Charlotte 49ers

Men's Tennis

  Ola Jonsson

Ola Jonsson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Viken, Sweden

High School:
Sanda Gymnasiet

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 170

At Charlotte: 2000-01 - Became the first 49er to ever be named first team All-Conference USA. Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors. Named Verizon Academic All-District. Named the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's tennis. Earned Conference USA Player of the Month and Week honors. Won at least 20 singles matches for the third season with 21 wins. Recorded 12 dual match wins at number one singles. Won the Flight 1 singles championship at the Clemson Fall Invitational. Also, he won his first two singles matches to reach the round of 16 at the ITA Region II Indoor Championships. Teamed with former 49er Thomas Oggesen to win 21 doubles match. The 21 doubles wins is the second highest single season total in school history. They season as fifth in school history in career singles wins with 64. He is also tied for fifth in school history in career doubles wins with 56.

1999-00 - Awarded the Hugh McEniry award for the student-athlete with the highest GPA for the previous year. Finished the season ranked #24 in Region II singles. Named third team All-Conference USA. Won 22 matches at number one singles. His 12 singles wins at number one in dual matches is the most by a Charlotte number one player since 1995-96. Won two singles matches in the ITA South Atlantic Indoor Championships in November at Chapel Hill, N.C. Defeated Andres Pedroso of nationally ranked Duke in his second singles match at the ITA South Atlantic Indoor Championships. Lost in three sets to #30 Matias Boeker of 1999 NCAA champion Georgia, March 5. Teamed with former 49er Jeff Kuchma to form the top doubles team. They were ranked #15 in Region II doubles. They won 16 doubles matches. They won seven of their last 10 doubles matches.

1998-99 - Named co-captain for the 1999-00 season. Earned third team All-Conference USA honors. Named Team MVP after leading the team with 21 singles wins. Ended the season by winning six of his final 10 matches. Two of his losses during that stretch were in three sets including a three-set loss to nationally-ranked Adam Marchetti of Virginia Tech on the road. Had a win over Rio Kuharski of Southern Miss in straight sets in the Conference USA Tournament. He began his collegiate career by winning 12 of his first 14 matches. In that stretch he had wins over players from East Tennessee State, Virginia Tech, NC State, North Carolina and South Carolina. Combined with Jan Pollmueller to form the 49ers top doubles team. This doubles team registered wins over the top doubles team for Louisville, South Florida, Clemson and Southern Miss.

At Sanda Gymnasiet: As a senior, he was ranked 201 in Sweden. He was ranked in the top 30 juniors in Sweden including a high of ninth in 1993. He won regional and national tournaments. He was a part of the doubles winning team at the Nations Cup in Luxembourg.