Jochen Bertsch

STARKVILLE, MS - 2020.01.24 - Oklahoma vs. South Carolina - Men's Tennis

Photo by: Univerisity of Oklahoma Athletic

Height:
6-0
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Mannheim, Germany

Senior (2019-20)
Went 15-10 in singles and 10-7 in doubles on the year before the spring season ended due to COVID-19 … (Spring) Compiled a 10-3 record during dual match play … Went 5-0 on court six … Clinched three key wins for the Sooners … Held strong for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 over Kento Yamada to secure a 5-2 victory at No. 24 Kentucky (Feb. 2) … Topped Nico Borter 6-0, 6-3 for OU’s 4-3 win over San Diego (Feb. 9) … Roared back in the third set to defeat Richard Thongoana 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 and seal OU’s 4-3 upset of No. 15 Florida State at the USTA National Campus (Feb. 28) … Ended the season on a seven-match singles winning streak … Tallied a 5-4 record in doubles, playing with four different partners … Went 2-1 at the No. 1 line with Jake Van Emburgh … (Fall) Went 5-7 in singles and 5-3 in doubles … Went 3-1 at the ITA All-American to advance to the final round of the pre-qualifying draw … Earned his first career ranking after the fall season, checking in at No. 116 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for his achievements in the classroom.

Junior (2018-19)
Compiled a 16-12 record during his junior year … (Spring) Went 10-7 in spring duals, playing primarily on courts five and six … All 10 of his wins came in straight sets … Clinched OU’s win over Arizona in the NCAA first round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Jonas Maier on court six … (Fall) Went 6-5 during fall tournaments … Won the Crimson draw consolation final at the Crimson Tide Four-in-the-Fall … Went 2-1 at the Ivy Plus Invite.

Sophomore (2017-18)
Went 13-8 during his sophomore campaign ... (Spring) Compiled a 9-2 record during spring duals … started the season on a 9-0 winning streak before suffering an injury against Wichita State ... Went 6-5 in doubles, including a 5-4 mark with Adrian Oetzbach. (Fall) Finished the fall at 4-6 in singles … Went 3-3 in doubles play … with Oetzbach, recorded a 3-1 record at the ITA Central Regional Championships, where the pair made a run to the quarterfinals … Finished the fall ranked No. 43 in the ITA doubles rankings with Oetzbach.

Freshman (2016-17)
Joined the Sooners in the spring of 2017 … Finished the season with a 14-7 record in singles and 6-4 in doubles.

Junior Career
Runner-up in the ITF Luzern Grade 5 Junior Competition in Luzern, Switzerland (2015) … Reached the quarterfinals of the 23rd International Junior Tournament of Offenbach in Offenbach, Germany (2015)… Reached a career high singles ranking of No. 244.

Personal
Son of Dieter and Martina Bertsch … Has one brother, Thorsten, who played tennis at San Diego State University … Junior coaches were Denis Gremelmayr and Gordana Covic … Chose OU over Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.