2020 (Senior Year): Recognized on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Went 1-4 at the No. 1 spot in the lineup before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 … Earned a win over Justin Nogalski of Saint Louis on March 11 in Hilton Head, South Carolina by a 6-4, 6-0 score … Also went 0-4 at the No. 1 doubles position with Andres Alcaraz.
2019 (Junior Year): Inducted into the Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society … Recognized on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Also a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Earned a spot on the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team … Named the most valuable player of the team … Received first team All-MEAC honors after going 6-5 at No. 1 doubles with a 1-1 mark in conference action … Split time between No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, going 3-8 and 1-1 in the MEAC … Won Flight A of the CNU Invite in September before claiming the singles bracket at the Virginia Beach Clay Court Championships in October … Scored singles victories against Hampden-Sydney and Appalachian State before rallying off four wins in his last five decisions to close out the regular season … Won in three sets against South Carolina State on March 15 in NSU’s first win over the Bulldogs in six years … In doubles action, teamed with Julius Gavin for a win over Hampden-Sydney before partnering with Ignacio Guevel for the remainder of the season … Helped seal the doubles point in the Spartan’s win over Howard.
2018 (Sophomore Year): Named most valuable player of the team … Received Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State honors … Selected to the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Recognized on the 2018 MEAC Tennis All-Academic team … Went 6-3 in dual matches with a 2-1 mark in MEAC competition … Had singles victories at Howard and against Hampton’s Matthew Foster-Estwick, a first team All-MEAC honoree … Split time between the top-two singles positions, going 3-0 at No. 2 singles … Won his first three singles matches to start the season, defeating Mount St. Mary’s, Hampton and Niagara … Defeated Bethune-Cookman at top-seeded singles in the MEAC Tournament Quarterfinals … Won the Silver Singles Draw at the Monarch Invitational during the fall … Teamed with Ignacio Guevel in doubles play, going 8-7 and 3-1 in conference action … Scored MEAC doubles wins against Hampton, Morgan State – which featured second team All-MEAC selection Arjun Ramakrishnan – and Coppin State … Won five-straight doubles victories between March 6 and March 23, defeating Niagara, Coastal Carolina, James Madison, John Carroll and Navy … The duo also took the doubles title at the Virginia Beach Clay Court Championships in October.
2017 (Freshman Year): Named the team’s mentally toughest player … Posted a 5-6 overall singles record, including 2-2 in MEAC play … Went 2-3 at the No. 2 singles position, while posting a 2-3 record at the No.3 position … Picked up victories over Hampton and Mount St. Mary’s at the No. 3 singles position, while collecting wins against UC-Riverside, Howard and Coppin State at the No. 2 … Went 6-6 in doubles play, including a 4-1 mark in the final five matches … Teamed with Andres Alcaraz, finishing 2-5 at the No. 1 position … Paired with Ignacio Guevel at the No. 3 pair, winning four of the five matches … Defeated Hampton, Morgan State, Coppin State and South Carolina State, ending the season on a four-match doubles winning streak … NSU AD’s Honor Roll member for both semesters.
High School: Ranked as high as 764
th by the International Tennis Federation … Also stood as high as second in the U-16 Brazilian rankings and fifth in the U-18 rankings.
Personal: Full name is Vinicius Gomes Barbosa Da Silva … Born on October 4, 1998 … Son of Luis Henrique Ramos and Katia Gomes … Has one brother, Luis, and one sister, Lais … Majoring in business management … Wants to become a tennis professional … Enjoys playing soccer, going to the beach, listening to music and playing video games.
Da Silva's Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2017 |
5-6 |
2-2 |
-- |
3-3 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
6-3 |
2-1 |
3-3 |
3-0 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
6-5 |
1-1 |
6-5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2020 |
1-4 |
-- |
1-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
18-18 |
5-4 |
10-12 |
6-3 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2017 |
6-6 |
3-1 |
2-5 |
-- |
4-1 |
| 2018 |
8-7 |
3-1 |
-- |
4-5 |
4-2 |
| 2019 |
3-8 |
1-1 |
-- |
2-8 |
1-0 |
| 2020 |
0-4 |
-- |
0-4 |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
17-25 |
7-3 |
2-9 |
6-13 |
9-3 |
