2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Carles Hernandez
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Crevillent, Spain
- High School/Previous School:
- Cidead a Madrid
Career
Singles Record: 72-38 // 60-30 dual // 23-21 SEC
Doubles Record: 38-40 // 29-30 dual // 11-20 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 60th (9/5/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 18th (2/8/23)
Awards/Honors
All-SEC Second Team (2023)
SEC Player of the Week (4/3/24)
2024 Dowsing-Bell True Maroon Perseverance Award
Academic All-SEC (2024)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2024)
Senior (2023-24)
Singles Record: 16-5 // 16-5 dual // 7-4 SEC
Doubles Record: 14-8 // 14-8 dual // 7-4 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 60th (9/5/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 22nd (9/5/23)
Awards/Honors
SEC Player of the Week (4/3/24)
2024 Dowsing-Bell True Maroon Perseverance Award
Academic All-SEC (2024)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2024)
SPRING:
Had the highest winning percentage in singles on the team going 16-5 for the year (.765 average) … Also had the second-most SEC singles wins (7) on the team … Won five-straight singles matches to start the spring season … Clinched the North Florida Match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over PJ Kotan … Defeated No. 77 Miguel Perez Pena of Georgia, in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-2 on the first weekend of SEC play … After that win, Hernandez jumped into the ITA rankings at No. 121 ... He beat George Stoupe of LSU 6-2, 6-4, and Vanderbilt’s Joubert Klopper 6-2, 6-1 … He clinched the Florida match when he defeated Nate Bonetto, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(2) … Clinched another SEC victory against Alabama as he beat the No. 84 Enzo Aguiard, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 … He defeated Ondrej Horak of Middle Tennessee State, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the NCAA Team Championships in Starkville, clinching the match to advance to the Sweet 16 in Columbus, Ohio … In doubles, the pair of Hernandez and Dusan Milanovic was the primary team on Court 2 … Started the spring season off with a ranked win over No. 52 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane of Florida State 6-3 … Following the FSU victory, clinched doubles point for against Tennessee State's Diego Britt-Alvarez and Nil Moinet 6-3 in the second match of the doubleheader … Defeated the No. 37 Ryan Colby/Niels Ratiu of Georgia, 6-2 … Strung together eight doubles wins in a row to close out his career … Hernandez's last doubles match was a 6-1 victory over No. 49 Andrew Lutschaunig and Justin Boulas of Ohio State.
FALL:
Entered the fall ranked 60th in singles and 22nd in doubles alongside partner Dusan Milanovic ... Did not compete.
Junior (2022-23)
Singles Record: 27-7 // 21-5 dual // 8-3 SEC
Doubles Record: 13-11 // 8-9 dual // 1-7 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 84th (2/8/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 18th (2/8/23)
Awards/Honors
All-SEC Second Team (2023)
FALL:
In singles, recorded six wins for the semester to finish with a record of 6-2 … Opened the fall season at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win over UT Chattanooga’s Karim Hyatt … Beat Wichita State’s Orel Ovil 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the tournament … Defeated Loren Byers of Penn State 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the Round of 32 … Amassed three wins at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with wins over Auburn’s Finn Murgett (7-5, 7-5), Ole Miss’ John Hallquist Lithen (6-1, 6-3), and Alabama’s 13th-ranked Filip Planinsek (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) in the Quarterfinals. In doubles, recorded four wins with partner Nemanja Malesevic at the ITA Southern Regional Championships … Defeated UAB’s duo of Georgios Nouchakis and Athanasios Spyropoulos (8-3) … Recorded an 8-2 victory over Tulane’s duo of Rafael De Alba and Luka Petrovic … Downed the Alabama tandem of Enzo Aguiard and Matias Ponce De Leon (8-4), as well as Louisiana’s duo of Karlo Kajin and Alejandro Gonzalez (8-1) … Advanced to the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego, California where he and Malesevic reached the Round of 16 … Defeated Georgia’s 18th-ranked tandem of Trent Bryde and Phillip Henning 6-2, 7-5 in the round of 32 at ITA Fall Nationals.
