Lucas Duckstein '25 Recruiting Profile

Manhasset Secondary SchoolManhasset, NYMen's Tennis

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Height5'11"

Weight135lbs

Age17

Primary PositionSingles

Secondary PositionDoubles

Dominant HandRight

USTA State Ranking43

USTA Sectional Ranking176

Tennisrecruiting.net Star Rating2

Tennisrecruiting.net State Rank58

Tennisrecruiting.net Sectional Rank165

Tennisrecruiting.net National Rank913

Universal Tennis Rating8.09

Video

2024 Highlights

College Combine M...

College Combine D...

April 2024

Tie Breaker 4/18/24

Skills Video 3/29/24

2023 Highlights

Personal Statement

Hi, my name is Lucas Duckstein and I aspire to do something including tennis. Now I am sixteen years old and have been playing tennis for 9 years. Every chance I get to play tennis I try to give 100% to possibly expand my skills. This makes me different from other recruits because I always try to find ways to improve my strokes and grow my shot repertory. I am currently 3rd singles on Manhasset High School's Varsity team.I feel that I am an asset to any team because of my positive attitude and perseverance to improve - getting better at tennis is all I think about. I am respectful and look forward to feedback that I can add to my game. I am friendly and encouraging to my teammates, the vibe on and off the court is just as important to me as my time in a match.

Here are links to recent videos:

(Skills) https://youtu.be/8PZBZMqJanc

(Tie Breaker) https://youtu.be/UwX609VYdVQ

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
2 years
2024 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
All-Division, 1st Team All-County
Team Awards
Conference Champs
2023 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
3rd singles, 1st Team All-County
2022 Junior Varsity Team
Team Awards
Manhasset JV tennis team was undefeated

Coach References

Private Coach
Zeki Tukel
Club Coach
Jay Harris, director of John McEnroe Tennis Academy/Sportime Port Washington
Private Coach
Maurice Trail
High School Head Coach
Coach Eileen Cuneo

Events

Camp/Event
Collegiate Exposure Camp
7/19/24 to 7/21/24
Camp/Event
JMTA College Combine
6/22/24 to 6/23/24
Camp/Event
2023 JMTA College Combine
6/24/23 to 6/25/23

Training

Christopher Morely Tennis
8 years
semi private and group lessons
Port Washington Tennis Academy
1 year
summer training: 5 hours a day, 5 days a week for 6 weeks. Fall through Spring: 10 hours a week
Zeki Tukel
4 years
My name is Zeki Tukel. I am a USPTR certified tennis coach. I was a national champion in Turkey and as a coach helped develop many champion juniors. I coached Yanki Erel who won Wimbledon juniors doubles and reached 16th place in the junior ITF World rankings. I coached Melisa Ercan who won under 14 Orange Bowl which is the most prestigious international junior tournament in the world. I came to United States with an O-1 Visa which is given to athletes and artists who achieve internationally recognized success. My recommendation letter has been written by legendary coach Nick Bollettieri. I started to work with Lucas Duckstein in 2018 and have been working with him since and oversee his development. He is a unique person in terms of his work ethic and discipline. He loves tennis and is ready to do whatever it takes to take him to next level. He stands out with his attitude among all the kids. It is these traits that led to his big improvement from day 1 we started to work. Seeing his improvement motivated him more and he became more disciplined and hard working. He is a team player and make others better by being a role model. He is a positive person and gets along with other players and coaches well. He is a good athlete and has explosive muscle type which is very important for tennis. He moves well and has good anticipation. He likes playing aggressive and dictate the points. His serve and forehand are his weapons. I think by time they will just get better. He continues getting taller and that will help his serves. I believe he will have a good college career as he will keep getting better and be a great fit as a team member. Lucas enjoys pressure and thrives when playing important matches as he played a lot of important matches for his high school team. He is a match player and will not shy away going for it when playing very important points. For all the reasons i mentioned above, I would give my recommendation to Lucas Duckstein that he will do a great job as college player and not only he will do very well but also make others around him better. Sincerely, Zeki Tukel 516 840 1914 [email protected]
Tolly Riaz
1 year
My name is Tolly Riaz and I am the private club coach of Lucas Duckstein. Lucas has improved a lot. He is very hard-working and coachable. I’ve been working with him since he switched over to train at the Port Washington Tennis Academy one year ago.
Robbie Wagner Tournament Training Center
1 year
John McEnroe Tennis Academy/Sportime Port Washington
1 year