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2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
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Morillo Diaz, Luis
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Luis Morillo Diaz
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Santiago, Spain
Bio
Career
• 61-44 record in singles after 4 seasons
• 20-34 record in doubles after 4 seasons
Awards
• C-USA Player of the Week on April 4, 2017
• 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 C-USA Academic Medal
• 2016 and 2017 ITA Scholar Athlete
2018-19 (Senior)
• Singles: 8-9 (3-6 in fall; 6-3 in spring)
• Doubles: 3-4 (2-3 in fall; 1-1 in spring)
Fall
• Earned win over an opponent from Georgetown at the Penn Invitational
• Won a consolation match in his trip to the ITA All-American
• Topped his opponent from Lipscomb in the opener of the Louisville Invitational
Spring
• Posted a record of 8-9 in singles, with all results coming at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• Finished his career with a three match win streak
• Was 3-4 in doubles while going 1-1 in the spring season
2017-18 (Junior)
• Singles: 20-8 (9-4 in fall; 11-4 in spring)
• Doubles: 5-4 (5-4 in fall; 0-0 in spring)
Fall
• Earned wins over No. 53 Princeton and No. 15 Columbia in straight sets to open the fall at the Penn Invitational
• Won three matches in as many days at the Dale Short Shootout, all in straight sets
• Three-set wins over Troy and Lamar allowed him to advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA All-American
Spring
• Posted a record of 11-4 in dual match singles, with all results coming at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• Had a 6-4 record in matches against teams that ended the season nationally ranked
• Was 4-1 in matches against Conference USA opponents, including a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rice in the C-USA Quarterfinals
• A season-best win streak of five matches started on March 8 against North Florida and included a win on April 7 against No. 69 VCU
2016-17 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 17-15 (9-1 in fall; 8-14 in spring)
• Doubles: 5-8 (3-5 in fall; 2-3 in spring)
Fall
• Wins at the Dale Short Shootout came over opponents from Chattanooga, UAB and Austin Peay
• Won over Belmont, No. 33 Memphis and Lipscomb at the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional after taking down opponents from Eastern Kentucky, No. 125 Rob Mitchell of Lipscomb, and East Tennessee State
• Morillo fell in the Round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional to No. 32 Timo Stodder of No. 47 Tennessee for his only loss of the fall
• Three of his nine fall wins came in a third set
Spring
• Started the season ranked No. 113 in singles by the ITA
• Won one match on court two, twice on courts three and four, and posted a 3-3 record at the No. 5 spot
• Was 4-6 in matches that ended in a third set or match-tiebreak
• Opened the season with a match-tiebreak win over TSU, followed by a straight set win over Chattanooga, both at the No. 3 spot
• Won sets but lost in thrilling matches at No. 31 Wisconsin and No. 38 Minnesota
• Took the first set in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship at the Adams Tennis Complex, 7-6 (7-4), and was leading in the second set but was unable to finish his match
• Season-best three match win streak started in a three-set win over Charlotte at the C-USA Pod and included a victory over Florida Atlantic and UAB
• Was 2-3 in dual match doubles with Max Rauch as his partner, winning twice at the No. 3 spot
2015-16 (Freshman)
• Singles: 16-12 (7-5 in fall; 9-7 in spring)
• Doubles: 7-18 (3-6 in fall; 4-12 in spring)
Fall
• Won his first tournament as a Blue Raider, the Georgia Tech Invitational, taking down two members of No. 62 Georgia State's team on the way to the finals
• Took two wins at the USTA/ITA Men's Ohio Valley Regional
• Worked with Robin Riethmueller to get the win over No. 34 Vanderbilt in doubles at the Commodore Scramble, 8-2
Spring
• Earned five wins in a row starting with a win against then-No. 46 ranked Louisville
• Also in the win streak, he took down then-No. 62 Iowa's Jonas Larsen in three sets
• He helped the Blue Raiders take down Miami (FL) on the road by winning his match in three sets
• Took home the win against VCU in a third set tiebreak, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
• Was 4-12 in doubles this season, including a 3-11 record with Dima Zyhmantovich, all at the No. 3 spot
• The pair won over Iowa, 6-4, to help MT get the upset victory early in the season
Prior to MT
• Boasted a ranking of 74 in the Men's Open Absolute ranking
• Helped Galicia pull off a three-peat as regional champions from 2012-14
• Contributed to a first-place regional ranking with Tennis Club Squash
• Won the regional doubles in 2014 while ranked ninth nationally in the regional men's circuit
• Competed in ITF events and professional events such as the Futures circuit in Spain
Personal
• Parents: Jose Luis and Gloria Diaz
• Birthdate: 3/25/97
• Major: Mechatronics Engineering
• 61-44 record in singles after 4 seasons
• 20-34 record in doubles after 4 seasons
Awards
• C-USA Player of the Week on April 4, 2017
• 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 C-USA Academic Medal
• 2016 and 2017 ITA Scholar Athlete
2018-19 (Senior)
• Singles: 8-9 (3-6 in fall; 6-3 in spring)
• Doubles: 3-4 (2-3 in fall; 1-1 in spring)
Fall
• Earned win over an opponent from Georgetown at the Penn Invitational
• Won a consolation match in his trip to the ITA All-American
• Topped his opponent from Lipscomb in the opener of the Louisville Invitational
Spring
• Posted a record of 8-9 in singles, with all results coming at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• Finished his career with a three match win streak
• Was 3-4 in doubles while going 1-1 in the spring season
2017-18 (Junior)
• Singles: 20-8 (9-4 in fall; 11-4 in spring)
• Doubles: 5-4 (5-4 in fall; 0-0 in spring)
Fall
• Earned wins over No. 53 Princeton and No. 15 Columbia in straight sets to open the fall at the Penn Invitational
• Won three matches in as many days at the Dale Short Shootout, all in straight sets
• Three-set wins over Troy and Lamar allowed him to advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA All-American
Spring
• Posted a record of 11-4 in dual match singles, with all results coming at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
• Had a 6-4 record in matches against teams that ended the season nationally ranked
• Was 4-1 in matches against Conference USA opponents, including a 6-2, 6-2 win over Rice in the C-USA Quarterfinals
• A season-best win streak of five matches started on March 8 against North Florida and included a win on April 7 against No. 69 VCU
2016-17 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 17-15 (9-1 in fall; 8-14 in spring)
• Doubles: 5-8 (3-5 in fall; 2-3 in spring)
Fall
• Wins at the Dale Short Shootout came over opponents from Chattanooga, UAB and Austin Peay
• Won over Belmont, No. 33 Memphis and Lipscomb at the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional after taking down opponents from Eastern Kentucky, No. 125 Rob Mitchell of Lipscomb, and East Tennessee State
• Morillo fell in the Round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional to No. 32 Timo Stodder of No. 47 Tennessee for his only loss of the fall
• Three of his nine fall wins came in a third set
Spring
• Started the season ranked No. 113 in singles by the ITA
• Won one match on court two, twice on courts three and four, and posted a 3-3 record at the No. 5 spot
• Was 4-6 in matches that ended in a third set or match-tiebreak
• Opened the season with a match-tiebreak win over TSU, followed by a straight set win over Chattanooga, both at the No. 3 spot
• Won sets but lost in thrilling matches at No. 31 Wisconsin and No. 38 Minnesota
• Took the first set in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship at the Adams Tennis Complex, 7-6 (7-4), and was leading in the second set but was unable to finish his match
• Season-best three match win streak started in a three-set win over Charlotte at the C-USA Pod and included a victory over Florida Atlantic and UAB
• Was 2-3 in dual match doubles with Max Rauch as his partner, winning twice at the No. 3 spot
2015-16 (Freshman)
• Singles: 16-12 (7-5 in fall; 9-7 in spring)
• Doubles: 7-18 (3-6 in fall; 4-12 in spring)
Fall
• Won his first tournament as a Blue Raider, the Georgia Tech Invitational, taking down two members of No. 62 Georgia State's team on the way to the finals
• Took two wins at the USTA/ITA Men's Ohio Valley Regional
• Worked with Robin Riethmueller to get the win over No. 34 Vanderbilt in doubles at the Commodore Scramble, 8-2
Spring
• Earned five wins in a row starting with a win against then-No. 46 ranked Louisville
• Also in the win streak, he took down then-No. 62 Iowa's Jonas Larsen in three sets
• He helped the Blue Raiders take down Miami (FL) on the road by winning his match in three sets
• Took home the win against VCU in a third set tiebreak, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
• Was 4-12 in doubles this season, including a 3-11 record with Dima Zyhmantovich, all at the No. 3 spot
• The pair won over Iowa, 6-4, to help MT get the upset victory early in the season
Prior to MT
• Boasted a ranking of 74 in the Men's Open Absolute ranking
• Helped Galicia pull off a three-peat as regional champions from 2012-14
• Contributed to a first-place regional ranking with Tennis Club Squash
• Won the regional doubles in 2014 while ranked ninth nationally in the regional men's circuit
• Competed in ITF events and professional events such as the Futures circuit in Spain
Personal
• Parents: Jose Luis and Gloria Diaz
• Birthdate: 3/25/97
• Major: Mechatronics Engineering
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
MTSU Men's Tennis vs Wichita State Recap on 04/13/25
Saturday, April 19
