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2002-03:
Won the NCAA singles championship and earned University of Illinois and Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year honors and ITA Player of the Year distinction
Represented college tennis in the 2003 U.S. Open main draw as a result of his national singles title
Earned All-America and All-Big Ten honors for the third year in a row
Garnered Academic All-Big Ten and George Huff (excellence in academics and athletics) Awards
Ended up the season No. 2 in singles and No. 11 in doubles
Reached the singles final and won the doubles title with Calkins at the ITA All-American tournament in Chattanooga
Also advanced to the singles final and won the consolation doubles title with Calkins at the ITA National Indoors
Advanced with Calkins to doubles quarterfinal in USTA Challenger at the University of Illinois
Joined the ITAs contingent of U.S. college players at an exhibition series in Japan following the season in June
Took the No. 11 player in the world, Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand, the second seeded player in the RCA Championships ATP tournament to double match point
Won his first professional tournament (July, 2003), the USTA $10,000 Futures in Peorial, Ill., competing as an amateur
2001-02:
Earned All-America honors by advancing to the Final Four of the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Michael Calkins; made Sweet Sixteen in NCAA Singles draw
Played No. 1 and No. 2 singles, and had an overall record of 30-13, 8-1 in the Big Ten
Put together a 31-11 doubles mark, mostly at No. 1 with Calkins; the 31 team doubles wins are No. 3 on the Illinois single-season list
Earned All-Big Ten honors
Top singles victory came against No. 1 Matias Boeker of Georgia
Won Region IV doubles title with Calkins
Reached Region IV singles finals in the fall
Ended the season with the No. 4 doubles ranking (with Calkins) and No. 12 singles ranking nationally
Garnered Region IV Player to Watch honors for 2002-03 season
2000-01:
Earned All-America honors by virtue of his berth in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Graydon Oliver
Played mostly at No. 3 singles, and had an overall record of 26-15, 11-1 in the Big Ten
The 28 doubles wins are No. 13 on the Illinois single-season doubles victories list
Put together a 28-11 doubles mark, mostly at No. 1 with Oliver
He and Oliver were Illinois' first-ever duo to earn the nation's No. 1 ranking (Apr. 6-17, 2001)
Top singles victory came against No. 41 Harsh Mankad of Minnesota
Won the regional doubles title with Oliver over classmates Phil Stolt and Brian Wilson; reached the final of the regional singles tournament
Chosen the ITA Region IV Rookie of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Selected with classmate Phil Stolt as the Univ. of Illinois co-Male Newcomer of the Year (all sports)
Voted by the team as it's "Player to Watch" for the 2001-02 season
Ended the season with the No. 4 doubles ranking nationally (with Oliver)
Won national doubles title on ITA summer circuit following his freshman year with UI teammate Michael Calkins
PREPS/JUNIORS:
Florida State Champion, 1998
National Clay Court Doubles Champion in 1999 with Eric Nunez
Semifinalist in the Easter Bowl, 2000
Champion at the Gator Bowl, 2000
Won the backdraw of the Boys' 18's National Clay Court Championships in 2000
Was always ranked in the Top 3 in his section (Florida)
Ranked among the Top 5 nationally
PERSONAL:
Parents are Muharem and Sadina Delic
Has one sister, Lejla (21)
DELICS CAREER STATS:
Singles: Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 26-15 11-1 2001-02 30-13 8-1 2002-03 36-5 7-0 Totals 92-33 26-2Doubles: Season Overall Big Ten 2000-01 28-11 10-2 2001-02 31-11 10-2 2002-03 30-9 6-2 Totals 89-31 26-6
