Marino Alpeza

Photo by: Christopher Mitchell

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mostar, Bosnia

PRONUNCIATION

2019 SPRING SEASON:
Closed out his career in Maroon & Gold by finishing his spring dual season with a final record of 17-8 in singles play and 11-9 in doubles play • Held a record of 12-2 in the fourth singles spot for the Gophers • Finished the season with a three match winning streak in singles play • Awarded with Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2018 FALL SEASON:
Finished his final fall tournament tenure for the Maroon & Gold holding a singles record of 8-3 while also holding a doubles record of 3-3 • Competed in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, where he came away with his first singles win of the season a 6-0, 6-2 victory over NC State • Put together a 6-2 combined singles and doubles record throughout the Gopher Invitational, which included a 3-1 doubles record with his partner Jackson Allen.

2018 SPRING SEASON:
Finished the dual season with a 4-4 singles record, playing at the #5 and #6 singles positions • finished with a 12-6 record in doubles play • defeated Donal Hall of Sacramento State at the #5 position on Feb. 2 for his first win of the spring • claimed a 7-5 win alongside Stefan Milicevic over Ben Lieb and Christian Lakoseljac of No. 44 Penn State on April 1 • Won 6-4 against No. 19 Georgia on May 11 and 7-5 against No. 14 Oklahoma on May 12 in the NCAA Tournament alongside Milicevic

2017 FALL SEASON:
Went 5-4 in singles play and 3-3 in doubles play during the fall season • made his season debut at the ITA Central Regional, defeating Oscar Pachon of Saint Louis • advanced to the round of 16 during the ITA Regional • advanced to the quarterfinals of the Gopher Invitational on Nov. 3-5.

2017 SPRING SEASON:
Went 14-9 in singles play and 5-3 in doubles • held a record of 10-5 in the No. 6 spot • Won his only No. 1 doubles match in a 6-1 victory against North Dakota • Helped defeat No. 15 Michigan with a comeback victory in the No. 6 slot 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3) • Overcame dropping the first set against No. 28 Illinois to win 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 • Finished a three match streak in which he came back from dropping the first set capped off with a victory over Michigan State in the No. 6 spot 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

2016 FALL SEASON:
Went 5-2 in singles play and 4-3 in doubles • advanced through the first two rounds of the ITA Central Region Championships, falling to No. 29 Julian Cash • picked up three singles victories at the Gopher Invitational.

2016 SPRING SEASON: Went 8-14 in singles play and 9-14 in doubles • undefeated in first dual match of the season, winning 6-0, 6-1 and 6-3, 6-2 in singles play, Won 6-1 in doubles play with teammate Ruben Weber, and 6-1 with Jessie Sprinkel • helped win the doubles point against OSU in a close match, 7-6 (7-4), with teammate Weber in the No. 2 spot • won at the No. 5 singles against Darius Mackenzie of Wisconsin 6-7, (6-8), 6-1, 6-2 • with help of Weber, won in his first No.1 doubles match against Wisconsin, 6-4 • Overcame Joey Leto of Green Bay 6-4, 6-0 • with help from Weber, defeated Drake's Bayo Philips/Vinny Gillispie 6-2 at the No. 1 spot • earned two doubles wins at the No. 1 spot at home with Weber, beating Army 6-4 and Illinois State 6-1 • defeated Army at the No. 5 spot 6-3, 6-2 • played at the No. 6 spot against Illinois State, winning in three sets 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 • accomplished the only win for Minnesota against No. 21 Oregon, winning 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 6 spot • earned a dominating 6-1 win with Weber at the No. 1 doubles spot against Hawaii • accomplished a No. 1 doubles win with Weber over Nebraska 6-2 • contributed a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles in upset over No. 39 Penn State • lost his last match in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, falling 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot.

2015 FALL SEASON:
Went 4-4 in singles play and 1-2 in doubles play • Competed in the ITA Central Region Championships, advancing past the first two rounds in singles before falling to teammate Ruben Weber • Competed in singles and doubles competition at Lakewood Ranch Invitational • Went 2-1 in singles and 1-0 in doubles at the BIG Indoor Championships.

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Represented his home country of Bosnia in numerous tournaments • Won national championship four times • Played in three European championships • Scored first ATP point in January 2015.

PERSONAL
Plans to study business and marketing • Son of Anita Zdenko Alpeza and has one brother in Marko Alpeza (21) • Born January 21, 1997.

SINGLES	OVERALL	B1G
2015-16	12-18	-
2016-17	19-11	6-5
2017-18	9-8	1-1
2018-19	25-11	6-6
Career	65-48	13-12
DOUBLES	OVERALL	B1G
2015-16	10-16	-
2016-17	16-13	4-3
2017-18	15-9	6-2
2018-19	14-12	3-7
Career	55-50	13-12