Mueller Named to Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch List

Senior Calvin Mueller of Nebraska men’s tennis was tabbed for the Big Ten’s Preseason Player to Watch List. The Husker was selected for the list among 14 standout athletes from the conference programs.

Mueller is one of three returning All-Big Ten selections featured on the list, along with Ohio State’s Jack Anthrop (First Team) and Illinois’ Kenta Miyoshi (Second Team). Mueller is coming off a dominant junior season where he claimed the Big Ten Individuals Singles title in the fall, and finished with 27 singles wins. He was named Big Ten Player of the Week twice in the 2023-24 season, and ended the season ranked No. 71.

Mueller and the Huskers begin their season with a double header at home against Drake and Bellarmine on Saturday, Jan. 18. The 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (CT) duals will open the spring campaign for the Big Red, hoping to improve on the 17-10 team record from last season, a program best since 1990.

BIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST

NAME	SCHOOL	YR	HOMETOWN
Kenta Miyoshi	Illinois	Jr.	Kawasaki, Japan
Facundo Yunis	Indiana	So.	Munich, Germany
Bjorn Swenson	Michigan	Jr.	North Oaks, Minn.
Vuk Radjenovic	Michigan State	Fr.	Belgrade, Serbia
Calvin Mueller	Nebraska	Sr.	Bruchkoebel, Germany
Saiprakash Goli	Northwestern	Gr.	Cincinnati, Ohio
Jack Anthrop	Ohio State	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.
Clement Lemire	Oregon	Fr.	Toulon, France
Loren Byers	Penn State	Sr.	Greensburg, Pa.
Aleksa Krivokapic	Purdue	Jr.	Podgorica, Montenegro
Spencer Johnson	UCLA	So.	Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Peter Makk	USC	Sr.	Budapest, Hungary
Cesar Bouchelaghem	Washington	Sr.	Pallud, France
Michael Minasyan	Wisconsin	Jr.	Stockholm, Sweden