Irmak Budak

2026-27 Women's Tennis Roster

Choose a Player:

Scott Walstrom, NIU

2025-26

Named Second Team All-MAC, first all-conference selection.
Named to Academic All-MAC team following the season.
Went 14-10 in singles, all at No. 1, in the dual season and added three wins in the fall.
Recorded two wins against Power Four conference opponents against Missouri (Jan. 17) and Minnesota (Jan. 31).
Posted eight doubles victories in the spring after seven in the fall season.
Combined for 32 wins in sophomore season, back-to-back seasons with 30+ wins.
Named MAC Singles Player of the Week on Feb. 2.
Closed season with three straight conference wins at No. 1 singles.
Had a six-match winning streak from Jan. 30 – Feb. 8.
Went 4-0 in doubles with Theodora Kousiou at Huskies Indoor in the fall.
Qualified for Singles Main Draw at ITA Midwest Regional, earned a win in a consolation match (Oct. 17, 2025).

2024-25

Made a huge impact as a true freshman with a 24-15 overall record, including a 16-10 mark in spring dual matches while playing at No. 1 and 2 singles.
Posted a 5-5 record versus MAC opponents in the spring and her 16 singles wins ranked third on the team.
Started her dual match career 4-0 with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles over Missouri’s Lailaa Bashir.
Twice named MAC Singles Player of the Week – on January 27 after her 4-0 start and again on March 3 with wins over players from Bradley and Cornell.
Won three consecutive three-set matches versus Cornell, Marquette and Eastern Michigan during a six-match winning streak.
Started strong in the fall, winning four of her first five matches en route to an 8-5 fall record.
Won all three of her singles matches at the Minnesota Gopher Invitational.
Played in 10 doubles matches in the fall with four wins and was 2-0 in doubles in the spring for a 6-6 mark on the year.
Teamed up with Sydney Paradise seven times in the fall and in both of her spring victories.

PRIOR TO NIU

Has been ranked as high as 954 in the International Tennis Federation junior singles rankings.
Has held an ITF women's professional ranking as high as 1621.
Reached the quarterfinals in six ITF regional tournaments.
Advanced to the semifinals of the j60 Kish Island event.
Quarterfinalist in Turkey’s tennis championship, recording a win over WTA-ranked opponent at the W25K ITF Pro circuit event.
Made a finals appearance in doubles at the j30 Istanbul junior tournament.

PERSONAL

NIU CAREER RECORD

No statistics available for this season.

There are no statistics available for this player.