TUCSON, Ariz. – Head men's tennis coach Clancy Shields has signed Jonas Eriksson Ziverts, one of the top 50 junior players in the world. Ziverts, a native of Solna, Sweden will be representing the Wildcats on the court in January 2019.
 
Ziverts is the highest ranked prospect that Shields has signed during his time at Arizona. He was ranked as high as No. 47 in the ITF Junior Rankings, No. 1,234 on the ATP World Tour and was rated as high as a 14.18 Universal Tennis Rating (UTR).
 
"We are extremely excited to welcome Jonas to Arizona," Shields said. "He is definitely one of the highest ranked and most decorated players we have ever committed. I have a lot of confidence that Jonas will continue to develop in our program and that his experience at Arizona will continue to push him towards his ultimate goal of playing professional tennis. He brings a lot of high level junior and professional experience and he will make an immediate impact for us this January."
 
As one of the top junior tennis players in the world, Ziverts competed at the 2016 Junior US Open, winning a pair of matches in the qualifying rounds before advancing to compete in the main draw. Ziverts has been training at the Good to Great Tennis Academy in Stockholm.
 
"I know I speak for our staff and our team when I say that we cannot wait for Jonas to join us in a few months and get started on this journey." Shields said. "I know he is going to play a large part in helping us get back into the NCAA Tournament."
 
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