Cornell University Athletics

 

As a senior (2017-18)

Dual season
• Appeared in all of the squad's 21 matches, recording a 9-11 singles record from the two middle spots in the order. 
• Started the season hot with victories in six of first seven singles matches, including a victory over a nationally ranked opponent from Mississippi on Feb. 2.
• Won a three-set match at No. 3 in 4-2 win over Penn State on Feb. 11.
• 4-5 in doubles, with all appearances coming at the No. 3 position alongside Jake Hansen and Alafia Ayeni.
Fall tournaments
• 9-5 in singles and 3-2 in doubles, including a trip to the Round of 16 in the ITA Northeast Regional Championships in both singles and doubles.
• Advanced through qualifying and all the way into the Round of 16 in singles at Canada F7 Futures - Toronto.
 

As a junior (2016-17)

• Part of the Big Red's wildly successful lower half of the singles lineup, posting a 9-4 record across the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 positions in spring dual matches.
• Started off with four consecutive victories, capped with a dramatic three-set victory to notch the clinching point in a 4-3 victory over Tennessee on Jan. 28.
• 6-4 in singles and 3-3 in doubles in fall tournaments, including a pair of victories to make it through the qualifying round of the ITA Canada F9 Futures.
 

Prior to Cornell

• Joined the Big Red after two years competing with Columbia, where he posted a 17-6 record in singles and 3-1 record in doubles during fall tournaments.
• At the time of his enrollment at Columbia, was a Tennis Recruiting Network five-star recruit ranked as high as third in New York, seventh in the Mid-Atlantic and 31st nationally.
• Ranked as high as second in the nation and first in the East according to USTA rankings.
 

Personal

• Daniel Samuel Grunberger is the son of David and Claudia Grunberger, and he has three sisters.
• Enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.