2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Vuk Budic
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Deerfield High School
Career Statistics
| Singles | Doubles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Overall | Big Ten | Overall | Big Ten |
| 2016-17 | 8-14 | 2-1 | 7-8 | 5-1 |
| 2017-18 | 14-6 | 4-0 | 9-12 | 2-1 |
| 2018-19 | 20-9 | 5-1 | 14-21 | 6-3 |
| 2019-20 | 9-9 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total | 51-38 | 12-3 | 37-52 | 13-5 |
Rankings History
Career-High Doubles Ranking: 63 (April 25, 2017; with Aleks Vukic)
Collegiate Honors
- 2021 Illinois Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
- 2019 ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete
- 2019 Most Improved Player*
- 2019 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
- 2018 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
- 2017-19 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2017-18 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020-21 Senior
- Played in two matches
- When not playing, took on a coaching role during matches
2019-20 Senior
- Went 2-1 at No. 6 singles and 1-1 at No. 5 singles in dual match play
2018-19 Junior
- Clinched four doubles points this season - vs. Tulane (Feb. 17), vs. Northwestern (March 8), vs. Indiana (March 10), vs. Wisconsin (Apr. 21).
- Earned first ranked win of the season in singles play against Ohio State's James Trotter, 6-2, 6-2.
- Went undefeated in singles play, going 3-0 at the MLK Invitational (Jan. 19-21).
2017-18 Sophomore
- Clinched Illinois' win over Iowa
- Earned a spot in the doubles lineup for the final seven matches of the season
- Went undefeated in Big Ten singles play
2016-17 Freshman
- Made collegiate debut in first dual match of the season in the doubles lineup with junior Aleks Vukic
- Defeated two ITA-ranked doubles teams, highlighted by a 6-4 win on April 23 against Ohio State's No. 13-ranked Pollanen and Torpegaard
- Clinched Illinois' sweep of Michigan State
Junior Tennis | High School
- U16 Irish National Champion
- U18 Irish National Champion
- 2016 Illinois High School State Singles Champion
Personal
- Born on May 11, 1998
- Parents: Obrad Budic and Zorica Nedovic-Budic
- Has two brothers, Stefan and Istok
- Favorite professional athlete: Michael Phelps
- Person who influences his tennis career: Novak Djokovic
- Biggest thrill in sports: winning the Illinois High School State Tournament in 2016
- Why he chose Illinois: "I was born and raised in Champaign, loved the coaches and players. U of I is a great university and we have amazing facilities here."
- Hobbies outside of tennis: hanging out with friends, biking, traveling to new places, listening to music and watching movies
- Majoring in finance
Men's Tennis vs.Vanderbilt COURT 1
Saturday, May 02
Men's Tennis vs.Vanderbilt COURT 2
Saturday, May 02
Men's Tennis vs.Vanderbilt COURT 3
Saturday, May 02
Men's Tennis vs.Vanderbilt COURT 4
Saturday, May 02
