Lawrence Formentera
| School: |
Univ. of Oklahoma |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Temecula |
| Home State: |
California |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Gorman Learning Center |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
160 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
0-3 |
| Doubles Record: |
9-9 |
Senior (2012-13)
Made it to the doubles quarterfinals at the ITA Central Region Championships with partner John Harrison Warden.
Junior (2011-12)
Teamed with David Pultr at No. 3 doubles where the duo posted a 13-5 record ... He and Pultr claimed the No. 3 position Big 12 title after posting a 4-1 record ... Tied for the second-best record (2-1) at the No. 6 position in Big 12 singles play ... Concluded the year with a 3-2 singles record in dual action ... Was ranked No. 57 in the initial fall doubles rankings with Guillermo Alcorta after posting a 5-4 record in the fall ... Went 1-5 in fall tournament action ... Opened the pre-season (fall) rankings at No. 32 nationally in doubles with John Warden.
Sophomore (2010-11)
Held the No. 4-through-6 spots for OU in singles where he posted a 15-7 record ... Teamed with Laurentiu Gavrila for the majority of the year in doubles where the duo went 11-7 at the No. 3 spot ... Downed two ranked individuals on the year in Virginia's Julen Uriguen (109) and Baylor's Kike Grangeiro (95) ... Started the year ranked No. 38 in doubles along with John Warden ... The duo went 2-3 at the No. 2 doubles position ... Teamed with freshman Harry Warden to claim the 2010 doubles title at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational.
Freshman (2009-10)
Competed in all 26 matches for the Sooners ... finished the spring campaign with a record of 19-7 ... partnered with Blake Boswell at the No. 3 doubles where he finished with a record of 12-8 ... clinched the match for the Sooners at the No. 5 spot over No. 3 Texas in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Championships.
Prior to Oklahoma:
No. 2 nationally in 16's... national Open finalist in 18 year old division... fourth place at Kalamazoo tournament... sixth place finish at Jr. Davis Cup... participated in Jr. U.S. Open... 2007 Easter Bowl Champion... 2007 National Open Champion in 16 year old division... NoQuit Agassi Champion... California Bowl Champion.
Personal
Son of Teresita and Liberato Formentera ... has two brothers, Chad and Andrew, and one sister, Lorilee ... Likes tospend timewith friends in his free time ... He chose OU because he wanted to go to an out-of-state college and liked OU's potential ... His proudest moments in lifeare all his tennis achievements and traveilng the world to play tennis ... His parents and coaches as having the biggest impact on his tennis career ... Favorite tennis player is Bernard Tomic ... Favorite OU tradition is when the tennis team plays ping-pong against the golf team ... Favorite tennis memory at OU is clinching the match for OU to reach the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament his freshman year (2010) ... Sports heros are Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant.
