Stefan Milicevic

Photo by: Kristin Ostrowski

Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belgrade, Serbia
High School:
Cmjanski H.S.

PRONUNCIATION

2020 SPRING SEASON:
Finished his career with the Golden Gophers by posting a spring singles record of 7-4 in the Maroon & Gold’s No. 1 singles position, while also putting up a doubles record of 3-4 • Earned his first ever top-10 ranked win by defeating the No. 8 ranked singles player in the nation, Joseph Guillin of UC Santa Barbara, in straight sets 7-6(3), 7-5 • Also picked up ranked singles victories against No. 69 ranked Corrado Summaria of Pepperdine and No. 80 ranked Sean Hill of BYU • Was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for the week of February 25 following his back to back ranked wins against Guillin and Summaria; was the first Gopher to win the award since 2017 • Finished the season as the No. 54 ranked singles player in the nation according to the ITA • First-Team All-Big Ten selection • Named as a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree for the 2019-20 season • Academic All-Big Ten selection • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2019 FALL SEASON:
Wrapped up his fourth and final fall tournament season with the Gophers by posting an overall record of 7-4 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles play • Represented the Maroon & Gold at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., where he finished 1-1 with a victory over Florida’s Brian Berdusco 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 • Was the lone Gopher to qualify for ITA Fall Nationals in Bonita Springs, Calif., where he defeated No. 55 ranked singles player Sean Hill of BYU 7-6 (0), 6-7 (4), 7-5 • Played his way into the ITA Central Regional Singles Championship match, defeating Mason Beiler of Oklahoma, the No. 5 ranked singles player in the central region, on the way to the final • Finished as the No. 33 ranked singles player in the nation according to ITA.

2019 SPRING SEASON:
Completed his spring tournament season with an overall record of 16-7 in singles play and 10-8 in doubles play • Finished the season 7-5 in Big Ten conference singles play • Played the entire season in the No. 2 singles spot for the Gophers • Took down No. 99 ranked singles player Emmanuel Coste of Oregon 7-6, 4-1 • Defeated 57th-ranked Juan Pablo Mazzuchi of Central Florida 6-3, 6-3 • Named to the All-Big Ten 2nd Team for the 2018-19 season • Awarded Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2018 FALL SEASON:
Competed in the Oracle ITA Masters singles draw, where he was able to advance all the way to the quarterfinals • Also took part in the mixed doubles draw at the Oracle ITA Masters, where he and his partner Kate Fahey of Michigan played their way into the semifinals of the tournament • Represented the Maroon & Gold in the ITA All-American singles tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma • Played his way into the ITA Central Regional Tournament quarterfinals.

2018 SPRING SEASON:
Finished 14-8 in singles play and 12-4 in doubles play • Defeated No. 78 John McNally of No. 2 Ohio State on Mar 25.

2017 FALL SEASON:
Finished 11-3 in singles play • Finished 2-2 in doubles play • Defeated No. 66 Josh Silverstein of Iowa on Sept 23 • Defeated Toby Boyer of Nebraska 6-1, 6-1 to win the ITA Central Regional Championship on Oct 23 • Defeated No. 95 Michael Pervolarakis of Portland on Nov. 4.

2017 SPRING SEASON:
Was named the ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year • finished 17-7 in singles play and 7-11 in doubles • went 15-7 in the No. 3 spot and 1-0 in the No. 1 and No. 4 spots • Ended the season winning four straight singles matches including a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Carlos Benito of No. 19 Georgia St. • began the spring season by winning six straight matches including a 6-2, 7-5 victory against North Dakota in the No. 1 slot • with the help of Levin, won first two doubles matches of the spring season with a 6-1 victory and 6-2 victory • defeated the No. 8 Okla. St No. 3 pair of Meraut/Dubinski 6-3 with the help of Ogilvy.

2016 FALL SEASON:
Went 5-2 in singles play and 5-2 in doubles • picked up his first two collegiate victories at the ITA Central Region Championships • won three doubles matches with Justyn Levin at the Gopher Invitational.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA:
Graduated from Cmjanski High School • represented his home country, Serbia, in many tournaments including when he won six Tennis Europe titles and one ITF Junior title • has a 37-33 career record in singles • his highest ATP ranking was 1,338.

PERSONAL:
Supply Chain & Business Management major • Son of Milorad and Ljiljana Milicevic • Has two siblings: Nikola and Aleksandra • Lists winning international junior titles as his most memorable sports accomplishment • Born April 26, 1997.

SINGLES	OVERALL	B1G
2016-17	22-9	6-5
2017-18	25-11	7-3
2018-19	20-11	7-5
2019-20	14-8	1-0
Career	81-39	21-13
DOUBLES	OVERALL	B1G
2016-17	12-13	2-5
2017-18	14-6	6-2
2018-19	11-9	2-6
2019-20	4-5	0-0
Career	41-33	10-13