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Connor Van Schalkwyk
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Prev School:
- Old Dominion
Career
Singles Record: 71-28 // 47-18 Duals (3-2 Big 12)
Doubles Record: 66-32 // 44-21 Duals (5-1 Big 12)
Highest Singles Ranking: 17 (2026)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 59 (2026)
Awards/Honors:
• 2026 All-Big 12 First Team Singles and Doubles
• 2026 All-Big 12 First Team Doubles
• 2x Big 12 Player of the Week
• 2025 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Doubles
• 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2024 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Doubles
2025-26 (Junior)
Singles Record: 31-11 // 17-6 Duals
Doubles Record: 26-12 // 18-8 Duals
Named First Team All-Big 12 in Singles and Doubles … Earned two Big 12 Player of the Week honors during the spring season … Reached as high as No. 17 in the ITA singles rankings while serving as a mainstay on Court Three … Competed heavily in the fall, earning 14 wins … Compiled a 17-6 completed singles record during dual-match play … Defeated four nationally ranked opponents, including No. 14 Luca Pow of Wake Forest, No. 65 Aryan Shah of Wake Forest, No. 29 Alex Okonkwo of Ohio State and No. 119 Aleksa Pisaric of Pepperdine … Added key singles victories over No. 15 UCF, No. 16 Illinois, and No. 38 Memphis … Helped Baylor secure doubles point victories over No. 4 TCU, No. 28 Pepperdine, and Utah in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals … Finished the season with a singles ranking of No. 53 and a doubles ranking of No. 59 paired with Luc Koenig.
2024-25 (Sophomore, Old Dominion)
Singles Record: 17-11 // 11-8 Duals
Doubles Record: 20-7 // 15-3 Duals
Singles and Doubles First Team All-Conference ranked No. 77 in the country ... He went 31-18 overall, 17-11 in singles going 4-6 at #1 and 7-2 at #2. Went 20-7 in doubles overall, 1-0 at #2 against South Alabama and 14-3 at #1… His primary partner for doubles is his brother Codie … In singles he went on a six-game win streak in the fall earning wins against No. 5 UVA, No. 15 Tennessee, and Virginia Tech. … He had a singles and doubles win against No 75. Georgia Southern in April to help ODU win its third straight Sun Belt Championship.
Singles Record: 71-28 // 47-18 Duals (3-2 Big 12)
Doubles Record: 66-32 // 44-21 Duals (5-1 Big 12)
Highest Singles Ranking: 17 (2026)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 59 (2026)
Awards/Honors:
• 2026 All-Big 12 First Team Singles and Doubles
• 2026 All-Big 12 First Team Doubles
• 2x Big 12 Player of the Week
• 2025 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Doubles
• 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2024 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team Singles and Doubles
2025-26 (Junior)
Singles Record: 31-11 // 17-6 Duals
Doubles Record: 26-12 // 18-8 Duals
Named First Team All-Big 12 in Singles and Doubles … Earned two Big 12 Player of the Week honors during the spring season … Reached as high as No. 17 in the ITA singles rankings while serving as a mainstay on Court Three … Competed heavily in the fall, earning 14 wins … Compiled a 17-6 completed singles record during dual-match play … Defeated four nationally ranked opponents, including No. 14 Luca Pow of Wake Forest, No. 65 Aryan Shah of Wake Forest, No. 29 Alex Okonkwo of Ohio State and No. 119 Aleksa Pisaric of Pepperdine … Added key singles victories over No. 15 UCF, No. 16 Illinois, and No. 38 Memphis … Helped Baylor secure doubles point victories over No. 4 TCU, No. 28 Pepperdine, and Utah in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals … Finished the season with a singles ranking of No. 53 and a doubles ranking of No. 59 paired with Luc Koenig.
2024-25 (Sophomore, Old Dominion)
Singles Record: 17-11 // 11-8 Duals
Doubles Record: 20-7 // 15-3 Duals
Singles and Doubles First Team All-Conference ranked No. 77 in the country ... He went 31-18 overall, 17-11 in singles going 4-6 at #1 and 7-2 at #2. Went 20-7 in doubles overall, 1-0 at #2 against South Alabama and 14-3 at #1… His primary partner for doubles is his brother Codie … In singles he went on a six-game win streak in the fall earning wins against No. 5 UVA, No. 15 Tennessee, and Virginia Tech. … He had a singles and doubles win against No 75. Georgia Southern in April to help ODU win its third straight Sun Belt Championship.
2023-24 (Freshman, Old Dominion)
Singles Record: 23-6 // 19-4 Duals
Doubles Record: 20-13 // 11-10 Duals
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year, First Team Singles, First Team Doubles with Codie van Schalkwyk, Runnerup at ITA Fall Nationals in doubles with Codie van Schalkwyk, NCAA Tournament appearance in doubles with Codie van Schalkwyk … Was 23-6 in singles and 20-13 in doubles as a freshman … Won 12 singles matches in a row from Oct. 12 to Feb. 18 … Had wins over Virginia Tech (2), Temple, Wisconsin, Drake, Penn, Brown, VCU and Penn State … Scored nationally-ranked wins over VCU (36th), Boise State (43rd) and Troy (71st) .
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