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2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Edward Jacobs Jr
Geoff Ziegler

Alejandro Martinez-Morilla

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Madrid, Spain
  • High School I.E.S. Vallecas

Biography

  • 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2018 All-RMAC first team singles
  • 2017 RMAC Freshman of the Year
  • 2017 All-RMAC first team singles
  • 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2017 RMAC player of the week, March 22
Career: Finished his career ranked third in MSU Denver men's tennis history with 59 career singles wins and tied for seventh with 53 career doubles wins. ... Career singles winning percentage of .578 (59-43) ranks 21st in program history. 

2020-21: Went 9-7 in singles (second on the team in wins), including a 6-3 mark at No. 3. ... Compiled a 9-8 record in doubles, including 7-5 at No. 3. ... Won five of his last six completed singles matches. ... Moved into third in program history with his 56th career singles win on April 9, defeating Tyler Landen of Colorado Mesa 6-7 (9), 7-6 (4), 6-1, to pass Peter Lantz (1999-2000) on the Roadrunners' all-time list. ... Defeated Antonio Barona of Biola (Calif.) 6-4, 7-5 on March 23 to pass Andre Nilsson (2003-06) and move into fourth on MSU Denver's all-time singles wins list. ... Won seven straight doubles matches to end the season, including the last six at No. 3 while playing with Billy McDermott. ... Passed Sascha Ruckelshausen (2007-09) with his 52nd career doubles win against Alex Sedeno and Isaac Cordova of Biola (Calif.) by 7-5 on April 23.

2019-20: Finished the season ranked 15th in the South Central Region after going 6-5 in singles, including 5-2 in tournament play. .... Compiled a 5-5 record in doubles, including 4-0 when paired with Billy McDermott. ... Defeated regional No. 19 foe Alberto Diaz of Midwestern State (Texas) 7-5, 6-4 on March 5. ... Won three matches at the ITA South Central Regional tournament before falling to top-seeded Angel Palacios of Midwestern State (Texas) 6-0, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 5. ... Martinez-Morilla, seeded ninth, defeated No. 8 seed Gabriel Zuniga of St. Edward's (Texas) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the round of eight earlier in the day. ... Reached the semifinals of the MSU Denver Invitational on Sept. 8, losing to teammate Daniel Llorente 2-6, 7-5 (2), 10-5.

2018-19: Went 13-9 in singles, including 7-3 at No. 3...Entered the ITA national rankings in Division II for the first time in his career at No. 71 on April 17...Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA South Central Regional in September, with wins over Raul Stevens of Texas-Permian Basin, Teodor Antelj of Newman (Kan.) and Pierre Marion of Cameron (Okla.)...Had a 10-10 record in doubles, including 6-7 at No. 2 and 1-1 at No. 1. Primary doubles partner was David Kijak, and the duo combined to go 8-9.

2017-18: All-RMAC first team in singles...Went 15-12 in singles, including 6-7 at No. 3 and 5-3 at No. 4...Reached the singles quarterfinals at the ITA South Regionals...Also reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the ITA South Central Regionals, playing with Daniel Llorente...Compiled a 13-12 mark in doubles play, including 5-1 at No. 3 and 6-9 at No. 2...Undefeated at 6-0 in both singles and doubles in RMAC play.

2016-17: Earned 2017 RMAC Freshman of the Year and All-RMAC first team in singles after going 16-10 overall, including 12-9 at No. 3, in singles competition...Won five straight singles matches to end the season...Went 15-12 in doubles, including 12-10 at No. 3...Had a 5-1 record in singles and a 4-1 mark in doubles in RMAC play...Won MSU Denver debut on Sept. 9 with a 6-2, 6-3 singles win over Texas-Permian Basin's Gabriel Capuano. Also picked up a doubles victory that day.

Personal: Majoring in computer science.
 

Career Singles Results

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conf. Overall
2016-17 0-0 0-0 12-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-1 16-10
2017-18 0-0 0-0  6-7 5-3 0-0 0-0 6-0 15-12
2018-19 0-1 1-2  7-3 0-0 0-0 0-0  -  13-9
2019-20 0-0 0-0  1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0  -  6-5
2020-21 0-0 0-0 6-3 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2  9-7
Total 0-1 1-2 32-25 8-7 0-0 0-0 13-3 59-43

Career Doubles Results
Year 1 2 3 Conf. Overall
2016-17 0-0 1-0 12-10 4-1 15-12
2017-18 0-0 6-9  5-1 6-0 13-12
2018-19 1-1 6-7  1-1  -  10-10
2019-20 0-0 0-0  0-4  -  5-5
2020-21 0-0 2-3  7-5 1-3  9-8
Total 1-1 15-18 25-21 11-4 52-47

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'11"