2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Bratholm, Simen
Simen Bratholm
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Oslo, Norway
- High School:
- Wang
Bio
- 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 |
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