2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
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
Statistics
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