2012-13 Men's Tennis Roster

Blas Moros 2011-12 Men's Tennis Roster


Weight 178 lbs.
Class Sophomore
Hometown Boca Raton, FL
High School Pine Crest
Blas Moros - Men's Tennis - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A SENIOR:Served as a co-captain during senior campaign … went 14-6 during the spring season in the two and three singles spots … awarded the ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award for the Midwest Region … presented with the Christopher Zorich Award at the Notre Dame awards banquet … earned all-BIG EAST honors and helped the Irish to their ninth BIG EAST Championship … was a perfect 10-0 in singles, including a pair of ranked victories, during the fall campaign … went 4-0 at the OFCC Invitational to earn all-tournament honors … picked up a win over No. 63 Mousheg Hovhannisyan of Pepperdine (6-3, 6-1) to highlight the weekend … turned in a 3-0 weekend and was named tournament MVP in addition to earning all-tournament team honors at the Tom Fallon Invitational … knocked off No. 59 Daniil Proskura of Alabama (7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)) to open invitational … closed out fall with a 3-0 record at the Tribe Invitational to secure all-tournament team honors for the third time in the fall … also won a pair of doubles contests by the score of 8-2 at the Tribe Invitational with teammate Michael Moore … earned the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award for men[apos]s tennis … a member of the 2012-13 BIG EAST All-Academic team … earned a Monogram.

AS A JUNIOR:Became a mainstay at the back of the singles lineup, piling up 21 wins (21-6) playing primarily at five and six singles during the spring season … went 8-1 with one unfinished match over last 10 contests … sported an 8-3 record at five singles and 10-3 mark at six … went 27-12 including the fall, marking his third consecutive year with 20 or more wins … upset then-No. 85 Panav Jha of Kentucky, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 … won 17 of his 21 spring matches in straight sets … won matches over opponents from ranked teams Illinois, Cornell, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, Texas A&M, Louisville and Vanderbilt … also went 5-2 in doubles during the fall season, teaming primarily with Ryan Bandy … went 2-0 at the Illini Invitational and 2-1 at the Tom Fallon Invitational … named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star … participated in the 2011-12 Rosenthal Leadership Academy … earned a Monogram.

AS A SOPHOMORE:Reached the 20-win plateau for the second-straight season, posting a record of 21-11 in singles play that saw him go 16-5 on the dual campaign, primarily at the No. 6 court … named member of BIG EAST Academic All-Star team … recorded one win over a ranked opponent … went 3-1 at season-opening Fighting Illini Invitational, defeating Illinois[apos] Brian Alden (5-7, 6-2, 6-2), Alabama[apos]s Trey Walston (6-0, 6-3) and Wake Forest[apos]s Amogh Prabhakar (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) … after starting the dual season 1-2, went on to post a record of 15-3 through the close of the season … dropped only six total sets during that span … highlight of the year came when he defeated #2 Ohio State[apos]s 67th-ranked Balazs Novak (3-6, 7-5, 1-0) in come-from-behind fashion … recorded two match-clinching points … saw limited action in doubles, finishing with a mark of 1-3 … lone win of the season came at the Fighting Illini Invitational as he and teammate Matt Johnson defeated Alabama[apos]s Jarryd Botha and Trey Walston, 8-3 … named to the Dean[apos]s List during the spring semester … earned a Monogram.

AS A FRESHMAN:Posted a 23-11 in singles play, with a 15-8 mark on the dual season … played the majority of the season at the No. 6 position … earned Notre Dame[apos]s first singles win of the season with a victory over #75 William & Mary[apos]s Adrian Vodislav, 6-0, 6-1 … easily defeated Grant Ive of #35 Tulsa, 6-2, 6-0 … brought the Irish back for a win over Florida State with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Jordan Kelly-Houston … completed the Notre Dame comeback over #26 Fresno State with a win at sixth singles over Siddarth Alapati … earned the lone Irish point against Texas A&M … defeated rival Louisville in a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win over Andrew Carter … got the Irish on the board against Wisconsin with a win over Michael Dierberger at No. 6 singles … cruised past Georgetown[apos]s Tim Walsh 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the BIG EAST semifinals … earned a Monogram.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA:Graduated from Pine Crest (Fla.) … played ATP Futures events in the summer of 2009 … posted an overall juniors record of 36-12 in 2008, including a 14-6 mark versus five-star recruits … ranked 19th in the nation by tennisrecruiting.net … advanced to the finals of the 2009 BMW Tennis Championships Pre-Qualifier in February and March of 2009 … his run to the finals included knocking-off top-seeded Joe Cadogan (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) in the semifinals and downing fourth-seeded Derek Madon in the round of 64 … made it through the pre-qualifying wildcard tournament of the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (an ATP Tour Event) in November of 2008 … finished third at the Florida State Junior Closed Championships in Daytona Beach in the summer of 2008 … the son of Karin and Blas Moros … oldest of three siblings … born in Seattle, Wash. … graduated from the Mendoza College of Business with a degree in finance.