2022 Penn State Men's Tennis Media Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Team Quick Facts

Head Coach: Jeff Zinn (Cincinnati, ‘84)

Penn State Record: 143-111 (11th season)

Career Record: 524-370 (32 seasons)

Associate Head Coach: Paul Tobin (ninth season)

Home Court: Sarni Tennis Center (1,000)

2020-21 Record: 7-10*

2020-21 Big Ten Record: 7-10*

Big Ten Tournament*

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2

NCAA Appearances: 8 (1997, ’98, ’06, ’07, ’08, ‘14, ‘16, ‘19)

University Quick Facts

Location: University Park, Pa.

Founded: 1855

Enrollment: 46,270

Conference: Big Ten

Colors: Blue & White

Nickname: Nittany Lions

President: Dr. Eric Barron

VP for Intercollegiate Athletics: Sandy Barbour

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The Penn State Men’s Tennis Yearbook was compiled, written and laid out by Brynn Smith with editorial assistance by Ryan Snyder and Chelsea Vielhauer, Design and Cover Art by Victoria Rundhaug. Photos by Mark Selders and Steve Manuel.

2021-22 TEAM ROSTER

2021-22 PENN STATE ROSTER

Head Coach: Jeff Zinn (11th season)

Performance Enhancement Coach: Rhian Davis

Athletic Trainer: Matthew Canzonieri

Support Staff

Associate Head Coach: Paul Tobin (9th season)

Sports Psychologist: Carl Ohlson

Team Receptionist: Vickie Taylor

Academic Counselor: Neil Rager

The 2021-22 Penn State Nittany Lion Men’s Tennis Team. (L-R): Alexander Karman, Harrison Janes, Charl Morgan, Malik Bhatnagar, Andrei Paduraru, Ondrej Ctverak, Bora Sengul, head coach Jeff Zinn, athletic trainer Matthew Canzonieri, associate head coach Paul Tobin, Sam Bossem, Chikaya Sato, Ismail Saadi, Loren Byers, Miko Eala, volunteer coach Chris Kuhnle, Arjun Mariyappa

Jeff Zinn is heading into his 11th year as the head coach of the Penn State Men’s Tennis program. Coach Zinn is 143-111 at Penn State and 524-370 in 30 years of coaching. Zinn was named to the top ten most winningest coaches in Division 1 Men’s Tennis. Zinn was also awarded ITA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year during the 2018-19 Season.

Last season, Coach Zinn, along with Associate Head Coach Paul Tobin, posted a 7-10 overall record. Under Coach Zinn’s leadership, fifth-year senior Christian Lakoseljac received Second Team All-Big Ten, collecting his fourth All-Big Ten award in the process. Lakoseljac also earned Penn Stats’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. At home, the Nittany Lions won five matches played in University Park posting an impressive 5-1 record. Coach Zinn’s team found success in the classroom, as well. Nine players were named to the Academic All-Conference team.

SEASON CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Achieved a Duel Match Record of 118-69 (%)

Achieved a Duel Match Home Record of 70-14 (%)

Achieved #4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Achieved #3 NCAA Tournament Rd of 32 Appearances (2014, 2016, 2019)

Finished #3 BIG TEN Conference Ranking (2014, 2016 and 2019)

Achieved #39 BIG TEN Conference Wins

Set record for most dual match wins in a season (22) in 2014 and 2016

Qualified for ITA National Indoor Team Championships sweet 16 in 2015

Achieved #41 ITA National Ranked Team Wins

Highest ITA National Ranking: 2014: #23, 2015: #16, 2016: #21, 2017: #44, 2018: #44, 2019: #30

Highest Singles ITA National Ranking: #23, #25, #39, #32, #45, #52, #80, #88, #91, #99, #101

Highest Doubles ITA National Rankings: #1, #18, #19, #29, #30, #55, #56, #60, #66

Biggest Upsets: 2014: #16 Illinois, # 28 Northwestern, 2015: #19 Ken tucky, #20 South Florida , #23 Princeton, #31 Michigan , 2016: #15 Illinois , #25 Columbia , 2017: #31 Minnesota , 2019: #16 Michigan, #32 Minnesota

Achieved #35 Academic ALL-BIG TEN Athletes

Achieved #8 ALL-BIG Conference Players

Led 2 Singles & 2 Doubles Team in the NCAA Tournament (2014 and 2019)

Ranked top 10 recruiting class by TRN in 2016-17

Recruited 13 top 125 ITF WORLD JR

Recruited 9 Top 1200 ATP players

Recruited 16 (5) Star US Recruits

Zinn came to Penn State after spending 15 seasons with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Zinn’s career record speaks for itself, as he posted a superb 231-157 record while at Wake Forest, including a 78-62 record in the rugged Atlantic Coast Conference. The Demon Deacons made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a streak of 11 consecutive seasons. Before Zinn’s arrival, Wake Forest had never made the NCAA Tournament.

Zinn is credited with pushing the Wake Forest team from a perennial top75 squad to a top-25 team. He also transformed the Demon Deacons into a top tier club in the ACC and NCAA. Under Zinn’s guidance, Wake Forest finished among the top four in the ACC seven times in his last 11 years there. The Deacons reached at least the semifinals of the ACC Championships for four straight years from 2007 to 2010, the longest such streak in the school’s rich tennis history.

In 2011, while at Wake Forest, Zinn notched his 11th straight winning season. He led the Demon Deacons to 10 wins against nationally ranked opponents, including a 4-0 win over No. 30 Wisconsin to open the season and a 4-0 victory against No. 46 Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

In 2008, Zinn led two players to the school’s first-ever individual NCAA Championship as the duo claimed the NCAA’s Division I doubles title and became first-team All-Americans. During Zinn’s 15 years at Wake, his players collected 23 All-ACC honors. The school had only 12 all-conference players in the 42 years prior to his arrival.

The 1984 Cincinnati graduate continued his head coaching career as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he was named the 1994 Sun Belt Coach of the Year and led Arkansas-Little Rock to the NCAA tournament in 1995 and 1996. He was also the 1992 Sun Belt Coach of the Year for his work with the Arkansas-Little Rock women’s team. He coached in Little Rock for six seasons, amassing a combined 133-88 record, including a 79-48 mark with the men.

The 1984 graduate continued his head coaching career as head men’s and women’s tennis coaches at Arkansas-Little Rock, where he was named the 1994 Sun Belt Coach of the Year and led Arkansas-Little Rock to the NCAA Tournament in 1995 and 1996. He coached Little Rock for six seasons, amassing a combined 133-88 record, including a 79-48 mark with the men.

