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2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster

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  • Sophomore
    Class
  • Eckernfoerde, Germany
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • 198
    Weight
  • Internatsgymnasium Louisenlund
    High School
Bjoern Petersen
Bjoern Petersen
Sophomore
Class
Eckernfoerde, Germany
Hometown

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Biography

• 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 Big 12 Player of the Week (March 13)
• 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection


2017-18 (Sophomore): Went 11-13 overall and 8-11 during spring action while playing primarily at No. 1 and 2 singles spots…Earned first career Big 12 Player of the Week honors after upending ninth-ranked Victor Pham of Columbia, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4, for the highest ranked win of his career…Had played no higher than No. 4 in singles play before this season…Ranked as high as No. 63 in the ITA singles rankings…Finished year at No. 101...Was ranked all spring season…Breezed past No. 81 Joshua Goodger of Tulsa, 6-2, 6-3, on March 23…Played final singles match against No. 15 Texas, falling 6-4, 6-3 to Christian Sigsgaard at the No. 2 spot…In doubles play, went 9-4 overall and 6-2 in dual-match play…Played primarily with Jimmy Bendeck and compiled a 3-2 record at the No. 2 spot…Ranked as high as No. 45 in the ITA doubles rankings…Won first four matches of the spring season, including a 6-4 win over No. 8 Jose Gracia and Lucas Poullain of 21st-ranked Florida State on Jan. 28…Helped BU claim doubles point against Purdue with dominant 6-1 triumph over Stephan Koenigsfest and Javier Rodriguez on Feb. 10…Won last doubles match with teammate Constantin Frantzen, claiming a 6-4 victory over Incarnate Word’s Joey Vatanadilok and Francisco Bendana on March 29 at the No. 1 spot…Finished fall season with No. 68 singles ranking…Posted a 1-1 fall singles record in singles while playing at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships…Posted a 3-2 record in doubles play…Reached the quarterfinals with Constantin Frantzen at the ITA Texas Regionals in College Station... Earned spot on Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Earned Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Baylor Dean's List recognition for fall and spring semesters...Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete Award for second straight season...Helped team earn distinction for the 11th consecutive year.

2016-2017 (Freshman): Saw limited playing time due to injury, posting a 10-8 singles record… Went 2-3 in dual-match play and 1-5 against ranked opponents…Defeated No.87 Maxime Cressy of UCLA in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(7-0) in the round of 32 at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup on Jan. 13…At the No. 4 spot, posted a 1-2 record…At No.5, went 1-1…Finished 7-4 in doubles play with three different partners…Tallied a 3-1 doubles mark with Max Tchoutakian…Ranked No. 84 with Tchoutakian from May 10 to May 13 as they defeated Juan Jose Rosas and Casares Rosa, 6-3, to help Bears secure a victory over No. 26 Cornell in the NCAA Tournament…Went 6-4 in singles action in the fall...Produced 2-2 doubles mark with partner Will Little...Participated in three fall tournaments...Won four straight singles matches at Jack Kramer Invitational to reach event finale, but lost to teammate Max Tchoutakian...Was 2-1 at ITA Texas Regional Championships to reach round of 16...Won one match and lost one match in doubles at regional meet and at Jack Kramer...Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete Award to help team earn distinction for the 10th consecutive year...Earned spot on Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll both semesters…Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team…Awarded Baylor Dean’s List distinction in the fall.

Prep/Juniors: Ranked No. 2 in in German Junior National Ranking...Has been ranked as high as No. 1211 on ATP Tour...Made it to ITF main draw quarterfinal in October 2015 at Collector Norwegian Open in Oslo, Norway, downing world No. 778 Pavel Nejedly...Advanced to quarterfinals of 2015 German National Junior Competition...Earned spot in semifinals of German National Junior Championships in 2014 for U18. 

Personal: Son of Jens-Peter and Karen Petersen...Majoring in supply chain management.