Athletic Honors
2023 All-Sun Belt Doubles Second Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Doubles First Team
2022 All-Sun Belt Singles Second Team
Sun Belt Player of the Week (Feb. 2, 2022)
2021 All-Sun Belt Doubles First Team
Sun Belt Player of the Week (March 6, 2019)
Academic Honors
Spring 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Fall 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Fall 2021 Dean's List
Spring 2021 Dean's List
Fall 2020 Dean's List
2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
Spring 2020 Dean's List
Fall 2019 Dean's List
Spring 2019 Dean's List
Fall 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Spring 2023
Closed a storied career with the Panthers' men's tennis program securing nine singles victories at the first and second courts... Charted a 5-3 record at the second singles court... Went 4-12 at the top singles court... Finished with eight wins for doubles play in 2023... Teamed with freshman teammate Gabriele Datei for a 6-5 overall finish at the top doubles court... Finished with a 2-3 mark at the top doubles court alongside Diogo Morais... Teamed four times with Diego Padilha at the top doubles court... Earned All-Sun Belt Doubles Second-Team honors for the 2023 spring alongside Datei... The All-Sun Belt Doubles selection marked a third consecutive season receiving All-Conference honors... Wrapped tenure at GSU holding school records for overall and dual match wins in a season for doubles competition (24 overall / 17 dual match - 2022)
Spring 2022
Recorded a 17-4 record for doubles pairing with Andrei Duarte at the top court... Earned All-Sun Belt Doubles First Team honors for the spring... Won nine matches playing the first and second court positions for singles and collected All-Conference Singles Second Team honors... Named Sun Belt Player of the Week for the second time in his career on Feb. 2... Helped lead the Panthers to Sun Belt Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships as well as an appearance in the 2022 NCAA National Tournament... Downed ITA ranked No. 5 pair in the nation in Miami's Franco Aubone and Benjamin Hannestad playing with Duarte at the top doubles court
Fall 2021
Finished 4-0 to open the season at Panther Invitational... Won singles tournament for white team... Collected a pair of wins partnering with partner Andrei Duarte for doubles... The preseason top-60 pair secured a win in doubles tournament play for blue team... Posted another 4-0 finish for singles as well as a 2-1 record pairing with Duarte in doubles at Mercer Gridiron Classic... Reached semifinals for doubles at ITA Southeast Regionals Tournament in Gainesville, Fla. ... Traveled to San Diego, Calif. for ITA National Fall Championships
Spring 2021
Recorded a 4-5 performance in singles competition...Represented the Panthers on lines No. 2, 3, 4, and 5...Earned each singles victory in non-conference action...Partnered with Andrei Duarte in doubles play, accumulating a 12-5 record...Entered the season with Duarte ranked No. 30 in the Oracle/ITA National Doubles Rankings...Bested the No. 39 pair from Charlotte and No. 31 duo from Georgia Tech...Named All-Sun Belt First Team Doubles with Duarte
Fall 2020
Georgia State did not compete during the Fall 2020
Spring 2020
Went 5-7 in singles competition, playing primarily at the No. 2 position … Went 4-4 at the No. 2 spot … Had one clinch … Finished 5-3 in doubles competition, playing all matches with partner Andrei Duarte … Was ranked No. 28 in the Oracle/ITA National Doubles Rankings in early March, the second-highest doubles ranking in school history … Went 5-3 at the No. 1 position, including two wins over nationally ranked opponents.
Fall 2019
Competed in two tournaments during the fall … Went 4-2 in singles play and 5-2 in doubles play, partnering with Andrei Duarte … Made the finals of the A3 Doubles Draw in the Wake Forest Invitational … Made the quarterfinals of the Main Doubles Draw in the ITA Southeast Regionals.
Spring 2019
Went 10-9 in singles play, playing primarily at the No. 1 & 2 positions … Finished 7-4 at the No. 2 position … Went 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents … Clinched the Quarterfinal match of the Sun Belt Tournament against Appalachian State … Went 13-7 in doubles play with partner Andrei Duarte, including 9-4 at the No. 2 position and 4-0 at the No. 3 position.
Fall 2018
Competed in four tournaments during the fall season … Went 6-5 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles play, partnering with Andrei Duarte and Giles Hussey … Went 3-1 in the Flight A Singles bracket in the Gamecock Fall Invitational.
Prep
Attended Murjanu Sports Gymnasium in Jurmala, Latvia, where he played under head coach Janis Vinkis … Got two ATP singles points and 10 doubles points in Lithuania and Latvia Futures in 2018… Won 2017 ITF Grade 3 tournament in Italy and ITF Grade 4 tournament in Estonia … Got his first singles ATP point in Latvia Future in 2017… Got his first six doubles points in ATP in Latvia Future in 2016 … Won 2015 ITF Grade 5 tournament in Lithuania and 2014 “Tennis Everyone” tournament in Germany … Attended the VL Tennis School where he was coached by Vinkis and Karlis Lejnieks.
Personal
Roberts Grinvalds was born May 10, 1999 in Bigaunciems, Latvia … Son of Gundars and Jndra Grinvalds … Has two siblings, Kristine Grinvalde and Krisjanis Markis … Undecided major.
