Men's Tennis
Jack Loutit - Men's Tennis - University of Kentucky Athletics

JackLoutit

  • height 6-1
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Auckland, New Zealand
  • High school Saint Kentigern / Te Kura School

Career Record: 

  • Singles: 47-19
  • Doubles: 28-14

2024-25 (Sophomore):

  • Second Team All-SEC
  • Qualified for 2024-25 NCAA Singles Championship
  • SEC Player of the Week – January 29
  • Ranked No. 58 in singles and No. 12 in doubles (w/Eli Stephenson) in final ITA Rankings
  • 20-10 singles record (17-6 dual); 11-7 doubles record (11-7 dual)
  • Team-high 17 singles wins in dual season
  • Team-high 5 clinching victories
  • Earned four ranked singles wins–No. 40 Matthew Forbes (Michigan St.), No. 27 Ryan Colby (Georgia), No.29 Alex Kotzen (Tennessee), No. 83 Roan Jones (Alabama)
  • Earned six ranked doubles wins with Stephenson–No. 23 Blaydes/Ratiu (Georgia), No. 45 Penzlin/Lofman (LSU), No. 28 Ross/Cox (Vanderbilt), No. 8 Legout/Brown (Texas), No. 19 Vrba/Smillie (Arkansas), No. 22 Suresh/Pow (Wake Forest)
  • Earned career best ITA Singles Ranking of No. 49 on March 18
  • Began dual season on eight match win streak in singles
  • Compiled 3-0 singles record for New Zealand in pair of Davis Cup Ties
  • Member of New Zealand Davis Cup Team

2023-24 (Freshman): 

  • 27-9 overall record in singles (20-6 in dual matches)
  • 17-7 overall record in doubles (15-6 in dual matches)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (April 15)
  • Played primarily at No. 5 singles, where he was 13-3
  • Went 9-2 in SEC regular season and 2-1 during conference tournament
  • 2-1 in singles during NCAA Tournament
  • 1-1 record in singles against nationally ranked opponents in the spring
  • Went 12-3 in doubles with Taha Baadi, including 10-2 at No. 2 doubles
  • Was 2-0 in doubles against nationally ranked opponents during spring
  • Finished the season with five clinches including in 4-3 win over Tennessee in the regular season finale, securing the SEC regular season title for Kentucky and an undefeated run through conference play
  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Prior to UK: 

  • 1199 in the ATP rankings
  • ITF Junior career high ranking of No. 43
  • ITF Grade 1 winner – Thailand
  • Four ITF singles titles, four doubles titles
  • Junior US Open Doubles semifinalist (alongside Rankin)
  • Reached the round of 32 in singles at the Junior US Open
  • Quarterfinalist in doubles at Junior Wimbledon
  • No. 1 ranked player from New Zealand
  • 16u and 18u New Zealand Nationals winner in 2020
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