| Miguel Reyes Varela |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Cuernavaca, Mexico
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| High School:
Centro Educativo Coloyoc
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| Height:
5-9
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| Experience:
3L
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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's Christian Vitulli by a 6-4, 6-3 count in UT's 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs in the NCAA title match
• Rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over UCLA's Nick Meister to help UT to a 4-2 NCAA semifinal victory over the Bruins
• Defeated Florida's Johnny Hamui by a 6-4, 7-5 count in Texas' 4-0 NCAA round-of-16 win over the Gators
• Defeated Rice's Dennis Polyakov in UT'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's 64th-ranked Clancy Shields by a 6-1, 6-3 count in UT's 4-2 win over the Broncos in the second round of the NCAA Championship
• Defeated Oklahoma's Marek Velicka by a 7-6 (3), 6-3 count in the Longhorns' 6-1 road win over the Sooners
• Knocked off Duke's 107th-ranked Joey Atas by a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) count in the Longhorns' 5-2 win over the Blue Devils
• Defeated SMU's David Kuczer in straight sets in the Longhorns' 5-2 season-opening road win over the Mustangs
• Defeated Rice's Jason Mok and Texas A&M'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's Eric Claesson and Erling Tveit and Michigan'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's Matt Bain to help Texas clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title
• Defeated Mississippi's Robbye Poole to clinch UT's 4-1 NCAA round-of-16 win over the Rebels
• Rallied for a three-set victory over Ohio State's Dennis Mertens to push Texas past the Buckeyes, 4-3, in the NCAA quarterfinals
• Ousted Pepperdine's Richard Johnson in straight sets in UT'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.
