2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Connor Johnston
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Novi, Mich.
- High School:
- Northville
updated 5/5/21
Singles Record: 26-22 duals, 42-38 overall
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 87 (Feb. 18, 2020)
Doubles Record: 58-34 duals, 74-46 overall
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 10 (April 4, 2017)
Honors
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
Fifth Year (2020-21)
• 2-3 in dual singles (2-3 at No. 6)
• Adds a 2-7 record from tournament play for a 4-10 singles mark
• 9-9 in doubles (4-0 w/ Ehrenschneider, 2-7 w/ Styler, 1-0 w/ Maloney, 1-1 w/ K. Siimar, 1-1 w/ Brown)
Senior Year (2019-2020)
• Posted an 8-5 record in singles (1-1 at No. 3, 6-4 at No. 4 and 1-0 at No. 5)
• Defeated two ranked opponents while unranked highlighted by a two-set sweep of No. 15 Mor Bullis (USC)
• Ranked as high as No. 87 in singles on Feb. 18, 2020
• Went 11-3 in dual doubles (1-0 at No. 1, 10-3 at No. 2)
• Ranked as high as No. 42 (Feb. 2) in doubles w/ Ondrej Styler as the pair went 10-3
• Recorded a 3-5 singles record during the fall season, while going 6-2 in doubles action
Junior (2018-19)
• Recognized as a scholar athlete by the University of Michigan
• Recorded a 13-15 singles record, going 10-13 in dual match play at No. 3, No.4, and No. 5 singles.
• Went 14-12 in dual match doubles play at No. 1 with Mattias Siimar and Harry Brown
• Ranked No. 60 by the ITA in doubles with partner Mattias Siimar
• Beat the No. 30 doubles team in the country to clinch the doubles point against rival Ohio State
Sophomore Year (2017-18)
• Recorded a 15-12 overall record in doubles play, while going 14-9 in dual matches
• Compiled a 4-1 singles record, going 3-0 in dual match play
Freshman Year (2016-17)
• Concluded his rookie season with a 10-2 record in singles play, going 3-1 in dual matches
• Compiled a doubles record of 19-8, primarily playing at No. 1 alongside Jathan Malik (11-6)
• Regionally ranked No. 15 by ITA on Jan. 4
• Ranked as high as No. 10 in doubles alongside Jathan Malik (April 4)
• Went 7-1 in singles action during the fall season
• Went 6-3 in doubles during the fall season, including a 3-1 mark with Carter Lin at the Gopher Invitational
• Defeated USFs No. 39-ranked Peter Bertran/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy at No. 1 doubles with partner Jathan Malik (Feb. 5)
• Beat Columbia's No. 14-ranked Victor Pham/Richard Pham at No. 1 doubles with Malik (Feb. 11)
• Defeated Cal Poly's No. 33-ranked Corey Pang/Ben Donovan at No. 1 doubles with Malik (Feb. 26)
Prep
• Northville High School (2012-2016)
• Won the Michigan state singles title as a senior after finishing runner-up twice
• Five-star recruit
• Ranked as the No. 23 senior by TennisRecruiting.net
• Named Mr. Tennis in the state of Michigan following a 29-0 record as a senior
Personal
• Communications & Media major
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2016-17 | 10-2 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 1-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| 2017-18 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| 2018-19 | 13-15 | 10-13 | 3-12 | 4-5 | -- | -- | 3-0 | 4-13 | 3-0 | -- |
| 2019-20 | 11-10 | 8-5 | 3-5 | 1-0 | -- | -- | 1-1 | 6-4 | 1-0 | -- |
| 2020-21 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-7 | 2-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2-3 |
| Career | 42-38 | 26-22 | 16-26 | 8-9 | -- | -- | 4-1 | 10-17 | 6-0 | 6-4 |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Tourn. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2016-17 | 19-8 | 14-6 | 6-3 | 6-2 | 11-6 | -- | 3-0 |
| 2017-18 | 15-12 | 14-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 10-4 | 0-1 |
| 2018-19 | 14-12 | 10-10 | -- | -- | 6-7 | 0-1 | 4-2 |
| 2019-20 | 17-5 | 11-3 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 10-3 | -- |
| 2021-21 | 9-9 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 1-0 | 3-5 | 4-1 |
| Career | 74-46 | 57-34 | 8-8 | 16-13 | 24-17 | 23-13 | 11-4 |
