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Fernandez Horta, Alvaro
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Alvaro Fernandez Horta
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Zaragoza, Spain
- High School:
- Moncayo
- Major:
- Pre-Business
- Birthday:
- 10/24/00
Bio
Career Record
| Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles |
| 2018-19 | 18-10 | 17-5 | 8-8 | 4-5 |
| 2019-20 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| 2020-21 | 9-7 | 9-7 | 9-8 | 9-8 |
| 2021-22 | 19-10 | 14-5 | 14-13 | 12-8 |
| 2022-23 | 8-9 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Total | 57-45 | 51-35 | 38-39 | 32-31 |
Senior (2023)
- Returned to the squad in January and quickly began working with newcomer Alberto Colas; however, the duo fell to Santa Barbara and he then fell in three sets on court four
- Dropped both matches to Rice, playing No. 3 in both singles and doubles
- Worked with Colas to help the Owls secure their first doubles point of 2023 and saw his singles match go unfinished after being pushed to three sets
- His doubles match was not needed for the Owls' to secure the doubles point and he fell to a No. 53 ranked FSU player 6-4, 6-2
- Captured a three-set singles match versus Mercer and a 6-4, 6-4 singles match played the same day versus Stetson
- Fell at Miami in singles play and his doubles match was not completed
- Singles match at Clemson was not finished while holding a 3-6, 6-4, 5-4 lead and he fell in Vanderbilt doubles and once again the match was clinched before he could closeout his thee-set singles match
- Doubles match versus UTSA was unfinished and he fell in singles, court 5, in singles play
- He and Alberto Colas captured No. 3 doubles, but he fell in straight-sets on court five to Wichita State
- Worked alongside Hunter Robbins versus UCF, but their court three doubles match was not completed and he then took both singles sets to tiebreaks before falling
- Versus UNC Wilmington, he and Hunter Robbins captured court 3 6-4, while his singles match fell unfinished because the match had been clinched by the Owls
- Did not see action versus Kennesaw State, but captured court five in straight sets versus South Alabama and Georgia State
- Earned a 6-3, 6-3 win on court five versus USF
- Added a 6-3, 6-0 point versus Brown
- Captured his 2023 Conference USA quarterfinals match 6-4, 6-1 over Charlotte
- Fell to UTSA in the semifinal match of the C-USA Championship 6-4, 6-1
- Part of a senior class that ended their careers ranked every season that they represented the Owls
Junior (2022)
- Teamed with Finn Stodder to earn a 6-2 win over Illinois State, played at Army, on doubles court No. 3 then took his singles match, also on court three in straight-sets 7-6 (6-0), 6-1
- Doubles match versus Army was unfinished and he captured his singles match 6-0, 6-4 in the Owls' efforts to blank the Arthur Ashe Army Invite host
- Versus DePaul, he teamed with Stodder to take court three, but fell on the same court 7-6 (4-0), 2-6, 12-10 in singles play
- He and Stodder fell victim in their court three doubles match versus FGCU, but he remained focused and took care of business with a 6-4, 7-5 singles win, also on court three
- He and Stodder captured their doubles match; however FAU surrendered the point, then Fernandez Horta rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory on court three
- Split his Stetson matches with a doubles win and a singles loss in the Owls' victory over Stetson
- Teamed with Stodder for a 6-1 win over Mercer, playing on court three and then captured his singles match 6-2, 6-2
- Doubles point versus Georgia State had been clinched so his match ended prior to completion and captured his singles match 6-2, 6-2
- At Miami, only his doubles match played a factor with a loss and his singles match was stopped at 2-6, 6-3, 4-4
- Earned a doubles win over Santa Clara, but fell in singles play
- At host Santa Barbara, he fell in doubles play, but captured his singles match, one of just two Owl points earned, in straight sets
- Dropped both doubles and singles matches at San Diego
- Contributed to the win over Cleveland State with a doubles win and a straight-set singles win on court two
- Versus UTSA, he captured his singles match in straight sets and fell in doubles play