Zinn’s collegiate coaching career began at Northern Kentucky where he coached for one year (1990). In just one season, he led Northern Kentucky to a conference championship, earning conference Coach of the Year honors. Prior to his season at Northern Kentucky, he spent seven years as the Director of Tennis at the West Side Racquet Club in Cincinnati.

An outstanding collegiate player himself, Zinn played number one singles and doubles at Eastern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Serving as the Bearcat captain, he was also named the team’s Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in `84. Zinn then went on to earn his master’s degree in public administration from Arkansas-Little Rock in 1994 and worked as an adjunct professor in the sociology department. He is certified by both the USPTA and the USPTR.

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH PAUL TOBIN

Prior to Penn State, Tobin successfully turned around the Division I Saint Francis University Men’s and Women’s programs into top teams in the Northeast conference. In less than five seasons as Head Coach with the Red Flash, Coach Tobin compiled 76 match wins and over 798 individual wins in singles and doubles. During his stay at Saint Francis, Tobin led both squads to three quarterfinal and two semifinal Northeast Conference appearances, the highest in school history.

Paul Tobin, Associate Head Coach, enters his ninth season with the Nittany Lions. During his tenure at Penn State, the Nittany Lions have reached historic records and rankings, many a first in program history. During Tobin’s time at Penn State, he has helped the Nittany Lions achieve an unprecedented 125 match wins and reach a high of No. 16 ITA ranking. In his 20-year span in college coaching, including four seasons as a head coach, Tobin has racked up 352 match career wins. Awarded ITA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the year for 2017-18, Tobin is the first Penn State coach to claim the honor since the award’s inception in 1997

During the 2020-21 season, Coach Tobin, along with Head Coach Jeff Zinn posted a 7-10 record. He helped coach Christian Lakoseljac who received Second Team All-Big Ten and Penn State’s Sportsmanship Award. At home, the Nittany Lions won five matches played in University Park posting an impressive 5-1 record. The team found success in the classroom, as well. Nine players were named to the Academic All-Conference team.

SEASON CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Achieved a Duel Match Record of 118-69 (%)

Achieved a Duel Match Home Record of 70-14 (%)

Achieved #4 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Achieved #3 NCAA Tournament Rd of 32 Appearances (2014, 2016, 2019)

Finished #3 BIG TEN Conference Ranking (2014, 2016 and 2019)

Achieved #39 BIG TEN Conference Wins

Set record for most dual match wins in a season (22) in 2014 and 2016

Qualified for ITA National Indoor Team Championships sweet 16 in 2015

Achieved #41 ITA National Ranked Team Wins

Highest ITA National Ranking: 2014: #23, 2015: #16, 2016: #21, 2017: #44, 2018: #44, 2019: #30

Highest Singles ITA National Ranking: #23, #25, #39, #32, #45, #52, #80, #88, #91, #99, #101

Highest Doubles ITA National Rankings: #1, #18, #19, #29, #30, #55, #56, #60, #66

Biggest Upsets: 2014: #16 Illinois, # 28 Northwestern, 2015: #19 Kentucky, #20 South Florida , #23 Princeton, #31 Michigan , 2016: #15 Illinois , #25 Co lumbia , 2017: #31 Minnesota , 2019: #16 Michigan, #32 Minnesota

Achieved #35 Academic ALL-BIG TEN Athletes

Achieved #8 ALL-BIG Conference Players

Led 2 Singles & 2 Doubles Team in the NCAA Tournament (2014 and 2019)

Ranked top 10 recruiting class by TRN in 2016-17

Recruited 13 top 125 ITF WORLD JR

Recruited 9 Top 1200 ATP players

Recruited 16 (5) Star US Recruits

Before his time at Saint Francis, Tobin coached the 9th ranked men’s and 11th ranked women’s tennis teams at Division II Georgia College & State University. During his three seasons there, Coach Tobin helped the men’s team compile a 51-18 record while the women went 42-19. The Bobcats made NCAA Regional appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011, winning the Peach Belt Conference in 2009. Both programs qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2010, advancing to the quarterfinals and semifinals in both years. In 2009, Tobin helped lead the men’s squad to an 18-4 overall record with a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play for the first PBC Men’s Tennis Championship in school history.

From 2005-2010, Tobin served as the Tennis Director and Head Professional for the City of Macon, Georgia, JDS Tennis Center - one of the largest public facilities in the south. Tobin coached privately some of the best junior players in the south, with many going on to play high level collegiate tennis. His junior academy attracted many of the top players in South Georgia. JDS Tennis Center was a gateway for junior tournaments.

In addition, Tobin has had extensive academy coaching assignments at Port Washington Tennis Academy, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, IMG Bollettieri, Roslyn Racquet Club, Syosset Tennis Academy, Weston Tennis Center, Canongate Country Club, City of Fort Lauderdale, Holiday Park, Delray Beach Tennis Center and Gerulaitis Tennis Academy. Coach Tobin has worked with the University of Georgia’s Head Coach Manny Diaz and ATP tour player John Isner, as their director of on-court drilling for their summer tennis programs. Tobin also spent time as a traveling coach for top Americans as part of the Tennis Europe program.

Tobin holds the highest levels of certification, receiving an Elite rating from USPTA, Professional rating from PTR and USTA High Performance Coaches. Tobin also was the past USPTA President for the Northeast region and holds a Level 3 Certification from the International Tennis Federation. Tobin is a highly respected recruiter who is sort after to speak at many recruiting seminars and conferences. In addition, Tobin has been instrumental with Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) since the inception and is a part of their advisory committee. From 2010-2014, Tobin was a member of the ITA Operating committee.

In addition to his accomplishments in coaching, Tobin is also the developer of SlingHopper Drill Bags - a worldwide tennis-teaching product endorsed by legendary coaches Nick Bollttieri and Brad Gilbert, who serve as the company’s spokespersons. The product has become widely used in the coaching community and can be found on the practice courts at many Grand Slam events.

As a junior, Tobin was one of the top players coming out of New York and East Coast. Tobin trained at the world renown Port Washington Tennis Academy. Tobin enjoyed a successful collegiate career at the University Maryland; where he also received his bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing. During and after college, Tobin competed on the Satellite tour in Germany, France and Holland. He received his Master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Concordia University.

Paul Tobin

Associate Head Coach

9th Season at Penn State

MARYLAND, 1986

ONDREJ CTVERAK/ARJUN MARIYAPPA

2020-21(Junior): Did not compete.

Before Penn State: Ondrej Ctverak, a transfer from Hawaii Pacific University, comes to Penn State from Brno, Czech Republic. He attended Gymnázium Mojmírovo námestí in Brno. Ctverak found great success at Hawaii Pacific, where his team advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Division II Championship and placed third in the 2020 ITA Division II National Men’s Team Indoor Championship. In his sophomore season, Ctverak was named to the ITA Division II Men’s All-America Team and an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

2020-21(Junior): Did not compete.

