Jorge Alfonzo
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- Valencia, Venezuela
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Luis Alfredo Colomine
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- Previous School:
- Luis Alfredo Colomine
Bio
JUNIOR (2016-17): Alfonzo provided the Golden Eagles with a powerful punch at the bottom of the singles order, going 7-1 during the spring…overall posted a 10-4 singles record…was perfect in OVC action with a 5-0 mark…paced the Golden Eagles during the fall with a club-best 9-3 singles record…tied for second on the team with 19 overall wins.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Alfonzo posted a 14-16 record in singles play, 9-12 in doubles...in OVC play, Alfonzo went 7-1 in singles, 6-0 in doubles.
FRESHMAN (2014-15): Jorge was added to the roster in January 2015 when he enrolled at Tech...recorded a 10-6 overall mark in singles play, performing solely in the spring…went an impressive 7-1 in the OVC…saw action in the middle of the Tech lineup…went 10-7 in doubles play, including 7-2 in the OVC…ended the regular season on a six-match win streak.
BEFORE TECH: A native of Valencia, Venezuela, Jorge was active in a variety of sports prior to his arrival at Tech…active in ITF Tennis tournaments…also competed in swimming, karate, track & field and baseball...won several karate titles...heavily influenced by coaches Julio Cancelado and Jim Lewis...invited to play in the 2009 Orange Bowl Tennis championships in Miami...ranked as the No. 1 Boys U-18 tennis player in Venezuela...three invitations to Los Angeles for tournament play...competed in several Futures ATP tournaments...was among the elite 250 players at the ATP Pre-Qualifying in L.A.
PERSONAL: Jorge is the son of Jorge and Scarlet Alfonzo….full name is Jorge Eliecer Alfonzo Irigoyen…born June 5, 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela.
ACADEMIC: Majoring in civil engineering.
News mentions
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Another championship-draped campaign concluded for the Tennessee Tech tennis team Friday afternoon as the Golden Eagles were upended 4-0 at No. 7 Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The waiting is over. The time has come. The Tennessee Tech tennis team’s appearance on the national stage has arrived.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team has reached the pinnacle once again.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It went right down to the wire, but when the dust finally settled, the Tennessee Tech tennis team kept its bid at a third-straight OVC Tournament title very much alive.
The regular season is over. The playoffs are here.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team ended the regular season with a 5-2 loss at Belmont, tying a ribbon on the conference slate with one loss and a bye in next week’s OVC Tournament.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The stage is set.
OXFORD, Ala. – With first place on the line, the Tennessee Tech tennis team soared to the tune of a 6-1 win Thursday at Jacksonville State in a battle of two of the OVC’s unbeatens.
A break in its OVC slate proved to not be an issue for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles captured their fourth-straight win behind a 5-2 nod against Chattanooga Sunday afternoon.
It was well worth the wait.
At long last the Tennessee Tech tennis team will make its 2018 spring home opener, as the Golden Eagles will play host to Austin Peay in an OVC clash Friday afternoon.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team opened up its Ohio Valley Conference slate in grand fashion Saturday afternoon, toppling Eastern Illinois 7-0 in the first of six conference clashes.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team had its two-match winning streak snapped Sunday afternoon, falling 6-1 at East Tennessee State in the club’s lone clash of the weekend.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team is officially on a winning streak.
Fresh off its first victory of the spring, the Tennessee Tech tennis team will be in search of its first winning-streak, with a Saturday evening trip to Lipscomb on the books.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- It was a super Sunday for the Tennessee Tech tennis team.
Super Sunday will take on a different meaning for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, with the Golden Eagles eyeing much more than just the “big game.”
KENLAKE, Ky. – A jolt at the bottom of the lineup was ultimately not enough for the Tennessee Tech tennis team in its neutral site matchup with Abilene Christian.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Eduardo Mena and the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team earned preseason nods on Thursday as the Golden Eagles were picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference men’s tennis race. Mena was selected as the league’s top player in the preseason poll. The poll was voted on by the conference’s coaches.
It will be a brief weekend of action for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, with just one match on the docket for the Golden Eagles.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Tennessee Tech tennis team secured a lid on its weekend trip up north with a 4-0 loss at the hands of Western Michigan.
DES MOINES, Iowa – A packed punch at the top of the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s lineup was ultimately not enough in a neutral site meeting with Northern Illinois.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The Tennessee Tech tennis team opened a busy stretch up north with a 6-1 loss at Drake in the first of three-straight matches in three-straight days in Des Moines.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team was upended in its 2018 spring opener Monday afternoon, opening its campaign with a 6-1 loss at the University of Tennessee.
Spring has come early for the Tennessee Tech tennis team.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wenceslao Albin capped off his run in the Wake Forest Fall Invitational with a title, as the 5-foot-7 junior transfer took home a singles championship to conclude the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s stay in Winston-Salem.
A quartet of Golden Eagles are set to showcase their skills over the weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C., as Jorge Alfonzo, Wenceslao Albin, Gonzalo Garcia and Arthur Justo will represent the Tennessee Tech tennis team in the Wake Forest Fall Invitational.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Eduardo Mena’s impressive run at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships ends in the quarterfinals, as the two-time OVC Player of the Year closes out his stay in Knoxville as part of the final eight in a tournament that began with a field of 128 of the best single’s players in the region.
Five Golden Eagles will flock east for the weekend, ready to represent the Tennessee Tech tennis team among the region’s best talent.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Golden Eagle tennis sophomore Marc Mila capped a strong showing at the Louisville Fall Invitational with a perfect Sunday, claiming two consolation titles.
It will be nearly a full house of Tennessee Tech tennis players to take aim in the squad’s upcoming weekend tournament, with five Golden Eagles ready for their shot in the Louisville Fall Invitational.