Mert Oral

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Green Hills

ITA Player Page

Singles Record: 8-7 duals, 22-23 overall
Doubles Record: 17-9 duals, 27-23 overall

Honors
• ITA Scholar-Athlete Award (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, 2025)

Junior Year (2024-25)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Recorded a 10-12 singles mark, 5-5 in the fall and 5-7 in duals (0-1 at No. 5, 5-6 at No. 6)
• Second on the team in matches clinched with three: vs. Penn State, Northwestern and vs. Northwestern in B1G Tournament
• Won three straight matches from March 23-April 6 and went 4-3 against conference opponents
• Went 10-10 in doubles, 2-5 in the fall and 8-5 in duals (1-1 at No. 2, 7-4 at No. 3)
• Picked up ranked win over No. 62 Hashimoto/Templeton on Feb. 9 with partner Bjorn Swenson
• Had a 5-1 record in doubles in B1G play and had a four match win streak from March 23-April 11

Sophomore Year (2023-24)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Went 10-7 in singles, with a 2-0 dual mark (1-0 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6)
• Riding a three-match win streak
• Posted a 13-10 doubles mark, 8-4 in duals (1-0 at No. 2, 7-4 at No. 3) including a 6-2 B1G record
• Had a four-match win streak with partner Bjorn Swenson

Freshman Year (2022-23)
Match-by-Match Statistics
• Posted a 2-4 singles record and 1-0 in dual play
• Collected a 4-3 doubles record going 1-0 in dual play

Before Michigan
• Five-star Blue Chip Recruit by tennisrecruiting.net
• Ranked as high as No. 22 in the nation
• 2021 Mr. Tennis recipient, presented by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association
• Two-Time National High School Tennis All-American (2020, 2021)
• Won three No. 1 singles titles and four total singles titles as he was No. 3 champion as a freshman in Division 4 in 2018
• Ninth high schooler ever in the state of Michigan to win at least three No. 1 singles titles and just the 11th player ever to win four singles championships
• Finished his high school career at Green Hills with a 125-9 record

Personal
• Majoring in biomedical engineering

Career Statistics

Singles	Overall	Dual	Fall/Ind.	Big Ten	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2022-23	2-4	1-0	1-4							1-0
2023-24	10-7	2-0	8-7	1-0					1-0	1-0
2024-25	10-12	5-7	5-5	4-3					0-1	5-6
Career	22-23	8-7	14-16	5-3					1-1	7-6