Biography
Honors
• ITA/NAIA All-America three times (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
• NAIA All-America first team in 2018-19, honorable mention in 2017-18
• ITA/NAIA Region IV Rookie of the Year in 2017-18
• Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week three times
• XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2018 and 2019
• GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2019-20
Briefly
• Fourth year at XULA
• Three-year letterman
2020-21 (Senior)
• Champion in doubles and runner-up in singles in the season-opening
ITA NAIA Gulf Regional Championships at New Orleans Sept. 18-20 . . . Doubles title
qualified him and partner Santiago Perez for the ITA Cup Oct. 16-18 at Rome, Ga.
• Teamed with Santiago Perez to win 6-2, 6-3 against
Sam Marin and Joseph Short of city rival Loyola in the Gulf Regional doubles final Sept. 19, 2020
2019-20 (Junior)
• Became the second XULA man all-time to make ITA/NAIA All-America three times
• Produced clinching victories in XULA's first two dual matches of the spring: Loyola (N.O.) and Mississippi College
• 18-1 for the season — 9-1 in singles and 9-0 in doubles . . . Santiago Perez was his doubles partner
• ITA/NAIA end-of-season national rankings: No. 30 in singles, No. 4 in doubles with Santiago Perez
• Helped XULA go 9-1 in dual matches and reach No. 2 in the final NAIA coaches poll
• Helped XULA go 3-0 in duals against top-25 schools
2018-19 (Sophomore)
• Made both NAIA All-America squads, including first team on the NAIA's committee-picked team
• Primarily played No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles with Santiago Perez for
for XULA's national runner-up team
• ITA/NAIA end-of-season national rankings: No. 3 in doubles with Santiago Perez
• Won three doubles matches and two singles matches at NAIA nationals to help seventh-seeded XULA become the lowest seed
ever to reach the men's final
• Won in doubles — 8-5 after trailing 4-1 —
and singles against third-seeded/third-ranked Cardinal Stritch in the NAIA national semifinals
• 25-13 for the season — 10-6 in singles and 15-7 in doubles . . . 14-5 in doubles with Santiago Perez
• Clinched XULA victories against NCAA Division I Nicholls during regular season and
against 10th-seeded/10th-ranked Union (Ky.) in NAIA nationals round of 16
• Won twice in doubles against Texas A&M-Texarkana's nationally ranked Cole Guy and Alejandro Oviedo
• Won 7-6 (7-0), 7-5 at Mobile's Mark Simons, a second-team All-American the previous season
• Named GCAC Player of the Week three times
• Helped XULA go 17-9 in dual matches and reach No. 2 in the final NAIA coaches poll
• Helped XULA go 8-6 in duals against top-25 schools
• Fall highlight was a 6-1 victory with Santiago Perez against Morgan State's Shrey Guptaa and Nihit Rawal
in the A-doubles final of the HBCU National Championships at Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 22, 2018
2017-18 (Freshman)
• Enrolled at XULA in January 2018
• ITA/NAIA Region IV Rookie of the Year
• ITA/NAIA All-American
• Honorable mention on the NAIA's committee-picked All-America team
• ITA/NAIA end-of-season national rankings: No. 42 in singles, No. 4 in doubles with Antoine Richard
• 18-15 for the season — 9-6 in singles and 9-9 in doubles . . . 6-6 in doubles with Antoine Richard
• Defeated Hugo Robuchon 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 3 singles to clinch XULA's 5-3 quarterfinal victory against
fifth-seeded/fifth-ranked William Carey at NAIA nationals
• Helped XULA go 13-12 in dual matches and reach No. 3 in the final NAIA coaches poll
• Helped XULA go 5-7 in duals against top-25 schools
Amateur
• Won more than 100 singles and doubles titles in age-group tennis
• A notable championship was an ITF grade 4 victory in a men's tournament
at Guwahati, India . . . There he beat the No. 1, 3 and 4 seeds
ITA / NAIA Rankings History
Singles
Nov. 19, 2020 / senior: 18th national, 10th South
April 16, 2020 / junior: 30th national, 19th South
March 12, 2020 / junior: 30th national, 19th South
April 10, 2019 / sophomore: 7th South
March 13, 2019 / sophomore: 12th national, 7th South
May 23, 2018 / freshman: 42nd national, 18th South
April 11, 2018 / freshman: 46th national, 16th South
March 14, 2018 / freshman: tied for 50th national, 17th South
Doubles
Nov. 19, 2020 / senior: 9th national, 3rd South (with Santiago Perez)
April 16, 2020 / junior: 4th national, 3rd South (with Santiago Perez)
March 12, 2020 / junior: 4th national, 3rd South (with Santiago Perez)
May 22, 2019 / sophomore: 3rd national, 3rd South (with Santiago Perez)
April 10, 2019 / sophomore: 6th national, 4th South (with Santiago Perez)
March 13, 2019 / sophomore: 7th national, 4th South (with Santiago Perez)
May 23, 2018 / freshman: 4th national, 4th South (with Antoine Richard)
April 11, 2018 / freshman: 3rd national, 3rd South (with Antoine Richard)
March 14, 2018 / freshman: 17th national, 6th South (with Samir Chikhaoui)
Favorites
Food: Biryani (an Indian dish)
Candy: Ferrero Rocher
Pizza toppings: Jalapenos, feta cheese, spinach, red chiles
Ice cream flavor: Chocolate
Cake: Chocolate
Flower: Rose
Color: Black
Vacation destination: Bali, Indonesia
