ALEJANDRO AT A GLANCE: Fierce competitor ... Very fit ... Plays an aggressive game.
SENIOR (2022-23): Went 13-2 in singles and 12-3 in doubles ... First-Team All-SSC Singles ... Second-Team All-SSC Doubles with partner Giuliato ... Ended season ranked 21st in singles ... Clinched match point for the Bucs in the National Championship by defeating #33 Javier Cueto Ramos of #4 Columbus State 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 at #2 singles ... Clinched doubles point in National Semi-finals against #2 Valdosta State with partner Guiliato by defeating Lamar Bartley and Christian Felline 6-4 at #2 doubles ... Named Second-Team Academic All-America ... Named to the Dean's List in the Fall and Spring ... Earned spot on the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in the Spring.
JUNIOR (2021-22): Went 12-4 in singles and 3-3 in doubles ... Ranked 9th in singles ... ITA singles All-America ... First-Team All SCC singles ... Took the first singles point defeating #8 Javier Cueto Ramos from #1 Columbus State 6-2, 6-2 at the ITA Indoor Championship ... Beat 14-ranked Juan Cabrera of #11 West Florida to clinch the NCAA South Regional Championship.
CoVID2 (2020-21): Went 8-2 in singles and 3-3 in doubles ... Defeated #15 Christian Garay from #1 Columbus State 6-3, 7-5, 4-6 to clinch the NCAA Division II National Championship match ... Beat 28th-ranked Tom Zuech of UIndy 7-6(2), 6-4 in the national semifinals ... Took the first singles point in the Regional Championship from West Florida's Nicolas Lecoutre 6-3, 6-0 ... Was 4-0 in the postseason in singles ... ... Ended the season ranked 35th in singles by the ITA ... Second-Team All-SSC in singles ... Named to the Dean's List both semesters ... A member of the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar All-American.
CoVID (2019-20): Went 4-0 in singles in the spring and 1-1 in doubles ... Defeated 30th-ranked Juan Cabrera of #3 West Florida at #5 singles 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals of the ITA Indoor Championships ... Added a 4-2 mark in singles in the fall ... Named to the Dean's List in the fall and President's List in the spring ... A member of the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and an ITA Scholar All-American.
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Helped lead Barry to the NCAA Divsion II National Championship ... 15-3 in singles ... Was 2-0 at No. 2 position, 4-0 at No. 3 and 9-3 at No. 4 ... Beat No. 65-ranked Jose Porfirio of Lynn 6-1, 6-2 in the SSC Tournament Final ... Went 16-3 in doubles with three different partners ... 14-3 with Alejandro Gallego at No. 2 position ... 1-0 with Flilip Zupancic at No. 2 and 1-0 with Flavio Matteoli at No. 3 ... Beat Kleanthis Tegos & Silviu Solomonand 6-0 of Florida Tech in SSC Tournament Semifinal 2-0 ... Second-Team All-SSC in singles and First-Team in doubles with Alejandro Ibañez Gallego.
HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIORS: Graduated from IES Joaquín Turina / CIDEAD ... Played for coach Carlos Castillo.
PERSONAL: Son of Jose Luis Ortega and María Dolores Palacios ... Has one older sibling, Emedé Ortega ...
