Ivan Mendoza
| School: |
Drake University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Wellington |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
New Zealand |
| High School: |
Wellington College |
| Height: |
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| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Friday, September 05, 1986 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Information Systems |
| Singles Record: |
91-34 |
| Doubles Record: |
74-44 |
Ranks 11th in school history with 145 victories and enters the spring campaign needing 13 victories to move past Aaron Endress-Fox (1998-2002) into 10th place in the Drake record book. Senior (Fall 2008): Netted an 8-6 combined singles/doubles mark...reached the finals of the main doubles draw with Ricardo Lau at the Drake Fall Invitational...fell one win shy of playing for the consolation singles title at the ITA Central Regional...advanced to semifinals of singles flight at Drake Fall Invitational. Junior (2007-08): Was 48-14 in combined singles/doubles matches, including 25-6 on the singles court...rated 10th in final ITA Central Regional doubles rankings with Mauricio Ballivian...went 16-3 in singles play in the spring, with 13 straight victories...finished MVC play at 5-0 to earn first team All-MVC honors for the second straight year...registered 20-4 mark, including 19-3 in the dual campaign in doubles with Ballivian...earned first team All-MVC Scholar-Athlete recognition...finished 7-2 in singles in the fall, including winning the No. 4 singles title at the MVC Individuals...advanced to the finals of Drake Fall Invitational before falling to Dalibor Pavic, 6-3, 7-5. Sophomore (2006-07): Netted a 46-22 combined singles/doubles ledger...was 17-6 in singles during the dual campaign, including 12-2 at the No. 6 position...named first team All-MVC at the sixth singles hole after registering a 5-0 league mark...teamed with Sergi Vila to record an 18-5 mark in doubles en route to attaining No. 85 national ranking...advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Central Region Championships. Freshman (2005-06): Turned in a 28-9 mark in singles, including 12-3 at the No. 6 position...went 7-4 in doubles paired with Sergi Vila and was 15-19 overall in doubles action. High School: Ranked as high as second in singles in New Zealand juniors.
