06/24/2024
Congratulations to General Manager Mark Baladad on your induction this past weekend to the Ripon College Red Hawks Athletics Hall of Fame! In four seasons with Ripon menโs tennis, Mark won four Midwest Conference championships with doubles partner Zsolt Juhasz. Mark was also a two-time Midwest Conference singles champion during his college career.
This week, we will be recognizing our 2024 Ripon College Athletic Hall of Fame class. Today's honorees are Mark Baladad and Zsolt Juhasz, class of 1988.
In four seasons with Ripon menโs tennis, Baladad won four team Midwest Conference championships, doing so from 1985-88. Baladad is a four-time Midwest Conference champion in doubles, part of the only duo in school history to accomplish that feat, and is also a two-time Midwest Conference singles champion โ one of 16 players in school history to do so. In doubles, he was a conference champion on the second flight (once) and the top flight (three times) with Zsolt Juhasz. In singles, he won conference titles on the third and fifth lines. Baladad is second in school history for doubles wins with a partner, collecting 68 with Juhasz. His doubles winning percentage of 86.1% with Juhasz is also third-best in school history.
Juhasz was a part of one of the most successful runs in Ripon menโs tennis history. A four-time Midwest Conference team champion, Juhasz was a three-time Midwest Conference singles champion โ one of seven players in program history to accomplish this โ and is part of the only doubles tandem in school history to win four MWC championships. He ranks eighth in school history for career singles victories, sporting a 66-12 record, and is second in school history for most wins by a doubles team after collecting 68 with teammate Mark Baladad. In singles, he won conference championships on the second, third and fourth lines. In doubles, he won at the number two flight once and the top flight three times โ all with Baladad. He and Baladad won 86.1% of their doubles matches together, good for the third-highest doubles winning percentage in school history.
Congratulations, Mark and Zsolt!