Jurence Mendoza

Jakob Sude

/ Cowboy Tennis

Photo by: Bruce Waterfield

Height:
5-9
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Olongapo City, Philippines

Sophomore: Finished the spring with a 10-2 record in singles, primarily playing at the No. 6 position ... Rallied from a second-set deficit to defeat Connor Curry, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, and secure the Cowboys’ first top-10 victory of the year and first Big 12 win since 2014 ... Recorded singles wins in seven of OSU’s matches against ranked teams ... Compiled a 25-12 doubles record, with most of those matches coming with partners Lukas Finzelberg and Lucas Gerch ... Helped the Cowboys secure the doubles point against No. 3 TCU with a 6-2 victory over Rybakov/Stalder ... Won six of the eight doubles matches that he with Lucas Gerch for during the spring season ... Posted the third most doubles wins of any OSU player in the 2015-2016 season.

Freshman: Joined the Cowboys in November 2014 ... Got his first win as a Cowboy by defeating Jonny Cornish of Virginia, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the Round of 16 at the Dickie V Classic ... Won six of his first nine singles matches in the spring, including a dual-clinching victory against Sahkeel Manji of Memphis, 7-6 (4), 6-4 ... Finished the season with an 8-6 singles record and a 6-6 record in doubles action, playing with Lukas Finzelberg and Tristan Meraut ... Teamed up with Finzelberg to win both doubles matches and help the Cowboys advance to the second round of the NCAA Tennis Championships.

Personal: Son of Zosimo and Editha Mendoza ... Born on May 29, 1996, in Olongapo, Philippines ... Lettered four years at Olongapo City National High School under Martin Misa, where he was named the Athlete of the Year ... Attended the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City ... Earned Rookie of the Year honors by going 13-0 in singles play .. Majoring in management at OSU.