Jona Gitschel

Career Awards

4x BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week (Shourya Verma (3), Marko Milosavljevic) - Jan. 25, March 25, April 15 in 2024, March 11, 2025
2x BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2023, 2024)

2024-25 (Senior) - Singles 3-9 | Doubles: 9-20

Posted a 3-2 record at the No. 2 doubles spot
At the No. 2 spot, Gitschel/Milosavljevic overwhelmed their Davidson opponents by a 6-2 margin, earning the Blue Demons the opening point of the match
At No. 2 doubles, Giles/Gitschel trailed 4-3 but rallied to win four of the final five games to secure a 7-5 victory, clinching the doubles point versus Georgetown

2023-24 (Junior) - Singles: 3-16 | Doubles: 10-14

Went 8-7 at No. 1 doubles with Shourya Verma, including a 3-0 record against BIG EAST opponents
Started the dual season with a 3-0 record in doubles with victories at No. 1 over #14 Michigan, Wisconsin, and UT Arlington
Notably, Gitschel/Verma held a 4-3 (40-15) lead against the No. 4 ranked doubles team in the nation in the First Round of the NCAA Championships before the match went unfinished
The pairings of Gitschel/Verma and Leon Huck/Sven Moser collectively earned half of the twelve weekly conference Team of the Week awards

2022-23 (Sophomore) - Singles: 3-14 | Doubles: 9-22

Mostly saw action at the No. 3 doubles spot
Clinched DePaul’s 5-2 victory against Purdue (2/4) after overcoming Hassan Baroudi in a 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 battle at No. 6 singles
Earned five of his twelve total victories during the fall season

2021-22 (Freshman) - Singles: 2-11 | Doubles: 7-12

Earned two singles victories during the fall tournament season
Did not see singles action during dual season
Won three doubles matches with Leon Huck, and two each with Matteo Iaquinto and Lars Peder Minsaas.

High School

Held No. 816 ITF Junior Ranking (04/2021)
Played at Junior ITF tournaments in Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, from 2019-2021 (Singles: 13-28 | Doubles: 25-16)