Carlos Benito

General Info: Spaniard who enjoyed success in international events and was ranked 85th among all players in Spain and No. 168 among juniors by the International Tennis Federation … Played in the top half of the singles lineup for the majority of Tech’s matches as a freshman and established himself at No. 2 as a sophomore, entering the national rankings as high as No. 110 … Teamed with Eduardo Segura as a freshman and Christopher Eubanks as a sophomore in doubles, reaching the national rankings each year … Has 61 career singles wins, 52 career wins in doubles.

2016-17 (Senior): Match-by-Match

Played primarily at the three position for the Jackets during the dual match season … Posted a 18-19 record on the season with a 12-10 mark in dual match play … Clinched the match for the Yellow Jackets at Auburn for the 4-3 win … Teamed up with Carlos Divar and Christopher Eubanks in doubles … Entered the doubles ITA national rankings with both Divar and Eubanks, finishing his career at No. 32 with Eubanks.

2015-16 (Junior): Match-by-Match

Enjoyed a fine ACC season, compiling a 7-4 record in conference matches with a pair of victories over ranked opponents … Won 10 of his last 16 decisions to finish the spring, reaching as high as No. 110 in the ITA national rankings and finishing at No. 115 … Six of last eight completed matches went three sets, and had 11 three-setters during the spring … Went 12-11 in dual matches this spring, 11-11 playing at the No. 2 position … Teamed up with Christopher Eubanks to forge a 16-3 record in doubles and earn a national ranking of No. 36, playing mostly at No. 2 where they were 13-2 … Did not play at all in the fall due to back problems.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Match-by-Match

Second on the team in singles wins with a 26-18 overall record, and was 15-8 in spring dual matches … An even 6-6 in ACC matches, and 5-6 playing at the No. 2 spot … In Tech’s last five matches, defeated players ranked No. 59 and No. 64, both times earning the deciding point for the Jackets in 4-3 victories over Duke and Virginia Tech … Played at every position except No. 1 … Ranked as high at No. 20 in doubles with Eduardo Segura, finished No. 61 after going 19-13 overall, 12-9 in dual matches … They were 4-4 vs. ranked doubles teams.

2013-14 (Freshman): Match-by-Match

Ranked as high at 15th in the nation in doubles with Eduardo Segura in the early spring, and defeated the nation’s 24th-ranked team from South Carolina … Struggled in ACC play (2-9) and finished the spring 10-11 in dual matches and 12-2 overall … Finished spring ranked No. 57 … Went 20-21 in singles to tie for the team lead, 8-12 in dual-match play and 3-8 in ACC matches … Played all but two of his dual matches either at No. 2, 3 or 4 … Top foe he defeated was No. 29 Chris Simpson of LSU in the fall … Defeated No. 104 William Kallberg of Ole Miss in the spring.

Prep/Junior: Trains at the SD Tennis Academy in Madrid, Spain, which is one of the foremost tennis academies in the world … Has played for the Spanish junior national team as an under-18, under-16 and under-14 player (world under-14 team champion) … Has a current ATP world ranking of 1485 in singles, and has been as high as 1475 … Helped Spain win 2010 World Championship in the Czech Republic, and was the 2010 singles world champion of Nike Junior Masters Tournament in the Dominican Republic … Was the European championship runner-up in doubles in 2011 … Defeated Austin Krajicek, a three-time all-American at Texas A&M and ranked No. 154 in the ATP World Rankings, in May of 2012 … Also had recent wins over Roberto Ortega (506 ATP) and Sergio Magro (975 ATP) … In the past 18 months, he has participated in 27 international tournaments.

Personal: Full name is Carlos Benito Hergueta … Born January 23, 1995 in Madrid … Son of Enrique and Gloria … His mother is a school teacher and his father is the director of a consulting company and are family friends with current Tech player Eduardo Segura … Has an older brother, Enrique … Enjoys music and cinema … Majoring in Business Administration.

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