Biography
Career
• 84-54 record in singles
• 72-45 record in doubles
• 156 career wins
Highest Career ATP Ranking
Singles: No. 1046
Awards
2023
• 2x Conference USA Athlete of the Year (2/15/23 & 4/19/23)
• 2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team
• 2023 C-USA Player of the Year
• 2023 All-C-USA First Team Singles
• 2023 All-C-USA First Team Doubles
2022
• 2022 Conference USA Player of the Year
• 2022 All-C-USA First Team Singles
• 2022 All-C-USA First Team Doubles
• 2022 C-USA Academic Medal
• 2022 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2022 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2x Conference USA Player of the Week (2/16/22 & 3/23/22)
2021
• 2021 All-C-USA First Team Doubles
• 2021 All-C-USA Second Team Singles
• 2021 C-USA Outstanding Singles Player of the Championship
• Conference USA Player of the Week (3/24/21)
• 2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2021 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020
• 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2020 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2020 All-C-USA Second Team Doubles
2019
• 2019 C-USA Freshman of the Year
• 2019 All-C-USA First Team Singles
• 2019 Co-Outstanding Singles Player of the C-USA Championship
• 2019 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 (Graduate Student)
• Singles: 17-8 (0-0 in fall, 17-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 19-5 (0-0 in fall, 19-5 in spring)
Fall
Did not compete in the Fall.
Spring
Primarily played the No. 1 court in singles and No. 2 court in doubles... Ranked as high as No. 59 in singles by ITA... Highest ranked player in singles in Conference USA throughout the spring... Earned eight ranked singles wins... Tallied two top-30 wins over No. 26 Ozan Baris of Michigan State and No. 28 Etienne Donnet of Louisville... Picked up 18 doubles victories... 2x Conference Athlete of the Week on February 25 and April 19... Named C-USA Player of the Year as well as All-C-USA First Team in Singles and Doubles... Won both his doubles and singles match against No. 42 Tulane in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament... Defeated No. 78 Nemanja Malesevic of Mississippi State 6-4, 6-2 on court No. 1 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
2021-22 (Senior)
• Singles: 25-13 (7-5 in fall, 18-8 in spring)
• Doubles: 24-12 (6-6 in fall, 18-6 in spring)
Fall
Career-high #21 ITA doubles rank to begin season … Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and semifinals in doubles paired with Pavel Motl at the ITA DI Ohio Valley Regional Championship in Knoxville, went 8-2 overall… Fell in the Round of 16 in doubles with Motl at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa.
Spring
Career-high #30 ITA singles rank to begin season, #44 ITA doubles ranking in the Spring with Motl … Defeated #70 Ryan Fishback of VT, #84 Jan Galka of Auburn, #102 Jonas Ziverts of Arizona, and #109 Issac Arevalo of Texas Tech in Spring season … Won eight singles matches in a row … 2x C-USA Athlete of the Week Awards (2/16 & 3/23) … Clinched the 2022 C-USA Conference Championship, defeating Thomas Brown at 6-4 in the third set … Named the 2022 C-USA Player of the Year ... Earned a spot on both C-USA Singles and Doubles First Team ... Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship at Raleigh, picking up a singles and doubles victory over UNCW in the Round of 64.
2020-21 (Junior)
• Singles: 17-7 (1-2 in fall, 16-5 in spring)
• Doubles: 10-12 (1-2 in fall, 9-10 in spring)
Fall
Partnered with Pavel Motl and defeated the No. 43-ranked doubles from Mississippi State (6-4, Florian Broska and Nicolas Ocana) … Picked up a win over Davide Tortora of Mississippi State (7-5, 4-6, 6-4).
Spring
Led the Raiders with 16 singles wins … Went 9-2 at No. 2 and 7-3 at No. 3 in the Spring … Named Conference USA Player of the Week after notching a straight-set win at #31 Alabama … Entered the ITA Rankings at #111 … Notable wins include victories over Vanderbilt (2x), Auburn, Louisville, DePaul, and Memphis … Had two wins in the Conference USA Championships, including a 7-5, 7-5 win over ODU in the finals … Played at No. 1 doubles with Pavel Motl, going 9-10 … Ranked #77 in in the ITA Doubles Rankings … Partnered with Motl to defeat three nationally ranked doubles teams: #28 Mississippi State, #14 South Florida, and #60 Old Dominion. Was also up in matches against ranked opponents, #37 Ohio State and #17 Iowa before they went unfinished.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 6-8 (2-2 in fall, 4-6 in spring)
• Doubles: 11-7 (6-3 in fall, 5-4 in spring)
Fall
Took down multiple nationally ranked doubles with Pavel Motl on his way to securing the title at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional … Qualify for the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships … Second-best doubles record on team in fall … Entered the ITA doubles rankings at #48 with partner Pavel Motl
Spring
The spring season was cut short due to the health concerns of the COVID-19 on March 12th … LaLance Invite (Singles: 1-2, Doubles: 2-0) … Was 4-6 overall in dual match singles, including a 3-3 record at the No. 2 spot of the lineup … A season-best win streak of two matches on Feb. 2 … Rank as high as #20 with partner Pavel Motl in the ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 5 to Feb. 16) … In doubles, Slump and Pavel Motl finished the season with a record of 5-4, all at No. 1.
2018-19 (Freshman)
• Singles: 19-18 (7-4 in fall, 12-14 in spring)
• Doubles: 8-9 (6-5 in fall, 2-4 in spring)
Fall
Won his doubles draw with partner Daniel Stormon at the Louisville Fall Invitational … Finished as the runner-up in his singles draw at the CCB Invitational … Also went 2-1 and finished third in his doubles draw with partner Jacob Pugh at the CCB Invitational.
Spring
Was tied for fourth on the team in dual match singles wins with a record of 12-14, mostly at No. 2 (9-8) and No. 1 (3-6)… Biggest dual match singles win in his first spring came against UTSA in the C-USA quarterfinals where he saved three match points to come-from-behind and clinch the win on April 19 … In doubles, Slump and Stormon played split a pair of matches early in the season … Named Freshman of the Year and Co-Outstanding Singles Player of the C-USA Championship, while also earning a spot on the All-C-USA First Team Singles list
Prior to Middle Tennessee
Was top-10 in his age group nationally in the Netherlands after eight years of playing competitive tennis … Holds a Netherlands national championship and has participated in various ATP Tournaments … Defeated some of the top ITF-Juniors players in the world, including the #3, #12 and #28 ranked players
