Vito Tonejc

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Career Awards

2023-24 (Graduate) - Singles: 2-1 | Doubles: 2-2

Defeated St. John's opponents in BIG EAST Championship at No. 1 singles
Earned BIG EAST Tournament doubles victory with Matteo Iaquinto against No. 3 seeded-Georgetown (6-1)

2021-22 (Senior) - Singles: 28-9 | Doubles: 18-14

Ranked No. 97 in the nation in the preseason by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Went on to defeat two nationally ranked opponents in singles and two in doubles (with Marino Jakic)
Fired off a 10-match winning streak that brought his singles record to 18-6 during the dual-match season
Had another stretch where he won seven of eight matches near the end of the regular season
Finished 20-3 in the dual season playing every match at the difficult No. 1 position
Was 7-0 against BIG EAST competition including the postseason.

2020-21 (Junior) - Singles: 13-5 | Doubles: 10-6

Came through with biggest singles win of the season defeating Djuro Opacic of St. John's 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles to help lead DePaul to its first-ever BIG EAST title and automatic berth in the NCAA tournament... defeated Butler's No. 1 singles player in BIG EAST semifinal victory
Teamed with Luuk Wassenaar to knock off Illinois' No. 2 doubles team in the NCAA opener
Biggest regular-season singles win was upset of Vanderbilt's nationally ranked No. 1 player George Harwell
Notched the match-winning point against Illinois-Chicago, Butler in the conference semifinals and in the 4-2 victory over nationally ranked Northern Illinois
Retained sophomore standing in tennis when the NCAA issued a blanket waiver after the 2019-20 pandemic season.

2019-20 (Sophomore) - Singles: 6-8 | Doubles: 9-2

Sat out the fall tournament portion of the schedule with an injury
Scored the winning point in 4-1 win over host Texas A&M Corpus Christi in DePaul's 4-1 triumph at the HEB Tournament of Champions
Texas A&M Corpus Christi had come into the match with a 12-3 record after defeating New Mexico State and Eastern Washington
Scored the clinching point with his singles win in 4-3 victory over Illinois State
Teamed with older brother Fran Tonejc in winning doubles match vs. No. 7 Columbia in helping the Blue Demons secure the doubles point
Fran and Vito finished the COVID-19 shortened season winning their final six doubles matches.

2018-19 (Freshman) - Singles: 20-12 | Doubles: 15-17

Sensational start to his collegiate career, he was recognized by opposing BIG EAST coaches as the most outstanding freshman in the league
Finished with a sparkling 16-6 singles record in the dual season and was 5-1 in BIG EAST play
Playing primarily at the top spot, he was 11-4 overall at No. 1 singles and 5-2 at No. 2
Teamed with his older brother Fran to go 15-14 in doubles including 8-4 in the tournament season and 4-2 against conference opponents.

High School:

Helped club tennis team Mladost Zagreb move up from D2 to D1 in the Croatian Men’s National Club Championships with an 8-0 singles record and 7-1 in doubles
Advanced to the semifinals of the Croatian Nationals Men’s Doubles Championships in 2017
Finished second in the U-18 Croatian National Club Championships… made it to the finals of the ITF G5 and round of 16 in the ITF G4
Advanced to the doubles finals and singles round of 16 in U-16 Croatian National Championships
Finished with 14-12 singles record in U-18 ITF World Junior Tour (G1-G5 tournaments).

Personal: