General: Strong, athletic, left-handed player who established himself in the Tech lineup as a freshman and has mostly played in the middle of the Tech lineup … Three-star player ranked as high as No. 81 nationally whose court time was limited by injuries his final year of high school … Has a 59-48 career singles record, including a career-high 24 wins as a sophomore … Has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll both of his years at Tech.
2016-17: Match-by-Match
Finished his senior campaign with a 22-16 overall singles record and a 10-8 mark in dual match play … Recorded a nine-match win streak to start off the season … Registered an impressive 24-8 mark in doubles play with a 16-5 ledger in dual match play … Primarily paired with Andrew Li in doubles competition … Won the Division II doubles title at the Georgia Tech Invitational with Phillip Gresk … Won the doubles title with Li at the Bulldog Invitational.
2015-16 (Junior): Match-by-Match
Played everywhere from No. 2 to 6 in the lineup this spring, posting a 4-7 record in conference matches and 7-13 overall … Saw the most action at No. 4 (3-4 record), but finished out the spring at No. 3 (1-6) … Defeated two ranked players, No. 59 Jack Findel-Hawkins of North Florida in the fall and No. 91 Amerigo Contini of Virginia Tech in the spring … Played doubles in only three matches this spring, and had a 4-6 doubles record for the year.
2015 Summer Highlights: Captured the singles title at the ITA Summer Circuit event in Tallahassee, Fla. … Defeated three top-8 seeds and lost only one set along the way.
2014-15 (Sophomore): Match-by-Match
Gave Tech a rock-solid presence at the bottom of the order this spring, going 11-5 between the No. 5 and 6 positions, 17-9 overall in dual matches … Went 1-2 in the ACC Tournament, getting a win over Notre Dame … Went 7-3 with Nathan Rakitt at No. 3 doubles, 18-13 overall in doubles.
2014 Summer Highlights: Won the singles title as the No. 6 seed at the ITA Summer Circuit event in Tallahassee, Fla. … Won the championship after defeating Florida State’s Grayson Goldin, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) in the finals … Never lost a set until the finals.
2013-14 (Freshman): Match-by-Match
Enjoyed a fine freshman campaign, winning his first six dual matches at the No. 5 singles position before injuries forced him to move up … Went 5-3 at No. 4, 1-3 at No. 3, and 12-6 combined in dual matches … Went 20-14 overall in singles, tying for the team lead in singles wins … Biggest win was a straight-set triumph over 45th-ranked Adam Lee of Wake Forest … Went 4-5 in ACC doubles matches, 10-10 overall when partnered with Nathan Rakitt … Highlight in doubles play was his 8-4 victory with Nathan Rakitt over Georgia’s No. 2-ranked combo of Hernus Pieters and Ben Wagland at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional … Also earned a doubles victory with Rakitt over Florida’s 60th ranked Florent Diep and Michael Alford, and against NC State’s Sean Weber and Nick Horton, also ranked 60th at the time.
High School: Attended Gainesville High School in Florida, where he lettered four years as the top player for coach Paul Spradling … Helped Gainesville to state runner-up finish in 2013 and three region titles … Lost only once in four years of district play.
Junior: Was undefeated over the past year against players at his level and below … Won the Deerfield Fall Super Series and reached the semifinals of another Super Series event in Gainesville before retiring due to illness … Member of the Cambridge Program, a college preparatory program at Gainesville High School, and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Cole Ruston Fiegel … Born August 3, 1995 … Son of Rusty and Kim Fiegel … Began playing tennis at age 6, also played baseball until age 13 … Came to Tech for the engineering program and the opportunities Atlanta offers … Majoring in Industrial Engineering.
SINGLES | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Tour |
2013-14 | 20-14 | — | — | 1-3 | 5-3 | 6-0 | — | 8-8 |
2014-15 | 24-15 | — | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-4 | 7-4 | 4-1 | 7-6 |
2015-16 | 15-19 | — | 1-0 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 8-6 |
2016-17 | 22-16 | — | — | — | 4-1 | 3-6 | 5-1 | 10-8 |
Totals | 81-64 | — | 2-0 | 4-9 | 15-12 | 18-11 | 9-4 | 33-28 |
DOUBLES | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tour |
2013-14 | 13-18 | — | 6-6 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
2014-15 | 18-13 | — | 1-3 | 10-5 | 7-5 |
2015-16 | 4-6 | — | 2-1 | — | 2-5 |
2016-17 | 24-8 | — | 8-4 | 8-1 | 8-3 |
Totals | 59-45 | — | 17-14 | 19-11 | 23-20 |