SPRING:
Led the team with a 27-7 overall record in singles, had the highest winning percentage (.794) as well as a 21-5 dual-match mark … Had a career-long eight-match winning streak in singles from Feb. 5-March 11 … Ranked No. 84 in singles, the highest in his career … Tied with Nemanja Malesevic for the most wins over ranked opponents in singles … Claimed a victory over 60th-ranked Oskar Brostrom Poulsen of Middle Tennessee at home 6-4, 7-6(7) … At ITA Kick-off Weekend, beat Florida’s No. 51 Nate Bonetto 7-5, 6-2 … Won first four SEC matches against players from Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, and Texas A&M… Clinched two matches in singles and a team-best five in doubles with partner Malesevic … Won his first two matches of the Starkville Regional, clinching a berth in the Round of 16 with his 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Ondrej Horak of Middle Tennessee … Defeated No.62 Sander Jong of TCU 6-3, 7-5 in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas … Defeated Presbyterian’s 22nd-ranked duo of Max Benson and Dusan Milanovic 6-1 as well as Florida’s No. 31 tandem of Will Grant and Axel Nefve as part of a career-best six-match winning streak in doubles … During that six-match winning streak, he and partner Malesevic clinched the doubles point in five of those matches.
Sophomore (2021-22)
Singles Record: 13-18 // 7-12 dual // 3-8 SEC
Doubles Record: 10-21 // 6-13 dual // 2-9 SEC
FALL:
In doubles, recorded four wins with partner Alberto Colas … Downed Michigan’s duo of Nick Beaty/ Ryan Fu (6-4) at the MSU Bulldog Invitational … Recorded a 6-3 win over Liberty’s pair of Rafael Marquez Da Silva/ Josh Wilson … The pair recorded a couple of wins at the ITA Southern Regional Championship against Southern Miss’ tandem of Pawin Jirapoomdajc/ Pasawee Reansuwong (8-3), as well as Jacksonville State’s duo of Vicente Arbelaez/ Jordi Blanchar (8-3) … In singles, amassed a 6-6 record over the course of the semester … Opened the fall season with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tulane’s Rafael de Alba at the MSU Bulldog Invitational … Recorded a pair of wins at the Clemson Invite over Liberty’s Christian Woorst (6-2, 4-6, 7-6(8)) and Indiana’s Luka Vukovic (6-2, 6-2) … At the ITA Southern Regional Championship, beat Tulane’s Billy Suarez with a score of 6-4, 6-4 and Troy’s Carles Anton (6-4, 6-4) in the main draw of the event … Finished the semester with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory at the Georgia Tech Invite over Edward Tymes of Georgia State.
SPRING:
In doubles, spent the majority of the season at the No. 3 position with partner Alberto Colas … The pair highlighted their season with a 6-4 win at home over Georgia’s 42nd ranked duo of Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius … Clinched two doubles points for the team … In singles, played primarily on court No.3 … Started the season with a three-match win streak, which includes a match-clinching victory over No. 25 Aleksa Bucan (7-6(5), 6-1) of Arkansas at the ITA Kick-off Weekend … Clinched the match against Alabama during SEC regular season play when downing German Samofalov by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Freshman (2020-21)
Singles Record: 16-8 // 16-8 dual // 5-5 SEC
Doubles Record: 1-0 // 1-0 dual // 1-0 SEC
FALL:
Did not compete
SPRING:
Spent most of his playing time at the No. 5 position, but moved up to No. 4 on occasion ... Made his successful debut in doubles when downing LSU’s duo of Boris Kozlov/ Nick Watson 6-3 with partner Alberto Colas ... In singles, amassed a dual-match record of 16-8 ... Clinched eight dual-match victories for the Maroon and White ... Started the season with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Bellarmine’s Michael Staff to clinch the contest against the Knights ... Avenged his loss from earlier in the season with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Tulane’s Fynn Kuenkler ... Downed Texas A&M’s Pierce Rollins with a score of 7-5, 6-4 to earn the first SEC dual-match victory of his career ... Clinched the dual match for the Bulldogs in upset against No. 14 South Carolina with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Jake Beasley ... Beat Miami’s Oren Vasser (6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on May 8) and UCF’s Trey Hilderbrand (7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 on May 9) to secure the dual match-victories during the NCAA Team Championship, so that the Bulldogs could advance to the Round of 16.
Personal
Native of Crevillent, Spain ... Born on April 25, 2001.
