2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
Nordby, Felix
Felix Nordby
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Oslo, Norway
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
AWARDS:
2024-25: Appeared in 28 matches…went 16-5 (7 unfinished) in singles and 10-11 (8 unfinished) in doubles…ranked at No. 64 in the ITA's preseason doubles rankings alongside partner Vincent Yang (8/27)... paired with Yang, reached the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/10-11)... with Yang, picked up a doubles victory in consolation action at the Big Ten Individual Championships (11/7-10)... defeated both singles opponents in the season-opening doubleheader, including first career appearance at No. 2 singles (1/17)... notched another win at No. 2 singles, playing against No. 24 Harvard (1/31)... beat his opponent in straight sets at Vanderbilt (2/7)... put together a perfect 4-0 performance across singles and doubles play against Northern Kentucky and Marquette (3/1)... repeated the feat in the first weekend of Big Ten action, winning both singles and both doubles matches (3/7-9)... extended his unbeaten singles streak to 14 straight matches with a pair of victories at the No. 2 position against Indiana and Purdue (3/14-16)... improved his doubles record with Chad Miller to 5-2 with a victory in the match against UCLA (3/23)... won both his doubles and singles matches in the 'Cats' victory over Penn State (4/11).
2023-24: Appeared in 29 matches… went 10-12 (7 unfinished) in singles and 8-15 (6 unfinished) in doubles…Won three singles matches versus ranked teams: one versus No. 8 Duke (2/4), one versus No. 18 Michigan State (3/31), and one versus No. 70 Indiana (4/19)…Paired with Gleb Blekher, the duo also downed opponents from No. 8 Duke (2/4) and No. 18 Michigan State (3/31) in doubles.
2022-23: 3-0 (three unfinished) in singles…6-6 (three unfinished) in doubles…tallied two straight sets singles victories against conference opponents Indiana (3/31) and Purdue (4/2)...finished the year winning five of his last six doubles matches, including a win against no. 71 Vanderbilt (2/26)...went 2-0 when paired with teammate Natan Spear.
2021-22: 6-13 (nine unfinished) in singles…14-13 (four unfinished) in doubles…made his collegiate debut against Chicago State, collecting both a doubles and singles victory (1/14)..also collected a point against no. 16 Columbia in three sets (3/12)...secured his first conference singles victory against Michigan State (4/1)...won four of five doubles matches spanning from late March to early April with Steven Forman as his teammate, including a win over the no. 6 doubles pairing from no. 6 Michigan (4/3)...the pairing also collected a doubles win against no. 14 Harvard (4/20)...Forman and Nordby finished 11-12 (four unfinished) on the year, and appeared as high as no. 58 in the ITA national doubles rankings.
PRIOR TO NORTHWESTERN: Ranked No. 1 in Norway and Top-20 in Europe ... Member of Norwegian Davis Cup Team ... Represented Norway in eight European Championships ... Winner of four ITF singles and doubles titles ... Eight Tennis Europe singles and doubles titles.
DOUBLES
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
2024-25: Appeared in 28 matches…went 16-5 (7 unfinished) in singles and 10-11 (8 unfinished) in doubles…ranked at No. 64 in the ITA's preseason doubles rankings alongside partner Vincent Yang (8/27)... paired with Yang, reached the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/10-11)... with Yang, picked up a doubles victory in consolation action at the Big Ten Individual Championships (11/7-10)... defeated both singles opponents in the season-opening doubleheader, including first career appearance at No. 2 singles (1/17)... notched another win at No. 2 singles, playing against No. 24 Harvard (1/31)... beat his opponent in straight sets at Vanderbilt (2/7)... put together a perfect 4-0 performance across singles and doubles play against Northern Kentucky and Marquette (3/1)... repeated the feat in the first weekend of Big Ten action, winning both singles and both doubles matches (3/7-9)... extended his unbeaten singles streak to 14 straight matches with a pair of victories at the No. 2 position against Indiana and Purdue (3/14-16)... improved his doubles record with Chad Miller to 5-2 with a victory in the match against UCLA (3/23)... won both his doubles and singles matches in the 'Cats' victory over Penn State (4/11).
2023-24: Appeared in 29 matches… went 10-12 (7 unfinished) in singles and 8-15 (6 unfinished) in doubles…Won three singles matches versus ranked teams: one versus No. 8 Duke (2/4), one versus No. 18 Michigan State (3/31), and one versus No. 70 Indiana (4/19)…Paired with Gleb Blekher, the duo also downed opponents from No. 8 Duke (2/4) and No. 18 Michigan State (3/31) in doubles.
2022-23: 3-0 (three unfinished) in singles…6-6 (three unfinished) in doubles…tallied two straight sets singles victories against conference opponents Indiana (3/31) and Purdue (4/2)...finished the year winning five of his last six doubles matches, including a win against no. 71 Vanderbilt (2/26)...went 2-0 when paired with teammate Natan Spear.
2021-22: 6-13 (nine unfinished) in singles…14-13 (four unfinished) in doubles…made his collegiate debut against Chicago State, collecting both a doubles and singles victory (1/14)..also collected a point against no. 16 Columbia in three sets (3/12)...secured his first conference singles victory against Michigan State (4/1)...won four of five doubles matches spanning from late March to early April with Steven Forman as his teammate, including a win over the no. 6 doubles pairing from no. 6 Michigan (4/3)...the pairing also collected a doubles win against no. 14 Harvard (4/20)...Forman and Nordby finished 11-12 (four unfinished) on the year, and appeared as high as no. 58 in the ITA national doubles rankings.
PRIOR TO NORTHWESTERN: Ranked No. 1 in Norway and Top-20 in Europe ... Member of Norwegian Davis Cup Team ... Represented Norway in eight European Championships ... Winner of four ITF singles and doubles titles ... Eight Tennis Europe singles and doubles titles.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | 10-16 | 6-13 | 4-3 | 1-4 | -- | -- | -- | 2-0 | 3-11 | 1-2 |
| 2022-23 | 6-3 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 2-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3-0 |
| 2023-24 | 14-14 | 10-12 | 4-2 | 5-2 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 9-12 | -- | -- |
| 2024-25 | 17-9 | 16-5 | 1-4 | 5-4 | -- | 10-4 | 6-1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 47-42 | 35-30 | 12-12 | 13-10 | -- | 10-4 | 7-1 | 11-12 | 3-11 | 4-2 |
DOUBLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match |
Tourn. |
Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 18-17 | 14-13 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 8-10 | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| 2022-23 | 7-8 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 2-0 | -- | 2-4 | 4-2 |
| 2023-24 | 12-17 | 8-15 | 4-2 | 4-4 | 8-11 | 0-4 | -- |
| 2024-25 | 12-14 | 10-11 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 5-8 | 5-3 | -- |
| Career | 49-56 | 38-45 | 11-11 | 17-11 | 21-29 | 11-13 | 6-3 |
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