Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Men’s Tennis Adds Santiago Lora for 2026 Spring Season
12/3/2025 3:57:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee men's tennis head coach Jimmy Borendame has announced the addition of Santiago Lora to the Blue Raider program for the 2026 spring season.
Lora, from Cochabamba, Bolivia, has recently earned ATP singles and doubles points over the past two weeks. He is currently ranked No. 102 in the world by the International Tennis Federation and holds the No. 1 junior ranking in Bolivia.
His junior accomplishments include:
– ITF J100 singles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– ITF J100 doubles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– ITF J200 doubles runner-up in Paraguay
– ITF J100 singles runner-up in Bolivia
– ITF J60 doubles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– Member of Bolivia's Junior Davis Cup team
– Selected for the Pan American Junior Games as Bolivia's No. 1 racket
– Represented Bolivia as the No. 1 racket at the South America Championships (U12, U14
Assistant coach Josh McDermott on Lora:
"Santiago will be joining us this upcoming spring and will help us add even more depth to our strong team. Santiago has had a successful junior career and recently earned his first ATP points. He is very passionate and is an excellent competitor. We believe he will make a strong impact immediately."
Lora on choosing MTSU:
"I'm very excited to be joining the Blue Raiders family. With Jimmy and Josh as great coaches, I'm excited to become better every day and help lead the team to be the best alongside my teammates."
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Lora, from Cochabamba, Bolivia, has recently earned ATP singles and doubles points over the past two weeks. He is currently ranked No. 102 in the world by the International Tennis Federation and holds the No. 1 junior ranking in Bolivia.
His junior accomplishments include:
– ITF J100 singles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– ITF J100 doubles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– ITF J200 doubles runner-up in Paraguay
– ITF J100 singles runner-up in Bolivia
– ITF J60 doubles champion in Peru and Bolivia
– Member of Bolivia's Junior Davis Cup team
– Selected for the Pan American Junior Games as Bolivia's No. 1 racket
– Represented Bolivia as the No. 1 racket at the South America Championships (U12, U14
Assistant coach Josh McDermott on Lora:
"Santiago will be joining us this upcoming spring and will help us add even more depth to our strong team. Santiago has had a successful junior career and recently earned his first ATP points. He is very passionate and is an excellent competitor. We believe he will make a strong impact immediately."
Lora on choosing MTSU:
"I'm very excited to be joining the Blue Raiders family. With Jimmy and Josh as great coaches, I'm excited to become better every day and help lead the team to be the best alongside my teammates."
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis on social media on Facebook (BlueRaiderMensTennis), X (MT_MensTennis), and Instagram (mt_menstennis).
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