2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
Career Statistics
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Singles |
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Doubles |
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| Season |
Overall |
Big Ten |
Overall |
Big Ten |
| 2017-18 |
23-11 |
8-1 |
25-15 |
6-5 |
| 2018-19 |
23-18 |
7-1 |
17-13 |
7-0 |
| 2019-20 |
11-7 |
1-0 |
8-5 |
2-0 |
| 2020-21 |
9-10 |
8-6 |
12-8 |
12-7 |
| 2021-22 |
10-17 |
3-5 |
16-14 |
4-4 |
| Total |
76-63 |
27-13 |
66-48 |
31-16 |
Rankings History
Career-High Singles Ranking: 9 (February 18, 2020)
Career-High Doubles Ranking: 14 (March 30, 2021; with Zeke Clark)
Collegiate Honors
- 2020 ITA Singles All-American
- 2020 First Team All-Big Ten (Unanimous Selection)
- 2019 NCAA Singles Championship Qualifier
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2018 ITA All-American Singles Semifinalist
- Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Week (2/13/18, 3/6/18, 3/13/18)
- 2018 Player to Watch*
- 2017-19 First-Team All-Big Ten
*team award
2021-22 Graduate Student
- Clinched Illinois's Big Ten wins over Penn State and Indiana
- Finished his Illinois career with 76 singles wins and 66 doubles wins
- Went 14-11 in doubles on the season
2020-21 Redshirt Junior
- Clinched Illinois' 4-0 victory over Notre Dame in second round of the NCAA Tournament (5/7)
- 6-4,6-4 win over Patrick Maloney gave Illinois a 2-1 lead over Michigan in Big Ten Tournament semifinals
- Went 8-3 at No. 1 doubles and 3-0 at No. 2 doubles with partner Zeke Clark
2019-20 Junior
- Reached the semifinals of the JSM Challenger at Atkins Tennis Center
- Became the 21st Illini to earn All-America honors
- Reached the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Masters
- Was undefeated in Big Ten play
- Was 3-0 in the No. 1 singles position
2018-19 Sophomore
- Clinched four Illini match victories this season - vs. Tulane's No. 63 Ewan Moore (ITA Indoor Championships - Feb. 17), vs. UCF's Alan Rubio (March 22), Penn State's Christian Lakoseljac (Big Ten Semifinals - Apr. 27), and Western Michigan's Kennosuke Nouchi (NCAA First Round - May 3)
- As of May 21, has a 15-11 dual match singles record with six ranked wins in 2019 - Ewan Moore (Tulane), Penn State's Christian Lakoseljac (twice), Stefan Milicevic (Minnesota), John McNally (Ohio State), and Ryo Matsumura (Kentucky)
- Clinched four doubles points this season - vs. Purdue (March 24), vs. Nebraska (March 30), vs. Iowa (March 31), and at Michigan (Apr. 7).
- As of May 7, has a 12-9 dual match doubles record with five ranked wins in 2019 - Robert Loeb / Jan Zielinski (Georgia), Simen Bratholm / Nick Brookes (Northwestern), Penn State's Constant De La Bassetiere / Gabriel Nemeth (twice), and Yuta Kikuchi / Jacob Brumm (California)
2017-18 Freshman
- Earned three B1G weekly honors and was the first conference freshman to garner three Big Ten Athlete of the Week awards since Jared Hiltzik in 2013
- Clinched a team-best 10 doubles points with fellow-freshman Caleb Chakravarthi
- Went on a nine-match singles winning streak
- Clinched five Illini match victories
- Earned two ranked doubles wins with Caleb Chakravarthi during the NCAA Tournament against Vandy's No. 11 Klinger and Lowe and TCU's No. 6 Nunez and Rybakov
Junior Tennis | High School
- Top-5 finish in the 2016 USTA 18s
- 2016 Tulsa Futures Singles Title
Personal
- Born on May 2, 1999
- Parents are Alan and Kim Brown
- Has one brother, Drew
- Hobbies outside of tennis include: player other sports and eating
- Favorite athlete: Usain Bolt
- Biggest thrill in sports: winning
- Chose Illinois because: "I really like the combination or coaches and players. I felt like Illinois would have a great team atmosphere."
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Redshirt Junior
6'5"
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2021-22Graduate Student
6'5"
