2005-2006: Won the National Qualifying Tournament in Mexico City, Mexico to advance to represent Mexico and Texas Tech at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey...fell in the second round of the tournament to Jan Riha of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-2...in the fall went 3-4 in singles action with wins over Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and Texas A&M...played doubles with Michael Breler with an overall record of 4-2, including a win over Texas, 9-8...during the regular season played in the no. 2 singles position...had a overall record of 13-6, 3-3 in conference, with one unfinished match against Texas' no. 36 ranked Roger Gubser...teamed with Michael Breler in the no. 2 doubles spot with an overall record of 5-10, 2-5 in conference play...also paired with Sinisa Markovic against Lamar wining 8-2...honored as the Big 12 Player of the Week in March 2006...named to the 2006 Academic All-Big 12 first-team and All-Big 12 tennis singles first-team.
2004-05: Went undefeated in spring action, going 14-0 in singles play at the No. 3, 5 and 6 spots ... suffered only loss of season in singles play during the fall ... finished overall 14-1 in singles ... had three different pairings in doubles action, finishing with a record of 3-0.
2003-04: Went 8-6 in singles action ... had an overall doubles record of 3-3 ... went 10-8 in singles for the spring ... mostly played at the No. 6 position ... seeing some play time at No. 5 ... posted a Big 12 singles mark of 3-4.
Amateur Experience: Won the Mexican National Tournament to qualify for the 2005 World University Games, in Istanbul, Turkey.
High School: Graduated from U.A.N.L. Preparatoria No. 2 in Monterrey, Mexico in December 2002.
Personal: Born October 4, 1982 ... son of Victor Martinez and Margarita Castro ... has an older brother, Victor, who played tennis at the University of Illinois at Springfield was the team MVP as a senior ... chose Texas Tech because "the experience I had during my visit back in May; I realized that Texas Tech was definitely the place where I wanted to be. It's perfect for studying and playing tennis. And everyone in Lubbock is very friendly. It's an honor for me to belong to such a great institution as Texas Tech." ... majoring in Economics.
