Simon Hegelund

Simon Hegelund

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Copenhagen, Denmark

High School:
George Washington

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 165

Birthdate:
09/23/1991

Experience:
HS

04/24/2012

Stevens: UNM/Fidelity Investments Honor The Best Lobo Scholar-Athletes

Awards banquet recognizes outstanding Lobo performances in the classroom

01/20/2012

Stevens: Loaded Lobos Expect To Be a Top Tennis Dog in 2012

Lobos lost only one player from 2011, have a star in Jadon Phillips, and are loaded with talented depth

10/06/2011

Stevens: Lobos Expect China Experience To Mold Better Lobos

Carl Ho and Phil Anderson are taking World University Games experience onto the UNM courts

2011 Fall: Sophomore Season

Hegelund will redshirt the season this year.

2010-2011: Freshman Season

Hegelund ("Fresh Prince") played sparingly during his first year on the team.

Prior to UNM

He is a 2010 graduate of George Washington High School in Denver, Colo and was a straight "A" student. He placed second at the Colorado State Championship his junior year and was named Colorado All-State Tennis Player his senior year. He was coached by Kenneth Mason.

Personal

He is the son of Helle and Thomas Hegelund and has one brother Mads, who is also currently a tennis player for UNM. The family is originally from Denmark. His hobbies are watching movies, and reading. His favorite food is mamma's cooking. He plans to major in communication.

Head Coach Alan Dils on Hegelund:

"We are using this year to work with Simon. He has a lot of upside to his game and after a year of hard work, I think he will be winning a lot of matches for the Lobos."

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