Men’s Tennis Lands Marino Jakic

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Marino Jakic, the 2022 Big East Freshman of the Year and 2022 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player, has signed with the Razorbacks, head coach Jay Udwadia announced.

The Croatian native joins the Hogs after spending his junior year at Purdue while playing the previous two seasons at DePaul. Jakic holds an ITF career-high singles ranking of No. 1138 and an ATP career-high doubles ranking of No. 1010. Jakic amassed records of 3-3 in singles and 1-4 in doubles after appearing in six matches for the Boilermakers in 2024.

In his sophomore season with the Blue Demons, Jakic collected a 3-1 singles record at the No. 1 position alongside a 2-2 doubles record on court one. As a freshman at DePaul, Jakic was named the 2022 Big East Freshman of the Year after compiling records of 14-12 in singles and 13-10 in doubles. Jakic was named the 2022 Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player after clinching the final point for the Blue Demons to secure their second consecutive conference championship. Jakic achieved a career-high ITA ranking of No. 124 in December 2021 at the conclusion of the fall season.