Jonny Rigby

Class:
Senior
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Lancashire, England
High School:
Winstanley

2015-16 SENIOR
Match-by-Match Stats
Finished 14-5 overall in the tournament season... Won the Purdue Fall Invitational Flight A Doubles bracket with his partner, Michal Kianicka.

2014-15 JUNIOR
Match-by-Match Stats
Earned a spot on the MVC All-Conference team...Played all singles matches at the No. 1 spot, finishing 13-6...Finished 20-9 overall in singles play...17-10 overall in doubles play...9-3 with doubles partner Michal Kianicka...8-7 with Szymon Opieczonek...ITA All-Academic Team member...Named to the MVC Honor Roll.

2013-14 SOPHOMORE
Match-by-Match Stats
Finished the season as part of the MVC's only No. 1 undefeated doubles team with Michal Kianicka...Went 22-7 overall, 13-4 in duals and 9-3 in tournaments in doubles play with Kianicka...The duo beat two ranked doubles teams in their 22-7 run...Earned All-Conference at No. 1 doubles...Garnered All-Select team recognition in singles play at No. 1...Finished the season 19-11 overall in singles...Named to the MVC Scholar Athlete first team.

2012-13 FRESHMAN
Match-by-Match Stats
Led the team in singles wins with a 17-8 record including a 6-0 finish in conference play... Missouri Valley Conference All-Conference team selection...Held a 10-9 doubles record with partner Badr Cherradi... The duo finished with a 4-1 conference record earning All-Conference accolades at the No. 2 doubles position.

Prior to SIU: A four-sport athlete in high school and at Winstanley College in badminton, soccer and cross country, in addition to tennis...Played with former world No. 4 player Tim Henman as an eight-year-old in a promotional event...Ranked No. 1 singles player in Lancashire county and the No. 6 singles player in all of England in the under-18 division rankings by LTA/AEGON ( Source)...Advanced to the final 16 at Wimbledon in the national "Road to Wimbledon" 14-and-under tournament...Played on the same Lancashire county team with Liam Broady, who is the third ranked junior in the world by the International Tennis Federation.

Personal: Born July 19, 1994...Son of David and Karen Rigby...His mother Karen is a diagnostic radiographer...Has one sister, Caitlin...His grandfather, Geoff Lyon, was a professional rugby player for the Wigan Warriors of the English Rugby League.