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Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore

Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Perth, Australia

Career
• 79-54 record in singles after 4 seasons
• 79-41 record in doubles after 4 seasons

Awards
• 2016 and 2019 All-C-USA First Team Singles
• 2017 and 2018 All-C-USA Second Team Singles
• 2016 and 2017 All-C-USA First Team Doubles
• 2018 and 2019 All-C-USA Second Team Doubles
• 2019 Outstanding Doubles Team of the C-USA Championship
• C-USA Player of the Week on Jan. 31, 2017, and March 14, 2018
• 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: 20-15 (8-4 in fall; 12-11 in spring)
• Doubles: 22-9 (5-3 in fall; 17-6 in spring)
     Fall
• Won over an opponent from Princeton in the Penn Invitational
• Took down multiple nationally ranked players on his way to securing the title of runner-up in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional
• Won his first round matchup in the ITA Fall National Championships over the No. 39-ranked singles player
    Spring
• Was awarded fourth-straight C-USA Academic Medal and fourth-straight spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Ended his career in the top-10 in career singles wins (78, 10th), career doubles wins (79, T-7th), career combined wins (157, 7th) and doubles winning percentage (64.7%, 9th) in program history
• Was tied for fifth on the team in dual match singles wins with a record of 12-11, including a 8-8 mark at No. 1
• Paired with Pavel Motl for a 18-6 record in doubles in the spring, including two wins at the middle doubles spot to go with a 16-3 mark at No. 3
• A season-best win streak of six matches with Motl twice in the spring season
• Went 3-0 in doubles at the C-USA Championship in Murfreesboro

2017-18 (Junior)
• Singles: 22-11 (8-4 in fall; 14-7 in spring)
• Doubles: 22-7 (6-4 in fall; 16-3 in spring)
     Fall
• Won over an opponent from No. 15 Columbia in the first tournament of the new season, the Penn Invitational
• Advanced to the Round of 64 at the ITA All-American after three set wins over opponents from Fresno State and No. 19 Oklahoma State
• Wins over No. 21 Vanderbilt and No. 49 Louisville helped him advance to the Round of 32 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional
• Took three wins in as many days at the Tribe Invitational against No. 73 William & Mary, No. 69 VCU, and No. 33 Harvard
    Spring
• Was third on the team in dual match singles wins with a record of 14-7, including a 4-3 mark at No. 1 and leading the team in wins at No. 2 with a record of 10-4
• Was awarded at the end of the season by being named to the All-C-USA Second Team Singles and Second Team Doubles lists
• Marquee singles wins in the dual match season came against No. 47 Indiana, No. 71 Wichita State, No. 65 Drake, No. 73 William & Mary, and No. 70 ETSU
• Paired with Miguel Negre Fernandez for a 16-3 record in doubles in the spring, including one win at the top doubles spot to go with a 15-3 mark at No. 2
• The duo was 11-0 against opponents from teams that ended the season nationally ranked
• A season-best win streak of eight matches stretched from March 18 to April 20 and included wins over seven teams that ended the season nationally ranked

2016-17 (Sophomore)
• Singles: 14-19 (4-6 in fall; 10-13 in spring)
• Doubles: 15-12 (2-4 in fall; 13-8 in spring)
     Fall
• Competed against No. 2 Ohio State's Martin Joyce at the ITA All-American but lost in the first round, followed by falling in the consolation round vs. No. 120 Jefta Kecic of North Florida
• Won over opponents from Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional before falling in the Round of 32 to No. 27 Kentucky's Nils Ellefsen
• Won matches against No. 43 Louisville and No. 49 Vanderbilt at the Commodore Scramble to finish off the fall season
    Spring
• Took a win over No. 118 Kennosuke Nouchi of Western Michigan in three sets, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4)
• Was unable to finish against No. 78 Tuki Jacobs of South Alabama, but took the first set by a score of 6-2
• Won the first set, 6-2, and was two games away from getting the win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Championship before the match was clinched
• Put the Blue Raiders on the board against top-seeded No. 40 Rice in the semifinals of the C-USA Championship with a 6-2, 7-5 win at the top spot over Jamie Malik
• Combined with Tom Moonen at the top doubles spot to post a record of 13-8, including seven wins in their last 10 matches
• Won three doubles matches in three days at the MT Shootout against then-ranked No. 47 South Alabama, Valpo and UAB

2015-16 (Freshman)
• Singles: 23-9 (6-3 in fall; 17-6 in spring)
• Doubles: 20-13 (6-3 in fall; 14-10 in spring)
     Fall
• Swept the Dale Short Shootout against opponents from Lipscomb, UAB and Austin Peay
• Won over No. 34 Vanderbilt's Rhys Johnson in a match tiebreak at the Commodore Scramble
    Spring
• Won nine consecutive matches starting with a 6-2, 6-4 win over George Washington at the No. 2 spot
• The win streak early in the season also included victories over Penn, then-No. 46 ranked Louisville, then-No. 62 ranked Iowa and Illinois State
• Continued to come up big on the big stage, winning over Miami (FL), 1-6, 6-1, 7-6, in a match that was broadcasted on ESPN3
• Earned the win over Charlotte in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Championship in three sets at the No. 1 spot
• Had a record of 14-7 in doubles with partner Ayed Zatar Cordero
• Won six matches in a row early in the season, 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

Prior to MT
• Ranked 236th nationally by the ITF and 191st in Australia
• Finished third in the European Championships in 2007
• Named the singles champion on the Nike Juniors Tour in Spain in 2008
• Led Spain to a championship in the 2008 U-12 European national tournament
• Was a five-time national champion in Spain
• Made it to the finals in singles in an ITF Tournament as well as being a five-time doubles finalist

Personal
• Parents: Gonzalo Morell and Stefania Raschiatore
• Birthdate: 1/25/97
• Major: Business