Val Banada
| School: |
North Carolina State |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Miami, Fla. |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
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| High School: |
North Miami Beach HS |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Weight: |
150 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Sunday, April 15, 1984 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Left |
| Major: |
Art Applications |
| Singles Record: |
55-59 |
| Doubles Record: |
46-65 |
CHOBOY ON BANADA: "Val is an extremely talented athlete and a gifted tennis player. He can hurt you with a lot of things in his game already."
2004-05: Took three wins at No. 2 singles, pushing his spring total to 8-5 in singles play ... Teamed with four different team members in spring doubles for nine wins, including seven with Andre Iriarte ... Went 24-26 in singles and doubles throughout 2004-05.
2003-04: Won six matches on the season, the third best mark in dual play ... Three of the six were in ACC play, with four overall wins coming at No. 2 ... Including fall tournaments, won 24 matches, 12 singles, 12 doubles ... His 4-2 mark in doubles with William Noblitt was the second best mark of any tandem ... Posted a 3-1 ACC mark at No. 3 doubles with Noblitt.
2002-03: Led the Wolfpack in overall singles victories with 10, which included a team-best 3-5 ACC record ... Two of his ACC wins were against top-50 teams nationally, March 9 against Florida State and April 12 against Wake Forest ... Posted a perfect 7-0 mark at No. 3 singles ... Posted win streaks of four and three matches in singles on the season, and won back-to-back doubles matches twice.
PREP: Competed at North Miami Beach Sr. HS for Irv Greenberg ... Miami Herald first-team 2000-2002 ... Selected high school MVP 2000-2002 ... Named high school athlete of the year in 2001 ... Won the Easter Bowl in 1998 ... Champion of the Clay Nationals in 1998.
PERSONAL: Hobbies include basketball, football, music, art and working on cars ... Son of Cynthia and Salvador Banada ... Born 4/15/84 in Miami, Fla. ... Full name is Val Adelberg Banada ... Majoring in arts applications.