Before Penn State: Arjun Mariyappa, a transfer from the University of Portland, comes to Happy Valley from Bangalore, India. He attended Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College. Before competing at a collegiate level, Mariyappa achieved a No. 68 national junior ranking in India and was ranked as high as no. 690 in the ITF junior singles rankings.

Mariyappa’s Career Statistics

Sr./Sr.

Ottawa, Canada

Season Overall Duals Big Ten Doubles Career

Before Penn State:  Malik Bhatnagar comes to Penn State after playing his freshman year at Stetson and his sophomore and junior years at LSU. An accomplished collegiate tennis player, Bhatnagar compiled a 18-3 record with the Stetson Hatters. Named ASUN Freshman of the year, as well as garnering first team all conference honors and selection to the all-freshman team. He also won two gold medals at the Canada Summer Games in 2017.  In his sophomore year at LSU, Bhatnagar won 12 of his first 13 matches and advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the ITA Southern Regional Tournament. In 2019-20, he defeated several ITA ranked opponents in both singles and doubles play. Bhatnagar finished his junior season 9-11 in singles matches and 6-1 in doubles. Bhatnagar will play his redshirt senior year with the Nittany Lions.

2020-21 (Sophomore): In 11 singles matches this past spring, Morgan ended the season with a 3-8 record. As for doubles, many of his matches went unfinished. He finshed the 2020-21 season with a 0-5 record in doubles matches.

2019-20 (Freshman): After joining the team at the beginning of the spring, Morgan immediately made an impact on the team, playing all his matches on the first three courts. He earned a 6-6 overall record including a 2-1 record at the top lineup spot. In doubles, Morgan went 4-6 with five different partners. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Charl Morgan comes to Penn State an established tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended St. John’s College in South Africa before committing to Penn State. Morgan picked up the sport of tennis at age 5. As his game elevated, Morgan achieved a career-high ITF ranking of 113 and an ATP singles ranking of 1238 in 2019. In 2015, Morgan was one of two boys selected to represent South Africa in the U14 boys’ team and also represented the country at the U16 and U18 Africa Junior Championships. He participated in the Confederation of African Tennis and ITA U14 circuit in Botswana, winning all four of the U14 boys’ titles. In 2017, Morgan played in the Junior Davis Cup team for South Africa.

Malik Bhatnagar

Bhatnagar’s Career Statistics

Morgan’s Career Statistics

Sato

Saadi

2020-21 (Sophomore): Sato played one singles and one doubles match in the spring of 2021.

2019-20 (Freshman): Chikaya Sato’s first season with the team was an impactful one. Sato’s first fall was highlighted by his run at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships. The freshman was one of three Nittany Lions to advance to the round of 64 in the singles bracket. He ended the fall with a 4-5 record in singles action. In doubles, he found the most success when paired with Andrei Paduraru. The pair won their first match at Regionals in the round of 64 against Liberty, before losing to the No. 1 seeded-duo in the tournament. In the spring, Sato continued his success in singles finishing with a 6-4 record. He was undefeated on courts two and four, going 1-0 and 2-0, respectively. In doubles, the lefty earned a 3-4 overall record with three different partners. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Chikaya Sato comes to Happy Valley as a five-star recruit with a great deal of junior experience, playing in the Orange Bowl, Easter Bowl and Kalamazoo, as well as many other tournaments. The Tokyo-native moved to New Jersey when he was 10 years old. He attended Cresskill High School where he was crowned the Bergen County Singles Champion and North Jersey Player of the Year during his last three years. Sato was also a state finalist his junior year and named to First Team AllState team his senior year.

2020-21 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): Saadi joined the team to start the spring season. He earned a 2-3 overall singles record, going 1-0 on courts one and two. In doubles, Saadi posted a 1-2 record on court three. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Ismail Saadi, from Rabat, Morocco, picked up the sport of tennis at the age of four. At 12 years old, Saadi left home to train at the ITF Center in Casablanca, where he followed an online school curriculum and practiced tennis nearly five hours a day. Saadi was an active young athlete; playing soccer, swimming, and tennis, until he decided to pursue tennis full time. Most recently, in March 2019, Saadi placed third in the African Junior U18 Boys’ Single tournament in Marrakech. Saadi achieved an ITF Junior ranking of 140. Saadi participated in the World Tennis Finals four consecutive years from 2014-17 and was selected to Morocco’s Junior Davis Cup team in 2016. In 2014, Saadi captured the U14 African Junior singles title in Kenya. Following that victory, Saadi earned two African Junior doubles titles — one in Tunisia (2015) and Marrakech (2018).

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Saadi’s Career Statistics

HARRISON JANES/ANDREI PADURARU Harrison Janes

Jr./Jr.

Andrei Paduraru

2020-2021 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): Did not compete. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Harrison Janes, from Little Rock, Ark. found great success at Episcopal Collegiate school. He was named to the 2017-18 Boy’s All-Arkansas tennis team. In 2017, Janes led Episcopal to its 12th State tennis championship, outscoring opponents 19 to 7. Both his sophomore and junior year, he qualified for the Overall Tournament and advanced to the semifinals in boys singles back-to back years.

2020-2021 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2019-20 (Freshman): In his first season as a Nittany Lion, Paduraru posted a 4-4 overall singles record and 2-3 doubles record. Paduraru ended his first fall with a 2-3 singles record, which included a win over UVA at the Farnsworth Ivy-Plus Tournament and a first-round victory against St. Joseph’s at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships. Paduraru went 2-3 in doubles, earning wins with partners Chris Kuhnle and Chikaya Sato. In the spring, Paduraru was a perfect 2-0 in singles, with wins on courts five and six against Mount St. Mary’s and Bucknell. Spring season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Andrei Paduraru comes to Penn State from Walled Lake, Mich. He was a four-year varsity letterman and two-year captain during his time at Walled Lake Central High School. Paduraru played at the No. 1 singles spot throughout his high school career and advanced to the semifinal round of the state tournament during his senior year.

Paduraru’s Career Statistics

2020-21 (Freshman): Playing three singles matches during the spring season, Bossem earned a 1-2 record in position six. His impact with the Nittany Lions was really felt on doubles, where he went .500 with a 5-5 record. Bossem won three consecutive matches with partner Miko Eala in March 2021.

Before Penn State: Sam Bossem comes to Penn State an established tennis player from Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom. He attended Queen Elizabeth School. In his career, Bossem has captured eight ITF titles. He achieved a No. 7 UK junior ranking and an ITF junior world ranking as high as 123. At age 17, Bossem earned the J4 Dublin and J5 Tirana singles titles. In 2019, Bossem represented Great Britain in the European Maccabi Games, earning a gold medal in both the Junior male singles and doubles.

