Miko Eala Season 2020-21

2023-24 (SENIOR)
Awards: Named first-team All-Big Ten…Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades…Honored with Big Ten Sportsmanship Award…Voted Big Ten Player of the Week on March 27.
 
Season: Played in 25 singles matches, including 17 in dual matches, and 21 doubles matches, including 16 in dual matches…Competed mostly at No. 1 singles, going 10-5 in those matches and 7-3 in dual matches against Big Ten opponents…Won two singles matches against ranked opponents.
 
Rankings: Ended the season ranked No. 83 in the ITA Singles Poll after ranking as high as No. 79…Ranked No. 4 in singles in the ITA Northeast Regional.
 
Match-By-Match: ITA Regionals (10/11-16): Earned a singles win over Virginia Tech’s Hugo Maia (6-4, 6-4)…Paired with Stefan Simeunovic for an 8-6 win over William & Mary’s Sean Joseph/Konstantinos Raptis. Big Ten Indoor Championships (11/2-5): Reached the final of the singles tournament, securing wins over Nebraska’s Nikolay Sysoev (6-1, 6-4), Nebraska’s Lars Johann (6-1, 7-5) and Nebraska’s Shunya Maruyama (7-5, 4-6, 10-5)…Teamed with Loren Byers for a 6-4 win over Michigan’s Will Cooksey and Nicholas Steiglehner. Cleveland State (1/21): Picked up a singles win at No. 1 over Mikael Erler (6-3, 6-3). Toledo (1/26): Notched a singles victory at No. 2 against Marko Galic (6-1, 6-1)…Paired with Simeunovic for a 6-0 win at No. 2 over Matias Olivero and Charlie Snow. Temple (1/28): Claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Martim Marujo…Combined with Simeunovic for a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles against Paul Hannack/Dante Russo. Delaware/Lehigh (2/3): Earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 1 against Delaware’s Karol Malirz…Paired with Simeunovic for a 6-2 win at No. 1 doubles over Aristotelis Bezianis and Jackson Morash. Illinois (3/22): Recorded a win at No. 1 against No. 31 Karlis Ozolins (6-2, 6-2). Northwestern (3/24): Picked up a 6-3, 6-1 over Presley Thieneman at No. 1…Paired with Alexander Sterin for a 7-6(5) win at No. 3 against Saiprakash Goli and Chad Miller. at Indiana (3/29): Registered a win at No. 1 over Facundo Yunis (2-6, 6-3, 11-9). At Purdue (3/31): Secured a win at No. 1 against Stefan Simeunovic (4-6, 6-1, 11-9). Michigan State (4/14): Tallied a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 43 Ronald Hohmann at No. 1 singles. at Wisconsin (4/19): Earned a win at No. 1 against Michael Minasyan (6-0, 6-3). vs. Purdue (4/25): Recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory at No. 1 over Stefan Simeunovic.

2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Named Second Team All-Big Ten…Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.
 
Season: Posted 21 singles victories, including 18 in dual matches and five in Big Ten play. Earned playing time at No. 2 and No. 3…Notched 12 doubles wins, including 11 in dual matches, while playing at No. 2 and No. 3.
 
Match-By-Match: ITA Atlantic Regionals (10/19): Picked up a win over Virginia Tech’s Manuel Goncalves (6-0, 6-4)…In doubles, combined with Charl Morgan for an 8-6 win over Fancois Le Tallec/Nicola Vidal. Liberty Hidden Duals (11/4): Earned wins over Old Dominion’s Codie Van Schalkwyk (7-5, 6-2) and Clemson’s Spencer Whitaker (6-2, 6-3). Delaware/Georgetown (1/22): In singles, secured wins over Delaware’s Daniel Krulig (6-1, 5-7, 6-4) and Georgetown’s Arthur O’Sullivan (6-4, 6-0). Duquesne/Saint Francis (1/28): Earned a win over Duquesne’s Tamirlan Teberikov (6-2, 6-1) and against Saint Francis’ Marc Fuste (6-1, 6-0)…In doubles, combined with Stefan Simeunovic to earn a 6-0 win over Liam Wickwire/Keita Duclos. Drexel/Mount St. Mary’s (2/4): Played at No. 2 singles, earning victories against Drexel’s Alex Sousa (6-1, 6-0) and Mount St. Mary’s Filippos Zachiotis (6-0, 6-0)…Collected a 7-6 (3) doubles win against Juan Sanchez/Pierre Humayou. Penn/Villanova (2/5): Secured a 6-1, 7-5 win against Cooper Gordon…Earned a 6-3 win in doubles over Aditya Gupta/Harsh Parikh. Princeton (2/10): Recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sebastian Sec…Secured a win in doubles over Sebastian Sec/Ellis Short (6-1). William & Mary (2/12): Defeated Andres Silva (6-3, 6-4)…Notched a 6-2 win in doubles over Alexander Karman/Daniel Pellerito. St. John’s (2/22): Collected a victory against Giuseppe De Camelis (6-0, 6-4)…Earned a doubles win over Ryota Kaneda/Adam Groves (6-4). at Dartmouth (3/5): Picked up a 6-4, 6-1 win over Waleed Qadir...Collected a 6-3 win in doubles against Henry Ren/Logan Chang. at FGCU (3/11): Earned a win over Randy Wilson (7-5, 6-4). Bryant (3/18): Secured a 6-3, 6-2 win against Will Pellegrini...Picked up a 6-3 win in doubles against Ryan Fu/Nick Lorenz. Wisconsin (3/31): Earned a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Sebastian Vile…Secured a 7-5 victory in doubles over Jared Pratt/Mihailo Popovic. Michigan (4/7): Picked up a win over Gavin Young (6-3, 6-3)…Added a doubles win over Nino Ehrenschneider/Nicholas Steiglehner (6-3). at Michigan State (4/9): Collected a 6-1, 6-1 win over Anthony Pero. Indiana (4/22): Tallied a 6-4, 6-1 win over Sam Landau…Earned a win in doubles over Landau/Luc Boulier (6-3). Purdue (4/23): Claimed a 2-6, 6-0, 6-0 victory over Michal Wozniak.

2021-22 SOPHOMORE
Went 8-8 in dual singles matches during the spring season...Posted the best doubles record on the team going 11-6...Bested Nebraska's then-No. 64 doubles pairing 6-4 with partner Bora Sengul...Defeated Deji Thomas-Smith 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch a 4-3 match over Liberty.

2020-21 FRESHMAN
Ended the 2020-21 season with the best overall record on the team (12-5) and a five game win streak....Played the majority of his matches on court three...Compiled a 5-7 record in doubles matches...Won the first four matches with doubles partner Sam Bossem.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Attended the American International School of Mallorca, commonly referred to as Rafa Nadal Academy...Won the Doubles Title at the Lousada Junior Cup II in Portugal...Captured the singles title in the 2019 Hellenic Bank Masters Tennis Academy tournament held in Cyprus...Earned the boys’ singles title at the CPSP-Philta International Junior Tennis Championship and achieved a No. 98 ITF junior world ranking in 2018.