“Vuk Radjenovic Shines Bright as Big Ten’s Must-Watch Tennis Star”

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshman Vuk Radjenovic (Vook Rad-jen-oh-vick) from Michigan State men’s tennis has been selected to the Big Ten Player to Watch List as the spring 2025 season approaches, as announced by the conference office on Friday.

Radjenovic, originally from Belgrade, Serbia, just became part of the Spartan roster at the semester break after committing to MSU in December.

In 2023, Radjenovic competed in the Junior Championships at Wimbledon as well as the Junior French Open. The 19-year-old holds an ITA Junior career-high position of No. 57, in addition to ATP rankings of 787 in singles and 789 in doubles. 

He is recognized as the third-highest ranked incoming freshman according to the ATP rankings. Radjenovic captured his initial professional title in the summer of 2024 at the ITF M15 Belgrade and advanced to the semifinals of the ITF M15 Kursumlijska Banja. 

The Michigan State men’s tennis team is listed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Tennis Preseason Team Rankings for the second consecutive season, set to commence the spring segment of the schedule at No. 23.

The Spartans will begin their spring season on Friday, Jan. 17 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center, featuring a significant matchup against No. 7 Kentucky at 5 p.m.

2025 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Players to Watch List

Kenta Miyoshi, Illinois

Facundo Yunis, Indiana

Bjorn Swenson, Michigan

Vuk Radjenovic, Michigan State

Calvin Mueller, Nebraska

Saiprakash Goli, Northwestern

Jack Anthrop, Ohio State

Clement Lemire, Oregon

Loren Byers, Penn State

Aleksa Krivokapic, Purdue

Spencer Johnson, UCLA

Peter Makk, USC

Cesar Bouchelaghem, Washington

Michael Minasyan, Wisconsin