2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
University of Illinois Graduate |
Five-time ITA Scholar Athlete |
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Singles |
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Doubles |
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Season |
Overall |
Big Ten |
Overall |
Big Ten |
2018-19* |
20-3 |
-- |
2-1 |
-- |
2019-20* |
10-3 |
-- |
8-2 |
-- |
2020-21 |
5-2 |
-- |
0-1 |
-- |
2021-22 |
16-19 |
3-3 |
9-14 |
0-1 |
2022-23 |
22-12 |
1-3 |
5-12 |
-- |
Total |
73-39 |
4-6 |
24-29 |
0-1 |
*at Claremont
2022-23 - Graduate Student
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Big Ten Distinguished ScholarÂ
- Played in six tournaments in the fall
- Competed in 23 matches in the spring, primarily in singles
- Team Scholar Athlete Award
- Team MVP
- Had the most team wins on the year with 22
2021-22 Senior
- Clinched Big Ten victories over Michigan State and Purdue
- Clinched first Illinois match with victory on court 6 against Chicago State
- Made Illini dual match debut on Jan. 22 against Ohio StateÂ
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Voted Most Improved PlayerÂ
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Team Scholar Athlete Award
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ITA Scholar AthleteÂ
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Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
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Illinois Athletics Outstanding Senior Male ScholarÂ
2020-21 Junior
- Did not play
- Fighting Illini Spirit Award recipientÂ
2019-20 Sophomore (Claremont)
- Finished with 26-4 singles record in two years at Claremont
- 14-1record at the time of season cancelation
- Sophomore athlete of the year
2018-19 Freshman (Claremont)
- Helped the Stags to a 33-2 record and an NCAA Division III runner-up finish
- Reached ITA West Regional quarterfinals
- Finished the fall season No. 12 in the region
- Freshman athlete of the year
- SCIAC newcomer of the year 2018
High School/Club
- Four-star recruit (Tennis Recruitng Network)
- No. 3 players in Illinois and No. 6 in the Great Lakes Region (Tennis Recruiting Network)
- 8-3 versus other four-star recruits
- Finished with 34-2 record in high school
- 2017 Conference/Sectional champion
- 2017 State semifinals
- 2017 Team state runner- up
- 2017 Team MVP
- All conference 2014, 2016, 2017
- All state 2014, 2016, 17
Personal
- Born May 4, 1999
- Parents are Paul and Jill Meister
- Has two brothers, Jake and JoshÂ
- Five-time ITA scholar-athlete
- Received his bachelor's in journalism and minored in public relations
- Pursuing masters in managementÂ
- The 13th member of his family to attend Illinois
- Chose Illinois because "I wanted to take my athletic career to the next level in my home state."
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Redshirt Sophomore
6'0"
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2022-23Graduate Student
6'0"