When Tulane junior Coby Kramer-Golinkoff takes to the tennis courts he fights hard against his opponent striving for a victory. When the tennis matches are over, his fight is not, as he faces another opponent, this time battling for the life of his sister, Emily.
Both will play third round Friday, while four doubles teams will take to the courts
SPRING 2011
Played in just two matches...Earned a 6-1, 6-1 singles victory at Oral Roberts to help the Green Wave to a 4-2 victory...Teamed with Adam Bernstein in doubles against Nicholls State.
FALL 2010
Recorded a 6-3 singles record and a 3-3 doubles mark...Claimed the title in his flight at the Ragin Cajun Invitational with three straight sets wins...Opened the fall with five straight singles wins...Reached the quarterfinals of the Crimson Tide Fall Invitational...Won all six of his singles matches in straight sets.
SPRING 2010
Collected a 3-13 singles record and a 2-7 mark in doubles...Opened the season with a singles victory against Centenary on Court 3...Also recorded wins against Lamar and at No. 57 San Diego...Paired with Shaye Wali for nine doubles matches...Played and won with Trevor Getz against Centenary to open the season.
FALL 2009
Posted a 3-6 mark in singles with a victory over SMU's Mason Harrell at the Rice Invitational, a win over Alabama's Michael Davis at the Wilson/ITA South Region Championship, and a win over Garner-Webb's Jeremy Tardiff at the Alabama Crimson Tide Fall Invitational... In doubles action, posted a 6-5 mark... teamed with Coby Kramer-Golinkoff to advance to the semifinals of the White Draw at the Alabama Crimson Tide Invitational, posting a 2-1 record... Recorded a 4-1 mark with Shaye Wali, posting a 3-0 mark at the Southern Miss Invitational and going 1-1 at the Wilson/ITA South Region Championship.
PREP
Won a AAA State championship in 2006. Kramer-Golinkoff won a pair of sportsmanship awards in national tournaments and was part of the doubles tandem that won the champion at the National Open in Wayland, Mass., in 2007.
PERSONAL
Born Jacob Kramer-Golinkoff on April 30, 1991... Son of Michael Golinkoff and Liza Kramer.
CAREER STATS
Singles Doubles
2009 Fall 3-6 6-5
2010 Spring 3-13 2-7
2010 Fall 6-3 3-3
2011 Spring 1-0 0-1
TOTAL 13-22 11-16