025)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete Award (2022)

Senior Year (2024-25)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Second-Team All-Big Ten
• Went 21-10 in singles, going 8-3 during the fall and 13-7 in duals (3-4 at No. 1, 6-2 at No. 2, 2-1 at No. 3, 2-0 at No. 4)
• Earned his highest career ranking on May 1, reaching No. 55
• Went on a six-match singles win streak from Nov. 2-10, the third six-win streak of his career
• Posted a 7-3 record against B1G opponents and clinched team wins against WMU and Washington
• Went 2-7 against ranked teams with wins over No. 12 Ozan Baris on April 19, 7-5, 7-5 and No. 19 Aidan Kim in three sets on March 28
• Recorded a 19-15 mark in doubles with an 8-2 record in the fall and 11-13 in duals (3-6 at No. 1, 2-6 at No. 2, 6-1 at No. 3)
• Ranked No. 89 in the preseason rankings and went 6-5 against B1G doubles pairs
• Had a career-best seven-match win streak from Nov. 3-Jan. 26 with partner Alex Cairo and the pair finished the year 12-7
• Recorded a 6-2 ranked win over No. 65 Virginia in doubles onn Feb. 14 with partner Benjamin Kittay

Junior Year (2023-24)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Posted an 18-14 overall singles mark, going 14-9 in duals (1-0 at No. 3, 2-3 at No. 4, 10-5 at No. 5 and 1-1 at No. 6)
• Ranked No. 85 in the preseason singles rankings
• Went 1-0 against ranked opponents and had a 7-1 mark in the B1G
• Matched his career best six match win streak
• Recorded a 17-21 doubles record including a 10-16 dual mark (9-16 at No. 2, 1-0 at No. 3)
• Was 4-3 in doubles in the B1G and went 1-2 against ranked doubles pairs while matching a career best four match win streak

Sophomore Year (2022-23)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Ranked three times in the ITA singles, No. 117 on March 21, No. 122 on April 18 and No. 119 on April 25
• Combined for a 13-8 singles record, which included an 8-1 dual singles mark
• Went 2-0 in the B1G in singles and was 1-1 against ranked opponents
• Finished the season on a six-match win streak
• Recorded a 14-11 doubles record going 7-6 in duals and 7-5 in individual play

Freshman Year (2021-22)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Recorded a 2-0 mark in dual play (1-0 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 6) and 4-3 in the final for a 6-3 overall mark
• Posted a 7-4 doubles record with a 4-2 dual mark (1-0 No. 1, 3-2 at No. 3) and 3-2 in fall play

Before Michigan
• Five-star Blue Chip Recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
• Four-time state Division 4 singles champion
• First player in the state to win four consecutive state titles in any division since 1960
• 2020 Mr. Tennis Award, presented by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association
• Ranked as the No. 6 senior by Tennis Recruiting, has been ranked as high as No. 3 and was ranked No. 1 on the Dunlop RPI list
• Ranked No. 4 in the USTA 18s Combined and finished the 2019 season ranked No. 1 in the USTA 16s Combined
• Winner of the Gold Ball at the 2019 USTA 18s National Indoor Singles
• Silver Ball at 2018 USTA 16s National Indoor Doubles
• Won the 2019 USTA 16s International Spring Court Championships in doubles and was a finalist in singles, and won the 2018 USTA 16s Midwest Level 1 singles.
• Helped his high school, University Liggett School, to state championships in 2017 and 2020.

Personal
• Born May 8, 2003
• Son of Gregory Cooksey (Michigan '92) and Kalli Carson (Michigan '91)
• Has two younger brothers, Charlie and Niko
• Degree in English

Career Statistics

Singles	Overall	Dual	Fall/Ind.	Big Ten	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2021-22	6-3	2-0	4-3				1-0			1-0
2022-23	13-8	8-1	5-7	2-0			1-0	1-0		5-1
2023-24	18-14	14-9	4-5	7-1			1-0	2-3	10-5	1-1
2024-25	21-10	13-7	8-3	7-3	3-4	6-2	2-1	2-0
Career	58-35	37-17	21-18	16-4	3-4	6-2	5-1	5-3	10-5	7-2

Doubles	Overall	Dual	Fall/Ind.	Big Ten	#1	#2	#3
2021-22	7-4	4-2	3-2	1-0	1-0		3-2
2022-23	14-11	7-6	7-6	0-2			7-6
2023-24	17-21	10-16	7-5	4-3		9-16	1-0
2024-25	19-15	11-13	8-2	6-5	3-6	2-6	6-1
Career	57-51	32-37	25-14	11-10	4-6	11-22	17-9