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Jakub Praibis  
Jakub Praibis

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Litomerice, Czech Republic

High School:
Gymnasium Joseia Juwgranna Litomerice

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 160

Birthdate:
06/29/1982


Junior Year (2003-2004)
Finished the season with a 16-7 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play • played all 23 matches at the No. 1 singles position • selected to play in the main singles draw of the NCAA Championships • defeated No. 59 Calle Hansen of Pepperdine, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, to advance to the NCAA round of 32 • lost to third-ranked Jeremy Wurtzman of Ohio State, 6-4, 7-6, in the round of 32 • selected to All-Big Ten team • Academic All-Big Ten selection • named Big Ten Athlete of the Week on March 5 • ranked as high as 51st in the country by the ITA; finished the season at 53rd • closed the year ranked fourth in the Midwest region • won his first six matches to open the spring campaign • defeated Iowa's Chaitu Malempati (6-0, 6-3) in the first round of the Big Ten Championships • defeated No. 18 Doug Stewart of Virginia, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 • bested No. 56 Aleksey Zharinov of Minnesota 6-4, 6-3 • compiled a doubles mark of 15-3 at the No. 2 position with Dmytro Ishtuganov • the duo was 3-0 at the No. 3 slot • closed the season with a 10-match winning streak, including wins in the first round and quarterfinals of the Big Ten Championship • captured a victory in the first round over Iowa's Jonny Hoak and Chaitu Malempati, 8-2, and in the quarterfinals, 8-4, against Minnesota's Aleksey Zharinov and Clay Estes.

Sophomore Year (2002-2003)
Amassed a singles record of 15-10 overall and 4-6 in the Big Ten • ranked as high as 81st by the ITA and finished 120th • ranked 12th in the Midwest Region • went 5-5 against ranked opponents with the most impressive win coming against 39th-ranked Roger Anderson of Georgia Tech • early in the season won six-straight matches • led the team in singles victories with 15 • went 10-7 at the No. 1 singles position and 3-1 at No. 2 singles • had an overall doubles record of 11-12 playing mostly John Stone and eter Novotny • started the spring season with Stone and went 8-3 overall (1-1 Big Ten) at No. 3 doubles

Freshman Year (2001-2002)
Finished the season with a 15-5 singles record and a 5-2 Big Ten singles record • had a nine-match winning streak during the season • had a 2-2 singles mark against ranked opponents including a straight sets victory over 51st-ranked Karim Benmansour of Kentucky • compiled a doubles record of 7-10 pairing mostly with Reid Strand • had a Big Ten doubles record of 2-3.

Prep/Juniors
Fifth in Czech Republic Championships in 2001 • First Region Championship in 2001 • ranked No. 62 in the Czech Republic in 2001 • No.1 Region Ranking in 2001.

Personal
Major: Arts and Humanities
Birthday: June 29, 1982