Academic Notes: Majoring in Business...2016 and 2017 Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete and Big Sky All-Academic Selection.

2018 (Junior): Unanimous All-Big Sky Most Valuable Player for the second straight year and All-Conference First Team selection in singles and Second Team in doubles with Thomas Fisher...Won Big Sky Player of the Week on Feb. 28...Nationally ranked No. 116 in the Nov. 15 ITA Singles Ranking and No. 53 in the ITA Doubles Ranking with Ruben Montano...Third on the team in single wins at 12-6...Finished 9-0 in Big Sky singles...Paired with Ruben Montano, Felix Schumann, Thomas Fisher and Justin Bac in doubles...Finished 8-8 overall and 6-1 in Big Sky play

2017 (Sophomore): Unanimous All-Big Sky Most Valuable Player and All-Conference First Team selection in singles and doubles...Two-time Big Sky Player of the Week this season...Regionally ranked No. 13 in the Jan. 4 ITA Singles Ranking...Undefeated at No. 1 position in both singles and doubles...Finished 17-6 overall and 11-0 in Big Sky singles...Led team in highest number of singles wins...One match-clinching win...Paired with Ruben Montano in doubles...Finished 14-0 overall and 10-0 in Big Sky play...Only undefeated conference duo...Most doubles wins on the team. 

2016 (Freshman): All Big Sky First Team selection...Picked up first career Big Sky Player of the Week honor...Tied for the second highest number of singles wins on the team at 13-10...Played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles all season long...Finished 8-2 in the Big Sky in singles action...Primarily teamed with Ruben Montano in doubles action...The pair finished 6-8 overall and 3-3 in the Big Sky...Also went 3-1 at No. 1 doubles with Eden Peleg.

High School: Johannes Kepler Gymnasium

Personal: Tim Handel was born on Oct. 18, 1996...Son of Katharina and Peter Handel...Has one older sister Maria-Lisa...Also enjoys playing soccer and poker...admires David Ferrer because of his fighting spirit...chose NAU because of Coach Kroll, the academics and sports programs.