Junior 2006-07
Grabbed his first All-America honors in both singles and doubles ... In doubles carded the accolade by way of a No. 8-seed heading into the NCAA Tournament ... Finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final FILA ITA poll to capture his All-American laurel in singles ... Was very instrumental in the Illini's amazing run at the NCAA Tournament, clinching the win for Illinois against Michigan in the second round and No. 3 Baylor in the semifinals ... For his efforts during NCAAs he was named an all-tournament selection at No. 2 singles ... Ranked No. 5 in doubles with partner Kevin Anderson in the final FILA ITA poll ... Made an early first-round exit in the NCAA singles, losing to eventual semifinalist Alex Slovic of Washington ... As the No. 8 seed in doubles, advanced to his second straight NCAA doubles final with Anderson to become the first doubles tandem to make back-to-back appearances in the finals with the same partner ... Claimed Runner-Up accolades after falling in a tight three-setter to the senior duo from Middle Tennessee State ... The duo finished the season 24-7 overall, 9-1 in the Big Ten, 19-5 in the No. 1 doubles slot and in duals ... Illinois' top tandem also went 14-5 against ranked opponents ... Finished the season 29-10 overall in singles, 22-5 in duals, 7-5 in tournaments and 7-3 in conference action ... Filled the No. 2 singles slot for the Illini for most of the season, going 18-5 ... Also went 4-0 at No. 3 ... Posted a 13-8 record against ranked opponents in singles ... Recorded a season-best eight straight victories in singles from Jan. 19 to Feb. 16 ... Playing with two partners in doubles, carded a 31-10 overall ledger ... Tabbed a unanimous All-Big Ten selection ... Received the Big Ten Athlete of the Week honor for the week ending Feb. 11 ... Carded the Big Ten automatic qualifier in doubles with partner Anderson ... Spent nine consecutive weeks ranked in the top-10 in doubles with partner Anderson ... Since Jan. 9 was ranked in the top-25 in singles - highest eighth on March 6 - including five straight weeks in the top 15 ... Teamed with Kevin Anderson to claim the top seed in the doubles draw at the Polo Ralph Lauren/ITA All-American Championships in the fall ... In singles action at the All-American Championships, strung together a tremendous run into the quarterfinals, upsetting two ranked opponents, including then-No. 5 Travis Helgeson of Georgia in the second round ... In the quarters, fell to eventual tournament champion then-No. 7 Arnau Brugues of Tulsa ... Never lost back-to-back matches in the fall.