Billy Gardner Class: Freshman Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich. High School: Brother Rice Height: 6-4 Position: R

Fall 2007: Went 0-8 in fall singles competition ... Won first set in last two matches at the Big Ten Indoor Singles Championship ... Collected 2-5 doubles record with four different teammates ... Won one doubles match each with teammates Billy Gardner and Nick Rinks.

Pre-MSU: Earned four varsity letters at Bloomfield Hills for Spartan coach Gene Orlando ... Gathered all-state honors during junior and senior seasons ... Won state championships at No. 4 singles as a freshman ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Competed in the Junior Davis Cup for two years, placing second and fourth in the event, respectively.

Personal: Born April 4, 1989 in Morris Planes, N.J. ... Son of Glenn and Lynn Gardner ... Business major.