General Info: Comes from a family of accomplished tennis players … Has played all through the Tech lineup during his career … Partnered with fellow Spaniard Carlos Benito to become one of the nation’s top doubles teams … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll each of his four years at Tech … Graduated on May 2 with his degree in business administration.
2014-15: Match-by-Match
Thrived playing at the bottom of Tech’s order, leading the Jackets in singles wins his senior year (29-14 record) … Had a 6-3 mark playing at No. 6, and won all three matches there to get Tech’s first singles point in upset wins over Duke at the end of the regular season, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament … Played everywhere in the Tech order except No. 2 this spring, compiling a 14-9 record in dual matches, 5-6 in the ACC … Teamed with Carlos Benito to go 19-13 in doubles, including a 12-5 record at No. 1 and a 4-4 mark against ranked foes, and was ranked No. 61 … Won his first collegiate title after beating freshman teammate Michael Kay in the Division II singles finals at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … Won the 2014 USTA Clay Court Invitational doubles B draw in Orlando, Fla. by rattling off four straight victories.
2013-14: Match-by-Match
Did not play in the fall due to an injury and struggled in the spring to a 6-13 singles match, 1-10 in the ACC … Went 4-6 playing at the No. 3 spot, but just 2-7 when forced to play higher … Enjoyed a productive season in doubles, however, teaming with Carlos Benito to go 12-12, 10-11 in dual matches, rising as high as No. 15 nationally during the early part of the spring … Knocked off No. 24 Kyle Koch and Chip Cox in Tech’s upset win over 17th-ranked South Carolina … Finished the spring with an ITA rank of No. 57.
2012-13: Match-by-Match
Went 11-16 in singles, 9-13 in dual matches in the spring, 2-8 against the ACC, splitting time almost evenly between the No. 3/4/5 spots in the lineup … Went 14-14 as a doubles player, including a 7-6 mark with doubles stalwart Juan Spir … Teamed with Spir to defeat 14th-ranked Andreas Bjerrehus and Amerigo Contini of Virginia Tech … In the fall, reached the round of 16 at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships before falling to Jonas Lutjen of Ole Miss.
2011-12: Was in the lineup for all of Tech’s matches in the spring, most of them at No. 5, where he was 4-7 … Went 3-3 at No. 6 before moving up … Posted a 14-17 singles record, 8-10 in the spring and 3-5 against ACC foes … Played doubles with Dusan Miljevic, going 9-8 at No. 3 … Advanced to the round of 16 before falling to Armstrong Atlantic State’s Matus Mydla in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
In Spain: Accumulated 121 wins against players in his national classification … Captured championships in several tournaments, including the Silver Cup Junior Tournament and Junior Team Championship in his native Madrid … Competed in 17 ITF futures events over the last two years (2010, 2011) … Reached the semi-finals of the Madrid Under 18 Championship in singles two consecutive years, and also to the finals in doubles.
Personal: Full name is Eduardo Segura Mandarino … Born May 13, 1992 in Madrid … Son of Manuel Segura and Cristina Mandarino … Has a younger sister, Sandra … Grandparents were professional tennis players in the 1960s … Grandfather played in the Davis Cup for Brazil, and his grandmother won national championships in Spain 27 times … Enjoys playing soccer and other sports … Began playing tennis at age 4 … Graduated May 2 with his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
SINGLES | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Tour |
2011-12 | 14-17 | — | — | — | 1-0 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 6-7 |
2012-13 | 11-16 | — | — | 3-6 | 4-3 | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
2013-14 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 2-5 | 4-6 | — | — | — | 0-3 |
2014-15 | 29-14 | 1-1 | — | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 6-3 | 15-5 |
Totals | 60-63 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 9-13 | 7-4 | 9-14 | 9-6 | 23-18 |
DOUBLES | Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tour |
2011-12 | 12-14 | — | 0-1 | 10-9 | 2-4 |
2012-13 | 14-14 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
2013-14 | 12-12 | 8-11 | 2-0 | — | 2-1 |
2014-15 | 19-13 | 12-5 | 0-4 | — | 7-4 |
Totals | 57-53 | 23-20 | 5-6 | 14-14 | 15-13 |