Singles Record: 72-38 // 60-30 dual // 23-21 SEC
Doubles Record: 38-40 // 29-30 dual // 11-20 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 60th (9/5/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 18th (2/8/23)
Awards/Honors
All-SEC Second Team (2023)
SEC Player of the Week (4/3/24)
2024 Dowsing-Bell True Maroon Perseverance Award
Academic All-SEC (2024)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2024)
Senior (2023-24)
Singles Record: 16-5 // 16-5 dual // 7-4 SEC
Doubles Record: 14-8 // 14-8 dual // 7-4 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 60th (9/5/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 22nd (9/5/23)
Awards/Honors
SEC Player of the Week (4/3/24)
2024 Dowsing-Bell True Maroon Perseverance Award
Academic All-SEC (2024)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2024)
SPRING:
Had the highest winning percentage in singles on the team going 16-5 for the year (.765 average) … Also had the second-most SEC singles wins (7) on the team … Won five-straight singles matches to start the spring season … Clinched the North Florida Match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over PJ Kotan … Defeated No. 77 Miguel Perez Pena of Georgia, in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-2 on the first weekend of SEC play … After that win, Hernandez jumped into the ITA rankings at No. 121 ... He beat George Stoupe of LSU 6-2, 6-4, and Vanderbilt’s Joubert Klopper 6-2, 6-1 … He clinched the Florida match when he defeated Nate Bonetto, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(2) … Clinched another SEC victory against Alabama as he beat the No. 84 Enzo Aguiard, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 … He defeated Ondrej Horak of Middle Tennessee State, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the NCAA Team Championships in Starkville, clinching the match to advance to the Sweet 16 in Columbus, Ohio … In doubles, the pair of Hernandez and Dusan Milanovic was the primary team on Court 2 … Started the spring season off with a ranked win over No. 52 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane of Florida State 6-3 … Following the FSU victory, clinched doubles point for against Tennessee State's Diego Britt-Alvarez and Nil Moinet 6-3 in the second match of the doubleheader … Defeated the No. 37 Ryan Colby/Niels Ratiu of Georgia, 6-2 … Strung together eight doubles wins in a row to close out his career … Hernandez's last doubles match was a 6-1 victory over No. 49 Andrew Lutschaunig and Justin Boulas of Ohio State.
FALL:
Entered the fall ranked 60th in singles and 22nd in doubles alongside partner Dusan Milanovic ... Did not compete.
Junior (2022-23)
Singles Record: 27-7 // 21-5 dual // 8-3 SEC
Doubles Record: 13-11 // 8-9 dual // 1-7 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 84th (2/8/23)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 18th (2/8/23)
Awards/Honors
All-SEC Second Team (2023)
FALL:
In singles, recorded six wins for the semester to finish with a record of 6-2 … Opened the fall season at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win over UT Chattanooga’s Karim Hyatt … Beat Wichita State’s Orel Ovil 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the tournament … Defeated Loren Byers of Penn State 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the Round of 32 … Amassed three wins at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with wins over Auburn’s Finn Murgett (7-5, 7-5), Ole Miss’ John Hallquist Lithen (6-1, 6-3), and Alabama’s 13th-ranked Filip Planinsek (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) in the Quarterfinals. In doubles, recorded four wins with partner Nemanja Malesevic at the ITA Southern Regional Championships … Defeated UAB’s duo of Georgios Nouchakis and Athanasios Spyropoulos (8-3) … Recorded an 8-2 victory over Tulane’s duo of Rafael De Alba and Luka Petrovic … Downed the Alabama tandem of Enzo Aguiard and Matias Ponce De Leon (8-4), as well as Louisiana’s duo of Karlo Kajin and Alejandro Gonzalez (8-1) … Advanced to the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego, California where he and Malesevic reached the Round of 16 … Defeated Georgia’s 18th-ranked tandem of Trent Bryde and Phillip Henning 6-2, 7-5 in the round of 32 at ITA Fall Nationals.
