Luca Barlocchi
| School: |
UNLV |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Zurich |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Switzerland |
| High School: |
Kantonsschule Freudenberg |
| Height: |
5-10 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Monday, January 26, 1987 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
57-32 |
| Doubles Record: |
37-29 |
2008 All-MWC Singles
AT UNLV: The "Swiss Wizard" returns as a junior looking to spin more of his court magic in 2009 ... A solid starter who turned in a strong fall effort, advancing to the semifinals of the ITA Regional in Las Vegas and also upsetting No. 83 Andres Carrasco of Arizona at the Rebel Classic in October ... Teamed with Elliot Wronski in fall to post 5-1 doubles mark, including making quarters of ITA Regional and winning the Flight One title of the Rebel Classic ... Boasts a career singles record of 9-3 in MWC duals ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for second straight season. 2008: Named All-MWC singles after finishing 19-10 overall ... His 12-7 mark in duals included a 5-0 record at No. 3 spot ... Upset No. 111 Victor Lamm of UC Irvine on April 5 to help Rebels down Anteaters ... Went 4-2 vs. MWC in regular season ... Played with four partners in compiling 14-9 doubles record ... Best work came with David Campbell, finishing 9-4 on court two ... Fall singles record of 7-3 included a run to quarterfinals of ITA Regional ... Also nearly took down Tennessee’s Boris Conkic before falling 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 to give the Vol the title at the UNLV Fall Classic in November. 2007: Team’s top fall recruit stumbled out of the gates while making transition to dual match play, standing 6-9 overall at one point ... Consecutive three-set victories over SEC opponents in mid-March sparked a personal five-match winning streak and a run of 11 wins in 12 outings to close rookie season ... His 17-10 overall mark included a 5-1 record for MWC play in regular season at No. 6 spot in lineup, not including another two wins during conference tourney ... Most memorable triumph came in 4-3 upset of No. 46 New Mexico in Fort Worth ... After being blanked in the first set, came all the way back to defeat Kamil Pajkowski 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 to end the five-hour marathon match in favor of the Rebels ... Was also leading his opponent from UCLA in first round of NCAA tournament when match was halted ... Fall season saw him turn in a 4-3 singles record and 2-3 doubles mark playing with Jonathan Hooper … First collegiate win came vs. Stjepan Beg of New Mexico State in the Round of 64 at the ITA Regional in Las Vegas in October… Also won his next match to move into Round of 16 in his first career tourney. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Kantonsschule Freudenberg in Zurich. PERSONAL: Luca Roberto Barlocchi was born on Jan. 26, 1987, in Switzerland ... The son of Dario and Renata Barlocchi ... Majoring in finance.