2020-21 (Freshman): Sengul brought seven single match wins to the Nittany Lion’s spring record. Playing 15 throughout the season, Sengul won his last two consecutive matches against Michigan State and Nebraska. In doubles, Sengul ended his freshman year, 2-5. He won every match he played when partnered with Christian Lakoseljac.

Before Penn State: Bora Sengul comes to Penn State from Denizli, Turkey. While attending Okyanus Koleji (Ocean College), Sengul earned two world championships, one in 2017 and 2019. He achieved a career-high ITF ranking of 65 and ATP doubles ranking of 1563.

Sengul’s Career Statistics

MIKO EALA/LOREN BYERS

2020-21 (Freshman): Eala’s first season with the Nittany Lions was a productive one. Ending the 2020-21 season with the best overall record on the team (12-5) and a five game win streak, Eala played the majority of his matches on court three. Eala compiled a 5-7 record in doubles matches. Spending much of the season partnered with Sam Bossem, the duo won their first four straight matches.

Before Penn State: Miko Eala, a successful Filipino player, comes to Penn State from Manacor, Spain. Eala attended the American International School of Mallorca, commonly referred to as Rafa Nadal Academy, which caters to students wanting to pursue a professional tennis career. Most recently in 2020, Eala won the Doubles Title at the Lousada Junior Cup II in Portugal. Eala captured the singles title in the 2019 Hellenic Bank Masters Tennis Academy tournament held in Cyprus. In 2018, he won the boys’ singles title at the CPSP-Philta International Junior Tennis Championship and achieved a No. 98 ITF junior world ranking. Eala comes from a family of athletes and began to play tennis competitively at 6 years old. His mother, Rizza Maniego-Eala, was a 100m backstroke bronze medalist in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games and his younger sister, Alex, is a professional WTA tennis player.

2020-21 (Freshman): Did not compete.

Before Penn State: Loren Byers enters Penn State as a five-star recruit ranked No. 46 nationally and No. 2 in the state of Pennsylvania. He attended 21st Century Cyber Charter School, which provided him flexibility to travel nationwide for USTA tournaments and face elite tennis competition. Byers competed in the 2020 USTA Boys’ 18under national championships in Michigan, winning four matches and knocking off a top-50 player in the nation in his age group. Byers did not play high school tennis until his senior year, where he won his first three matches before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before Penn State: Alexander Karman is a lefty coming to Penn State from Port Washington, New York. Playing a full schedule of national and sectional USTA torunaments since the age of 10, Karman reached a national high of #37 in singles and and #4 in doubles in the 16s division. Throughout his time in the juniors, Karman won a gold ball in Easter Bowl doubles and was a bronze medal winner in the USTA Spring Team Championships in 2018. In addition, he reached the round of 16 in both the 2019 National Indoors and Winter Nationals, and was selected for the Intersectional Championships and National Spring Team Championships. Karman also won an ITF J5 doubles in Pakistan despite limited tournament play in 2020.

2020-21 SEASON STATISTICS

#6 Illinois 5, Penn State 2

Doubles:

1. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan vs. K. Kenyatte/S. Montsi (ILL) 5-4, unfinished

2. Hunter Heck/Alex Brown (ILL) def. Alp Senaty/Bora Sengul 6-3

3. Zeke Clark/Alex Bancila (ILL) def. Christian Lakoseljac/Chikaya Sato 6-4

Singles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Alex Brown (ILL) 7-6 (14-12), 6-3

2. Siphosothando Montsi def. Bora Sengul (ILL) 7-5, 6-2

3. Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Charl Morgan 6-0, 6-1

4. Miko Eala def. Kweisi Kenyatte (ILL) 7-5, 4-6, 11-9

5. Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Tim Ruetzel 6-3, 6-1

6. Alex Bancila (ILL) def. Sam Bossem 6-2, 6-2,

#7 Ohio State 7, Penn State 0

2021 DUAL MATCH RESULTS

#25 Northwestern 6, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan vs. Nick Brookes/Simen Bratholm (NU) 5-4, unfinished

2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NU) def. Alp Sentay/Bora Sengul 6-4

3. Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear (NU) def. Christian Lakoseljac/Miko Eala 6-2

Singles:

1. Dominik Stary (NU) def. Christian Lakoseljac 7-5, 6-2

2. Nick Brookes (NU) def. Bora Sengul 7-5, 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (11-9)

3. Chris Ephron (NU) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 6-4

4. Miko Eala def. Trice Pickens (NU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8)

5. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Tim Ruetzel 6-4, 6-2

6. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Chikaya Sato 6-1, 6-1

Penn State 4, Indiana 3

Doubles: Doubles:

1. John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) def. C. Antonopoulos/C. Lakoseljac 6-4

2. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan vs. James Trotter/Justin Boulas (OSU) 5-3, unfinished

3. Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Alp Sentay/Bora Sengul 6-2

Singles:

1. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)

2. John McNally (OSU) def. Bora Sengul 6-2, 6-2,

3. James Trotter (OSU) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-3, 6-3

4. Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 6-0

5. JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Miko Eala 6-2, 6-3

6. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Tim Ruetzel 6-3, 6-3

Penn State 6, Mount St. Mary’s 1

Doubles:

1. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan vs. Milledge Cossu/Michal Wozniak (PURDUE) 4-4, uf

2. Christos Antonopoulos/Alp Sentay def. S. Welch/M. Julio (PURDUE) 6-1

3. Miko Eala/Sam Bossem def. Tomasz Dudek/Andre Suzanne (PURDUE) 6-4

Singles:

1. Mateo Julio (PURDUE) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-3, 6-3

2. Bora Sengul def. Sebastian Welch (PURDUE) 7-6, 6-2

3. Miko Eala def. Michal Wozniak (PURDUE) 7-5, 7-6

4. Charl Morgan def. Milledge Cossu (PURDUE) 6-2, 7-6

5. Tim Ruetzel def. Tomasz Dudek (PURDUE) 6-3, 6-3

6. Sam Bossem def. Santiago Galan (PURDUE) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7

Penn State 5, Michigan State 2

Doubles:

1. Nick Williams/Kazuki Matsuno (MSU) def. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan 6-4

2. Reed Crocker/Drew Keene (MSU) def. Alp Sentay/Christos Antonopoulos 6-3

3. Christian Lakoseljac def. John Carlin/Graydon Lair (MSU) 6-3

Singles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Josh Mukherjee (MSU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1

