2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
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Ivan Sodan
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brela, Croatia
- High School:
- P.S.L.G. Franjo Bucar
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ย SEASON-BY-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS |
2024-25ย (Sophomore)
- Started all dual season in the No. 5 singles spot, helping UW reach the NCAA tournament and finish the year ranked 37th
- Had a 8-9 dual singles record, all at No. 5, and was 11-13 overall in singles matches
- Had a 7-5 record in Big Ten singles play
- A huge weekend on the road in the state of Michigan, first beating Taym Alazmeh of Michigan State, 6-1, 6-1, on Mar. 7, and then posting a 6-3, 6-2 win over Michiganโs Nicholas Steiglehner on Mar. 9
- A comeback 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over Oregonโs Matthew Burton in the key Husky road win over the Ducks on Mar. 22
- Clinched the 4-3 win over No. 43 Nebraska with a dramatic 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Roni Hieteranta at No. 5
- Started the NCAA tourney opener against Harvard at the No. 5 spot, falling to Melchior Delloye, 4-6, 4-6
- Finished the season with a doubles overall record of 8-2, going 7-2 in the fall and 1-0 in dual play.
- Had a strong fall season in doubles alongside Brett Pearson as the duo went 5-1 in tournament play, including winning the Gonzaga Invitational โBlueโ division.
- Made the ITA NW Regionals doubles quarterfinals with Nedim Suko after defeating 61st-ranked Burton/Luemkemann (Oregon), 8-7 (4)
- Earned a fall doubles ranking of No. 79 along with Pearson
- Spring Academic All-Big Ten Team
2023-24ย (Freshman)
- Joined the team at the start of winter quarter/dual season
- Started 23 matches, going 9-8 in dual singles play and 5-8 in doubles play
- Went 1-1 at No. 4 singles and 8-7 at No. 5 singles
- Earned a big win late in the year, beating #22 Arizona Stateโs No. 5, Martin Vergara Del Puerto, 6-3, 6-4
- Also had Pac-12 wins over Jonathan Irwanto of Cal and Gianluca Citadini of Utah
- Won his collegiate debut against Matteo Masala of Idaho on Jan. 14, 7-6, 7-5
- In doubles, was 2-3 with Nedim Suko, and 3-4 at No. 3 with Heman Nama, and 0-1 with Jim Hendrikx
- With Suko, had a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles against Portland State
- With Nama, had a 7-5 win at No. 3 over Pepperdineโs Stephens/Papa
- A doubles win with Nama over USCโs Iakubenko/Vallabhaneni, 7-6 (0)
- Earned ITA All-Academic recognition
Personal Notes
Born in Zagreb, Croatia โฆ parents are Drazenka and Ivo Sodan โฆ has two older siblings, Bose and Venna โฆ graduated from Private sporting and linguistics gymnasium Franjo Bucar ... was ranked among the top-100 junior players in the world โฆ competed in qualifying rounds of the junior U.S. Open and junior Wimbledon tournaments in 2022 โฆ ranked fourth in Croatiaโs U18 rankings โฆ coached as a junior by Ivan Lukanovic โฆ has played for the Croatian National Team as a junior.ย
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