- Picked up a doubles win at UCF, but his singles match was not completed
- At UNC-W, he captured both matches, with an easy 6-2 doubles victory and a hard-fought 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 win in singles
- Fell in three sets at ODU and his doubles match was not completed prior to the point being clinched
- Won both at Liberty, a 6-4 win in doubles and a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 win in singles that helped the Owls win the close 4-3 match
- Worked with Gerard Escandell versus Southern Miss, but the duo fell 6-2 and then captured court three with a 6-2, 6-3 victory
- Reunited with Stodder at Louisiana where the duo was tied at 5-5 when the doubles point was cliched by the Owls and then fell in three on court three; however, the Owls won the match 4-3
- He and Stodder contributed to winning the doubles point with a court three win and he earned a point for the Owls with a singles win to help secure the 4-1 victory over Tulane
- Dropped both matches in the Owls 4-3 loss to South Alabama at the end of a three-match road swing
- At the C-USA Championship, the Owls played out the doubles versus Southern Miss where he and Stodder fell, but the Owls won 4-0 and advanced in the championship prior to his singles match being finished
- Dropped both doubles and singles in the second round of the C-USA Championship, versus Charlotte
- Named Second Team All-C-USA
- Posted a 19-10 record, including a 14-5 dual match record
- Finished his 2022 campaign tied for the team's lead with 14 wins
- Was 12-5 on court three and had two late season wins on court two
- Tallied a seven-match winning streak between Feb. 20 and March 23 and four of his five dual match losses were three-set decisions
- Big-road wins were versus Army West Point, USF, UC Santa Barbara (No. 56), UNC-Wilmington, Liberty (No. 71) and Tulane
- Big home wins included Georgia State and FGCU
Second Sophomore Season (2021)
- Consistent performer posted nine singles wins and nine doubles victories, third and second on the team, respectively
- Held a 6-1 singles mark on the No. 4 court, winning his first four such decisions, against Florida Gulf Coast, Arizona State, South Alabama and Stetson
- Also had two wins on No. 3, at Stetson, and at the C-USA Championship versus Southern Miss
- All of his singles victories, but one, came in straight sets
- In doubles, paired with Kevin Huempfner for five of his nine wins, including defeating pairs from No. 36 USF and No. 26 Texas Tech
- Wrapped a shortened spring with three singles wins and four doubles victories
- All three singles results came at No. 3, versus ETSU, FGCU and USA
- Topped No. 1 doubles opposition of both FAMU and DePaul, while winning at No. 2 versus USF and USA
- In the fall, had singles wins in the ITA Regionals (against a Georgia opponent), the Bedford Cup (UCF) and the Milwaukee Tennis Classic (Tennessee)
- Also at the ITA Regionals, paired with Maxime Lapraille for a doubles win over a pair from Georgia; at the Bedford Cup, he and Lapraille topped duos from Florida and UNF
- Finished second on the team in singles victories in the spring, going 17-5
- He was 14-5 at No. 6, and a perfect 3-0 at No. 5
- One of his earliest wins came as the tiebreaking clincher in a 4-3 nailbiter against UNCW
- Overall, notched the winning point four times, including in a C-USA matchup with Old Dominion
- Had an eight-match stretch without a loss, going 7-0 in that span
- Closed out the year by going 11-3 in singles, including 3-0 against C-USA foes
- Also recorded four doubles wins
"I am extremely excited to welcome Alvaro into our family. Not only was I impressed with his tennis game, but more importantly his character. He has great family values, which is the most important for me. I am looking forward to helping Alvaro develop his game and I am excited to see what he will bring to the court."
High School/International
- Joined the Owls with a No. 6 overall ranking in the Spain Junior National Rankings and is ranked No. 81 in Spain's Men's Open National Rankings.
- A two-time Team Championship Finalist for Stadium Casablanca (2017 and 2018)
- Holds a 13.44 Universal Tennis Ranking, a system which rates each player in the world from 0-16.5
- Is a pre-business major
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