2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster

Spear Wisconsin
Chicago State vs. Northwester
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Natan Spear celebration vs. Memphis
Natan Spear vs. Chicago State
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Natan Spear

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Northside College Prep
  • 3x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)

2023: 4-1 in singles…13-12 (six unfinished) in doubles…Defeated the 21st ranked doubles pairing of Izquierdo Luque/Wayan of #19 NC State in a 4-3 win over the Wolfpack (1/16)…Claimed a 6-3 win to clinch the doubles point in a 4-3 win over #24 Illinois (4/8).

2022: 1-1 (one unfinished) in singles…16-8 (six unfinished) in doubles…Claimed a win at #5 Singles against Chicago State (1/14)...Claimed a 6-4 win over ETSU in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to help secure the doubles point en route to a 4-0 win (5/6).

2021: 9-12 in doubles (one unfinished) … 5-3 when partnered with Steven Forman with win over No. 16 Illinois at number three doubles.

2020: Won 6-2 in the No. 3 doubles spot against Louisville alongside Steven Forman (1/31) ... Won 6-3 in the No. 3 doubles spot against Duke (2/2) ... Earned a 6-2 win in the No. 3 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Recorded win in the No. 3 doubles spot against Notre Dame (3/8) ... Won 6-1 in No. 2 doubles against UIC (3/8) 

High School: Four years varsity tennis… Ranked top 65 in the United States according to TennisRecruiting.net... Illinois High School State Champion... Team Captain… All State (3x), Conference Champion (3x)… Sectional Winner (2x)…  Top Three Finisher at State Championship… CPS and Sectional Champion… Top 18s Midwestern Doubles Player… Finalist in Boys 18s Midwest Closed Doubles… Winner of the Boys 18s Midwest Open Doubles…Top 10 Midwest Boys 18s Singles Player… Two years varsity XC

Personal: Parents are Myra Wagner and Glen Spear… sister Lena swims for Northeastern University… anticipated major is Chemical Engineering

Spear's Stats

SINGLES RESULTS

Season Overall W-L Dual Match Conference 1 2 3 4 5 6
2021 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2022 1-1 1-1 --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-1
Career --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1-0 0-1

DOUBLES RESULTS

Season Overall W-L Dual Match Conference 1 2 3
2021 9-12 9-12 9-8 --- --- 9-12
2022 16-8 16-8 3-2 --- 2-0 14-8
Career 25-19 25-19 12-10 --- 2-0 23-20
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