2. Bora Sengul def. Carson Gates (MSU) 6-4, 6-2

3. Nick Williams (MSU) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-1, 7-5, 6-4

4. Miko Eala def. Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-1, 6-3

5. Tim Ruetzel def. Luke Baylis (MSU) 6-2, 6-4

6. Charl Morgan def. Graydon Lair (MSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1

#45 Minnesota 4, Penn State 3

Doubles:

1. Siim Troost/Vlad Lobak (MINN) def. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan 6-4

2. C. Lakoseljac/C. Antonopoulos def. Jackson Allen/Sebastian Vile (MINN) 7-6

3. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala def. Bodin Zarkovic/Daniel Martin (MINN) 6-4

1. Bennett Crane/Michael Andre (IND) def. Christos Antonopoulos/Christian Lakoseljac 6-4

2. Charl Morgan/Tim Ruetzel vs. Andrew Redding/Patrick Fletchall (IND) 5-4, unfinished

3. Ilya Tiraspolsky/William Piekarsky (IND) def. Bora Sengul/Alp Sentay 6-2

Singles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Bennett Crane (IND) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6

2. Andrew Redding (IND) def. Bora Sengul 6-2, 6-1

3. Christos Antonopoulos def. Vikash Singh (IND) 6-2, 6-4

4. Miko Eala def. Carson Haskins (IND) 7-5, 6-2

5. Luka Vukovic (IND) def. Charl Morgan 6-3, 6-0

6. Tim Ruetzel def. Michael Andre (IND) 6-2, 6-4

#13 Michigan 6, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. TIm Ruetzel/Charl Morgan vs. Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (MICH) 4-4, unfinished

2. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (MICH) def. Alp Sentay/Christos Antonopoulos 6-2

3. Harrison Brown/Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Christian Lakoseljac/Miko Eala 6-2

Singles:

1. Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. Christian Lakoseljac 7-6, 6-3

2. Ondrej Styler (MICH) def. Bora Sengul 6-3, 6-0

3. Patrick Maloney (MICH) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-2, 6-2

4. Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. Miko Eala 7-5, 2-6, 10-7

5. Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Charl Morgan 6-3, 6-2

6. Tim Ruetzel def. Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6

Wisconsin 6, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. Tim Dzhurinskiy/Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. TIm Ruetzel/Charl Morgan 7-6 (7-3)

2. Christian Lakoseljac/Christos Antonopoulos def. Jared Pratt/Robin Parts (WIS) 6-3

3. Leonard Soha/Jesper Freimuth (WIS) def. Alp Sentay/Sam Bossem 7-5

Singles:

1. Gabriel Huber (WIS) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-2, 6-3

2. Leonard Soha (WIS) def. Bora Sengul 7-5, 6-2

3. Jared Pratt (WIS) def. Miko Eala 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)

4. Robin Parts (WIS) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

5. Tim Ruetzel def. Jesper Freimuth (WIS) 6-4, 6-3

6. Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 6-4

Penn State 7, Iowa 0

Doubles:

1. Charl Morgan/TIm Ruetzel vs. Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies (IOWA) 4-4, unfinished

2. C. Lakoseljac/C. Antonopoulos def. Nikita Snezhko/Kareem Allaf (IOWA) 6-3

3. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala def. Joe Tyler/Peter Alam (IOWA) 6-2

Singles: Singles:

1. Jackson Allen (MINN) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-4, 6-3

2. Bora Sengul def. Vlad Lobak (MINN) 6-0, 7-5

3. Dylan Heap (MINN) def. Miko Eala 7-6, 6-3

4. Siim Troost (MINN) def. Christos Antonopoulos 2-6, 7-6, 6-3

5. Tim Ruetzel def. Sebastian Vile (MINN) 6-4, 6-3

6. Bodin Zarkovic (MINN) def. Sam Bossem 7-6, 7-5

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Kareem Allaf (IOWA) 6-3, 6-4

2. Bora Sengul def. Will Davies (IOWA) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4

3. Miko Eala def. Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

4. Christos Antonopoulos def. Joe Tyler (IOWA) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5

5. Tim Ruetzel def. Jason Kerst (IOWA) 7-5, 7-6

6. Alp Sentay def. Rudra Dixit (IOWA) 6-3, 6-3

2020 DUAL MATCH RESULTS

Penn State 4, Nebraska 0

Doubles:

1. Brandon Perez/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) def. Charl Morgan/Tim Ruetzel 6-4

2. C. Lakoseljac/C. Antonopoulos def. William Gleason/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-2

3. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB)

Singles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5

2. Bora Sengul def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 7-6, 6-0

3. Miko Eala def. Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-2, 6-3

4. Christos Antonopoulos vs. William Gleason 6-4, 2-6, 3-4, unfinished

5. Tim Ruetzel vs. Albert Sprlak-Puk 1-1, unfinished

6. Alp Sentay vs. Nic Wiedenhorn 0-0, unfinished

Indiana 4, Penn State 1

#19 Ohio State 7, Penn State 0

Doubles:

1. C. Lakoseljac/C. Antonopoulos vs. James Trotter/Justin Boulais (OSU) 5-1, uf

2. John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) def. Tim Ruetzel/Charl Morgan 6-0

3. Cannon Kingsley/J.J. Tracy (OSU) def. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala, 6-1

Singles:

1. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-2, 6-3

2. John McNally (OSU) def. Bora Sengul 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

3. James Trotter (OSU) def. Miko Eala 6-3, 6-4

4. Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Tim Ruetzel 6-0, 3-6, 7-5

5. J.J. Tracy (OSU) def. Christos Antonopoulos 6-0, 6-2

6. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Alp Sentay 6-4, 7-5

Penn State 5, Purdue 2

Doubles: Doubles:

1. C. Lakoseljac/C. Antonopoulos vs. Patrick Feltchall/Andrew Redding (IND) 5-6, unfinished

2. Bennett Crane/Luka Vokovic (IND) def. Alp Sentay/Tim Ruetzel 6-1

3. Ilya Tiraspolsky/William Piekarsky (IND) def. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala 7-5

Singles:

1. Bennett Crane (IND) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-1, 6-2

2. Bora Sengul vs. Andrew Redding (IND) 6-4, 2-6, 1-5, unfinished

3. Miko Eala def. Carson Haskins (IND) 6-2, 6-1

4. Tim Ruetzel vs. Luka Vokovic (IND) 6-7, 1-2, unfinished

5. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) def. Alp Sentay 6-2, 6-2

6. Vikash Singh (IND) def. Charl Morgan 6-4, 6-4

#30 Michigan 4, Penn State 1

Doubles:

1. Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. Bora Sengul/Alp Sentay, 6-2

2. C. Antonopoulos/C. Lakoseljac vs. Connor Johnston/N. Ehrenschneider (MICH) 5-2, uf

3. Nick Beaty/Patrick Maloney (MICH) def. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala 6-0

Singles:

1. Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. Christain Lakoseljac 7-5, 6-4

2. Bora Sengul vs. Ondrej Styler (MICH) 6-4, 4-6, 1-2, unfinished

3. Miko Eala def. Patrick Maloney (MICH) 6-4, 6-2

4. Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. Tim Ruetzel 6-4, 6-2

5. Nick Beaty (MICH) def. Alp Sentay 6-1, 6-2

6. C. Antonopoulos vs. N. Ehrenschneider (MICH) 6-4, 3-6, unfinished

Nebraska 4, Penn State 2

Doubles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac/Bora Sengul def. Victor Moreno Lozano/Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 6-2

2. Nic Wiedenhorn/Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Miko Eala/Tim Ruetzel 7-5

3. Patrick Cacciatore/William Gleason (NEB) def. Christos Antonopoulos/Alp Sentay 7-5

Singles:

1. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Christian Lakoseljac 6-3, 6-4

2. Bora Sengul def. William Gleason (NEB) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

3. Miko Eala def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 7-5, 6-4

4. TIm Ruetzel vs. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 3-1, unfinished

5. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Christos Antonopoulos 1-6, 6-2, 6-2

6. Patrick Cacciatore (NEB) def. Charl Morgan 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (11-9)

1. Bora Sengul/Alp Sentay vs. M. Cossu/M. Wozniak (PURDUE) 5-6, uf

2. S. Welch/T. Dudek (PURDUE) def. TIm Ruetzel/C. Antonopoulos 6-2

3. Mateo Julio/Andre Suzanne (PURDUE) def. Sam Bossem/Miko Eala 7-5

Singles:

1. Mateo Julio (PURDUE) def. Bora Sengul 6-4, 7-5

2. Miko Eala def. Michal Wozniak (PURDUE) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)

3. TIm Ruetzel def. Sebastian Welch (PURDUE) 6-1, 6-4

4. C. Antonopoulos def. Milledge Cossu (PURDUE) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-3

5. Alp Sentay def. Tomasz Dudek (PURDUE) 6-4, 6-2

6. Charl Morgan def. Santiago Galan (PURDUE) 6-4, 6-2

Penn State 6, Michigan State 1

Doubles:

1. C. Lakoseljac/Bora Sengul def. Nick Williams/Kazuki Matsuno (MSU) 6-1

2. Tim Ruetzel/Miko Eala def. Drew Keene/Jarreau Campbell (MSU) 6-2

3. C. Antonopoulos/Charl Morgan vs. Graydon Lair/Josh Mukherjee (MSU) 5-3, uf

Singles:

1. Christian Lakoseljac def. Carson Gates (MSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1

2. Bora Sengul def. Nick Williams (MSU) 6-3, 6-2

3. Miko Eala def. Josh Mukherjee (MSU) 6-1, 6-2

4. Tim Ruetzel def. Anthony Pero (MSU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-8

5. Graydon Lair (MSU) def. Alp Sentay 6-7, 6-3, 10-8

6. Christos Antonopoulos def. Jarreau Campbell (MSU) 6-2, 6-2

The Penn State tennis facilities are first-rate. In addition to the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center which houses four Decoturf courts, a state-ofthe-art outdoor facility opened in September of 1998.The second-to-none facility was named the USTA Outstanding Tennis Facility Award in 1999, just one year after its opening.

SARNI TENNIS CENTER

Neither of the Sarni’s are Penn State graduates, although they have been supporters of academic and athletic programs at the University and have had children attend Penn State.

In addition to the gift from the Sarni family, approximately $500,000 in University funding went into the project, which will also provide for student use of the facility.

The Sarni Tennis Center is a $2.3 million facility that features seven lighted Plexi-cushion courts including a stadium court with seating for 1,000 fans; a team clubhouse with locker rooms, meeting and video rooms; and a racket stringing area. Plans are underway to purchase a major scoreboard to enhance the facility.

The addition of this wonderful facility means that Penn State can enter bids to host major collegiates championships. State-of-the-art stadium lighting also allows for the Nittany Lions to schedule evening matches, host large tournaments and build a sense of excitement about Penn State tennis going into the future.

Vincent and Sandra Sarni got the ball rolling for the facility with their gift of $675,000. Vincent Sarni, a retired chairman and chief executive officer of PPG Industries, and his wife are tennis enthusiasts.

BIG TEN

HISTORY/WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Penn State in the NCAA Championships

Big Ten Championship History

Jan Bortner (1972-75, Player, 1990-05, Head Coach) Retired in 2015 Assistant Athletics Director at Penn State

Virgil Christian (1982-85) USTA Senior Director, Market Development

John Mercer (1982-85) Head Coach Marshall Women’s Tennis

Dwayne Hultquist (1983-86) Head Coach Florida State Men’s Tennis

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Adam Steinberg (1985-89) Head Coach Michigan Men’s Tennis At Pepperdine, 2006 National Champions

Ivan Spinner (1992-95) Senior administrative role in Health Benefits Direct Corp.

Chad Skouropka (1990-1994) Head Coach San Jose State Women’s Tennis

Leo Sponaugle (1987-91) Director of National Accounts and Mining, Connor Sport Court Invitational

Edward Bourchier (2007-11) Professional Tennis Player

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

1997

NCAA Region I at Harvard, No. 5 seed

May 9 vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech L, 4-2

The Nittany Lions earned their first NCAA Tournament berth in 1997 with a mark of 12-9 in the regular season and five Big Ten wins. They were selected as a No. 5 seed in the regional hosted by Harvard. However, the Nittany Lions dropped a 4-2 decision to the No. 4 seed Virginia Tech. Michael Carter led the Nittany Lions with 29 singles wins that year and was an All-Big Ten honoree.

1998

NCAA Region I at Princeton, No. 5 seed

May 15 vs. No. 4 Columbia W, 4-1 May 16 vs. No. 1 Harvard L, 4-0

Penn State made it back to the NCAA Tournament the following year, entering the tournament with 11 wins. The Nittany Lions earned the first tournament win in program history, knocking off Columbia, 4-1, in the first round of the regional hosted by Princeton. In the second round, Penn State fell to top seed, Harvard, 4-0.

2006

NCAA Regionals at VCU, No. 3 seed May 12 vs. No. 2 Washington L, 4-2

The Nittany Lions returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2006, being selected as the No. 3 seed in the VCU regional. Penn State entered the tournament ranked 45th in the FILA Poll with a record of 17-6 and won five Big Ten matches. However, they dropped their first round match, 4-2, against Washington. Penn State won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Washington took a 2-1 lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Adam Slagter earned a win at No. 4 singles to tie it back up at 2-2, but the Huskies clinched the match with three-set wins at No. 5 and No. 6.

