2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
- 2023-24 ITA West Region Senior Male Player of the Year
- 2023-24 All-PacWest second team (singles)
- 2023-24 All-PacWest third team (doubles)
- 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
- 2022-23 All-PacWest second team, doubles
- 2022-23 All-PacWest third team, singles
Career: Finished his career with a .735 singles winning percentage (36-13), for the seventh-best career percentage in program history.
2023-24: Ranked as high as No. 23 nationally in singles during the season. ... Finished the season ranked No. 8 in the West Region and No. 75 in Division II in singles. ... He and partner Marco Jalalian were ranked fifth in the region in doubles at the end of the season. ... Had an outstanding singles record of 17-7, including 3-1 at No. 1 and 9-4 at No. 2. ... Compiled a 10-10 record in doubles, including 9-8 at No. 1, with all but one of the No. 1 matches (a loss) coming while playing with Jalalian. ... Finished the season with three consecutive regular-season victories. ... Defeated 30th-ranked Pavlos Parson of Washburn (Kan.) 6-3, 6-3 on Feb. 17. ... Won three matches to reach the quarterfinals of the ITA West Regional on Sept. 24-26. ... Defeated teammate Jeanloup Auzias 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) on Sept. 8 at the Colorado College Invitational.
2022-23: All-Pacific West Conference second team in doubles and All-PacWest third team in singles. ... Major contributor in first season with the Roadrunners, compiling a 19-6 record in singles to earn season-ending No. 14 ranking in the West Region, and was 11-8 in doubles. ... Was 8-4 while playing No. 1 doubles with David Kijak, helping the duo earn a season-ending ranking of No. 9 in the West Region. They were ranked as high as No. 23 nationally during the season but didn't finish in the top 50 after dropping out in the final rankings. .... His 19 singles victories tied for 15th in a single season in program history. .... Went 12-1 in singles matches from Feb. 4 through April 15. ... Made his MSU Denver debut September 9-10 at the Roadrunners Invitational, winning three singles matches en route to being the runner-up in th A singles bracket.
Before MSU Denver: Two-time All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Association first team selection. ... Played three seasons at Division II Lake Superior State (Mich.), though using only two seasons of eligibility due to COVID-19 waiver. ... Compiled career record of 20-13 in singles and 16-8 in doubles, including marks of 11-8 in singles and 11-9 in doubles in 2021-22. ... Played No. 1 singles in 2020-21 and posted a 6-3 record, including a win over GLIAC Player of the Year Mathis Guerre of Ferris State (Mich.). ...Earned Terry McDermott Award as LSSU's top male first-year student-athlete in 2020-21.
High School: Won Finnish high school championship in doubles in 2018. ... Coached by Pasi Virtanen and Antti Tuomi as well as Jarkko Haataja.
Personal: Born Juho Johannes (Kalevi) Kantola. ... Birthday is May 22. ... Son of Markus and Eija. ... Has a brother and a sister. ... Majoring in business administration and marketing.
MSU Denver Career Singles Results
| Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Overall |
| 2022-23 |
1-0 |
12-3 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
19-6 |
| 2023-24 |
3-1 |
9-4 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
17-7 |
| Total |
4-1 |
21-7 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
36-13 |
MSU Denver Career Doubles Results
| Year |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Overall |
| 2022-23 |
10-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
12-8 |
| 2023-24 |
9-8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
10-10 |
| Total |
19-14 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
22-18 |
Statistics
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