Rodrigo Santiago Arraez

Schedule

MTEN

at No. 1 seed MTSU

Sunday, April 19,

Noon ET/11:00 AM CT

Stats

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MTEN

at NCAA Regional Championships

Friday, May 1

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Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
152
Prev School:
Weil Tennis Academy
Hometown:
Toledo, Spain

2024-25 (So.)

Earned a No. 13 ITA Atlantic Region singles ranking
Named the Conference USA Athlete of the Week on April 2
Collected a team-leading 18-10 overall singles record
In the fall, earned a 3-4 singles mark and a 1-5 doubles record
In the spring, led the team with a 15-6 singles record
Played the majority of his matches in the No. 4 singles position with a 10-4 record. Held a 4-1 record at No. 3 singles and a 1-1 mark in the No. 5 slot
Won his first match of the spring with a 6-2, 7-5 triumph in the No. 3 position over Richmond’s Otto Sewell
Finished the year with an eight—match singles winning streak, all in the No. 4 singles slot
In consecutive matches in the No. 4 position, topped No. 70 FAU’s Jan Kusy 6-1, 6-3, and bested No. 24 South Florida’s Ettore Danesi 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
Included on the CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

2023-24 (Fr.)

Recorded a spring record of 12-5 in singles (did not play in the fall, joined Liberty in Jan.)
Posted first career victory in the season opener against No. 1 Virginia’s Douglas Yaffa at the No. 6 position
Carried a ten-match singles win streak (Jan. 13-March 20) to start Liberty career
Went 5-3 in singles matches against opponents on ranked teams
Won singles match against North Alabama in the first round of the 2024 UTR Sports NIT Championship, besting Nazar Fedoryshyn 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot
Played matches in the bottom half of the lineup, going 2-1 at No. 4, 6-4 as No. 5, and 4-0 from No. 6
Appeared in three doubles matches at the No. 3 slot

Prep

Graduate of Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, Calif.
Competed in prestigious events, including Newport Beach PTT and reached the Round of 16 of the Olaj Men’s Open
Competed against top competition, including Alexei Nesterov (ITF No. 1221), Joseph Corse (ITF No. 1196) and Evan Van Loben Sels (ITF No. 1387)
During junior year, finished second in Madrid Under 18

Personal

Son of Concepción Arraez Garrido and Jose Ramon Santiago Falero
Intends to major in exercise science
Birthday is July 27

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Liberty University is the right place because of the resources available to me.