2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Santiago Garcia
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cocoa Beach, FL
- High School:
- Cocoa Beach
2018-19 | JUNOR: Took season off to focus on academics.
2017-18 | SOPHOMORE: Posted 12-8 overall record, going 4-5 in singles and 8-3 in doubles ... went 1-0 in both dual singles and doubles ... went 3-5 in tournament singles and 7-3 in tournament doubles.
2016-17 | FRESHMAN: Posted a 3-1 overall singles record going 3-1 in tournament matches … posted a 1-3 mark in tournament doubles … completed Expeditionary Survival and Escape Training over the summer … participated in Operations Air Force at Klamath Falls, Oregon, where he shadowed fighter pilots.
High School: Lettered three years in tennis … helped his team to a third place finish in the state tournament … was ranked No. 18 in the men’s open division in Florida and No. 27 nationally … two-time first-team all-Florida … two-time first-team all-Cape Coast Conference honoree … was a class 3A district champion … earned 2016 Florida tennis tour champion … posted a victory over a Davis Cup team player from the Dominican Republic … also posted a win over Brazilian nationally ranked Guto Miotti … member of the National Honor Society … earned International Baccalaureate honors … was the president of Students in Action … member of the National Society of High School Students.
Personal: Cadet squadron 38 … parents are Jerry Lee and Ana Maria Garcia … nickname is Santi … major is systems engineering: human factors … active in his squadron as the Safety & Anti-Terrorism Officer ... during the summer prior to senior year: was a summer seminar element leader and was a cadre (cadet officer) for the basic cadet training (BCT) leadership reaction course ... also recruited by North Carolina State, Navy and Belmont … hobby is playing the drums.
