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Devin Badenhorst
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
- High School:
- Midstream College
Career
Singles: 36-23 // 26-19 Duals (6-5 Big 12)
Doubles: 34-19 // 30-16 Duals (4-8 Big 12)
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Awards/Honors
โข 2025 All-Big 12 First Team Singles
โข 2025 All-Big 12 First Team Doubles
โข 2024 ITA Texas Region Player to Watch
ย ย Highest Doubles Ranking: 17ย (2024)
ย ย Highest Singles Ranking: 25 (2024)
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2024-2025 (Sophomore)
Singles Record: 22-17 // 12-13 Duals
Doubles Record: 21-10 // 17-7 Duals
Notched seven ranked wins in his fall campaign โฆ He began the fall season at the ITA All-American Championships (9/21) with singles wins against Kentuckyโs Jack Loutit (#77) in straight sets and Stanfordโs Max Basing (#73) in three โฆ Paired with Zsombor Velcz, Badenhorst defeated Floridaโs Jin/Nirundorn (#37), Stanfordโs Godsick/Banerjee (#32), Michiganโs Young/Kittay (#17), and Californiaโs Wright/Chang (#13) at the All-American Championships (9/21) โฆ Made the NCAA Individual Championships in singles and doubles โฆ Went undefeated at the ITA Central Sectional Championship in singles โฆ Played every match on Court One during the spring season with a 12-13 record โฆ Went 6-9 against nationally ranked players โฆ Recorded a 3-2 singles record in conference play, including defeating Arizona Stateโs #36 Bor Artnak in the Big 12 Quarterfinals โฆ Paired with Luc Koenig for all of spring season, defeated Maxi Homberg and 72nd ranked Li Carlsson Halldin 6-2 to help the Bears defeat 28th ranked Pepperdine 4-3.
2023-24 (Freshman):
Singles Record: 14-6 // 14-6 Duals
Doubles Record: 13-9 // 13-9 Duals
Named the 2024 ITA Texas Region Player to Watch โฆ Began his time at Baylor in January and rode a hot streak of eight singles matches won to start the spring season โฆ Earned a highest singles ranking of No. 75 โฆ Defeated rival TCUโs Sebastian Gorzny (#30) in straight sets to earn his highest ranked singles victory (3/10) โฆย Overall tallied three ranked wins in singles in his first year โฆ Helped Baylor defeat No. 5 USC by taking down his opponents in singles and doubles โฆ Played on Courts One, Two and Three, posting a 10-6 record on Court Three โฆ Competed alongside Luc Koenig for 17 matches in doubles and recorded an 11-6 record and 2-4 in the conference with the duo โฆ Held a six match long streak in doubles wins โฆ Swept the ITF M15 Hillcrest titles in singles and doubles during the summer offseason.
BEFORE BAYLOR: Signed with a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.87 and was the highest-ranked South African juniors player in his age bracket ... He went as high as No. 23 in the ITF juniors rankings with nine singles titles and six titles in doubles, two while partnered with Luc Koenig ... The South African represented his country at the Davis Cup in February and already has career-high ATP marks of No. 1505 in singles and No. 1527 in doubles.
PERSONAL: Son of Louw and Annie Badenhorst ... Has two siblings- Kaylee and Michelle.
Singles: 36-23 // 26-19 Duals (6-5 Big 12)
Doubles: 34-19 // 30-16 Duals (4-8 Big 12)
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Awards/Honors
โข 2025 All-Big 12 First Team Singles
โข 2025 All-Big 12 First Team Doubles
โข 2024 ITA Texas Region Player to Watch
ย ย Highest Doubles Ranking: 17ย (2024)
ย ย Highest Singles Ranking: 25 (2024)
ย
2024-2025 (Sophomore)
Singles Record: 22-17 // 12-13 Duals
Doubles Record: 21-10 // 17-7 Duals
Notched seven ranked wins in his fall campaign โฆ He began the fall season at the ITA All-American Championships (9/21) with singles wins against Kentuckyโs Jack Loutit (#77) in straight sets and Stanfordโs Max Basing (#73) in three โฆ Paired with Zsombor Velcz, Badenhorst defeated Floridaโs Jin/Nirundorn (#37), Stanfordโs Godsick/Banerjee (#32), Michiganโs Young/Kittay (#17), and Californiaโs Wright/Chang (#13) at the All-American Championships (9/21) โฆ Made the NCAA Individual Championships in singles and doubles โฆ Went undefeated at the ITA Central Sectional Championship in singles โฆ Played every match on Court One during the spring season with a 12-13 record โฆ Went 6-9 against nationally ranked players โฆ Recorded a 3-2 singles record in conference play, including defeating Arizona Stateโs #36 Bor Artnak in the Big 12 Quarterfinals โฆ Paired with Luc Koenig for all of spring season, defeated Maxi Homberg and 72nd ranked Li Carlsson Halldin 6-2 to help the Bears defeat 28th ranked Pepperdine 4-3.
2023-24 (Freshman):
Singles Record: 14-6 // 14-6 Duals
Doubles Record: 13-9 // 13-9 Duals
Named the 2024 ITA Texas Region Player to Watch โฆ Began his time at Baylor in January and rode a hot streak of eight singles matches won to start the spring season โฆ Earned a highest singles ranking of No. 75 โฆ Defeated rival TCUโs Sebastian Gorzny (#30) in straight sets to earn his highest ranked singles victory (3/10) โฆย Overall tallied three ranked wins in singles in his first year โฆ Helped Baylor defeat No. 5 USC by taking down his opponents in singles and doubles โฆ Played on Courts One, Two and Three, posting a 10-6 record on Court Three โฆ Competed alongside Luc Koenig for 17 matches in doubles and recorded an 11-6 record and 2-4 in the conference with the duo โฆ Held a six match long streak in doubles wins โฆ Swept the ITF M15 Hillcrest titles in singles and doubles during the summer offseason.
BEFORE BAYLOR: Signed with a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.87 and was the highest-ranked South African juniors player in his age bracket ... He went as high as No. 23 in the ITF juniors rankings with nine singles titles and six titles in doubles, two while partnered with Luc Koenig ... The South African represented his country at the Davis Cup in February and already has career-high ATP marks of No. 1505 in singles and No. 1527 in doubles.
PERSONAL: Son of Louw and Annie Badenhorst ... Has two siblings- Kaylee and Michelle.
Baylor Tennis (M): Highlights vs. Texas A&M | May 4, 2025
Monday, May 05
Baylor Tennis (M): Highlights vs. Nebraska | May 3, 2025
Saturday, May 03
Punching our ticket ๐๏ธ
Saturday, May 03
Tomorrow. 10 a.m. College Station.
Saturday, May 03
