| Raony Carvalho |
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2008-09: After arriving at Tech as one of the school's most promising recruits, Carvalho did not disappoint in his first season, playing atop of Tech's singles and doubles lineups ... finished the fall at 12-4 in singles, advancing to the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships, a round short of qualifying for the ITA National Indoor Championships ... went a combined 6-3 against nationally ranked opponents in singles, including wins over No. 22 Andrei Daescu of Oklahoma and No. 40 Tim Puetz of Auburn ... three of his four losses came at the hands of players ranked among the top 35 in the nation ... advanced to the finals of the consolation bracket at the ITA All-American Championships ... teamed with Rojmar in doubles to go 6-4 with a 4-1 record against nationally ranked opponents ... the duo qualified for the ITA National Indoor Championships by advancing to the semifinals of the ITA All-American Championships with a win over the second-ranked duo of Steven Foremen and Cory Parr from Wake Forest ... dropped the first two matches at the national indoors before finishing the fall with a win over No. 10 Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Nathan Byrnes of Oklahoma State ... during the spring, was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, the first time a Tech player has received the award ... ITA Rookie Player of the Year for the South Central region ... also selected to the All-Big 12 singles and doubles teams ... went 11-9 at the top singles position and 3-0 in the No. 2 slot ... was 4-2 at home, 5-3 on the road and 5-4 at neutral sites ... went 2-10 against ranked opponents, with seven of those matches coming against opponents in the top 10 nationally ... in doubles, he and Christian Rojmar went 14-8 at the top position ... duo was 3-3 at home, 5-3 on the road, 5-2 at neutral sites ... was 9-5 against ranked opponents, including wins over the third-ranked duo from Texas A&M and fourth-ranked tandem from USC ... advanced to the singles and doubles portions of the NCAA Championships ... fell in the first round of singles to Clint Bowles of Florida State ... advanced to the round of 16 in doubles before dropping a 6-6-3, 6-4 decision to the eventual national champion duo from Virginia ... entered the season with a No. 19 ranking in singles and No. 7 in doubles alongside Rojmar ... finished the spring ranked No. 44 in singles and No. 13 in doubles.
Before Tech: No. 1 tennis player in Brazil for 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, and 18 and under ... No. 1 tennis in South America for 14 and under, 16 and under and 18 and under ... Ranked top 10 in International Tennis Federation for 16 and under and 18 and under.
Personal: Born April 10, 1987, in Brazil ... son of Damazio and Maria Carvalho ... has a sister, Larissa ... enjoys playing soccer.
