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2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster

Simon Junk, 2019
Simon Junk
Simon Junk
Simon Junk
Simon Junk
Simon Junk
Hain/Junk
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Simon Junk
Simon Junk
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Simon Junk forehand
Engelhardt/Junk
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Simon Junk, 2020 vs. Ok State
Simon Junk, 2019
Junk, Hain, Britton 2020
Simon Junk, 2020 vs. JSU
Men's Tennis, spring 2020 team
Simon Junk, 2019 vs. Tennessee
Simon Junk 2019
Simon Junk, 2019 vs. Arkansas
Simon Junk vs Georgia 2019
Simon Junk, 2019
Simon Junk
Simon Junk

Simon Junk

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Experience:
    4L
  • Hometown:
    Marpingen, Germany
  • High School:
    Gemeinschaftsschule Marpingen
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
• ITA Southern Doubles Runner-Up (2022)
• SEC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year (2020)

• ITA Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023)
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019)
• SEC Community Service Team (2022)

2022-23 (SENIOR):
Played a huge role in the Rebels making their 29th straight NCAA appearance ... Compiled a 14-12 singles record and a 14-17 doubles record ... Played every dual singles match at the No. 3 position and at either No. 1 or No. 2 doubles ... Took down two ranked singles opponents and four in doubles with partner John Hallquist Lithen ... Advanced to the ITA Men's Southern Regional Doubles Final with Lithen, which earned them a spot at the ITA National Fall Championships ... Started the season 10-2 in singles, including a win at the ITA Kickoff Weekend ... Moved to No. 1 doubles midway through the season ... Clinched the victory on Senior Day in 4-3 win over No. 21 Texas A&M (4/9) ... Won deciding point in 4-3 win over LSU, advancing to the SEC Championships Quarterfinals ... Went 2-0 in singles during the SEC Championships ... Earned CSC All-District Team honors ... Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll list ... Recognized as an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

2021-22 (SENIOR*):
Earned an overall record of 20-9 in singles and 14-14 in doubles … Went 14-7 in singles dual matches … One of two Rebels to earn 20 singles wins on the season … Competed primarily at No. 5 Singles and No. 2 Doubles … Ended season on seven match winning streak … Went 2-2 versus ITA ranked opponents in singles … Reached the round of 128 in singles qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships by advancing through prequalifying draw … Reached singles quarterfinals of ITA Southern Championships … Reached doubles quarterfinals at ITA Southern Championships alongside Nikola Slavic … Won 8-6 in doubles versus ITA No. 6 Florion Broska and Gregor Ramskogler (Mississippi State) in ITA Southern round of 16 (10/16) ... Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Earned a spot on the SEC Community Service Team.

2020-21 (JUNIOR):
Compiled a 10-12 dual singles record and 13-10 dual doubles record ... Played at Nos. 4-6 Singles and Nos. 2-3 doubles alongside Brady Draheim ... Earned a ranked singles victory versus No. 116 Noah Schachter (No. 11 Texas A&M, Jan. 19) ... Earned a ranked doubles victory versus LSU's No. 83 Joao Graca and Joey Thomas in the SEC Championships Second Round (4/20/21) ... Earned the clinching singles victory in the win at No. 12 Georgia (2/26/21) ... Earned the clincling singles victory over Tulane (5/9/21) to sweep the Green Wave and send the Rebels to the NCAA Sweet 16 ... Competed in five matches in the fall ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE):
Won first nine consecutive contests of the spring ... Played hero against No. 12 Illinois in the ITA Kickoff, capturing his first career clinch in a thrilling three-set tiebreak (6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6(4)) ... Finished year 16-6 and went 9-3 during the shortened spring due to COVID-19 ... Went 12-8 in doubles on the year and 8-4 during dual matches ... Named SEC Men’s Tennis Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN):
Helped lead the Rebels to their 26th consecutive NCAA appearance and 28th overall ... Finished with a team-high 16 wins in singles, picking up 10 in tournament play and 8 in duals … Recorded four wins during the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, including winning in straight sets over league-foe Alabama … Won 6-4, 7-5 at No. 4 singles against No. 21 Alabama in the second round of the SEC Tournament … Put together two separate win streaks of three matches each … Turned in nine wins at doubles, partnering with four different Rebels ... Recognized as a ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Ole Miss
Ranked Top 100 in the German Men's Rankings ... In 2016, finished third at the German Junior Championships ... Five-time men's open regional champion in his state ... Won the Pierre de Coubertin Award for special performances and commitment in the sports sector and the Economy Award for the best final exam in the economy sector.

Personal
Son of Karin Schalda-Junk and Ralf Junk ... Born April 28, 1999 ... Majoring in business ... Enjoys soccer, playing FIFA and hanging with friends ... Favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... Has one brother, David.
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Overall Singles Dual Singles Overall Doubles Dual Doubles
2022-23 14-12 14-10 14-17 10-14
2021-22 21-9 15-7 14-14 11-12
2020-21 10-15 10-12 14-11 13-10
2019-20 16-6 9-3 12-8 8-4
2018-19 16-17 10-11 9-11 5-8
TOTALS 76-59 57-43 63-60 47-47