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Stodder, Timo
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Timo Stodder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 146
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Germany
Bio
RECORD & HONORS
Singles Record: 97-51Highest Singles Ranking: No. 6 (Sept. 11, 2018)
Doubles Record: 75-43
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 5 with Preston Touliatos (May 29, 2019)
Awards and Honors
Tied with Earl Grainger as the 11th Winningest Player in Program History
2019 All-American (S & D)
2018 All-American
2019 All-SEC (First Team)
2018 All-SEC (First Team)
2017 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 ITA Ohio Valley Senior Player of the Year
Singles Title
2018 Ohio Valley Regional Championship
2018-19 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 25-10Doubles Record: 24-10
SPRING SEASON
- Became the eighth Vol in program history to earn three All-America honors after being named a singles and doubles All-American in 2019
- Won the ITA Ohio Valley Senior Player of the Year award
- Led the Vols in SEC wins with nine
- Had a career-long nine match winning streak from October 11 through January 19
- Won 10 matches against ranked opponents
- Won 12 of his final 16 singles matches as a Volunteer
- Had a career-best season in doubles teaming with Preston Touliatos as the pair won 24 matches together
- With Touliatos, the doubles team reached the semifinal round at the NCAA Tournament, the first doubles pairing to do so since 2014
- Finished as the fifth-ranked doubles team nationally
- Tabbed No. 6 in the initial 2018 ITA National Rankings, the highest singles ranking for a Vol since 2013
- Finished the fall slate ranked No. 41 nationally in doubles alongside fellow senior co-captain Timo Stodder
- Earned his first collegiate tournament title with seven-straight victories at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, including a ranked win over then-No. 66 Antonio Cembellin (Indiana) in the semifinals
- Reached the ITA Ohio Valley doubles final with Preston Touliatos, notching five-consecutive wins over pairings from Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Lipscomb, Kentucky and Butler
- Captured the F29 Birmingham Futures doubles crown with Touliatos, going 4-0 through the 16-team bracket without dropping a set
2017-18 - JUNIOR
Singles Record: 32-14 (7-5 SEC)Doubles Record: 18-10 (8-4 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Won three matches at the NCAA Championships, becoming the first Vol to reach the quarterfinal round of the singles bracket since 2011.
- Earned All-American honors by receiving at-large bid to the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C., which begins May 23.
- Named to All-SEC First Team.
- Had 13 wins over ranked opponents, including two against players in the top 10 at the time (No. 10 Alfredo Perez of Florida, No. 9 Ryotaro Matsumura.)
- Reached highest singles ranking of career, landing at No. 14 in the ITA rankings on April 24.
- Helped clinch the doubles point over No. 20 Duke by winning a 7-5 match on Court 2 with partner Scott Jones.
- Picked up two straight wins over ranked opponents, defeating No. 35 Stefan Milicevic of Minnesota (6-4, 6-1) and No. 37 Leonardo Telles of Texas (6-3, 6-2).
- Started the calendar year with four straight singles victories, including a 6-3, 7-5 win over 28th ranked Eduardo Mena of Tennessee Tech.
- Made career national tournament debuts in both the ITA All-American Championships and the Oracle/ITA Fall National Championships
- Put together best national tournament appearance at the fall championships, reaching the round of 16 with victories over Hill (BYU) and Peterson (Baylor)
- Won five consecutive matches to reach the finals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships on home courts at Goodfriend Tennis Center, a run that included ranked wins over #89 Cembellin (Indiana) and #42 Matsumura (Kentucky)
2016-17 SOPHOMORE
Singles Record: 25-14 (5-6 SEC)Doubles Record:19-15 (2-6 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Played first season at No. 1 singles and No. 1 (with Luis Valero) and No. 2 (with Scott Jones) doubles.
- Earned nine wins over ranked opponents, including six against the top 50 to rocket up to No. 30 in the rankings and a spot in the NCAA Singles Championships for the first time.
- Surpassed his freshman win total of 15 last year. He only played in the spring semester as a freshman and this marks his first full season
- Earned his first career top-10 win on March 10, beating No. 6 Mike Redlicki of Arkansas 6-2, 6-4.
- Went a combined 4-0 on opening day, winning two singles matches at the top of the lineup and teaming up with Jones for a pair of victories on court 2
- Won his first career match at the top of the singles lineup, with a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Wilder Pimentel
- Won his fourth-round match earlier in the day, beating Middle Tennessee's Luis Morillo 7-6(5), 6-1, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Kentucky's Trey Yates 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
- Lost in his first career singles final to end the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational.
- Scored a top-10 doubles victory with Freshman Scott Jones to capture their first doubles title at the Ivy Plus Invitational.
- Stodder won his opening qualifying match at the ITA All-American Championships. Then advanced to the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Julian Childers of Illinois.
2015-16 - FRESHMAN
Singles Record: 15-11Doubles Record: 14-8
SPRING SEASON
- Primarily played No. 2 and 3 singles and No. 3 doubles in his first semester with the Vols
- Named SEC Freshman of the week during opening weekend. He went a combined 8-0 his first weekend of college tennis, playing in the top half of the lineup.
- Helped Vols to a 4-2 win against Cal Poly by winning doubles with new teammate Marshall Sullivan and winning singles in three sets.
- Helped sweep the doubles point by playing No. 2 with Igor Smelyanski and winning 7-6 (4) against Duke.
- Gained two ranked wins in singles against Justin Butsch of LSU (95) and Shane Vinsant of Texas A&M (44).
- Went 2-0 at No. 3 singles for the Vols in the SEC Tournament, clinching the 4-3 victory over Auburn in the opening round
- Qualified for an ITF Futures event for the first time, winning four qualifying matches in straight sets to make the main draw in Birmingham, Ala. One win came against Ole Miss' Stefan Lindmark, a top-50 ranked player in the ITA. He lost in the opening round to top-seeded Bastian Trinker of Austria.
- Reached the second round of qualifying at the Knoxville Challenger, beating Oklahoma's Spencer Papa, 6-4, 6-2.
- Cleared for competition at the end of the fall season.
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Markham Athletic Scholarship Endowment
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