Men’s tennis 2020-21 incoming class ranks top-25 by Tennis Recruiting Network

PROVO, Utah – The incoming 2020-21 BYU men’s tennis recruiting class enters the upcoming season ranked No. 23 by Tennis Recruiting Network.

Redd Owen is a 5-Star signee from Sandy, Utah, who prepped at Brighton High School. He has a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 12.17 and is ranked No. 1 in Utah and No. 37 in the nation. He intends on serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after graduating from Brighton High School and will join the team for the 2022-23 season.

Dominik Jakovljevic, from Bellevue, Washington, is a 5-Star recruit who attended Laurel Springs Online School. He has a Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) high of 12.44 and is currently ranked No. 30 in the nation.

Alex Lin is a 4-Star player from Gold River, California, where he attended the California Connections Academy. He had a national ranking high of No. 45 in 2019 and career-high UTR of 12.21. 

The team also returns nine letterwinners from last year’s team that had a 6-7 record, including a perfect 4-0 mark at home, when the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reporters, national and international tournament directors, referees, ranking chairmen, and writers from across the country voted on the rankings.

Tennis Recruiting Network Top Men's Recruiting Class 2020-21
1. Stanford
2. Clemson
3. Virginia
4. Columbia
5. Texas
6. Arizona
7. Harvard
8. Illinois
9. Arizona State
10. South Carolina
11. North Carolina
12. Tennessee
13. Oklahoma
14. Northwestern
15. Washington
16. Auburn
17. Virginia Tech
18. Charlotte
19. Kentucky
20. UC Santa Barbara
21. USC
22. Princeton
23. BYU
24. San Diego
25. UCLA