Brett Helgeson Class: Junior Hometown: Overland Park, KS High School: Blue Valley West Height / Weight: 6-4 / 180

Awards & Honors
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
(Singles: 2006; Doubles 2007)

One of the top freshmen in the country in 2005-06 when he became an immediate impact player for the Irish ... arrived at Notre Dame ranked eighth in the USTA 18-and-under national singles rankings, including third among incoming college freshmen ... hits a bigger ball than any other player on the Irish ... has developed his tremendous potential ... definite force on the collegiate scene ... boasts huge backhand, as well as outstanding serve and groundstrokes, plus a much-improved forehand ... continues to improve on getting to net more to take advantage of his penetrating groundstrokes ... two-year monogram winner ... entering 2007-08 season, owns career singles mark of 54-18 overall and 39-14 in dual matches ... career mark of 34-22 in doubles and 21-17 in dual matches ... ranked tied for fourth in team single-season doubles-point clinching wins (5, Barry King) ... ranks tied for seventh all-time in team doubles-point clinching wins (5, Barry King).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to the BIG EAST Conference all-tournament team in both singles and doubles ... finished the season with a 31-7 overall record, including 23-4 in dual matches ... the 23 dual-match victories ranked second-best on the team and 31 overall wins were third-best ... went 19-4 at No. 3 singles and 4-0 at No. 4 singles ... opened the season with four consecutive victories at the Tom Fallon Invitational, including a pair of wins in which he dropped the opening set ... in addition to the four-match winning streak to open the year, registered separate winning streaks of three, seven, seven and nine ... posted a 4-2 record against nationally-ranked opponents, including victories over #52 Bray Crosby of Western Michigan, #54 Krirl Dimitrov of Duke, #122 Andy Kuharszky of Washington and #63 Kaes Van't Hof of USC ... also battled #12 Ryan Rowe of Illinois over three hard-fought sets (losing 6-4, 4-6, 5-7) ... 26 of 31 victories came in straight sets ... broke into the ITA national rankings at #94 and remained ranked through the end of the year (closed the season at #109) ... owned an impressive 18-4 record against the Midwest Region in singles ... went 5-2 in three-set matches ... perfect 5-0 record in tie-breakers ... closed the season riding a seven-match winning streak (the third winning streak of at least seven matches) ... ended the campaign with four match-clinching wins ... went 22-13 overall in doubles, including 14-9 in dual matches ... was 2-3 with senior Sheeva Parbhu at No. 2 and 12-6 with graduated Barry King at No. 2 ... registered five doubles-point clinching victories (all came with King as partner) ... dropped all three matches against ranked opponents with King ... owned a 13-8 record against the Midwest Region in doubles ... perfect 2-0 record in tie-breakers.

AS A FRESHMAN: Contributed immediately for the Irish in the middle of their lineup ... finished the season with a 23-11 overall record, including 16-10 in dual action ... went 1-0 at No. 2, 11-8 at No. 3 and 4-2 at No. 4 ... named to the BIG EAST Conference all-tournament team in singles ... knocked off Virginia sophomore Treat Huey 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles in dual-match action on Jan. 27 ... Huey was ranked #6 in the national singles rankings, making him the highest-ranked player (at the time) to fall victim to a Notre Dame player since Javier Taborga beat then-#3 K.J. Hippensteel of Stanford on Oct. 12, 2000 ... opened the season 10-1, including seven straight victories ... second on the team with four match-clinching victories ... reached the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ... went 4-1 in the BIG EAST and NCAA Tournament ... went 13-5 indoors, 2-5 in tie breakers, 15-14 in close sets, 17-1 when winning the first set, 10-6 outdoors, 10-3 in close matches, 12-1 at home and 13-4 against the Midwest Region ... went 12-9 in doubles, including a 7-8 mark in dual action ... teamed up with three different Irish players ... at No. 2 doubles, went 2-4 with senior Sheeva Parbhu ... at No. 3 doubles, went 1-1 with graduated Stephen Bass and 4-3 with senior Andrew Roth.

IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Earned wild card into main draw of professional futures event in Joplin, Mo., in summer of 2005, prevailing in the opening round before falling in three sets ... also played in main doubles draw with his brother Travis.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Extremely successful player on the junior scene ... reached quarterfinals of the 2005 USTA Super National Hardcourt Championships, standing as the lone college-bound player in that elite group ... entered ND ranked eighth in USTA 18-and-under national singles rankings, including third among incoming college freshmen ... beat two of the top three players in the country (#2 Conor Pollock and #3 Sasha Ermakov) en route to winning the 2004 USTA Winter National Open in St. Louis without losing a set ... also won 2005 USTA Spring National Open in Cincinnati ... went undefeated (34-0) in senior season at Blue Valley West High School and won the Kansas state singles title, dropping just a single game in the state tournament ... only losses of his junior campaign came against his older brother ... brother Travis, currently a standout senior on the Georgia men's tennis team ... born April 12, 1987, in Overland Park, Kan. ... son of Kent and Patty Helgeson ... has one older and one younger brother ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.