John Hallquist Lithén

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Experience:
3L
Hometown:
Gothenburg, Sweden
High School:
Kitas Gymnasium

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Second-Team All-SEC (2023, 2024)
• ITA Southern Doubles Finalist (2022)
• ITA Scholar Athlete (2021)
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
• SEC All-Freshman Team (2021)

2023-24 (SENIOR): Finished the season with an 18-11 singles record and a 16-9 record in doubles … Earned Second Team All-SEC Honors … Obtained highest career-singles ranking at No. 77 in the ITA preseason rankings … Primarily played on the second court for both singles and doubles … Bolstered a team-high 7-4 conference record in singles and four wins in doubles … Secured match point for the Rebels in two matches … Earned a total of two ranked singles win … Won 17 of his 18 singles match victories in straight sets ... Clinched the team upset over No. 10 LSU after defeating Aleksi Lofman, 7-5, 6-4 … Took down No. 105 Casey Hoole from South Carolina … Assisted in beating Arkansas after winning the marathon match up against Melvin Manuel, 6-3, 7-6 (17) … First Rebel to garner at least seven conference victories in singles since 2021 … Kicked off the spring season securing seven consecutive doubles points … Helped the Rebels upset No. 19 LSU by winning his double match against the 73rd-ranked team in the nation with Carson Baker … Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (JUNIOR): Compiled a 22-9 singles record and a 15-20 doubles record ... Led all Rebels with a career high singles victories ... Primarily played at No. 2 singles ... Played at No. 2 doubles before moving to No. 1 doubles halfway through the year ... Went 5-6 against ranked singles opponents ... Ranked as high as No. 82 in the ITA Singles Ranking and No. 90 in ITA Doubles Ranking ... Reach the ITA Southern Regional Doubles Final with Simon Junk ... Earned a spot at the ITA National Fall Championships ... Started the year 11-1 in singles competition ... Responsible for clinching six matches ... Clinched the 4-3 win over No. 18 Mississippi State (3/4) to start SEC play with a 6-0, 6-7(1), 7-6(4) win on court two over No. 107 Peter Jovanovic ... Secured another victory against No. 44 Arkansas with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 win ... Received All-SEC Second Team Honors ... Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE): Earned an overall record of 16-16 in singles and 20-12 in doubles … Led all Rebels in total doubles victories … Went 12-12 in singles duals and 15-8 in doubles duals … 6-4 in SEC duals doubles … Competed primarily at No. 3 Singles and No. 3 Doubles … Earned four ITA ranked singles wins … Peaked at No. 98 in individual rankings … Reached qualifying round of 32 in singles at ITA All-American Championships, defeating Stanford’s No. 100 Alexandre Rostaert in the qualifying round of 64 … Advanced through qualifying in doubles at ITA All-American alongside Finn Reynolds reaching the main draw round of 16 (Lithen’s first collegiate event in doubles) ... Reached round of 16 alongside Reynolds at ITA Southern Championships ... Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN): Competed as a singles specialist in all Ole Miss dual matches ... Earned a 14-8 record at mainly No. 4 and No. 5 Singles ... Was 8-4 in SEC competition ... Began the season 7-3 and ended the season 7-3 in his final 10 decisions ... Earned 12 of 14 victories in straight sets ... Voted SEC Freshman of the Week on March 31 after defeating Mississippi States' Alberto Colas, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (6), in the Rebels' 5-2 win over the No. 11 Bulldogs ... Voted to the SEC All-Freshman Team.

PRIOR TO OLE MISS: Has represented his country in the European Championships on two separate occasions ... claimed National Championships during both indoor and outdoor seasons in 2019 ... ranks first in the country in the U18 category ... honored with the prestigious Sportsmanship Award, awarded by the National Swedish Tennis Federation ... In the summer of 2019, earned a wild card spot for the Bastad ATP 250 Tour, facing the 190^thranked player in the world, France's Constant Lestienne, and falling in a second-set tiebreak ... joined the ATP World Tour rankings this past August, and currently ranks No. 1315, with an ITF boasting of No. 1240 in singles.

PERSONAL: Son of Lisa Hallquist and Anders Lithén ... Born December 3, 2001 ... Majoring in finance.

CAREER STATISTICS
Year	Overall Singles	Dual Singles	Overall Doubles	Dual Doubles
2023-24	18-11	14-8	16-9	13-8
2022-23	22-9	15-6	15-20	10-15
2021-22	18-16	14-12	20-9	15-5
2020-21	14-8	14-8	0-0	0-0
TOTALS	72-44	57-34	51-38	38-28