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2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
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Zatar Cordero, Ayed
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Ayed Zatar Cordero
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Asuncion, Paraguay
Bio
2015-16 (Freshman)
Fall: Took two wins in his first competition, the Dale Short Shootout ... Won at the ITA Men's All-American Championships over Nico Agritelley from Abilene Christian ... Won five times at the USTA/ITA Men's Ohio Valley Regional, including wins over players from No. 59 Indiana, No. 34 Vanderbilt and No. 55 ETSU.
Spring: Led the Blue Raiders in both singles and doubles wins, with a record of 18-8 in singles action and winning 15 matches in doubles, including a 14-7 record with partner Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore ... Took the win at the No. 5 spot in the lineup over then-No. 25 ranked Vanderbilt in three sets ... Had a season-best win streak of six matches, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20 ... Helped the Blue Raiders upset Louisville by winning at No. 3 in three sets ... Won over No. 65 Iowa in three sets at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Won twice at the Dale Short Shootout, including a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 42 Memphis at the No. 4 spot ... Took down his opponent from No. 48 ODU in the regular season finale by a score of 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6) at No. 2 ... Followed that up with a victory over the Monarchs in the semifinals of the Conference USA Championship, also at the No. 2 spot, in straight sets ... Won six doubles matches in a row early in the season with Morell, starting with a win over Penn, with the final win in the streak coming against Iowa by a score of 7-5 ... Took the win over Charlotte in the C-USA Championship, 6-1 ... Earned All-Conference USA Second Team Singles and First Team Doubles.
Prior to MT
Ranked No. 1 nationally in Paraguay in the 16 and 18 year old age groups ... Currently ranks at the top of the men's open national rankings ... Ranked as high as 156 in the International Tennis Federation in juniors rankings ... Won tournaments in the E.U.A. at the age of 18 as well as the Men's Open Singles.
Personal
Born on March 29, 1996 ... Son of Shukri Zatar and Alba Cordero ... Majoring in Agribusiness.
Fall: Took two wins in his first competition, the Dale Short Shootout ... Won at the ITA Men's All-American Championships over Nico Agritelley from Abilene Christian ... Won five times at the USTA/ITA Men's Ohio Valley Regional, including wins over players from No. 59 Indiana, No. 34 Vanderbilt and No. 55 ETSU.
Spring: Led the Blue Raiders in both singles and doubles wins, with a record of 18-8 in singles action and winning 15 matches in doubles, including a 14-7 record with partner Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore ... Took the win at the No. 5 spot in the lineup over then-No. 25 ranked Vanderbilt in three sets ... Had a season-best win streak of six matches, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20 ... Helped the Blue Raiders upset Louisville by winning at No. 3 in three sets ... Won over No. 65 Iowa in three sets at the No. 3 spot in the lineup ... Won twice at the Dale Short Shootout, including a 6-1, 6-2 victory over No. 42 Memphis at the No. 4 spot ... Took down his opponent from No. 48 ODU in the regular season finale by a score of 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6) at No. 2 ... Followed that up with a victory over the Monarchs in the semifinals of the Conference USA Championship, also at the No. 2 spot, in straight sets ... Won six doubles matches in a row early in the season with Morell, starting with a win over Penn, with the final win in the streak coming against Iowa by a score of 7-5 ... Took the win over Charlotte in the C-USA Championship, 6-1 ... Earned All-Conference USA Second Team Singles and First Team Doubles.
Prior to MT
Ranked No. 1 nationally in Paraguay in the 16 and 18 year old age groups ... Currently ranks at the top of the men's open national rankings ... Ranked as high as 156 in the International Tennis Federation in juniors rankings ... Won tournaments in the E.U.A. at the age of 18 as well as the Men's Open Singles.
Personal
Born on March 29, 1996 ... Son of Shukri Zatar and Alba Cordero ... Majoring in Agribusiness.
MTSU Tennis Pro-Am 9/6/25
Tuesday, September 09
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show Watch Party on 04/28/25
Tuesday, April 29
MTSU Men's Tennis CUSA Championship vs Liberty Recap on 04/20/25
Wednesday, April 23
