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*Updated May 2019  

Big Ten Awards & Honors

Big Ten Singles Champions
Season Student-Athletes Position*
1916-17 Walt Becker #1
1921-22 Frank Meyers #1
1925-26 Tim O'Connell #1
1926-27 Tim O'Connell #1
1927-28 Tim O'Connell #1
1931-32 Edward Lejeck #1
1942-43 Robert Weaver #6
1945-46 Ray Von Spreckleson #4
1945-46 Mel Randall #6
1946-47 Ben Migdow #2
1947-48 Dave Brown #2
1954-55 Fred Most #3
1957-58 Roger Bielefield #4
1973-74 Webb Hayne #4
1996-97 Gavin Sontag
2001-02 Michael Calkins

*The conference determined singles champions by position until 1985, when all players were placed in the same draw to determine one winner.

Big Ten Doubles Champions*
Season Student-Athletes Position
1916-17 Walt Becker/Ernest McKay 1
1923-24 Walt Goodwill/Merrill Dubach 1
1925-26 Tim O'Connell/Ed Shoaff 1
1927-28 Tim O'Connell/Gordon Brandt 1
1942-43 Ken Clapper/Frank Saikley 2
1945-46 Jim Gates/Ben Migdow 2
1946-47 Fred Steers/Mel Randell 2
1949-50 Wilson Besant/Jim Moses 3
1950-51 Bob Bennorth/Bob Hoffman 2
1950-51 Jim Moses/Lee Bishop 3
1953-54 Ed Pechous/Harry Brandt 3
1957-58 Bob Breckenridge/Roger Bielefield 2
1957-58 George Gilmore/Joe Epkins 3
1981-82 Neil Adams/Adam Ambielli 2
1983-84 Peter Bouton/Mike Meyer 2

*The conference ended doubles championship play in 1985.

Jesse Owens Big Ten Athlete of the Year
Season Student-Athlete
2002-03 Amer Delic
Big Ten Athlete of the Year
Season Student-Athletes
1998-99 Oliver Freelove
2003-04 Brian Wison
2004-05 Ryler DeHeart
2005-06 Ryler DeHeart
2006-07 Kevin Anderson
2013-14 Farris Gosea
2016-17 Aleks Vukic 
Big Ten Coach of the Year
Season Coach
1997-98 Craig Tiley
1998-99 Craig Tiley
1999-00 Craig Tiley
2001-02 Craig Tiley
2002-03 Craig Tiley
2003-04 Craig Tiley
2004-05 Craig Tiley
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Season Student-Athlete
1996-97 Cary Franklin
2000-01 Amer Delic
2002-03 Rajeev Ram
2004-05 Kevin Anderson
2008-09 Dennis Nevolo
2012-13 Jared Hiltzik
All-Big Ten
Season Student-Athlete(s)
1971-72 Rod Schroeder, Rick Wack
1972-73 Manual Amaya
1973-74 Manual Amaya
1974-75 Kevin Kelso
1975-76 Glenn Hummel
1976-77 Bruce Franks
1977-78 Charles Meurisse
1981-82 Neil Adams
1983-84 Neil Adams
1984-85 John Losito, Peter Bouton
1985-86 Mark Long
1987-88 Mark Long
1989-90 Hector Ortiz, Brian Dillman alternate
1990-91 Ryan Clark
1991-92 Ryan Clark
1992-93 Ryan Clark
1993-94 Jerry Turek
1994-95 Jeremy Sutter
1995-96 Jeremy Sutter
1996-97 Jerry Turek, Gavin Sontag, Cary Franklin
1997-98 Cary Franklin, Oliver Freelove, GavinSontag
1998-99 Cary Franklin, Oliver Freelove
1999-00 Cary Franklin, Jeff Laski, Graydon Oliver
2000-01 Graydon Oliver, Phil Stolt
2001-02 Amer Delic, Phil Stolt, Brian Wilson
2002-03 Michael Calkins, Amer Delic, Rajeev Ram, Phil Stolt, Brian Wilson
2003-04 Michael Calkins, Ryler DeHeart, Phil Stolt, Brian Wilson
2004-05 Kevin Anderson, Ryler DeHeart, GD Jones
2005-06 Kevin Anderson, Ryler DeHeart
2006-07 Kevin Anderson, Ryan Rowe
2007-08 Ryan Rowe, Ruben Gonzales
2008-09 Marc Spicijaric, Roy Kalmanovich, Dennis Nevolo
2009-10 Marek Czerwinski, Dennis Nevolo
2010-11 Johnny Hamui 2nd, Dennis Nevolo 1st
2011-12 Dennis Nevolo, Roy Kalmanovich
2012-13 Jared Hiltzik 1st, Tim Kopinski 2nd
2013-14 Farris Gosea, Jared Hiltzik, Tim Kopinski
2014-15 Farris Gosea, Aron Hiltzik, Jared Hiltzik, Tim Kopinski, Aleks Vukic 2nd
2015-16 Jared Hiltzik, Aleks Vukic, Aron Hiltzik-2nd 
2016-17 Aron Hiltzik, Aleks Vukic 
2017-18 Alex Brown, Aleks Vukic, Aron Hiltzik-2nd  
2018-19 Alex Brown, Zeke Clark, Aleks Kovacevic
2019-20 Alex Brown, Aleks Kovacevic, Siphosothando Montsi
2020-21 Zeke Clark, Aleks Kovacevic, Siphosothando Montsi