Wichita State Athletics

2019-20 (Senior)
Fall: Made a successful transition to Wichita State in the fall after transferring from Louisiana Lafayette…fought his way to third place in singles flight A at the Creighton Invitational…advanced to the doubles round of 16 and singles round of 32 at the ITA Central Regional…finished fall 6-3 in singles and 2-3 in doubles.
Spring: Singles/// Competed in 13 singles matches split between slots one, two, three and four… finished the season with eight wins… won seven of his first nine matches of the season… defeated Jose D. Alonso of Arkansas, 6-2, 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, to clinch WSU’s third win over a Southeastern Conference team since 1987… defeated Luca Wiedenmann of No. 16 Tennessee, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4… Doubles/// Competed in 13 doubles matches split between all three slots… finished the season with eight wins… competed best in slot three going 7-3 there… sealed the doubles point for the Shockers against No. 16 Tennessee alongside his partner Orel Ovil when they defeated Giles Hussey and Finn Stodder, 6-4.

Before Joining the Shockers
Rated one of the top Brazilian juniors receiving a national pro ranking of No. 61…Was rated No. 1 in the Brazilian state of Ceara in the 12-and-under category…Was No. 1 in the 14-and 16-and-under groups in Rio de Janeiro…Spent last three seasons at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette…Earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2018…Compiled 39 singles wins over a three-year span…Finished the 2017-18 season with 24 overall singles wins for the Ragin’ Cajuns…Compiled a 12-5 dual match record in doubles play helping the Ragin’ Cajuns to a 21-10 dual match record.

Personal
Born Dec. 31, 1997 in Fortaleza, Brazil…The son of Antonio and Cassia Lago…Started playing tennis at age 9.