2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Eskeland, Jacob
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Jacob Eskeland
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oslo Norway,
- High School:
- Wang Toppidrett
Bio
Honors at Rice
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal 2019, 2020)
- Rice Scholar Athlete (2020)
- Rice Honor Athlete (2021)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020)
- All C-USA Singles (second team) 2019
2020-21 (Senior)
Finished 5-6 in singles and 7-7 in doubles while tying for the team lead with a pair of clinch points... Was 3-0 at the singles first line to open the season... 4-1 in tiebreaker sets... All his doubles action came at the second line.
2019-20 (Junior)
Fall: Finished 3-1 in singles in an abbreviated fall campaign… Opened with a pair of wins at the Rice Invitational in the A Singles Draw… Split two matches at the ITA Texas Regional, dropping his first match then winning his first consolation match before retiring.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Spring: Won a career-high 12 matches this year (12-8) to finish second on the team, primarily at the second line (8-8)…. Led the team with four clinch points, the last over Charlotte in the first round of the C-USA Championship… Picked up his first career win over a ranked opponent in dual play with his 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-0 (6) win over SMU’s Jan-Simon Vrbsky (119th at that time)… 10-8 in doubles, including an 8-7 mark with Daniel Warren… Duo clinched three of the Owls 13 doubles points during the year, including a win over Texas Tech at the Blue Gray Classic. Fall: Finished 5-5 in singles and 2-5 in doubles… Reached the consolation finals of the Houndstooth singles draw at the Crimson Tide Four in the Fall tournament.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Spring: Posted a 9-12 record in singles, including a 4-3 mark at the third singles line and added an 8-15 mark in doubles, including a 7-7 mark at the second line ... Tied with Eric Rutledge for the team lead, clinching three of the Owls™ nine wins ... Delivered winning point vs. Lamar, UAB and ACU, the last breaking a 3-3 tie ... Was 2-3 in three-set matches with both wins delivering clinch points (UAB & ACU) ... Saw action at all three lines in doubles and with five different partners during the dual season ... Found his best success with Conrad Russell while playing at the second position (5-7) ... Fall: Reached the finals of the Flight Two Singles at Lamar's Ron Wesbrooks Invitational.
High School/Juniors
Top ITF junior ranking in singles was 448 in November of 2016 and posted a career record of 26-18 in ITF Tournaments... Won on clay at the Wilson Pajulahti Cup in 2015 and reached the semifinals in three other events, most recently at the Leeuwenbergh ITF 4 Junior Championships in July of 2016... Part of the Norwegian Davis Cup team summer of 2017
Personal
Born: Oslo, Norway... Father: Jorgen Eskeland... Mother: Nina Halle Eskeland... Wang Toppidrett School... Two brothers
| Singles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 3-9 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 2-4 | ||
| 2018-19 | 5-5 | 12-8 | 1-0 | 8-8 | 3-0 | |||
| 2019-20 | 3-1 | 3-7 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | |
| 2020-21 | - | 5-6 | 3-0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | |||
| TOTAL | 11-15 | 29-32 | 5-0 | 10-16 | 7-7 | 5-5 | 2-5 |
| Doubles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 2-5 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 1-5 | |||
| 2018-19 | 2-5 | 10-8 | 2-1 | 6-6 | 2-1 | |||
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2020-21 | - | 7-7 | - | 7-7 | - | |||
| TOTAL | 4-10 | 25-30 | 2-4 | 20-20 | 3-6 |
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