Markus Kerner

Cl-Exp:
SR-2L
Height:
6-5
Hometown:
Viljandi, Estonia
Previous School:
Tennessee

2015-16 (Jr.): Singles: Went 12-13 overall, including 11 wins in the spring... Registered six wins against ranked teams... Went unbeaten over a five-match stretch from Jan. 21-Feb. 21, and also had an eight-match undefeated streak from Jan. 25-Jan. 3..Doubles: Went 15-11 overall in doubles play... Won majority of his doubles matches with partner Samm Butler (6)... Had four wins against ranked opponets.

2014-15 (So.): Reached a season-high doubles ranking of No. 55 with partner Arturs Kazijevs on April 14... Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on March 10... Singles: Went 15-13 overall, holding a 14-12 mark in the spring... Won seven singles matches at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles... Won three matches against players from top-75 teams... Played his first career match at No. 1 singles against Sacramento State's Sean Kolar, winning in straight sets (March 6)... Doubles: Went 10-9 at No. 1 doubles with partner Arturs Kazijevs... Won two matches against top-20 doubles pairs - No. 16 Arjun Kadhe/Jakob Sude of No. 31 Oklahoma State (March 17) and No. 18 Will Stein/Nick Chappell of No. 10 TCU (April 8)... Won a total of four matches against doubles duos from top-75 teams... Kazijevs and Kerner first entered the ITA national rankings at No. 63 on March 24.

2013-14 (at Tennessee):Spent a majority of the spring at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles for Tennessee, which ended the season ranked 18th nationally... Compiled a 15-14 record in singles and a 15-11 mark in doubles... Was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 29, 2014, after an undefeated performance at the ITA Kick-off Weekend qualifier... Earned two victories at the SEC Fall Classic, including one in the main draw... Advanced to the second round of pre-qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships... Went 1-1 in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.

Junior career:Rose as high as 1,297 in singles and 955 in doubles in the ATP World Tour Rankings... Won a doubles championship at an ITF Futures Event in 2013 in Estonia... Was the No. 1-ranked junior player in Estonia coming out of high school... Represented Estonia at the 2013 Davis Cup, tying against Ireland and Bulgaria.