University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis senior Jack Joyce (Bournemouth, England) was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Associations Senior Player of the Year for the Midwest Region on Thursday.
With a combined 38 wins during the 2015-16 season, Joyce earned the 15th most wins in a season in Screaming Eagle history. Joyce led the team in singles victories with a 21-5 overall record, highlighted by an 11-match win streak during the season. The mark, also, was good enough for 10th all-time for a season win percentage at USI.
Partnering a majority of the year with fellow senior Joel Stern (Mjoelby, Sweden), Joyce finished the year with a 17-9 record in doubles competition. The duo of Joyce and Stern ended the year with a 12-3 record together, while an 11-match win streak placed the two into seventh place in USI history.
“Jack is one of the best players in USI Men’s Tennis history,” said Head Coach Chris Crawford. “His dedication to the program at as a student-athlete is what we want at USI. No one deserves this Award more than Jack.”
Ending his career as an Eagle, Joyce ranks near the top of every category in the USI record book. A 78-18 career singles mark is good enough for fourth all-time, while he also sits fourth in career doubles wins with an 80-27 record. The 158 combined wins puts Joyce in third place for most combined win in USI Men’s tennis history.
The award adds to his ITA accolades that includes the 2014 ITA Midwest Region Player to Watch. Joyce is also a three-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference team honoree and 2013 GLVC Freshman of the Year.
