University of Denver Athletics

Honors and Awards: 2024 ITA Mountain Regional Player of the Year...Two-Time Summit League Player of the Year (2023, 2024)...Four-Time All-Summit League Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)...Eight-Time Summit League Men’s Tennis Player of the Week (2/8/22, 3/8/22, 2/21/23, 4/4/23, 1/30/24, 2/6/24, 2/13/24, 4/9/24)...Two-Time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)...

2023-24: Went 22-6 in singles (18-1 in duals, 5-0 in Summit League) and 14-6 in doubles (12-4 in duals, 5-0 in Summit League), playing all but one match at No. 1 singles and and splitting time betweens Nos. 1 and 2 doubles...ranked as high as No. 114 nationally in singles during the season...logged three-set win over then-No. 41 Sam Sippel from Boise State and led then-No. 9 Ozan Baris from Michigan State by a set-to-none in NCAA first round...teamed up with Rikuto Yamaguchi for 14 doubles matches during dual season, winning five matches each at Nos. 1 and 2...held 2-0 record at No. 1 doubles with partner Raffaello Papajcik...entered season ranked No. 111 in ITA preseason rankings and represented Denver at Milwaukee Tennis Classic and ITA All-American championship...finished year ranked No. 2 in singles and No. 6 in doubles with Yamaguchi in ITA Mountain Regional rankings...

2022-23: Finished with 31-7 singles record including 19-4 in dual match play (12-4 at No. 1 singles)...added 7-0 record at No. 2 singles slot...finished the season on a 12-match win streak...won all five Summit League singles matches...played to 10-7 record in doubles, primarily at the No. 2 spot with partner Anish Sriniketh.

2021-22: 16 singles wins in 20 decision, good for second on the team in singles wins…Went 3-2 on court one and 13-2 on court two in his sophomore season…Went 8-1 in Denver’s last 10 matches and won each of his last two decisions…9-11 in doubles action, playing with six different partners in the campaign…Went 1-1 on court one, 1-1 on court two and 7-9 on court three….4-4 in Denver’s last 10 matches.

2020-21: 14-2 in singles, including a 10-2 mark on court five for the Pioneers, finishing the season 9-1 in his last 10 matches…Went 11-4 in doubles, winning each of his last six doubles matches, having played all of his matches with partner Ignacio Rivero Crespo…Won his doubles match in the NCAA First Round against Oklahoma, helping the Pioneers secure the doubles point.

Personal: Son of Jose Antonio and Mayte...Has an older brother, Javier, a younger brother, Carlos, and a younger sister, Jimena...Chose Denver because it suited his interests academically and athletically with outstanding facilities and coaches...Enjoys playing sports, listening to music and hanging out with friends in his spare time...

Before Denver: Posted his highest ranking at #129, top-10 for his age group...Runner-up at the "Master Marca Jóvenes Promesas" in Spain...Logged victories over top competition in 2018, including a 6-1, 6-4 victory against the current Spanish champion...