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Magin Ortiga Season 2009-10

Weight157 lbs
Height5-11
HometownCartagina, Colombia
Previous SchoolColegio Jorge Washington
Birthdate05/25/1990
Experience2 letters
YearJunior

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General info: Helped shore up the bottom of Tech[apos]s lineup as a freshman at No. 5, and continued to play solidly as a sophomore … 39-29 in singles for his career.

2010-11: Had an 12-10 dual match record (9-7 at No. 5), and a 5-6 mark in conference matches … 0-2 career in NCAA dual matches (3 unfinished) … 19-15 overall in singles for the year … Did not play doubles competitively in the spring.

2009-10: Helped shore up the bottom of Tech[apos]s lineup, going 10-5 in singles at that position, 14-8 in all dual matches and 20-14 for the year … Also 4-1 at No. 6, but played all but one of his matches since Feb. 27 at No. 5 … Won seven of his last 10 matches of the spring, and won his only ACC Championship match that finished … Played in just six doubles matches, only one in the dual season.

High School/Junior Tennis: Former top-ranked player in Colombia and South America … Trained at the Federacio Catalana Tennis Academy in Barcelona, Spain … Finished in the top-10 at the South American Tennis Championships in 2004 (2nd) and 2006 (6th) … Held the No. 1 singles spot in Colombia at the 12, 14 and 16 age groups … Member of the Colombian National Team in [apos]04 and [apos]06 … Named Athlete of the Year at his High School, Colegio Jorge Washington, in 9th and 11th grade.

Personal: Full name is Magin Chedid Ortiga … Born May 25, 1990 in Cartagena, Colombia … Parents are Magin Ortiga and Vivian Eljarek … Has three siblings, Sofia (14), Sara (2) and Pablo (2) … Began playing tennis at the age of four … Enjoys playing soccer as well as hanging out with friends … Majoring in History.

Career Results (Singles)
Year ACC Dual Overall
2009-10 6-5 (.545) 14-8 (.636) 20-14 (.588)
2010-11 5-6 (.455) 12-10 (.545) 19-15 (.589)
Total 11-11 (.500) 26-18 (.591) 39-29 (.574)
Career Results (Doubles)
Year ACC Dual Overall
2009-10 0-2 (.000) 1-3 (.250) 4-5 (.444)
2010-11 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) 0-5 (.000)
Total 0-2 (.000) 1-3 (.250) 4-10 (.286)