2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
2020-21 (Senior)
• Finished the year at No. 14 in the ITA Southwest Region singles rankings
• Earned first-team All-Big West honors in both singles and doubles
• Named the Big West Athlete of the Week three times during the regular season
• Ranked among the top-125 singles players in the nation from March 24-April 14
• Tied for the team lead with nine singles wins, all at the top of the lineup
• Six of those victories came in straight sets
• Got out to a fast start with a 5-1 record through his first six matches as an Anteater
• Upended No. 60 August Holmgren of San Diego, 6-3, 7-5
• Also took down No. 77 Alex Stater of Cal Poly, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Went 9-6 in doubles with six of those wins coming alongside Bruce Man-Son-Hing
• Duo clinched the doubles point against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament
• Came back from a 4-1 deficit to top the Gauchos’ Victor Krustev/Joseph Rotheram, 6-4
Previous School
• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal studies from Cal in May 2020
• Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete as a member of the Golden Bears' men's tennis team
• Finished his career with a 67-34 singles and 39-28 doubles record
• Advanced to the doubles final of the 2019 ITA Northwest Regional Championships
• Ranked 81st in singles and 22nd in doubles in the final Oracle ITA Rankings of the fall
• Helped Cal reach the NCAA Round of 16 as a freshman and junior
• 2016 and 2017 ITA Invitational champion
High School
• Two-time All-American and Ojai Tournament singles finalist at Corona del Mar High School
• Named Southern California's Most Valuable Player by the National High School All-American Committee as a senior
• Also tabbed the Orange County Register Boys' Tennis Player of the Year
• Helped the Sea Kings claim their first CIF USTA Southern California Regional title in program history
• Won the 2016 CIF-Southern Section Individual Singles Championship
• Played three seasons at No. 1 singles
• Ranked 16th nationally and fourth in the state of California according to TennisRecruiting.net
Personal
• Pursuing a Master of Finance degree at UC Irvine
• Parents, Carsten and Biljana, and uncle Zoran Korac are all Anteater tennis alums
• Has two younger brothers - Nik and Niels
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 9-6
Dual-Match Singles: 9-6
Overall Doubles: 9-6
Dual-Match Doubles: 9-6
Statistics
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