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Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2018-19 USCI Men's Tennis

Borna Novak

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 174
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cakovec, Croatia
  • High School Cakovec

Biography

Career Honors

CACC Player of the Week (3/5/18)

2017-18 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team

3x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018)

3x CACC All-Academic Team (2017, 2018; 2019)

2x D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2016-17; 2017-18)

8xDean's List Honors

Five 4.0 GPA Semesters

 

Career Record

  Singles Doubles
2015-16 9-14 10-14
2016-17 11-10 11-12
2017-18 4-12 8-10
Overall 24-36 29-36

 

2018-19 (Match-by-Match):

  • Won six doubles matches on the year, five of which came with partner Borna Markusic as the pair won once at the ITA East Regionals
  • Won three singles matches as USciences’ primary No. 3 player
  • Ends his career eighth in program history with 35 career doubles wins, and 10th all-time with 27 career singles victories

2017-18 (Match-by-Match): 

  • Novak led USciences with eight doubles wins in 2017-18, all of which came with partner Nathan Nguyen as the duo was the Devils’ No. 1 pair
  • The two won two matches in CACC play, and also advanced to the Round of 16 with two victories at the ITA East Regionals 
  • The junior also second on the team with four singles victories, including winning two first flight matches, as he split time between No. 1 and No. 2 singles
  • Ended the year ranked tied for ninth in program history with 24 career singles wins, and 10th 29 career doubles wins

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'1" 174 lbs