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Shorter University Athletic Hall of Fame

Dr. Jonas Jarvholm

  • Class
  • Induction
    2009
  • Sport(s)

Dr. Jonas Jarvholm (Men's Tennis)

Dr. Jonas Jarvholm was a four-time NAIA First Team All-America selection in men's tennis and is the only Shorter Hawk to do so. His freshman year, he was voted Conference Player of the Year while compiling a record 35 wins in singles. He won 148 singles matches which is the most all-time at Shorter. Jarvholm was also a three-time Academic All-Conference selection.

Jarvholm won the Rolex National Small College Doubles title with Juan Pablo Selle in 1999 and was a singles finalist at the Rolex Tournament in 2000. He was selected several times as MVP of the men's tennis team and led them to four straight NAIA National Tennis Tournament appearances and four straight top-ten rankings. In his senior year, he was selected as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Senior Player of the Year for 2002.

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