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2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster

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Ben Jacobs

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Demarest, N.J.
  • High School Northern Valley Demarest
  • Major Economics
  • Minor Computer Science

Biography

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Once on campus, I immediately felt that Union was the school for me. I was impressed by Union's community and beautiful campus, and its small class sizes allow me to develop an intimate relationship with both my professors and fellow students.

Honors and Awards:
- All-Liberty League Singles Second Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- All-Liberty League Doubles Second Team (2023-24, 2024-25)
- All-Liberty League Singles Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- Liberty League Singles Player of the Week (3/6/23)
- Liberty League Doubles Team of the Week (9/18/23, 9/16/24, 4/21/25)
- Liberty League Rookie of the Week (4/25/22)
- CSC Academic All-District First Team (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
- Harold R. Moore Sophomore Athletic Prize (2022-23)
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)

Career Plans: I hope to work at an investment banking firm once I graduate.
 
Internships & Research:
- Intern, Verition Fund Management (New York, NY; June 2024 - August 2024)
- Intern, Magnetar Capital (Evanston, IL; June 2023 - August 2023)
- Finance Bootcamp Participant, Union Financial Network (New York, NY; December 2022)
- Intern, Commodity Future Trading Commission (New York, NY; June 2022 - August 2022)

At Union: Student Investment Club ... member of the Economics Faculty Search Committee ... a Dean's List student ... Omicron Delta Epsilon National Economics Honor Society.

2024-25: Appeared in 19 of the team’s 23 events as a senior … posted a 7-14 singles record, playing primarily at the third flight ... also went 9-11 in doubles play, with all 15 dual matches coming at the top flight … took the “B” Singles title at the Garnet Charger Invitational (9/14-15) with three wins over two days, and also captured the “A” Doubles title alongside Jesus Sosa, dropping only eight games in three matches … earned a pair of wins versus #69 Vassar (4/19), starting with a 7-5 doubles win and coming back from set down for a thrilling 14-12 supertiebreaker win … knocked off the national #12 doubles team from Rensselaer (4/22) by a 6-2 margin.

2023-24: Played in 18 of the team’s 19 events as a junior … went 3-15 in singles play and 10-12 on the doubles court against the opposition’s top players … posted a 3-10 mark at first singles and a 6-9 record at first doubles … won three matches to take the doubles title at the Garnet Charger Invitational (9/9-10) … took down a regionally ranked singles opponent in a supertiebreaker for the team’s lone point against #31 Hobart (4/7) … was a double winner in a conference victory over St. Lawrence (4/12).

2022-23: Led Union in both singles and doubles victories as a sophomore, posting an 11-10 singles mark and an 8-15 doubles record … his 11 singles wins are tied for second by a Union player since 2000 … earned a first-round win over Matthew Emery of FDU-Florham at the ITA Northeast Regionals (9/30) … “A” Doubles consolation finalist at the SLU Fall Classic (9/10-11) ... “A” Singles and Doubles semifinalist at the Dutchmen Invitational (9/17-18) ... won his final three second-singles matches of the year before being moved up to the top flight, including a supertiebreaker win at D-I Lafayette (2/26) and a three-set victory at Trinity (3/5) … earned a pair of top flight wins in singles and doubles play against Wooster (3/20) … was a double winner in key conference victories over Ithaca (4/1) and St. Lawrence (4/14).
Match-by-Match Results

2021-22: Tied for the team lead with 10 singles victories and added four doubles wins to rank second on the team with 14 total victories during his first season … played primarily at second singles and first doubles on the year … earned a pair of wins at first singles and second doubles against Allegheny (3/22) … won his last three singles matches against Division III competition, winning all six sets by the same 6-4 score.
Match-by-Match Results

Prior to Union: A 2021 graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School-Demarest … a four-year member of the varsity tennis team … went 11-1 at first singles as a senior to earn All-Big North Conference and All-County honors … did not lose a singles match as a sophomore on the way to second-team All-BNC and All-County recognition … helped the team to a Group 2 State title as a senior and three straight Section 1 titles.

Personal: His younger sister, Samantha, is a first-year on the Union women's tennis team in 2024-25.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    6'1" 155 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

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    2023-24Junior

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    2024-25Senior

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