Men's Tennis Announces 2020 Signing Class
11/14/2019 4:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis
East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State men's tennis head coach Gene Orlando announced Thursday that three student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent to compete for the Spartans beginning next fall.
Michigan natives Luke Baylis (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston High School) and Reed Crocker (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix High School) will join Tulsa, Okla. native Graydon Lair at Michigan State in the fall of 2020.
Son of Larry and Liza Baylis … Sister, Lexi, played tennis at Michigan State from 2014-18
Coach Orlando on Luke...
"We are excited to have Luke officially join our program. He's one of the top players in the Midwest and as a lot of room to grow. He will continue the Baylis legacy as his sister, Lexi, played for the MSU women's tennis team from 2014-18."
Son of Patrick and Krista Crocker … Brother, Davis, played tennis at theUniversity of Michigan from 2014-18 … Grandfather, Jim Grabowski, played for the University of Illinois football team from 1962-1966 as well as the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears … Grandfather, David Crocker, played basketball for the University of Michigan for one year before signing with the St. Louis Browns to play professional baseball.
Coach Orlando on Reed...
"Reed is a big-time player with a big-time game. He comes from an athletic family and has had a lot of success on the court. Reed approaches the game with a grip-it and rip-it mentality and will win matches on his terms!"
Graydon Lair
Tulsa, Okla. || Mizzou K-12 Online School
Son of Eric and Suzanne Lair ... Sister, McKinleigh, played tennis at Ithaca College in 2015 ... Father played tennis at Oklahoma Baptist University from 1985-89.
Coach Orlando on Graydon...
"Graydon Lair is our first recruit from Oklahoma. He's an extremely determined and gritty player who will out-compete anyone he stpes on the court with. We are excited to add him to the Spartan family and we think he represents what it means to be a Spartan both on and off the court!"
Michigan natives Luke Baylis (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston High School) and Reed Crocker (Kalamazoo, Mich./Loy Norrix High School) will join Tulsa, Okla. native Graydon Lair at Michigan State in the fall of 2020.
Luke Baylis
Clarkston, Mich. || Clarkston High School
Four year letterwinner at Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Mich … First Team All-State, All-League and All-County all four years ... Named Mr. Tennis of Michigan Senior Year ... Awarded Athlete of the Year for class of 2020 as a freshman ... Team MVP all four years ... Athlete of the Year class of 2020 in 9th Grade ... MVP of Clarkston Tennis Team all four years ... No. 1 Singles State Champion his senior year ... Voted team captain of the tennis team for two years … Finished his high school campaign with an 110-14 overall record ... Helped his team to the highest finish in school history after finishing in the Top 5 ... Ranked No. 1 in USTA Boys 18's Midwest Ranking list in 2018 and 2019 … Five Star Recruit ... Ranked as high as No. 38 nationally for class of 2020 by tennisrecruiting.net ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, Clarkston High School Leadership and was in the top five percent academically in his class ... AP/Advanced Studies Endorsement and 4.1 GPA.
Son of Larry and Liza Baylis … Sister, Lexi, played tennis at Michigan State from 2014-18
Coach Orlando on Luke...
"We are excited to have Luke officially join our program. He's one of the top players in the Midwest and as a lot of room to grow. He will continue the Baylis legacy as his sister, Lexi, played for the MSU women's tennis team from 2014-18."
Reed Crocker
Kalamazoo, Mich. || Loy Norrix High School
Attends Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, Mich. … Three-time All-State selection ... Elected team captain for senior season ... National Open Champion ... National Open Doubles Champion ... Midwest Closed Doubles Champion ... Doubles quarterfinalist at Easter Bowl ... Four-time Western Michigan Tennis Association Player of the Year … Four-Time Scholar Athlete Award Winner
Son of Patrick and Krista Crocker … Brother, Davis, played tennis at theUniversity of Michigan from 2014-18 … Grandfather, Jim Grabowski, played for the University of Illinois football team from 1962-1966 as well as the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears … Grandfather, David Crocker, played basketball for the University of Michigan for one year before signing with the St. Louis Browns to play professional baseball.
Coach Orlando on Reed...
"Reed is a big-time player with a big-time game. He comes from an athletic family and has had a lot of success on the court. Reed approaches the game with a grip-it and rip-it mentality and will win matches on his terms!"
Graydon Lair
Tulsa, Okla. || Mizzou K-12 Online School
Currently is enrolled at Mizzou K-12 Online School in Columbia, Mo. ... Lettered one year at Jenks High School in Tulsa, Okla. ... Team finished second at state in class 6A in 2018 and claimed a state championship at No. 1 singles at Jenks ... Trains at Tucker Tennis Academy in Tulsa, Okla. ... 2019 USTA Missouri Valley Player of the Year ... 2019 USTA Oklahoma District High Performance Male Player of the Year.
Son of Eric and Suzanne Lair ... Sister, McKinleigh, played tennis at Ithaca College in 2015 ... Father played tennis at Oklahoma Baptist University from 1985-89.
Coach Orlando on Graydon...
"Graydon Lair is our first recruit from Oklahoma. He's an extremely determined and gritty player who will out-compete anyone he stpes on the court with. We are excited to add him to the Spartan family and we think he represents what it means to be a Spartan both on and off the court!"
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