SPRING:
Led the team with a 27-7 overall record in singles, had the highest winning percentage (.794) as well as a 21-5 dual-match mark … Had a career-long eight-match winning streak in singles from Feb. 5-March 11 … Ranked No. 84 in singles, the highest in his career … Tied with Nemanja Malesevic for the most wins over ranked opponents in singles … Claimed a victory over 60th-ranked Oskar Brostrom Poulsen of Middle Tennessee at home 6-4, 7-6(7) … At ITA Kick-off Weekend, beat Florida’s No. 51 Nate Bonetto 7-5, 6-2 … Won first four SEC matches against players from Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, and Texas A&M… Clinched two matches in singles and a team-best five in doubles with partner Malesevic … Won his first two matches of the Starkville Regional, clinching a berth in the Round of 16 with his 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over Ondrej Horak of Middle Tennessee … Defeated No.62 Sander Jong of TCU 6-3, 7-5 in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas … Defeated Presbyterian’s 22nd-ranked duo of Max Benson and Dusan Milanovic 6-1 as well as Florida’s No. 31 tandem of Will Grant and Axel Nefve as part of a career-best six-match winning streak in doubles … During that six-match winning streak, he and partner Malesevic clinched the doubles point in five of those matches.
Sophomore (2021-22)
Singles Record: 13-18 // 7-12 dual // 3-8 SEC
Doubles Record: 10-21 // 6-13 dual // 2-9 SEC
FALL:
In doubles, recorded four wins with partner Alberto Colas … Downed Michigan’s duo of Nick Beaty/ Ryan Fu (6-4) at the MSU Bulldog Invitational … Recorded a 6-3 win over Liberty’s pair of Rafael Marquez Da Silva/ Josh Wilson … The pair recorded a couple of wins at the ITA Southern Regional Championship against Southern Miss’ tandem of Pawin Jirapoomdajc/ Pasawee Reansuwong (8-3), as well as Jacksonville State’s duo of Vicente Arbelaez/ Jordi Blanchar (8-3) … In singles, amassed a 6-6 record over the course of the semester … Opened the fall season with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Tulane’s Rafael de Alba at the MSU Bulldog Invitational … Recorded a pair of wins at the Clemson Invite over Liberty’s Christian Woorst (6-2, 4-6, 7-6(8)) and Indiana’s Luka Vukovic (6-2, 6-2) … At the ITA Southern Regional Championship, beat Tulane’s Billy Suarez with a score of 6-4, 6-4 and Troy’s Carles Anton (6-4, 6-4) in the main draw of the event … Finished the semester with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory at the Georgia Tech Invite over Edward Tymes of Georgia State.
SPRING:
In doubles, spent the majority of the season at the No. 3 position with partner Alberto Colas … The pair highlighted their season with a 6-4 win at home over Georgia’s 42nd ranked duo of Blake Croyder and Erik Grevelius … Clinched two doubles points for the team … In singles, played primarily on court No.3 … Started the season with a three-match win streak, which includes a match-clinching victory over No. 25 Aleksa Bucan (7-6(5), 6-1) of Arkansas at the ITA Kick-off Weekend … Clinched the match against Alabama during SEC regular season play when downing German Samofalov by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Freshman (2020-21)
Singles Record: 16-8 // 16-8 dual // 5-5 SEC
Doubles Record: 1-0 // 1-0 dual // 1-0 SEC
FALL:
Did not compete
SPRING:
Spent most of his playing time at the No. 5 position, but moved up to No. 4 on occasion ... Made his successful debut in doubles when downing LSU’s duo of Boris Kozlov/ Nick Watson 6-3 with partner Alberto Colas ... In singles, amassed a dual-match record of 16-8 ... Clinched eight dual-match victories for the Maroon and White ... Started the season with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Bellarmine’s Michael Staff to clinch the contest against the Knights ... Avenged his loss from earlier in the season with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win over Tulane’s Fynn Kuenkler ... Downed Texas A&M’s Pierce Rollins with a score of 7-5, 6-4 to earn the first SEC dual-match victory of his career ... Clinched the dual match for the Bulldogs in upset against No. 14 South Carolina with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Jake Beasley ... Beat Miami’s Oren Vasser (6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on May 8) and UCF’s Trey Hilderbrand (7-6(6), 3-6, 6-2 on May 9) to secure the dual match-victories during the NCAA Team Championship, so that the Bulldogs could advance to the Round of 16.
Personal
Native of Crevillent, Spain ... Born on April 25, 2001.
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