| Gonzalo Escobar |
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2008-09: Might have been overlooked on having a successful rookie season due to success of fellow freshman Raony Carvalho ... ended the fall with a 5-4 singles record with three of the four losses coming against ranked opponents ... was Tech's lone player to advance to the third round of the A Draw at the Baylor HEB Invitational ... took No. 35 Christoph Muller of Rice to three sets in the second round of the ITA Regional Championships ... went 0-3 overall in doubles play, teaming with Gonzelez and Sinisa Markovic ... he and Christian Rojmar entered the season ranked No. 19 in the ITA preseason poll, but never played together in any tournament ... during the spring, played primarily the No. 3 (5-6) and 4 (5-2) singles positions ... went 2-2 in Big 12 play ... missed the Baylor and Nebraska matches after suffering a wrist injury ... went 2-3 at home, 4-1 on the road and 4-4 at neutral sites ... was 2-2 in conference matches... teamed with David Gonzalez to be the squad's most consistent duo, going 16-5 at the No. 3 position ... tandem ended the season winning its last 10 matches ... the duo was a perfect 4-0 in conference.
Before Tech: Ranked top five in Ecuador in juniors.
Personal: Born April 20, 1989, in Manta, Ecuador ... son of Gonzalo and Narcisa Escobar ... has a brother, Juan, and a sister, Maria Belen... enjoys playing soccer and hanging out with friends ... majoring in finance.
