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Carlos Quiroga
Carlos Quiroga
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Weight:
    148
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Valencia, Venezuela
  • High School:
    Maria Montessori
  • Major:
    Electrical Engineering

Bio

Season: 4th

2012-13: Finished with a 12-7 overall singles mark and 11-8 record in doubles play...was 9-6 in dual matches, including records of 1-0 at No. 3, 6-6 at No. 5 and 2-0 at No. 6...earned a 3-0 record in tournament play...teamed with Miguel Uzcategui to go 7-0 during the year and capture the ITA Regional Doubles "B" draw championship...also teamed with newcomer Simon Bratke in the spring for a 4-8 mark at No. 3 doubles (1-3 ECC).

2011-12: Earned overall marks of 12-7 in singles play and 17-6 in doubles...was 12-4 at the No. 6 spot in dual matches and 3-1 against the ECC...teamed up with Miguel Uzcategui for an overall record of 17-6, including a 16-3 mark at No. 3 doubles.

2010-11: Named to East Coast Conference 2011 Men's Tennis All-Conference Second Team... East Coast Conference Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week, March 7, 2011.

High School: Quiroga is a 2010 graduate of Maria Montessori High School where he played tennis.

Personal: Son of Lourdes Quiroga...has one sister, Maria (16)...electrical engineer major.. career goal is to get a masters degree and work for an important company in which he can apply his skills as an electrical engineer…hobbies include listening to music, going out with friends and dancing… other sports he enjoys watching or playing are basketball, volleyball and soccer… favorite athlete is tennis great Roger Federer… favorite foods are pasta and pabellon… favorite movie is Transformers… favorite TV show is Friends… favorite music artists are Daddy Yankee, Wisia y Yondel, Avicii, and Lil Wayne… favorite website is Facebook… reason for choosing UDC was he liked the idea of living in Washington, DC and saw that it gives him more opportunities to work in a nice environment… favorite things about UDC are the tennis courts and the gymnasium… greatest athletic experience was going to the NCAA tournament with his teammates and coach… dream as a college athlete is to win the NCAA tournament as a team… greatest athletic influence was his coach in Venezuala, Rafael Martinez… strangest habit on gameday is to always enter with his right foot on the court.