University of Illinois Graduate

Five-time ITA Scholar Athlete

*at Claremont

2022-23 - Graduate Student

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 
• Played in six tournaments in the fall
• Competed in 23 matches in the spring, primarily in singles
• Team Scholar Athlete Award
• Team MVP
• Had the most team wins on the year with 22

2021-22 Senior

• Clinched Big Ten victories over Michigan State and Purdue
• Clinched first Illinois match with victory on court 6 against Chicago State
• Made Illini dual match debut on Jan. 22 against Ohio State 
• Voted Most Improved Player 
• Team Scholar Athlete Award
• ITA Scholar Athlete 
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Illinois Athletics Outstanding Senior Male Scholar 

2020-21 Junior

• Did not play
• Fighting Illini Spirit Award recipient 

2019-20 Sophomore (Claremont)

• Finished with 26-4 singles record in two years at Claremont
• 14-1record at the time of season cancelation
• Sophomore athlete of the year

2018-19 Freshman (Claremont)

• Helped the Stags to a 33-2 record and an NCAA Division III runner-up finish
• Reached ITA West Regional quarterfinals
• Finished the fall season No. 12 in the region
• Freshman athlete of the year
• SCIAC newcomer of the year 2018

High School/Club

• Four-star recruit (Tennis Recruitng Network)
• No. 3 players in Illinois and No. 6 in the Great Lakes Region (Tennis Recruiting Network)
• 8-3 versus other four-star recruits
• Finished with 34-2 record in high school
• 2017 Conference/Sectional champion
• 2017 State semifinals
• 2017 Team state runner- up
• 2017 Team MVP
• All conference 2014, 2016, 2017
• All state 2014, 2016, 17

Personal

• Born May 4, 1999
• Parents are Paul and Jill Meister
• Has two brothers, Jake and Josh 
• Five-time ITA scholar-athlete
• Received his bachelor's in journalism and minored in public relations
• Pursuing masters in management 
• The 13th member of his family to attend Illinois
• Chose Illinois because "I wanted to take my athletic career to the next level in my home state."