The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Miguel Reyes Varela
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cuernavaca, Mexico
- High School:
- Centro Educativo Coloyoc
AS A JUNIOR (2007-08)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team - No. 6 singles, No. 2 doubles
• Posted an 18-8 overall singles record and an 11-6 dual-match record
• Defeated Georgia[apos]s Christian Vitulli by a 6-4, 6-3 count in UT[apos]s 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs in the NCAA title match
• Rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over UCLA[apos]s Nick Meister to help UT to a 4-2 NCAA semifinal victory over the Bruins
• Defeated Florida[apos]s Johnny Hamui by a 6-4, 7-5 count in Texas[apos] 4-0 NCAA round-of-16 win over the Gators
• Defeated Rice[apos]s Dennis Polyakov in UT[apos]s 4-0 NCAA round-of-32 win over the Owls in Austin
• Teamed with then-UT senior Luis Diaz Barriga to post a 16-4 dual-match doubles record
• with Diaz Barriga, posted a 4-0 doubles record at the NCAA Championships, featuring doubles-clinching victories against Georgia and UCLA
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006-07)
• Totaled a 10-16 overall singles record and a 16-17 overall doubles record
• Upset Boise State[apos]s 64th-ranked Clancy Shields by a 6-1, 6-3 count in UT[apos]s 4-2 win over the Broncos in the second round of the NCAA Championship
• Defeated Oklahoma[apos]s Marek Velicka by a 7-6 (3), 6-3 count in the Longhorns[apos] 6-1 road win over the Sooners
• Knocked off Duke[apos]s 107th-ranked Joey Atas by a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) count in the Longhorns[apos] 5-2 win over the Blue Devils
• Defeated SMU[apos]s David Kuczer in straight sets in the Longhorns[apos] 5-2 season-opening road win over the Mustangs
• Defeated Rice[apos]s Jason Mok and Texas A&M[apos]s John Nallon at the ITA South Central Regional Championship
AS A FRESHMAN (SPRING 2006)
• Became an ITA doubles All-American (with Callum Beale) by reaching the NCAA doubles quarterfinals (defeated Mississippi[apos]s Eric Claesson and Erling Tveit and Michigan[apos]s Brian Hung and Matko Maravic
• Ranked No. 8 alongside Callum Beale in the final ITA doubles rankings
• Selected to NCAA All-Tournament Team - No. 5 singles
• Big 12 Champion - No. 5 Singles
• Compiled a 21-5 overall singles record and a 19-4 dual-match mark after enrolling at UT in January of 2006
• Totaled a 24-7 overall doubles record
• Led the team with a .789 combined singles and doubles winning percentage
• Defeated Texas A&M[apos]s Matt Bain to help Texas clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title
• Defeated Mississippi[apos]s Robbye Poole to clinch UT[apos]s 4-1 NCAA round-of-16 win over the Rebels
• Rallied for a three-set victory over Ohio State[apos]s Dennis Mertens to push Texas past the Buckeyes, 4-3, in the NCAA quarterfinals
• Ousted Pepperdine[apos]s Richard Johnson in straight sets in UT[apos]s 4-1 NCAA semifinal loss to the eventual national champion Waves
• Teamed with Callum Beale for two victories over ITA top-ranked doubles pairs
BEFORE TEXAS
• Ranked as high as No. 46 (singles) by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and No. 1 in Mexico (singles and doubles)
• Singles finalist at the 2005 ITF Georgia event
• Singles semifinalist at the Yucatan Cup and the Astrid Bowl
• 2005 Yucatan Cup doubles champion
• Orange Bowl doubles semifinalist (with former Longhorn Luis Diaz Barriga)
• Played in the 2005 U.S. Open and French Open junior tournaments
PERSONAL
Son of Miguel Reyes Varela and Irina Martinez ... has three sisters: Irina (29), Cosette (24) and Jessica (14) ... a liberal arts major ... born on June 21, 1987 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