2007

NCAA First and Second Round at USC May 11 vs. No. 20 Pepperdine L, 4-1

Penn State earned their second straight NCAA Tournament bid in 2007 with a record of 16-6, including six conference wins. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 42 in the nation entering the tournament and battled Pepperdine, the defending national champion, in the first round. The Waves took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. Penn State’s Michael James earned a 7-5, 6-4 win against Pepperdine’s Andre Begemann at No. 1 singles, but the Wave claimed wins at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 positions.

2008

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 10 vs. VCU W, 4-0 May 11 vs. Virginia L, 4-0

The Blue and White were selected for the NCAA Tournament again in 2008. Penn State, ranked 39th in the ITA Poll, entered the tournament with a 16-11 record and six Big Ten wins. They also had eight wins that year against ranked opponents. In the first round, they took on VCU, ranked 27th. Penn State won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3, led by their 32nd-ranked doubles pair of Michael James and Brendan Lynch at the top spot. James then set the tone in singles with his victory at No. 1. The Nittany Lions also got wins at No. 2 and No. 4 to advance to the second round. In the next round, they matched up against No. 1 Virginia. The Cavaliers took the doubles point, including a win by their top-ranked doubles team. Virginia claimed singles wins at No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 to clinch the match.

2014

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 10 vs. UNC Wilmington W, 4-2 May 11 vs. No. 4 Virginia L, 4-1

Penn State earned their sixth bid in program history, traveling back to the Charlottesville Regional, hosted by the University of Virginia. The Nittany Lions, entered the regional after winning a program-record 21 matches during the regular season, including eight Big Ten wins and 10 against ranked opponents. In the first round, Penn State, ranked 23rd in the nation, took on UNC Wilmington, ranked 50th. The Nittany Lions earned a 4-2 victory. Penn State dropped the doubles point, but picked up singles wins at the top four positions. At the top singles spot, Leonard Stakhovsky was trailing 5-4 in the third set, but rallied back to win the set and clinch the match point. Penn State advanced to the second round, where they met No. 4 Virginia. The Nittany Lions took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, with Michael Reilly and Chris Young clinching the point at No. 2. However, Virginia responded with singles wins at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5.

2016

NCAA First and Second Round at Virginia May 14 vs. Columbia W, 4-3 May 15 vs. Virginia L, 4-1

The Nittany Lions were selected for their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016, heading to Charlottesville, VA to compete for the title. Penn State entered the tournament ranked No. 37 after 22 wins during regualr season play, six of which were Big Ten victories and 14 on the blue and white’s home court. The Lions were victorious in the first reound, upsetting No. 25 Columbia University in a thrilling 4-3 match. Penn State took the doubles point, securing an early lead. The Nittany Lions dropped the following two singles points but pushed back and was able to come out on top after a 6-1 set by Marc Collado. Collado’s win carried the first round victory to the LIons. This win advanced Penn State to the second round of the tournament, to face the University of Virginia, ranked first in the nation. The Cavaliers came out of the gate strong, securing the doubles point early on and taking first and third doubles - leaving the second unfinished. Virginia also secured the early points in singles, letting up only one to senior Leonard Stakhovsky. Stakhovsky played a hard match against No. 8 ranked Cavalier Ryan Shane, and won the match in a 7-5, 7-6 upset.

2019

NCAA First and Second Round at Columbia

May 3 vs. Monmouth W, 4-0

May 4 vs. Columbia L, 0-4

Penn State traveled to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. to compete in its eighth NCAA Tournament. The Nittany Lions entered the tournament ranked No. 34 and ended the regular season with a 19-8 overall record and 8-3 Big Ten record. The Blue and White easily handled Monmouth in the first round with a 4-0 win. The Nittany Lions took the doubles point in addition to three singles victories from Constant De La Bassetiere, Christian Lakoseljac and Ben Lieb. The same was not true against the Columbia, who defeated Penn State 4-0. Columbia took the contested doubles point before winning singles at No. 3, No. 5, No. 6.

2020

NCAA First Round at Nebraska

April 29 vs. Nebraska

Selected for their ninth NCAA tournament, the Penn State Nittany Lions traveled to Lincoln, NE to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the first round. Entering the tournament with a 7-10 overall record and a 7-9 Big Ten record, the Blue and White fell to Nebraska, 4-2.

HONORS AND AWARDS

NCAA DOUBLES QUALIFIERS

NCAA SINGLES QUALIFIERS

NCAA DOUBLES QUALIFIERS

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Chris Chang Anthony Moran

Doug Schoenly

Chris Chang

Lee Hecht

Tom Schneider

Mike Carter

Martini

Mike Griesser

Nielsen Jeff Martini

Mike Griesser 2000

Dorfman Jeff Martini 2001

Frakes Brad Nudell

Steven van der Westhuyzen

2002 Brad Nudell

Matt Frakes Michael Anderson 2003 Brad Nudell

Matt Frakes

Clint Keithley

Josh Rubens

James Crowell

Matthew Rose

2004 Malcolm Scatliffe

James Crowell

Clint Keithley

2005 Ryan Berger

Bradley Hunter

2006 Malcolm Scatliffe

HISTORICAL HONORS AND AWARDS

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

IRON MAN

NOTE:

THESE AWARDS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AND ARE NO LONGER PRESENTED EACH SEASON

HOLMES CATHRALL COACHES AWARD

OUTSTANDING PLAYER

GLENN E. THOMPSON BOOSTER OF THE YEAR

Career Singles Wins

SCHOOL RECORDS

Career Doubles Wins

Career Singles Record

Career Doubles Record

Singles Wins in a Season

Doubles Wins in a Season

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1978 Season (18-3,

1979 Season (15-6,

* Played in Hershey, Pa.

** Played at Eastern Michigan

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1984 Season (19-8, 2-0)

** Played at Rochester

*** Played at East Stroudsburg

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1987 Season (16-13, 2-1)

* Played at West Virginia ** Played at Rutgers

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

1992 Season (13-10, 1-9)

* Played at Mercyhurst

** Played in Hilton Head, S.C. *** Big Ten Championships

1993 Season (14-7, 5-5)

* Played at Old Dominion ** Big Ten Championship

City, Iowa)

1998 Season (11-12, 1-9)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2000 Season (10-11, 1-9)

* Played in Miami, Fl.

** Big Ten Championship (Champaign, Ill.)

*** NCAA Tourn. (Princeton, N.J.)

1999 Season (9-12, 1-9)

* Big Ten Champ. (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2004 Season (10-9, 4-6)

* Played in Altoona, Pa.

