2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Bjorn Hoffmann
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Cal
2020-21 (Senior)
β’ Finished the year at No. 14 in the ITA Southwest Region singles rankings
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in both singles and doubles
β’ Named the Big West Athlete of the Week three times during the regular season
β’ Ranked among the top-125 singles players in the nation from March 24-April 14
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine singles wins, all at the top of the lineup
β’ Six of those victories came in straight sets
β’ Got out to a fast start with a 5-1 record through his first six matches as an Anteater
β’ Upended No. 60 August Holmgren of San Diego, 6-3, 7-5
β’ Also took down No. 77 Alex Stater of Cal Poly, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
β’ Went 9-6 in doubles with six of those wins coming alongside Bruce Man-Son-Hing
β’ Duo clinched the doubles point against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament
β’ Came back from a 4-1 deficit to top the Gauchosβ Victor Krustev/Joseph Rotheram, 6-4
Previous School
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal studies from Cal in May 2020
β’ Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete as a member of the Golden Bears' men's tennis team
β’ Finished his career with a 67-34 singles and 39-28 doubles record
β’ Advanced to the doubles final of the 2019 ITA Northwest Regional Championships
β’ Ranked 81st in singles and 22nd in doubles in the final Oracle ITA Rankings of the fall
β’ Helped Cal reach the NCAA Round of 16 as a freshman and junior
β’ 2016 and 2017 ITA Invitational champion
High School
β’ Two-time All-American and Ojai Tournament singles finalist at Corona del Mar High School
β’ Named Southern California's Most Valuable Player by the National High School All-American Committee as a senior
β’ Also tabbed the Orange County Register Boys' Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Helped the Sea Kings claim their first CIF USTA Southern California Regional title in program history
β’ Won the 2016 CIF-Southern Section Individual Singles Championship
β’ Played three seasons at No. 1 singles
β’ Ranked 16th nationally and fourth in the state of California according to TennisRecruiting.net
Personal
β’ Pursuing a Master of Finance degree at UC Irvine
β’ Parents, Carsten and Biljana, and uncle Zoran KoracΒ are all Anteater tennis alums
β’ 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
β’ Finished the year at No. 14 in the ITA Southwest Region singles rankings
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in both singles and doubles
β’ Named the Big West Athlete of the Week three times during the regular season
β’ Ranked among the top-125 singles players in the nation from March 24-April 14
β’ Tied for the team lead with nine singles wins, all at the top of the lineup
β’ Six of those victories came in straight sets
β’ Got out to a fast start with a 5-1 record through his first six matches as an Anteater
β’ Upended No. 60 August Holmgren of San Diego, 6-3, 7-5
β’ Also took down No. 77 Alex Stater of Cal Poly, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
β’ Went 9-6 in doubles with six of those wins coming alongside Bruce Man-Son-Hing
β’ Duo clinched the doubles point against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Tournament
β’ Came back from a 4-1 deficit to top the Gauchosβ Victor Krustev/Joseph Rotheram, 6-4
Previous School
β’ Graduated with a bachelor's degree in legal studies from Cal in May 2020
β’ Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete as a member of the Golden Bears' men's tennis team
β’ Finished his career with a 67-34 singles and 39-28 doubles record
β’ Advanced to the doubles final of the 2019 ITA Northwest Regional Championships
β’ Ranked 81st in singles and 22nd in doubles in the final Oracle ITA Rankings of the fall
β’ Helped Cal reach the NCAA Round of 16 as a freshman and junior
β’ 2016 and 2017 ITA Invitational champion
High School
β’ Two-time All-American and Ojai Tournament singles finalist at Corona del Mar High School
β’ Named Southern California's Most Valuable Player by the National High School All-American Committee as a senior
β’ Also tabbed the Orange County Register Boys' Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Helped the Sea Kings claim their first CIF USTA Southern California Regional title in program history
β’ Won the 2016 CIF-Southern Section Individual Singles Championship
β’ Played three seasons at No. 1 singles
β’ Ranked 16th nationally and fourth in the state of California according to TennisRecruiting.net
Personal
β’ Pursuing a Master of Finance degree at UC Irvine
β’ Parents, Carsten and Biljana, and uncle Zoran KoracΒ are all Anteater tennis alums
β’ 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
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