Daniel Klemetz (2018) - Hall of Fame - Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

Daniel Klemetz

Induction:
2018
Class:
2003

Daniel Klemetz ushered in a new era of Middle Tennessee athletics by having one of the most legendary careers of any Blue Raider men’s tennis player. Klemetz claimed Middle Tennessee’s first national championship in men’s singles action by winning the 2002 All-American Championships. Klemetz became the second player in Blue Raider men’s tennis history to be named as an ITA All-American multiple times, achieving the honor in 2002 and 2003. After a stellar freshman season in which Klemetz earned All-OVC honors, Middle Tennessee moved into the Sun Belt Conference. The move didn’t slow Klemetz, who proved to be one of the league’s most prevailing players. Klemetz earned All-Sun Belt honors all three years he was in the conference, and he also became ranked No. 1 nationally – a feat no Blue Raider or Sun Belt Conference player had ever achieved. Klemetz would finish each season ranked among the nation’s best, finishing No. 38 in 2001, No. 16 in 2002 and No. 17 in 2003. Klemetz also won the Sun Belt Sporting Behavior Award in 2002 and 2003. To date, Klemetz is second all-time in singles wins at Middle Tennessee with 109.