Jacob Bickersteth

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Bloomfield, Mich.
High School:
West Bloomfield

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Singles Record: 52-25 duals, 72-40 overall
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 43 (March 23, 2022)
Doubles Record: 28-23 duals, 50-37 overall
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 17 (April 24, 2024)

Honors
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2022)
• NCAA Doubles Qualifier (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)

Senior Year (2023-24)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship
• Ranked as high as No. 17 in doubles with partner Gavin Young, who put together a six match win streak during the season
• Posted a 7-1 record in B1G doubles, 11-12 (10-7 at No. 1, 0-3 at No. 2, 1-2 at No. 3) in dual matches and 18-18 in overall doubles
• Went 3-7 against ranked pairs with best win over then-ranked No. 5 Harper/Spizzirri (Texas) in February
• Finished 19-13 in singles, 10-10 (1-0 at No. 1, 8-10 at No. 2, 1-0 at No. 3) in dual matches and 3-3 in the B1G
• Ranked as high as No. 48 in singles and won six straight matches in the fall

Junior Year (2022-23)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Posted a 15-7 dual singles record (1-0 at No. 2, 4-0 at No. 4, 6-3 at No. 5 and 4-4 at No. 6) and went 6-1 in the B1G
• Had an overall singles record of 20-12 with a 5-5 record in individual play
• Was 13-8 in dual doubles and was 18-13 for the season
• Went 11-6 with partner Ondrej Styler, with the duo finishing the season on a three-match win streak including a win over TCU in the NCAA semifinals, a 6-2 decision
• Ranked No. 48 in ITA preseason singles rankings
• Ranked No. 47 in the ITA doubles rankings on Nov. 16 with partner Gavin Young

Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• 18-3 in dual singles (2-1 at No. 2, 5-0 at No. 3, 8-2 at No. 4 and 3-0 at No. 5) and 4-1 in B1G
• Recorded a 6-6 singles record during the fall season for a 24-9 overall singles record
• Had 2 seven-match win streaks and had wins over 8 ranked opponents, including a No. 15-ranked player
• Ranked No. 74 in the final ITA singles rankings, highest ranking this season was 43
• 14-6 in doubles with a 4-3 dual mark (1-1 at No. 2, 3-2 at No. 3) and went 10-3 in the fall

Freshman Year (2020-21)
• 9-5 in dual singles (1-0 at No. 4, 5-0 at No. 5, 3-4 at No. 6)
• Adds a 1-0 record from tournament play
• Longest win streak is five singles

Before Michigan
• Five-star Blue Chip Recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
• Top five in the country for 18-and-under
• Won the 2019 Midwest Closed, taking six of his seven matches in straight sets
• 9-4 record against fellow Blue Chips, 13-4 against five-star recruits
• Won the silver ball in doubles at the 2019 Indoor Nationals
• Ranked No. 1 in the Midwest in the 14s, 16s and 18s and was No. 3 in the nation in boys 16s.

Personal
• Full name is Jacob Daniel Bickersteth
• Born March 27, 2002
• Degree in English

Career Statistics

Singles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2020-21	9-6	9-5	1-0	8-4				1-0	5-0	3-4
2021-22	24-9	18-3	6-6	4-1		2-1	5-0	8-2	3-0
2022-23	20-12	15-7	5-5	6-1		1-0		4-0	6-3	4-4
2023-24	19-13	10-10	9-3	3-3	1-0	8-10	1-0
Career	72-40	52-25	21-12	21-9	1-0	11-11	6-0	13-2	14-3	7-8

Doubles	Overall	Dual	Tourn.	Big Ten	#1	#2	#3
2020-21	dnp
2021-22	14-6	4-3	10-3			1-1	3-2
2022-23	18-13	13-8	5-5	4-3		0-1	12-7
2023-24	18-18	11-12	7-5	7-1	10-7	0-3	1-2
Career	50-37	28-23	22-13	11-4	10-7	1-5	17-11