** Played in Orlando, Florida

*** Big Ten Championship (East Lansing, Mich.)

* Played in San Lando Park, Fla.

** Big Ten Championship (Minneapolis, Minn.)

*** NCAA Tournament (Richmond, Va.)

*ITA Indoors (Seattle, Wash.)

**Blue-Gray Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

***Big Ten Champ. (Iowa City, Iowa)

****NCAA Tourn. (Charlottesville, Va.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2009 Season (14-13, 4-6)

*ITA Indoors (University Park, Pa.)

**Blue-Gray Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

***Big Ten Championship (Ann Arbor, Mich)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2012 Season (11-14, 1-10)

* Big Ten Championships(Evanston, Ill.)

2013 Season (8-17, 2-9)

* Big Ten Championships (Madison, Wisc.)

Lansing, Mich.)

*** NCAA Regionals(Charlottesville, Va.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2016 Season (21-8, 6-5)

*Big Ten Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

*Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

**Jerry Simmons Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.)

***USTA National Campus Collegiate Series (Orlando, Fla.)

****NCAA Tournament (Flushing, N.Y.)

*ITA Kickoff Weekend (Winston-Salem, N.C.) (Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic)

7-9)

HISTORY AGAINST OPPONENTS

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

-A-

Abril, Eduardo (1992-93)

Accardi, Damon (1998-01)

Adelberg, Ken (1972)

Alleman, Harry (1969-72)

Allesandro, Kent (1969-1971)

Anderson, Michael (2000-03)

Annigeri, Vinay (2001)

Antonopoulos, Christos (2016-21)

Appleman, Christian (1986-87)

-B-

Bader, Russell (2010-14)

Barry, Mark (2002-06)

Barry, Matt (2012-16)

Bauer, Jeff (1980-81)

Bauer, Ryan (1995)

Beckhard, Tom (1979-82)

Beckman, Howard (1983-84)

Belden, Al (1974-75)

Benson, Chris (1983)

Berger, Ryan (2004-07)

Berry, Eric (1978)

Bocan, Eric (1993-96)

Bortner, David (2007-08)

Bortner, Jan (1972-75)

Bourchier, Edward (2008-2011)

Brilliant, Jon (1984)

-C-

Cahall, Chris (1993-96)

Cantey, Roddy (2001-04)

Carter, Michael (1994-97)

Cathell, Dale (1996-96)

Cavalier, Mark (1988-90)

Chang, Chris (1994-97)

Chen, Guanhua (2010-13)

Christ, Bryan (1983-84)

Christian, Virgil (1982-85)

Cizek, Cal (1972-74)

Cobetto, Jack (1975)

Cohen, Bartley (1994)

Cohen, Martin (1993)

Cohen, Taylor (2009-11)

Collado Castells, Marc (2013-16)

Cole, Peter (1976-77)

Comer, Jeff (2000)

Cooper, Greg (1989)

Cox, Jamie (2008-10)

Crowell, James (2002-04)

Cuming, Tom (1977)

-D-

Darby, Mark (1975-78)

Davidson, Alex (1976-79)

Davis, John (1970-72)

De La Bassetiere, Constant (2015-19)

DeStefano, Chris (1999-03)

DeMarco, Pat (1985-86)

DeNucci, Nick (1984)

Bassetiere, De La Constant (2015-19)

DiGennaro, Greg (1997-98)

Dimino, Marc (1994-95)

Dolidze, Nika (2013-15)

Dollard, Bill (1985-87)

Dorfman, Marc (1997-00)

Dwyer, James (2005-08)

-E-

Eames, Ned (1979)

Eckhardt, Tom (1975)

Elder, John (1972-74)

Ellis, Aaron (2002)

Ellis, Jim (1976-77)

Emge, Nate (2004)

Englesburg, Brett (1992-96)

Erie, Mark (1986-87)

Evatt, Phillip (1992)

Everett, Jeff (1985-86)

Everett, Tim (1987-90)

-F-

Factor, Jeff (1981-84)

Fennell, Alex (2013-14)

Fielding, Brad (1988-91)

Ford, Jerrod (1987-89)

Frakes, Matt (2000-04)

Freatman, John (1977-79)

-GGalush, Matt (2015-19)

Gaunt, Greg (1991-94)

Gin, Stephen (1993)

Goldstein, Corey (1990-93)

Gormley, Ryan (2007-10)

Green, Cecil (1975)

Green, Terry (1998)

Gresh, Jamie (1999-03)

Griffin, C.J. (2010-13)

Gordon, Henry (2016-17)

Grosser, Don (1990-91)

Gruppo, Anthony (2005)

Griesser, Mike (1996-99)

Grimshaw, Mark (1987)

Guinivan, Rich (1969-72)

-HHajduckzek, Wojtek (1996)

Hardie, Warren (2010)

Hasyn, Chris (2009-)

Hecht, Lee (1996-99)

Heichemer, Dave (1970-72)

Hertz, Mark (1986-87)

Hickton, Dave (1974)

Howell, Jim (1975-77)

Hughes, Tim (1989)

Hultquist, Dwayne (1983-86)

Hunter, Bradley (2005-07)

-I-

Inserra, Mark (1983-85)

Issadore, Bruce (1971-74)

-JJames, Michael (2005-08)

Janes, Harrison (2019-) Janosky, Mark (1987)

-KKauffman, Tom (1985-86)

Karr, John (1972-74)

Kendall, Benji (2008-09)

Kendall, Jeff (1971-73)

Keithly, Clint (2002-04)

Kuhnle, Chris (2017-)

Kohan, David (2012-16)

Kroll, David (1996)

-L-

Laaribi, Aws (2014-)

Labna, Ramy (2011-14)

Lakoseljac, Christian (2016-21)

Lapowsky, Bob (1975)

Lasso, Guillermo (2005)

Leach, Glenn (1986-87)

Lee, Jason (2009-12)

Levine, Mike (1973-74)

Levine, Nate (1980-81)

Libo, Arkady (1994)

Lieb, Ben (2015-19)

Lieb, Zach (2015-19)

Lowry, Don (1980-81)

Lutschaunig, Christian (2013-16)

Lynch, Brendan (2006-09)

-MMartini, Jeff (1997-99)

Mast, Alex (2006-07)

Maurtua, Miguel (1973-76)

Maycut, Tim (1986-87)

Mayer, Chris (1994-95)

McAvoy, Tim (1977-80)

McCallister, Marc (1998-99)

McConnie, Jessel (1990)

McConnie, Wendell (1989)

Meadowcroft, Darby (1986)

Meditz, Eric (1996-99)

Mercer, Ron (1987)

Metrick, Ken (1975)

Miller, Mike (1987-88)

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