Sprinkel, a freshman, opened the dual season with a 4-0 mark. He improved to 7-1 overall in singles with wins over Florent Marco of Wis.-Eau Claire (6-2, 6-3 at No. 2) and Tony Stephenson of Westminster (Mo.) (6-2, 6-1 at No. 1). He also paired with Jonathan Roger for a pair of doubles victories to improve to 11-1 overall in doubles.