2024 ITA Scholar-Athlete
As a Sophomore (2024-25)
Singles Record: 16-6 dual // 6-3 SEC
Doubles Record: 3-7 dual // 0-3 SEC
Palovic led the Razorbacks in dual singles wins in his first season of action, registering a 16-6 overall record along with a 10-4 mark at the No. 2 position. Palovic opened the year with eight victories during the non-conference slate and clinched Arkansas’ wins over Hawaii, Nebraska and Tennessee State. Palovic earned the only point for the Hogs versus Georgia Tech after a straight-set victory against Clement on court three at ITA Kickoff Weekend. Palovic recorded a team-high six singles wins in SEC matches, including a four-match winning streak on court two with victories over No. 16 Mitsui (Tennessee), No. 19 Gorzny (Texas), No. 75 Jones (Alabama) and Montsi (Oklahoma). Palovic’s straight-set win against No. 16 Mitsui marked the highest-ranked singles victory by a Razorback since April 2018. Palovic picked up two more ranked wins to close the regular season against No. 60 Frusina (Auburn) and No. 103 Vasquez (LSU) in his first SEC match playing at the No. 1 position. Palovic avenged his loss to Schlagenhauf earlier in the spring and clinched Arkansas’ opening-round victory in the SEC Tournament after a three-set win to push the Hogs past the Rebels, 4-2. In doubles, Palovic closed the year with a 3-7 overall record and clinched the doubles point alongside Brendan Boland over Incarnate Word. Palovic additionally helped the Razorbacks take the doubles point in matches against Southern Miss and Tulsa. At the conclusion of the season, Palovic received All-SEC Second Team honors and was ranked No. 57 in the final ITA singles rankings with a season-high ranking of No. 48.
As a Freshman (2023-24)
Did not appear in any matches.
Personal
Holds career-high ATP Rankings of No. 867 in singles and No. 905 in doubles. Palovic recorded 21 singles victories in ITF events in 2023 and had a successful year in 2022, winning 46 of his 71 singles matches played. During his time competing in ITF Juniors events, Palovic won eight doubles titles and one singles title with the most recent coming in 2020 at the J3 Oberhaching in doubles with Lukas Pokorny.
