2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster

Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn
Ben Vandixhorn

Ben Vandixhorn

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Libertyville, Ill.
  • High School:
    Libertyville

Honors and Awards:

2018-19 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
2017-18 Spring Academic All-Big Ten

2016-17 Spring Academic All-Big Ten

2018-19: Earned two singles victories over Chicago State in a week, winning in straight sets at both the No. 1 spot (2/3) and No. 6 spot (2/10) … Won at the No. 5 singles spot and No. 3 doubles spot against UIC (2/17) … Appeared at the No. 5 singles spot against UIC (3/10) …Appeared at the No. 3 doubles spot against Iowa (3/30) … Won (6-1) at No. 3 doubles against Nebraska (3/31) … Appeared at No. 3 doubles with partner Simen Bratholm at No. 20 Michigan (4/5) … Won again at No. 3 doubles at Michigan State (4/7)...Appeared at No. 3 doubles against Ohio State [4/12] and Penn State [4/14] … Won at No. 3 doubles at Wisconsin [4/19] and again at Minnesota [4/21] … Extended win streak to three at No. 3 doubles against Purdue [4/25] ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017-18: Played at the top spot in the doubles lineup alongside Dominik Stary throughout the season ... Appeared at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 in singles competition, recording wins at each ... Finished second on the squad with nine wins in dual play ... Also tallied nine victories in doubles play.

2016-17: Compiled 15 singles wins on the season ... Played at No. 4, No.5 and No. 6 singles ... Finished with a 6-1 mark when playing at the fourth spot in the lineup ... Added four doubles wins on the season.

2016 Match Point vs. Illinois

2015-16: 16-4 in dual matches in his first collegiate season ... Overall winning percentage of .778 (21-6) ranks ninth in program history for a single season ... Reached the 20-win mark with a straight set victory over Illinois at the Big Ten Tournament (4/30) ... Scored four consecutive match-clinching points, doing so against Wisconsin (4/1), Minnesota (4/3), Nebraska (4/8) and Iowa (4/10) ... Beat Illinois' Asher Hirsch at No. 5 to clinch Northwestern's 4-3 win over No. 8 Illinois (3/12) ...  Played mostly No. 6 singles for Northwestern during his true freshman season ... Advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Singles Tournament in Iowa City (11/8).

High School: Ranked No. 79 in the nation in 2014 by TennisRecruiting.net ... Team MVP and all-state selection as a junior ... Team captain ... Four-year letterwinner ... Honor roll student ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Benjamin William Vandixhorn on 10/22/96 ... Son of Jeff and Cami Vandixhorn ... Father played tennis at Wheaton College ... Major is Economics and minor is Business Institutions.

Vandixhorn's Stats

SINGLES RESULTS
 

Season Overall W-L Dual Match

Fall

Conference 1 2 3 4 5 6
2015-16 21-6 16-4 5-2 6-0 --- --- --- 1-0 5-2 10-2
2016-17 15-15 13-14 2-1 5-5 --- --- --- 6-1 6-13 1-0
2017-18 12-15 9-12 3-3 2-8 --- 1-0 4-9 4-3 --- ---
2019-19 4-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 --- --- --- --- 1-0 2-0
Career 52-37 41-30 11-7 13-13 --- 1-0 4-9 11-4 12-15 13-2

DOUBLES RESULTS

Season Overall W-L Dual Match

Fall

Conference 1 2 3
2015-16 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-0 --- --- 0-1
2016-17 4-5 4-4 0-1 2-1 --- 3-1 1-3
2017-18 11-19 9-16 2-3 2-8 9-16 --- ---
2018-19 7-7 5-6 2-1 4-4 --- --- 5-6
Career 24-34 18-27 6-7 8-13 9-16 3-1 6-10
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