Jake Van Emburgh

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belleair Beach, Fla.
High School:
IMG Academy

Career
Career-High ITA Singles Ranking: 47 (Sept. 17, 2019)
Career-High ITA Doubles Ranking: 13 (Sept. 11, 2018)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021)
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2019 ITA Central Region Player to Watch
2018 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
2018 All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team
2018 ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year
2018 Oracle/ITA National Summer Championships singles title

Senior (2020-21)
Finished the year at 8-14 overall in singles and 10-13 in doubles … (Spring) 8-11 in dual matches between courts one and three … Ranked as high as No. 86 in the ITA singles rankings (May 5) … Clinched the Sooners’ victory over in-state rival Tulsa as he downed No. 67 Kody Pearson 6-2, 6-3 on court one … Earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for his performance against Tulsa … Added another ranked win with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-1 defeat of No. 120 Eliot Spizziri of Texas (March 7) … Clinched OU’s revenge win over Texas Tech (April 1) as he defeated Parker Wynn 6-3, 5-6, 7-6 (5) at the top spot … 9-11 in dual match doubles … Played primarily with Matt Rodriguez and the duo went 5-5 … Clinched OU’s doubles point against Baylor with a 6-3 win over Charlie Broom and Matias Soto on court three … (Fall) 0-3 in singles and 1-2 in doubles during the fall … Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.

Junior (2019-20)
Went 9-9 on the 2019-20 season before the year ended early due to COVID-19 … (Spring) Tallied a 6-6 record at the No. 1 line in singles … Clinched OU’s win over Arkansas with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win over Maxim Verboven (Feb. 6) … Defeated No. 39 Gui Osorio of San Diego handily 6-3, 6-4 (Feb. 9) … Ranked as high as No. 107 nationally in singles … Posted a 7-4 record in dual match singles, playing with four different partners, all at the No. 1 line … Clinched two doubles points alongside Max Stewart … (Fall) Advanced to the ITA Central Region Championship singles quarterfinal and doubles round of 16.

Sophomore (2018-19)
Completed the year at 17-9 overall … (Spring) Went 13-7 in dual matches between courts two and three … Clinched OU’s upset win over Florida State with a 6-2, 7-6 (8) defeat of Alex Knaff at the No. 2 line … Tallied two wins over ranked opponents, including a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Texas A&M’s No. 32 Valentin Vacherot during the regular season … Ranked as high as No. 57 in the ITA singles release (April 2) … Compiled a 15-9 doubles record with partners Ferran Calvo, Mason Beiler, Spencer Papa and Max Stewart … Went 6-2 with Calvo at the No. 2 line and clinched four doubles points as a pair … Named ITA Central Region Player to Watch, the award given annually to the top returning player in the region ... Earned Academic All-Big 12 second team honors for his dedication in the classroom … (Fall) Owned a 4-2 singles record during tournament play … Advanced to the main draw round of 32 at the ITA All-American … Made a run to the quarterfinals at the ITA Central Region Championships … Also made a run to the doubles quarterfinals at the ITA Central Region Championships with Calvo … Represented OU at the ITA National Fall Championships.

Freshman (2017-18)
Went 25-6 in his first year at OU ... (Spring) Finished the spring season at 16-3, leading the Sooners in singles wins … Only OU freshman to appear in every match during the season … As an unranked player, took down Texas A&M’s No. 17 Valentin Vacherot, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, to clinch the Sooners’ 4-3 upset win over the No. 5 Aggies at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. … Also clinched OU’s 4-3 victory over rival Oklahoma State in the final match of the regular season … Went 3-0 against Big 12 opponents … Named Big 12 Freshman of the Year … Garnered All-Big 12 Singles Second Team honors … Tabbed ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year … Achieved a season-high ranking of No. 85 in the ITA release … Recorded an 11-7 finish in doubles, including a 5-1 mark with Ferran Calvo playing primarily at the top spot ... Compiled a 4-5 record with Bakshi at No. 1 doubles, including a 6-0 shutout of then-No. 3 Will Little and Johannes Schretter of Baylor … Ranked as high as No. 40 nationally with Bakshi. (Fall) Went 9-3 in singles during fall play … Opened the season with a 7-0 record … Won his first collegiate title at the Alabama Four-in-the-Fall, where he was the Houndstooth flight champion … Advanced to the qualifying draw final at the ITA All-American … Recorded a 2-2 finish at the ITA Central Regional Championships … Compiled a 3-4 record in doubles action, including a run to the main draw quarterfinal at the ITA Central Regional Championships with Calvo.

Other Competition
Won the singles title at the 2018 Oracle/ITA National Summer Championships, winning all six of his matches in the tournament in straight sets.

Junior Career
Top-rated recruit out of Florida's IMG Academy ... Won the doubles championship at the 2016 Easter Bowl Classic in Indian Wells, Fla. … Earned a trip to the semifinals in singles at the 2015 Prince George’s County International Hard Court Junior Championships …Ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation by tennisrecruiting.net … Career-high junior singles ranking of No. 190 in the world ... Chose OU over Northwestern, Penn State, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Personal
Son of Greg and Tracey Van Emburgh … Has a brother, Jenson … Father played tennis at Kentucky and was an All-American before playing on the ATP pro tour for 10 years, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 28 in the world … Enjoys playing golf in his free time and considers himself a car aficionado.