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2018-19 Tennis-M Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

Matej Svjetlicic

Matej Svjetlicic

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Zagreb, Croatia
  • High School:
    Benedikt Kotruljevic

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Named team captain... ITA Scholar-Athlete & Academic All-MAC ... compiled a 17-15 overall record at No. 2-6 singles ... went 4-3 against MAC opponents ... played in seven doubles matches to earn a 5-2 record ... went three-for-one with doubles partner Zac Faveri, 2-1 with Kris Knof. 

2017-18: Named WMU’s Most Improved Player … was one of three Broncos to post 30 singles wins on the season with a perfect 7-0 mark against MAC opponents … went 30-7 overall with a 23-2 record in the spring … played primarily at No. 5 and No. 6 as he went 12-0 on six for the Broncos … finished the season with the longest active winning streak of five matches … held two nine-match winning streaks during the season … MAC Singles Player of the Week on March 7. 

2016-17: Named MAC Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 2 … finished 21-12 in singles including a 14-9 record in dual play … started the season 4-0 and finished winning six of his final 10 matches … went 2-5 in doubles this season.

2015-16: Voted the Team’s Newcomer of the Year ... Led the team in singles wins with a 27-10 record including a 17-3 record in Fall ... went 3-1 against MAC opponents and a combined 3-0 at No. 1 and No. 2 ... started season by winning 15 of his first 16 matches including a 13-match winning streak ... ended season winning four of his final five matches ... Went 11-5 in doubles play, including a six-match winning streak with Jimmy Beckwith and Jefta Kecic between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2

High School: Has consistently ranked among the top youth tennis players in his home nation ... defeated world No. 240 Tomislav Brkic in three sets on Feb. 11, 2013 ... pushed world No. 104 Damir Dzumhur to three sets on Feb. 12, 2013 before just narrowly falling ... ranked in the top-three among Croatian men's under-16 and under-18 brackets, and at the time of his signing ranked fifth among all Croatian men's players

Personal: Majoring in Management

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'1"
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'1"