Nebraska Captures Men's Tennis Weekly Award
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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Nebraska junior Calvin Mueller has been named the Big Ten Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for matches played April 19-21.
Player of the Week
Calvin Mueller, Nebraska
Jr. – Bruchkoebel, Germany
Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles in matches against No. 1 Ohio State and Penn State
Defeated 28th-ranked Justin Boulais of Ohio State in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) as Nebraska became the first team outside the Top 25 to take a point against the Buckeyes this season
Won a super tiebreaker to upset 79th-ranked Miko Eala, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5) in Nebraska’s 7-0 win over Penn State in the regular season finale
Won his 26th singles match of the season, tying the fifth-best mark in school history
Jumped 39 spots in the ITA singles rankings, currently stands 80th nationally
The Big Ten All-Academic recipient earns his second weekly honor of the season and the third of his career
Last Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week: Calvin Mueller (Jan. 24, 2024)
2024 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Jan. 10: Karlis Ozolins, Jr., ILL
Jan. 17: Anton Shepp, Jr., NEB
Jan. 24: Calvin Mueller, Jr., NEB
Jan. 31: Justin Boulais, 5th, OSU
Feb. 7: Cannon Kingsley, 5th, OSU
Feb. 14: Presley Thieneman, Sr., NU
Feb. 21: JJ Tracy, Sr., OSU
Feb. 28: Ronald Hohmann III, Gr., MSU | Cannon Kingsley, 5th, OSU
March 6: Gavin Young, Sr., MICH | Soham Purohit, Fr., PUR
March 13: Hunter Heck, Sr., ILL
March 20: Justin Boulais, 5th, OSU
March 27: Miko Eala, Sr., PSU
April 3: Ozan Baris, So., MSU
April 10: Jacob Bickersteth, Sr., MICH
April 17: JJ Tracy, Sr., OSU
April 24: Calvin Mueller, Jr., NEB