Elijah Melendez

Career Notes: Left-handed player signed with Tech in the spring of 2014 out of the Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy … Ranked 132nd in the nation by the Tennis Recruiting Network, and No. 45 in the USTA Southern Section, and is an excellent doubles player … Has a pair of ITA summer circuit titles and a collegiate doubles title (Southern Intercollegiate Championships in 2015) under his belt.

2017-18 (Senior): Match-by-Match

Had a fine senior campaign that amassed a record of 12-21 overall and 7-14 in duals … finished his career with 50 wins … opened the season with two separate win streaks of three or more games in tournaments and dual action … dual season was highlighted by gutsy win over No. 43 Leonardo Telles from 24^th-ranked Texas (Feb. 25), 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 … finished the season 8-14 overall in doubles and 6-11 in dual matches … had three main partners over the course of the year – Brandon Freestone, Daniel Yun and Chris Yun … went 3-1 with Freestone, 3-8 with C. Yun and 2-5 with D. Yun … alongside C. Yun, the duo captured a big ACC win over No. 19 FSU’s 44^th-ranked Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst, 6-3.

2016-17 (Junior): Match-by-Match

Posted a 13-6 record in singles play, splitting at 1-1 in dual match play … Finished 7-7 overall in doubles with a 2-3 ledger in dual matches.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Match-by-Match

Enjoyed a solid fall season with an 12-8 record, but has played only one dual match this spring, a win against Boston College … Twice beat Georgia’s Andy Martinez in tournaments … Went 4-2 in the ITA Southeast Regional in the fall.

2014-15 (Freshman): Match-by-Match

Won the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational doubles title in his division and reached the finals in singles … Inserted into the lineup for seven dual matches, two ACC matches, and went 6-1 in singles playing No. 5 and 6 … 13-10 overall in singles, 8-6 in doubles … Won the consolation draw of the B division in the Georgia Tech Invitational with Daniel Yun, and also went 2-2 in singles, reaching the consolation final of the B division … Went 1-1 in singles and doubles at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships… Went 2 and 1 in singles and lost in doubles to a top 15 opponent at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regionals.

2014 Summer Highlights: Captured a pair of ITA Summer Circuit titles, winning the singles championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the doubles title in Murfreesboro, Tenn. … Seeded seventh, he defeated Trevor Gotkowski in the championship match, and knocked off the top seed, Alabama sophomore Sean Donohue, in the semi-finals.

Junior Tennis: Rated a four-star player … Accumulated a 42-25 overall singles record in the 12 months before signing, including a 39-13 mark against players at the four-star level or below … Defeated three players at the five-star and blue-chip levels … Finished in fifth place in USTA Closed Regional in February, 2014, reaching quarterfinals, then won two backdraw matches … Went 4-2 at a USTA Southern Level 1A event in /South Carolina in April of 2014 … Reached the quarterfinals in singles of the 2013 Bullfrog USTA Sectional, and the 2013 and 2014 USTA Closed Regional in Mobile, Ala. … Won the doubles championships of the 2013 and 2014 USTA regionals and Winter Southern Closed events, and reached the semifinals in two Bullfrog USTA sectionals.

Personal: Full name is Elijah Joel Melendez … Born November 5, 1995 in Mobile, Ala. … Son of Chris and Julie Melendez … Youngest of three children … Began playing tennis at age 8 … Enjoys ultimate frisbee and football … Majoring in Business Administration.