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Steve Nykerk
Inducted October 8, 2011

Nykerk played tennis at Michigan Tech from 1990-93. He earned the Verdie Cox Award as the team's most valuable player following all four of his seasons.

The Traverse City, Mich., native compiled 46 singles wins and 45 doubles wins during his Husky career-both marks ranking among Tech's top 10. Nykerk, who spent all four of his seasons playing No. 1 singles, owns a school-record for wins at the position at 43.

Nykerk earned a mechanical engineering degree in 1993.