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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

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Felipe Escobar

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pereira, Colombia

Biography

As a Senior (2018-19)
2019 Second Team All-Conference
Went 9-10 in singles play and 11-7 in doubles play… Took home the Sportsmanship Award at the Bedford Cup (Sept. 30)… He and Mateo Ruiz won the top flight of doubles play at the Bedford Cup to claim the championship title (Sept. 30)… Became part of the first doubles pair in FGCU history to receive a wild card to the Oracle ITA National Championships with Ruiz… Appeared both the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in singles play… Played at the top spot of the doubles lineup all year… Picked up his first win of the spring season against Sacramento State, winning a 7-6 tiebreaker with Mateo Ruiz (Jan. 26)… Defeated his FAU singles competitor for first individual win of the season (Feb. 9)… Went 6-1 in conference singles play and notched a perfect 4-0 mark in conference doubles play… Earned Second Team All-Conference recognition… Picked up postseason wins in both doubles and singles play against Kennesaw State and UNF.

As a Junior (2017-18)
ASUN Player of the Week (Jan. 17)
Went 14-18 in his first season in Fort Myers including an 8-6 record in doubles play … Won his first match Jan. 14 vs. Raphael Culzi of UNC-Wilmington (6-1, 7-5) … Went on to claim six of his next nine matches … Appeared at every position but No. 6, holding winning records at three of those spots ... Earned ASUN Player of the Week honors (Jan. 17) after posting a 3-0 mark including two doubles wins against UNC-Wilmington and BYU ... Tallied eight wins in doubles play, with all eight coming in the spring season … Went 4-2 at No. 2 and 3-1 at No. 3 … Appeared alongside Austin Bates, Oliver Landert, and Mateo Ruiz … Claimed the ASUN quarterfinal match against NJIT 6-2 while playing alongside Bates.

At TCU
Featured in two matches, one singles and one doubles, finished 0-2.

Personal
Son of Juan Escobar ...Ranked as high as No. 722 in the ATP rankings (May 2014) ... Colombian national champion in 2012.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

    5'8" 151 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'8" 150 lbs