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    Nathan Zeder
    Nathan Zeder
    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Miami, Fla.
    High School:
    Palmer Trinity
    Height / Weight:
    6-4 / 203
    Birthdate:
    01/14/1980
    Major:
    Economics

    AT ILLINOIS...

    2000-01:
    • Posted a 27-8 singles record, mostly at No. 6, with a 9-2 mark in Big Ten play
    • Posted a 19-5 doubles record, mostly with Mike Kosta at No. 3, with a 11-2 mark in Big Ten play
    • Combined with Mike Kosta for three wins over ranked doubles teams: an 8-5 season-opening win over the No. 42 Louisville duo of Tyko Kujundzic and Joanchim Lien; an 8-6 decision over No. 50 Johnson/Kolev of Arkansas in a qualification round match at the All-American Championships; and a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 upset of No. 25 Conor Casey and James Shorthall of Mississippi in the Round of 32 at the ITA All-American Tournament.

    1999-2000:
    • Won the ITA Midwestern Regional singles title
    • Went 8-3 overall in doubles
    • Won the deciding match in the NCAA Round of 16 meet against LSU
    • Played primarily at No. 6 singles, where he went 4-1 on the season

    1998-1999:
    • Won the U.S. National Amateur Doubles Championship
    • Qualified for a wildcard and competed in the U.S. Open
    • Posted an overall singles mark of 9-7
    • Went 6-5 in doubles

    PREPS/JUNIORS:
    • Rated as high as No. 5 in the country in doubles as a junior
    • Was a doubles semi-finalist in the Boy’s 18’s National Championship at Kalamazoo (1998)
    • Ranked as high as No. 58 in the U.S. as a junior
    • Rated No. 12 in his section (Florida)
    • Two-time MVP for Palmer Trinity

    PERSONAL:
    • Parents are Jon and Judy Zeder
    • Has two siblings: sister, Kara (16), and brother Evan (18), who is also on the Illinois tennis team
    • Graduated with honors from Palmer Trinity
    • Had two uncles who played tennis at Notre Dame, one uncle who played for Big Ten rival Michigan, and one uncle who played for Bowling Green

    ZEDER’S CAREER STATS:

    Singles:
Season     Overall  Big Ten
1998-99    9-7      1-1
1999-2000  10-9     3-1
2000-01    27-8     9-2
Totals     46-24    13-4

    
Doubles:
Season     Overall  Big Ten
1998-99    6-5      0-1
1999-2000  8-3      2-0
2000-01    19-5     4-0
Totals     33-13    6-1

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