2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Benjamin Kittay
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
Bio
ITA Player Page
Honors
• All-America in doubles (fall 2024)
• NCAA doubles runner-up w/ partner Gavin Young (fall 2024)
Junior Year (2024-25)
Match-By-Match Statistics
• NCAA doubles runner-up w/ partner Gavin Young
• All-America in doublesÂ
• Posted a 7-11 record in singles, 1-4 in the fall and 6-7 in duals (3-5 at No. 1, 3-1 at No. 2, 0-1 at No. 3)
• Had three wins over ranked singles opponents: No. 34 Alex Kotzen, No. 97 Luca Staeheli and No. 70 Trevor Svajda
• Ranked No. 55 in the ITA singles rankings on Feb. 20
• Recorded a five-match win streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 1 - the longest of his career
• Cliched the team win over SMU on Feb. 16
• Went 19-9 in doubles, 9-3 in the fall and 10-6 in duals (6-4 at No. 1, 4-2 at No. 2)
• Had a nine-match win streak that ended in the NCAA ChampionshipsÂ
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the ITA doubles rankings on Dec. 3 and went 10-2 with partner Gavin Young
• Went 7-2 against ranked doubles pairs with his best win against the No. 2 Raitu/Blaydes to open the year
• Recorded a 4-1 mark in B1G doublesÂ
Before Michigan
• Played two seasons at the University of North Carolina (2022-23, 2023-24)
• Named 2024 All-ACC in doublesÂ
• Competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship, reaching the round of 32 in 2023
• Ranked as high as No. 60 in ITA singles and No. 26 in the ITA doubles
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Honors
• All-America in doubles (fall 2024)
• NCAA doubles runner-up w/ partner Gavin Young (fall 2024)
Junior Year (2024-25)
Match-By-Match Statistics
• NCAA doubles runner-up w/ partner Gavin Young
• All-America in doublesÂ
• Posted a 7-11 record in singles, 1-4 in the fall and 6-7 in duals (3-5 at No. 1, 3-1 at No. 2, 0-1 at No. 3)
• Had three wins over ranked singles opponents: No. 34 Alex Kotzen, No. 97 Luca Staeheli and No. 70 Trevor Svajda
• Ranked No. 55 in the ITA singles rankings on Feb. 20
• Recorded a five-match win streak from Jan. 11-Feb. 1 - the longest of his career
• Cliched the team win over SMU on Feb. 16
• Went 19-9 in doubles, 9-3 in the fall and 10-6 in duals (6-4 at No. 1, 4-2 at No. 2)
• Had a nine-match win streak that ended in the NCAA ChampionshipsÂ
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the ITA doubles rankings on Dec. 3 and went 10-2 with partner Gavin Young
• Went 7-2 against ranked doubles pairs with his best win against the No. 2 Raitu/Blaydes to open the year
• Recorded a 4-1 mark in B1G doublesÂ
Before Michigan
• Played two seasons at the University of North Carolina (2022-23, 2023-24)
• Named 2024 All-ACC in doublesÂ
• Competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship, reaching the round of 32 in 2023
• Ranked as high as No. 60 in ITA singles and No. 26 in the ITA doubles
Before College
• Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Maryland and was ranked No. 2 by recruiting.net for the Class of 2022
• Won five ITA junior singles and doubles titles and played at both Junior Wimbledon and Junior US Open
• Won the 2019 USTA Boys National doubles championship with partner Hugo Hashimoto in Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Boasts a career-high Universal Tennis Ranking of 13.21.
Career Statistics
| Singles | Overall | Dual | Fall/Ind. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 2022-23 (UNC) | 15-8 | 8-4 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6-1 | ||||
| 2023-24 (UNC) | 11-10 | 7-9 | 4-1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | ||||
| 2024-25 | 7-11 | 6-7 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 0-1 | |||
| Career | 34-29 | 21-20 | 12-9 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6-1 |
| Doubles | Overall | Dual | Fall/Ind. | Big Ten | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2022-23 (UNC) | 11-12 | 8-10 | 3-2 | 8-10 | |||
| 2023-24 (UNC) | 20-13 | 14-8 | 6-5 | 2-0 | 11-7 | 1-1 | |
| 2024-25 | 19-9 | 10-6 | 9-3 | 4-1 | 6-4 | 4-2 | |
| Career | 50-34 | 32-24 | 18-10 | 4-1 | 16-14 | 15-9 | 1-1 |
Friday Football Report: Ohio State
Friday, November 29
Ice Hockey Highlights vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 23)
Friday, February 23
Baseball Highlights vs. Nebraska (April 8)
Saturday, April 08
Football Highlights vs. TCU (Dec. 31)
Saturday, December 31
