USD Men's Tennis 1998-1999

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MEET THE TOREROS

RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ 6'1" Sr.- Guadalajara, Mex. Rodolfo "Rudy" enters hi s third and fin al sea– son at USO where he will pl ay # 1 singles and doubl es fo r the To reros ... in pre-season !TA rankings, was #29 in doubl es with partner Ger- man Maldonado ... a strong and athl eti c player, Rodolfo is a mec hani ca ll y sound , attacking

playe r with an unbeli evable wo rk ethi c .. . thi s past fa ll season won the Fresno State Bulldog Doubl es Titl e with teammate Ge rman Ma ldonado ... last season earned All-West Coast Conference Singles & Doubl es Team honors after go ing 13-9 at No. I singles and 12- 7 at No . I doubl es Cw/Ma ldonado) .. . also named to the WCC All– Academi c Team .. . first yea r at USO ('97) ba ttl ed injuri es, fi nis h- ing 16-11 overa ll CI0-5 in dbl s w/Maldonado) .. . in 1996 he played at Coll ege of the Desert where he was named All-Ameri can in both singles and doubl es ... he was the top-ranked JC playe r in the state and also won the prestigious 1996 Oja i singles ti tl e over teammate Eni Ghidirm ic, now pl ay ing at Fresno State ... won ' 96 state champi onship in doubl es w/Peter Gianakas .. . '96 open ranking was #5 in singles and #2 in doubl es .. . won '96 Foothill Conf. singles and doubl es champi onships ... ranked No . I in l--:--------::;-::: B14s, B16s and B18s in Guadalaj ara , Mex ico ... hi ghest na– ti onal competiti on fini sh was 3rd at Clay Court National Champi onships in Guadalaj ara .. . rec ruited by UC Irvine, Pepperdine and LMU .. . parents are Hipolito Rodri guez and Mari a Del Rosa ri o Rodri guez of Guadalaj ara. Major: Business Admini strati on.

GERMAN MALDONADO 5-10 Jr. - Mexico City, Mex. Ge rman is in hi s third season with the USO men's tenni s team .. . will pl ay No. I doubl es Cw/Rodri guez) and in top halfo f singles lineup ... in pre-season !TA rankings, was #29 with Rodri guez in doubl es ; won Fresno State Bull–

dog Doubl es titl e in fa ll with Rodri guez ... talented all-court pl ayer with grea t hands and control ... has improved both hi s se rve and strength and is a pl aye r ge tting better and better ... las t season was named to the WCC All-Doubl es Team (w/Rodri guez ) after fini shing 12-7 at No. I doubl es ... fini shed 11-10 in singles (8-4 at No . 3-4) .. . freshman season fini shed 22-1 8 overall C13-7 in doubl es; I0-5 w/ Rodri guez) .. . pri or to USO he reached a nati onal ranking of No . 2 fo r all of Mex ico fo r B18s ... he won the Mex ico Na ti onal Tenni s Champi onships in the fa ll o f 1995 ... he cracked the top- I00 World Juni or Rankings (ITF) ... prepped at St. Thomas Aquines in Mex ico City, Mex ico ... parents are Ol ga and Leopoldo Maldonado o f Mex ico City, Mex ico ... brother Leopoldo pl ayed tenni s at the Uni– ve rsity of the Incarnate Word in San Antoni o, Texas ... hobbi es include watching box ing and play ing soccer. Major: Business Admini strati on.