Texas Tech University Athletics
Four Red Raiders Ranked Nationally In Men's Tennis
September 14, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Gonzalo Escobar ranks No. 10 nationally in the recent ITA rankings for men's singles.
September 14, 2011
LUBBOCK, Texas - Gonzalo Escobar begins the 2011-12 collegiate tennis season as the highest ranked tennis student-athlete in the Big 12 Conference, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Also ranked are doubles student-athletes Vitor Manzini, Rafael Garcia and Gabriel Wanderley.
Escobar, who has been ranked No. 11 nationally in singles, is the highest ranked singles and doubles player in the conference. Teamed with Manzini, Escobar has earned a No. 10 doubles ranking.
Escobar was 29-16 last season in singles and advances to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. He finished the season ranked 25th in singles.
As a duo, Escobar and Manzini combined to go 20-9 last season and 9-1 against nationally-ranked opponents. The tandem finished last season ranked 41st nationally.
Garcia and Wanderley begin the season ranked 49th in the NCAA. Garcia played mainly at the No. 1 position last season with Raony Carvalho, while Wanderley saw limited action in doubles in 2011.
Carvalho, who is the school's only ITA All-American and three-time NCAA participant, is currently competing this semester as an amateur on the professional tour and will return to the squad in January. He finished the 2010-11 season ranked 26th nationally in both singles and doubles.
The 2011-12 tennis season kicks off this weekend, when a limited number of Red Raiders open the season at the prestigious Racquet Club Collegiate in Midland.
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