| Norman Alcantara |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
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 | High School: Tec de Monterrey
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 | Height: 5-7
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2006-07
Posted an 8-11 record in singles play... was 5-0 at the No. 5 spot... held a 15-5 record in doubles with partner Brock Sakey... in singles play, defeated Weber State's Travis Covington 6-2, 7-5 at No. 3... in three sets, defeated Henning Hipp of USF at No. 4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4... won consecutive 6-2 sets at No. 5 against East Carolina's Brian Walters... took a 7-5, 6-4 victory at No. 5 over Alex Emery of 75th-ranked UAB... prevailed at No. 5 against Spencer Heflin of Memphis, 6-4, 6-1... against 70th-ranked Utah, defeated Othman Ouariti at No. 5 in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7-5)... defeated Brandon O'Gara of 51st-ranked Penn, 6-3, 6-4... in doubles play, defeated UAB's Kruno Despotovski and Adrian Tollstam 8-4 in the Conference USA quarterfinals with partner Tarek Ben Soltane at No. 1... with partner Sakey, defeated Thong Tu and Matthew Berry of San Francisco, 8-4 at No. 1... won 8-6 with Sakey at No. 1 against Adam Holstrom and Niklas Persson of 50th-ranked Denver... with Sakey, defeated FAU's team of Karol Szmurlo and Corey Smith at No. 1, 8-2, while the pair was ranked 55th by the ITA...knocked off UNC Greensboro's duo of Andrey Bubnov and Arsel Kumdereli, 8-3, at No. 1 with Sakey... defeated Thomas Weiss and Kruno Despotovski of 75th-ranked UAB with Sakey, 8-6, at No. 1... took an 8-1 win with Sakey against Amit Maharaj and Ryan Schlachter of 70th-ranked Utah at No. 2... had an 8-1 win against Daniel Vallverdu and Vivek Subramanian of 11th-ranked Miami at No. 2... recorded an 8-4 win with Sakey at No. 51 Penn against Justin Fox and Jonathan Boym... won with Sakey at No. 15 Florida against Jordan Dolberg and Billy Mulligan at No. 2, 8-6... in fall play of 2006, Alcantara put together a 4-1 overall record... at the UCF Fall Invitational, he finished with a 3-0 mark... at No. 5, he won in straight sets against North Florida's David Irvin, 6-3, 6-2... against Florida Atlantic's Eddie Majcher, he took a 6-2, 7-6(6) victory... at No. 6, Alcantara defeated Georgia Southern's Philip Prins, 6-1, 6-4... Alcantara posted a 1-1 mark at the Southern Intercollegiates... he defeated Brad Benedict of Georgia, 7-6(3), 6-4.
2005-06
Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll... recorded an 11-17 overall singles record as a freshman... went 7-13 in dual-match play... won a pair of matches at No. 2 singles, defeating David Tafur of Rollins (6-3, 3-6, 6-2) and Anthony Portois of Texas-San Antonio (6-3, 6-1)...rallied for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 No. 3 victory against Georgia State's Clarence Boyd at the Boise State Red Lion Spring Break Tournament... eased past Tas Tobias of No. 46 Penn, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6... topped Juan Garzon of Southern Miss at No. 5 (6-3, 3-6, 6-2)... got past UAB's Andre Maier, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 4... won four matches in fall tournament play... opened his collegiate career with a 7-5, 6-3 victory at the Florida Collegiate Singles & 1-on-1 Doubles Tournament over Chris Caswell of Florida Gulf Coast... during the spring, had an 8-7 combined doubles record... went 7-7, including a 5-4 mark at No. 1, with Sinan Sudas... with Sudas, took a 9-8 win at No. 1 against Joseph Lok and Jason Pinsky of No. 46 Penn... at 24th-ranked Miami, joined Sudas at No. 1 to top the Hurricanes' Luigi D'Agord and Vivek Subramanian, 8-5.
Prior to UCF
Attended Tec de Monterrey, the same school that produced former UCF star Antonio Sierra... was ranked second in Mexico in singles play in 2003... competed in International Tennis Federation events around the world, including tournaments in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama.
Personal
Born in Mexico City, Mexico... son of Javier and Norma Leon... majoring in industrial engineering.