Biography
HONORS & AWARDS:
ITA Doubles All-American — 2023
ITA Regional Most Improved Senior – 2022
ITA Regional Rookie of the Year – 2020
ITA Scholar-Athlete - 2021, 2022
WCC Player of the Year — 2023
WCC Singles Player of the Week – 3/10/20, 4/27/21, 4/12/22, 2/14/23, 3/7/23, 3/28/23, 4/11/23
WCC Doubles Player of the Week – 3/10/20, 2/14/23, 2/28/23. 3/28/23
All-WCC First Team (Singles) – 2022, 2023
All-WCC First Team (Doubles) – 2022, 2023
All-WCC Second Team (Singles) – 2021
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete - 2021, 2022
WCC All-Academic 1st Team – 2020, 2021, 2022
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention — 2023
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold) – 2020, 2021, 2022
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Bronze) — 2023
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Wrapped up his collegiate career by earning ITA Doubles All-American honors after making a run to the semifinals with Tim Zeitvogel ... Was named the WCC Player of the Year, and was a first-team All-WCC selection in singles and doubles ... Ended the season ranked #29 in doubles with Zeitvogel and #63 in singles ... Posted an 18-13 overall record in singles and went 25-15 in doubles with Zeitvogel ... Picked up his first singles win over a ranked opponent with a 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 win over #33 Pierre-Yves Bailly of Texas ... In that same match, upset Texas' #4 doubles team of Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri 6-3 ... Clinched the match for Pepperdine against #41 Pennsylviania with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over #66 Edoardo Graziani ... Had a perfect 6-0 record in West Coast Conference singles matches ... In a battle of the WCC's top two singles players, defeated #84 Iiro Vasa of San Diego 6-2, 6-1 in the WCC Tournament ... With Zeitvogel, clinched the doubles point for Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament with a 6-3 win over UTSA's Tiago Torres and Alan Magadan ... Closed out his collegiate career with a memorable semifinal run in the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Tim Zeitvogel, in which the Waves pulled off three-straight upset wins to reach the semifinals ... Upset #33 Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay of North Carolina 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Tournament ... Earned All-American status by beating #23 Arthur Fery and Nishesh Basavareddy of Stanford with a 7-6 (7), 3-6, 10-6 ... Cruised past #14 Joseph Wayand and Rafa Luque Izquierdo of NC State with a 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win ... Fell to the eventual national champions Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter 3-6, 7-6 (3), 10-4 of Ohio State in the semifinals ... In the NCAA Singles Tournament, won 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 over Utah's Geronimo Busleiman in the first round before falling 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 (4) to eventual national runner-up Ondrej Styler of Michigan ... Was the WCC's Singles Player of the Week four times and earned WCC Doubles Team of the Week honors with Zeitvogel three times ... In the classroom, was a WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection and earned a spot on the WCC Commissioner's honor roll.
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Named to the All-WCC first team in singles after going 5-1 in conference singles matches … Competed in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Singles Championship … Went 25-10 in overall singles and 18-20 in overall doubles play with partners Eric Hadigian, Linus Carlsson Halldin, Andrew Rogers and Eero Vasa … Won the doubles title at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in the fall with Carlsson Halldin … Honored as the ITA Southwest Region’s Most Improved Senior … Received WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/12/22) … Took down a pair of top-25 opponents in singles … Finished the spring season ranked #51 in doubles with Eero Vasa … Earned WCC All-Academic first team honors as well as ITA Scholar-Athlete status and a spot on the WCC Commissioner’s honor roll (gold).
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Named to the All-WCC second team in singles after going undefeated 6-0 in conference singles matches … Went 10-6 in overall singles and 6-7 in overall doubles play with partners Adrian Oetzbach, Pietro Fellin and Tim Zeitvogel … Was spotless when playing at the No. 2 position at 5-0 … Received WCC Singles Player of the Week (4/27/21) … Earned WCC All-Academic first team honors as well as ITA Scholar-Athlete status and a spot on the WCC Commissioner’s honor roll (gold).
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year as a sophomore … Received WCC Singles and Doubles Player of the Week (3/10/20) … Undefeated in dual doubles with partner Adrian Oetzbach (8-0) … Went 6-2 in dual singles at the No. 1 position … Named to WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (gold).
JUNIORS: Played in the Men’s Dutch Championships where he reached the quarterfinals and was eventually bested by a Top 200 ATP player … Ranked #17 in the Netherlands … Home club is Kim Clijsters Academy where he trained with Clijsters, Elise Mertens (WTA 20) Kimmer Coppejans (ATP Top 200), Ruben Bemelmans (ex Top 100 player) and was coached by Boris Becker.
PERSONAL: Pursuing a master's degree in dispute resolution ... Received his undergraduate degree in economics ... Son of Andrea and Peter De Jonge … Loves tennis because “every point during a match is different but important. You need to be creative and smart and have the whole package (mental, tactics, technique and fitness).”
FAVORITES: Favorite pro athlete is Rafael Nadal ... Favorite pro team is Ajax (soccer) ... Favorite book is Harry Potter ... Favorite movies are the Lord of the Rings series ... Favorite TV show is Expeditie Robinson (Dutch Survivor) … In his spare time, likes to play the piano, read, or chat with friends … Favorite musical artists are Ed Sheeran and Khalid … Favorite food is lasagna ...Favorite sport besides tennis is soccer.
