2012-13 Men's Tennis Roster
Jorge Azuero
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 150
- Prev School:
- Colegio Bolivar
- Hometown:
- Cali, Colombia
2013-14 (Jr.):
• Azuero and former teammate Shea Thomas climbed to No. 19 in the national doubles poll on Feb. 12, the highest in program and Big South history
• Earned All-Conference doubles honors
• Named to the 2014 All-Academic Team
• Azuero and Thomas became the first pair in program history to be ranked at the end of the year, coming in at No. 75 nationally and No. 7 regionally
• Recorded 14 singles wins and 21 doubles victories over the fall and spring seasons
• Posted a perfect 4-0 record in singles play at the UVa Fall Classic to win the Green Singles Flight
• Recorded a 3-0 record in doubles play at the UVa Fall Classic, winning the Blue Doubles Flight with Thomas
• At the USTA/ITA Regional Championship, Azuero and Thomas finished 5-0, winning the regional tournament to advance to the National Championship
• USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, Azuero and Thomas made it all the way to the elite eight
2012-13 (So.):
• Became the second Liberty men's tennis player to be named the Big South Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Named to the Big South All-Academic team
• Notched 21 singles victories between the fall and spring season, ranking him second all-time on the Liberty single-season wins list
• Concluded the year with 19 doubles wins overall, placing him in the top-ten of the program's single season ledger
• Tallied a 14-5 record in both singles and doubles play during the spring season
• Opened the season with seven consecutive wins in both singles and doubles matches
• Led the Big South with 14 wins in the No. 4 singles position
• 14 doubles wins led the Big South in the No. 2 position
• Delivered the clinching victory to help the Flames knock off Presbyterian College (March 28)
• Earned seven singles wins during tournament play
• Finished the Wake Forest Fall Invite with a 3-1 singles mark, finishing third in the D2 singles bracket
• Posted five doubles victories during tournament play
• Tallied a 2-1 doubles record in the UVa Fall Classic, reaching the finals of the Red bracket
2011-12 (Fr.):
• Posted four singles and four doubles wins during fall schedule
• Won first nine singles matches during spring season
• Finished the year with a 9-2 singles record
• Posted a 4-1 conference mark
• Tallied a 7-0 record playing in the No. 6 position
• Notched eight straight-set wins
• Picked up a pair of wins in doubles action
• Named Big South Freshman of the Week (April 1-8)
• Declared Big South flight winner for No. 6 position
Personal:
• Son of Rodolfo Azuero and Elsa Tejada
• Birthday is July 27
• Majoring in business
