Simen Bratholm

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Simen Bratholm celebrates a point vs. Memphis

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Oslo, Norway
High School:
Wang

2022 First Team All-Big Ten
2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
4x Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

2023: 9-10 (nine unfinished) in singles…13-10 (seven unfinished) in doubles…picked up a straight sets win against no. 19 NC State (1/16) and against no. 35 UCLA in first round of the NCAA Tournament (5/5)...went 9-4 (four unfinished) in doubles matches when paired with Steven Forman, including two wins in the NCAA Tournament…recorded four wins against ranked tandems, including the no. 14-ranked pairing from no. 4 Michigan with Ivan Yatsuk (1/30).

2022: 13-10 (four unfinished) in singles…13-13 (four unfinished) in doubles…went 4-2 (one unfinished) against ranked singles opponents, including no. 26 Karl Poling of Princeton (2/4) and no.33 Andrew Fenty from no. 6 Michigan (4/3)...ripped off four straight singles wins against non-conference opponents from January to February…debuted at no. 104 in the ITA singles rankings (1/21) and climbed to as high as no. 94 (4/8)...recorded a straight sets singles victory against no. 71 East Tennessee State in round one of the NCAA Tournament (5/6)...posted a 13-11 doubles record (three unfinished) with teammate Brian Berdusco…the pairing won five of their last six matches on the year, including against no. 4 Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament (4/30) and no. 71 East Tennessee State in the NCAA Tournament (5/6)...the duo also collected three wins against nationally ranked doubles pairings.

2021: Ranked as high as No. 1203 ATP ... Member of Norweigan Davis Cup Team ... Ranked No. 183 ITF... 5-4 in singles (four unfinished) … 11-6 in doubles (four unfinished) … Defeated No. 23 Duke at number-five singles in first completed match of the season (1/25) … Won six doubles matches in a row, collecting two ranked wins over Duke and Ohio State with Nick Brookes … Picked up four straight number one doubles wins, finishing the streak with a win over No. 25 Michigan … Against No. 4 Texas in the NCAA Tournament, led the country's No. 11 doubles team 6-5 before the match went unfinished (5/9).

2019-20: Recorded wins in the No. 5 spot for singles and No. 1 spot for doubles against Illinois State (1/15) ... Recorded wins in the No. 6 and No.5 spots for singles and two wins in the No. 1 spot for doubles against Memphis and IUPUI in a doubleheader (1/19) ... Earned a 6-1, 6-4 win in the No. 6 singles spot against Lousiville (1/31) ... Secured a 6-3 win in the No. 1 doubles spot against Kentucky alongside Nick Brookes (2/7) ... Took victories in the No. 6 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Vanderbilt (2/21) ... Won 7-5, 6-1 in the No. 6 singles spot against Harvard (2/23) ... Earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 6 singles spot against Illinois (3/7)

2018-19: Appeared at No. 4 and No. 5 in the singles lineup and No.1 in the doubles lineup … Won singles matches in straight sets against Harvard (2/9) and Purdue (2/10) … Recorded wins at the No.1 doubles spot against Duke (2/3), Harvard, Purdue and Chicago State (2/10) … Won at the No. 5 singles spot and No. 1 doubles spot against Ball State, and secured two more wins at the No. 4 spot in the singles lineup and No. 1 in the doubles lineup against UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 5 singles spot against Columbia (2/24) … Won at the No. 1 doubles spot and appeared at the No. 5 spot in the singles lineup against Indiana (3/1) … Appeared at the No. 1 doubles spot and won at the No. 5 singles spot against Louisville (3/3) … Made an appearance at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 5 singles spot against Illinois (3/8) … Appeared at No. 1 doubles spot and No. 5 singles spot against Texas Tech (3/10) … Recorded wins at the No. 1 doubles spot and No. 4 singles spot against UIC (3/10), clinching that match … Won at No. 4 singles against Iowa (3/30) … Won his first No. 3 doubles matchup with partner Ben Vandixhorn against Nebraska (3/31) … Defeated his opponent at No. 4 singles against No. 20 Michigan (4/5) … Won at No. 3 doubles and appeared at No. 4 singles against Michigan State (4/7)....Appeared at No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles against Ohio State [4/12] and Penn State [4/14] … Won back-to-back matches at No. 3 doubles against Wisconsin [4/19] and Minnesota [4/21] … Appeared at No. 4 singles at Wisconsin [4/19] and Minnesota [4/21] … Finished season with appearance at No. 4 singles and a win at No. 3 doubles against Purdue [4/25]... Appeared at No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles against Ohio State [4/12] and Penn State [4/14] … Won back-to-back matches at No. 3 doubles against Wisconsin [4/19] and Minnesota [4/21] … Appeared at No. 4 singles at Wisconsin [4/19] and Minnesota [4/21] … Finished season with appearance at No. 4 singles and a win at No. 3 doubles against Purdue [4/25].

High School: Member of the Heming Tennis Club … Part of that team for 10 years … Team placed third in the 2016 Norwegian Championships.

Personal: Born Simen Sunde Bratholm … Son of Astrid Sunde and Sverre Bratholm … Mother played for the Norwegian Fed Cup Team in tennis … Went to high school and played on club team with past Northwestern tennis player Fedor Baev.

Bratholm's Stats

SINGLES RESULTS

Season	Overall W-L	Dual Match	Conference	1	2	3	4	5	6
2018-19	13-14	12-13	4-7	---	---	0-4	7-7	5-2	---
2021	5-4	5-4	4-4	---	---	---	---	5-4	---
2022	13-10	13-10	5-2	---	13-10	---	---	---	---
Career	31-28	30-27	13-13	---	13-10	0-4	7-7	10-6	---

DOUBLES RESULTS

Season	Overall W-L	Dual Match	Conference	1	2	3
2018-19	16-9	16-9	6-5	12-5	---	4-4
2021	11-6	11-6	10-4	11-5	---	---
2022	13-13	13-13	4-3	0-5	13-8	---
Career	27-15	27-15	16-9	23-15	13-8	4-4