Jeremy Zhang

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Sydney, Australia
High School:
The Scots College

	Singles			Doubles
Season	Overall	Dual Record	Big Ten	Overall	Dual Record	Big Ten
2023-24	17-9	6-4	3-1	3-4	--	--
2024-25	11-21	4-15	2-7	15-7	8-3	3-2
2025-26	15-6	7-2	1-1	4-5	2-2	--
Total	43-36	17-21	6-9	22-16	10-5	3-2

2024-25: Sophomore

CSC Academic All-District
Academic All-Big Ten
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
ITA Scholar-Athlete
Finished the season with 11 singles wins, including four in dual play
Went 15-7 in doubles action, including an 8-3 mark in dual matches
Secured the doubles point against Oregon with a 7-5 triumph with Zach Viiala on Court 3 against the Ducks' Vlad Breazu/Clement Lemire in the Big Ten Tournament First Round (April 24)
Tallied a 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4 comeback victory over Nedim Suko at No. 4 singles in the Illini's road win over the Huskies (April 20)
With Max Mroz, recorded a 6-3 win against Penn State's Shrikeshav Murugesar/Denys Forgaci at No. 3 doubles (April 12)
Recorded a straight-set win against Wisconsin's Matthew Fullerton at No. 4 singles in the Illini's sweep of the Badgers (March 9)
Took both of his doubles matches on Court 3 against Wisconsin and Nebraska while playing with Mathis Debru (March 7 and 9)
Teamed up with Mathis Debru to defeat No. 3 Ohio State's Bryce Nakashima/Jack Anthrop at No. 3 doubles (March 5)
Earned an emphatic 6-0, 6-0 victory over UTRGV's Paolo Bonaguro at No. 3 singles in the Illini's 4-0 sweep of the Vaqueros (March 1)
Claimed his first dual singles win of the spring with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Clemson's Viktor Markov at No. 3 singles in the Illini's 4-3 triumph over the Tigers (Feb. 15)
Helped Illinois win the doubles point against No. 14 Tennessee with a 6-4 win at No. 3 with Will Mroz against Alejandro Moreno/James Newton (Jan. 25)
With Will Mroz, was tabbed the Fighting Illini Invite Most Outstanding Doubles Team after going 2-0 in doubles play on Day 1 of the event (Jan. 17)
Finished the fall season with a 6-4 singles record and a 4-2 doubles mark
Posted a 3-1 record in singles play at the Notre Dame Mini Duals, with the three wins coming in straight sets (Nov. 1-3)

2023-24: Freshman

ITA Scholar Athlete
Had a 17-10 record in singles action and 3-4 mark in doubles play
Played in 19 matches in the spring
Competed at No. 4, 5, and 6
Went unbeaten in the final six matches of the season
Finished with a 3-1 singles record in Big Ten play
Earned his first Big Ten singles win in a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) decision over Wisconsin's Jason Hildebrandt on April 7
Has played doubles mostly with Tyler Bowers
Picked up first Illini win against Blake Roegner of Marquette, winning 6-3, 6-3 in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Sept. 22
Played 11 matches in the fall, earning a record of 8-3

Prior to Illinois

Career-high ITF rank of No. 104
No. 1-ranked Australian in Class of 2005
Played 2023 Junior Australian Open and made the Round of 16 in doubles
Played for Australia at 2019 ITF World Junior Teams Asia/Oceania Qualifying, finishing second
Played at No. 1 spot for Scots College for Year 10, 11, 12
Won the GPS 1sts Premiership with Scots College three times (2019, 2021, 2022) for the first time in 40+ years
Played J1 Thailand and J1 Malaysia

Personal

Born on July 12, 2005
Parents are Daping Zhang and Lixia Song
Has one sibling, Daniel
Chose Illinois because of "the amazing tennis program as well as being really good academically. When I visited, I was blown away by the facilities and campus. I also really liked the coaches and decided it would be the place to be.”