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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

Iker Gaztambide Arrastia

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pamplona, Spain
  • High School Jesuitas

Biography

2025-26
  • 2026 MAC Singles Player of the Year, first NIU player to win the award since 2008 and third ever.
  • Earned a final ranking in the ITA Division I Men’s Singles Ranking of No. 67, as high as No. 63.
    • First NIU player to be ranked by the ITA since 2015 (Doubles, Dor Amir / Axel Lagerlof) and the first to be ranked in singles since at least 2010.
  • First-Team All-MAC selection, first Huskie to earn back-to-back First Team honors since 2018-19 (Eric Marbach) and fifth to do so since 2006.
  • Tied seventh in program history in singles wins (90), fourth in doubles wins (79) and tied fifth in career combined victories (169).
  • Most singles wins in a dual season since 2013.
  • Earned Academic All-MAC honors for second straight season. 
  • 20-2 singles record, 17-7 doubles record in the spring.
  • Upset No. 23 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois (March 6).
  • Named MAC Singles Player of the Week five times, most by NIU player since 2005.
  • Two-time MAC Doubles Team of the Week selection.
  • Had a nine-match singles winning streak.
  • 12-5 with Nikola Puntaric (4-3 MAC) and 4-2 with Frederico Scotuzzi (2-2 MAC) in the spring.
  • In the fall, posted a 6-2 record in doubles with Nikola Puntaric.
  • Reached the MAC Indoor Doubles Championship with Puntaric.

2024-25 SEASON: Went 14-8 in singles play, making 21 appearances at No. 1 for the Huskies… Won seven MAC singles matches… Team-high 14 victories in singles… Posted record of 11-6-5 in doubles with Federico Scotuzzi at No. 1

2023-24 SEASON: Posted a 14-7 record in singles play... played primarily at No. 3 and No. 4 singles... Won 7 MAC singles matches... Earned a 15-3 doubles record... Posted a 14-2 record with Christopher Norlin and a 1-1 record with Sam Klein... Competed at No. 3 doubles and twice at No.2 doubles... Earned an 8-1 MAC record in doubles play

2022-23 SEASON: Named MAC Freshman of the Year … Posted a 21-13 singles mark, including a 15-8 record in dual matches … Won two matches at number three, eight at number four and five at number five … Recorded six conference wins … Won the flight five title at the River Forest Collegiate Invitational … Advanced to the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regionals, earning three wins in the qualifying draw … Had a 15-5 record in doubles, including a 12-1 mark in dual matches … Posted a 4-1 mark in dual matches with Oliver Valentinsson and an 8-0 mark with Christopher Norlin … Had a 7-0 record with Norlin in conference matches.
 
Singles Singles Win % Doubles  Dbls Win % Combined
Fall 2022 6-5 .545 3-4 .429 9-9
Spring 2023 15-8 .652 12-1 .923 27-18
Fall 2023 7-5 .583 6-1 .857 13-6
Spring 2024 14-7 .667 15-3 .833 29-10
Fall 2024 14-3 .824 9-4 .692 23-7
Spring 2025 14-8 .636 11-6 .647 25-14
Fall 2025 0-0 --- 6-2 .750 6-2
Spring 2026 20-2 .909 17-7 .708 37-9
TOTAL 90-38 .703 79-28 .738 169-66

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior