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2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
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Nicolas Buitrago Machado
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Colombia
Bio
Career
• 19-18 record in singles after two seasons
• 23-23 record in doubles after two seasons
Awards
• 2017 and 2018 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 13-6 (8-6 in fall; 5-0 in spring)
• Doubles: 11-8 (6-7 in fall; 5-1 in spring)
Fall
• Won over Dmitry Shatalin of No. 60 Penn in three sets in the season-opening Penn Invitational
• Went on a seven-match win streak from Sept. 23 to Oct. 13
• Enjoyed three wins in as many days at the Dick LaLance Showdown and followed that up by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Louisville Scramble
Spring
• Was a perfect 5-0 in the spring season, with two wins coming at No. 4 and No. 5 to go with one win at the bottom of the lineup
• Buitrago was also 5-1 in doubles in the spring, including four wins with Max Rauch and one win at No. 3 with Gian Issa
• Did not drop a singles set in any of the five matches he competed in
• Won over Chattanooga on Jan. 15 and UTSA on Jan. 28 as the two marquee wins in 2018
• Posted wins over Rice and George Washington with Rauch as his doubles partner and paired with Issa for a victory over UTSA
2016-17 (Freshman)
• Singles: 6-12 (4-7 in fall; 2-5 in spring)
• Doubles: 12-15 (5-4 in fall; 7-11 in spring)
Fall
• Opened his career with a win over Chattanooga's Paul LaHue, 6-3, 6-2, at the Dale Short Shootout
• Earned victories over opponents from Belmont and Lipscomb at the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 64 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a win over Carlos Tajes of Tennessee Tech, 6-2, 6-3
Spring
• Won his only match at No. 5 against Alabama A&M's Jarib Beazer, 6-1, 6-1
• Won at No. 6 over UAB's Kenton Parton at the MT Shootout, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
• The doubles combo of freshmen Max Rauch and Nicolas Buitrago Machado posted a 7-11 record on the year, including three wins at No. 2 and four wins on the last doubles court
• The pair was 2-0 in matches that went to a tiebreak, winning 7-6 (7-5) over Florida Atlantic’s Anthony Schonn and Alexander Gitin, along with a 7-6 (7-4) win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship against Sam Rice and Leonardo Menezes
• The duo clinched the doubles points over Western Michigan, Drake, Pacific, Valpo, William & Mary, and Charlotte, and four of those matches ended in wins for the Blue Raiders
Prior to MT
• Attended Laurel Springs in Port St. Lucie, Florida
• While in Columbia, he earned a national ranking of No. 18 in January 2013
• He participated in several ITF Pro Tournaments in January and February of 2016 and reached the doubles finals of the ITF Junior Copa Liga de Tenis de Boy
Personal
• Parents: Julio Buitrago and Maria Machado
• Birthdate: 5/22/98
• 19-18 record in singles after two seasons
• 23-23 record in doubles after two seasons
Awards
• 2017 and 2018 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2017-18 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 13-6 (8-6 in fall; 5-0 in spring)
• Doubles: 11-8 (6-7 in fall; 5-1 in spring)
Fall
• Won over Dmitry Shatalin of No. 60 Penn in three sets in the season-opening Penn Invitational
• Went on a seven-match win streak from Sept. 23 to Oct. 13
• Enjoyed three wins in as many days at the Dick LaLance Showdown and followed that up by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Louisville Scramble
Spring
• Was a perfect 5-0 in the spring season, with two wins coming at No. 4 and No. 5 to go with one win at the bottom of the lineup
• Buitrago was also 5-1 in doubles in the spring, including four wins with Max Rauch and one win at No. 3 with Gian Issa
• Did not drop a singles set in any of the five matches he competed in
• Won over Chattanooga on Jan. 15 and UTSA on Jan. 28 as the two marquee wins in 2018
• Posted wins over Rice and George Washington with Rauch as his doubles partner and paired with Issa for a victory over UTSA
2016-17 (Freshman)
• Singles: 6-12 (4-7 in fall; 2-5 in spring)
• Doubles: 12-15 (5-4 in fall; 7-11 in spring)
Fall
• Opened his career with a win over Chattanooga's Paul LaHue, 6-3, 6-2, at the Dale Short Shootout
• Earned victories over opponents from Belmont and Lipscomb at the Dick LaLance Showdown
• Advanced to the Round of 64 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional with a win over Carlos Tajes of Tennessee Tech, 6-2, 6-3
Spring
• Won his only match at No. 5 against Alabama A&M's Jarib Beazer, 6-1, 6-1
• Won at No. 6 over UAB's Kenton Parton at the MT Shootout, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
• The doubles combo of freshmen Max Rauch and Nicolas Buitrago Machado posted a 7-11 record on the year, including three wins at No. 2 and four wins on the last doubles court
• The pair was 2-0 in matches that went to a tiebreak, winning 7-6 (7-5) over Florida Atlantic’s Anthony Schonn and Alexander Gitin, along with a 7-6 (7-4) win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship against Sam Rice and Leonardo Menezes
• The duo clinched the doubles points over Western Michigan, Drake, Pacific, Valpo, William & Mary, and Charlotte, and four of those matches ended in wins for the Blue Raiders
Prior to MT
• Attended Laurel Springs in Port St. Lucie, Florida
• While in Columbia, he earned a national ranking of No. 18 in January 2013
• He participated in several ITF Pro Tournaments in January and February of 2016 and reached the doubles finals of the ITF Junior Copa Liga de Tenis de Boy
Personal
• Parents: Julio Buitrago and Maria Machado
• Birthdate: 5/22/98
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
