University of Minnesota Athletics

2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Justyn Levin
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Justyn Levin

Justyn Levin

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Melbourne, Australia
  • Prev School:
    Leibler Yavneh College
PRONUNCIATION
2019 SPRING SEASON:
Finished this spring tournament season with a singles record of 1-1 and a doubles record of 7-9 for the Gopher • Took down the 38th-ranked doubles pairing of Charles Roberts and Armando Soemarno of Oregon 6-2 alongside teammate Josip Krstanovic • Awarded with Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2018 FALL SEASON:
Went 8-3 in singles play and 4-2 for the Gophers in doubles play, including an undefeated weekend for the Maroon & Gold at the Gopher Invitational • Was able to come away with a pair of singles victories in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, including a 7-5, 6-4 win over BYU and a 4-6, 6-1, 10-4 win against NC State • Alongside his doubles partner Eli Ogilvy, was able to come away with the Maroon Team Draw Championship at the Gopher Invitational.

2018 SPRING SEASON: Played primarily doubles play during the spring, finishing 9-6, and 0-2 in singles competition • claimed his first victory of dual season alongside Josip Krstanovic over Timo Stodder and Luis Valero of Tennessee • defeated Ben Wood and Finley Hall of No. 49 Drake on Feb. 23 • defeated No. 40 Piotr Smietana and Will Davies of No. 44 Iowa alongside Krstanovic on March 20 • defeated No. 61 Mikael Torpegaard and John McNally of No. 3 Ohio State alongside Matic Spec on May 18.

2017 FALL SEASON:
Finished 4-2 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles play during tournament season • claimed his first victory of the fall over Jake Van Emburgh in the consolation round of the ITA Central Regional on Oct. 19-23 • defeated Richard Ciamarra of Notre Dame at the Gopher Invitational on Nov. 3-5.

2017 SPRING SEASON:
Went 3-4 in singles and 10-12 in doubles • started off spring season with a strong victory over South Dakota State 6-1 with partner Stefan Milicevic • at the No. 2 doubles position, defeated the North Dakota pair of Mailes/Misialek 6-2 and also won in the No. 3 singles position 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 • Finishes with multiple wins with three different partners including going 4-5 with Marino Alpeza and 3-2 with Josip Krstanovic • helped the Gophers advance in the Big Ten tournament with a 6-3 victory over Indiana in the No. 2 position • In the No. 6 spot, responded after dropping the first set 1-6 with a 6-0 and 6-4 to defeat Brenden Volk of No. 19 Northwestern.

2016 FALL SEASON:
Went 4-3 in singles play and 3-2 in doubles • won two straight matches at the ITA Central Region Championships before falling to Jurence Mendoza • won two singles matches and three doubles matches with partner Stefan Milicevic at the Gopher Invitational.

2016 SPRING SEASON:
Went 7-12 in singles and 9-10 in doubles • started off spring season winning 7-6 (5) with teammate Krstanovic at the ITA Kickoff against Columbia's Miguel Alda/Eric Rubin • At the No. 3 spot, defeated Joshua Schramm of Green Bay 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-1 • earned two doubles wins at the No. 3 spot with Krstanovic, defeating Army 6-4 and Illinois State 6-1 • established his second win at the No. 3 spot in singles, winning 6-3, 6-3 against Army • lost a close and long match at the No. 4 spot against Illinois State 7-5, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (17) • grabbed an easy 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles with Krstanovic over Hawaii, also earned a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 3 singles • went undefeated against Michigan State, earning a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles and a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles with Lynn • earned a win in the deciding match that lead to an upset of No. 39 Penn State, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at No. 5 singles • contributed to the doubles point win with a 6-3 victory at No. 3 doubles over Purdue with Lynn • dropped his last singles match of the season 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 5 spot against Purdue.

2015 FALL SEASON:
Went 5-4 in singles play and 3-3 in doubles play • Advanced to doubles finals at the Wildcat Invite with Jesse Sprinkel, going 3-1. Also won the consolation singles final with a 6-4, 6-4 victory • Advanced past the first round of the ITA Central Region Championship in singles • Competed in singles and doubles play at the Lakewood Ranch Invitational.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Winner of the 2013 Glen Eira Council Student Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding achievement • chosen to represent his state in a team of eight in the Bruce Cup going on to win the silver medal • represented his state in the Rod Laver cup • winner of the 2011 College Ambassador for Elite Performance Award • competed internationally on the ITF junior and senior circuit, nationally in Australian Tournaments along with playing club tennis for the Kooyong Lawn Tennis club and Maccabi tennis club • was top ten in the country for his age and earned a ranking of 92 for all ages • winner of the 2015 Brisbane Open • singles and doubles winner of the Alice Springs 2013 and 2014 • singles winner of the 2013 Burnie Open • doubles winner of the 2013 Tennis Blue Gold Coast Open • doubles winner of the 2012 European junior tour Arges cup • doubles winner of the European junior tour Siauliai Toyota Tennis cup • doubles winner of the 2012 Tasmanian Open • doubles winner of the 2011 Redcliffe Open • won 2011 Boys 16 Singles King Daddy Houston Open

PERSONAL:
Plans to study business and marketing education with a minor in sports management • lists most memorable sports thrill as winning the bronze medal for tennis in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel playing for Australia • enjoys rope and tree climbing adventure courses • son of Milton and Ilsa Levin • Has three siblings, Candy (32), Romi (29) and Josh (26) • born July 28, 1996.
 

SINGLES OVERALL B1G
2015-16 12-16 -
2016-17 7-7 2-2
2017-18 4-4 0-0
2018-19 9-4 0-0
Career 32-31 2-2
DOUBLES OVERALL B1G
2015-16 12-13 -
2016-17 13-14 6-6
2017-18 12-8 3-0
2018-19 11-11 0-5
Career 48-46 9-11
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