Jeffrey von der Schulenburg

2021-22

• Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship, his second-straight invitation to the tournament
• Ranked No. 34 in the ITA preseason singles rankings, moving up to a season-best No. 24 (4/13)
• Brings a 12-match win streak in singles into the NCAA team championship
• Named the ACC Men’s Tennis Player of the week after topping No. 9 Gabriel Diallo of Kentucky in three sets, the highest-ranked opponent he has played in his career. It was also Diallo’s first loss in a spring dual match after starting 10-0 (4/5)
• Advanced through qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw of the ITF World Tennis Tour 15k in Fayetteville, going on to the tournament quarterfinals (9/22)

Summer 2021

• Advanced through qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw of the World Tennis Tour 15K in Genova, Italy edging Gabriele Pitaino of Italy 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the qualifying final. Also advanced to the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw, playing with Raphael Baltensperger (6/14)
• Earned a wildcard into the main draw of singles and doubles of the World Tennis Tour 25K in Klosters, Switzerland (6/14)
• Also played in ITF World Tennis Tour 15ks in Slovakia, Italy and Luxembourg

2021

• All-ACC First Team
• ITA Atlantic Region Freshman of the Year
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Singles Championship
• No. 3 on the ITA’s preseason national  Top-10 Newcomers list
• Was ranked No. 106 in the preseason ITA singles rankings before ever playing a collegiate match. Moved up to No. 21 in the rankings after the first update of the season (3/23), rising to a season-high No. 14 in the second (3/30). Finished the year ranked No. 51
• No. 2 in the Atlantic Region final singles rankings
• ITA Indoors All-Tournament Team at No. 3 Doubles
• Began his collegiate career by winning his first seven singles matches, including three wins against ranked opponents
• Had a streak of 11-straight doubles wins (with Iñaki Montes) in completed matches from Feb. 13- Apr. 18
• First ACC Men’s Tennis Singles Player of the Week  of 2021 after picking up two singles wins at ITA Kickoff weekend, including topping No. 80 James Trotter of Ohio State in straight sets
• ACC Doubles Team of the Week with Iñaki Montes after winning road matches at No. 3 against No. 16 NC State and No. 13 Wake Forest, extending their win streak to five-straight matches (3/2)
• Earned his second ACC Doubles Team of the Week honor after he and Iñaki Montes had a dominant 6-2 victory against the Hokies (4/6)
• Clinched the victory in the Cavaliers’ ACC Quarterfinal 4-3 victory over Georgia Tech (4/23)
• Enrolled at the University and joined the team in January 2021
• VaSID State Rookie of the Year, First Team All-State in singles and Second Team in doubles
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

Background

• Reached a career-high No. 7 junior ranking in January of 2020
• Played in the Junior French Open and Junior Australian Open last year
• Has won four juniors singles titles, including a pair of victories in Cairo in 2019, and three doubles championships
• Advanced to the semifinals in singles at the 2019 Orange Bowl
• Played in five ITF World Tennis Tour pro events in 2020, advancing to the second round in back-to-back tournaments in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November
• Older brother, Henry, plays tennis at Harvard
• Recipient of the 2021-2022 Thomas Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

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