2021 (Redshirt Senior Year): The MEAC Player of the Year, the third in NSU men’s tennis history and the first since 2014 … Earned a spot on the All-MEAC First Team, becoming the fifth player in program history to earn first-team honors twice … Was named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team at No. 2 doubles … Also voted to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State Second Team, the third player in program history to earn all-state accolades … Member of the AD Honor Roll both semesters … Also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Went 9-3 in singles, including 3-0 in the MEAC … Posted a 3-0 record at the No. 1 spot and a 6-3 mark the second position … Won back-to-back matches at the No. 1 spot over Howard’s Roger Lyn, 6-4, 6-3, and Coppin State’s Dean Waterman, 6-0, 6-0, in victories on April 2 and 3, respectively … Posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Morgan State’s Cem Erturk on April 4 in a 4-3 win … Downed Richmond’s Daniel Kliebhan, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(3) on March 14 and James Madison’s Alvaro Arce, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 on April 24, both at No. 2 singles … Also finished 5-6 in doubles, 1-2 in the league, all at the No. 2 position … Went 5-5 with Santiago Rendon and 0-1 with Ivan Ivars in the first match of the season … In the win over MSU, defeated Serhii Kharchev and Martial Kawunde, 6-4 … Also teamed up with Rendon for a 6-1 victory against North Carolina A&T’s Nicholas Arduh and Michael Ogundele in a 4-3 victory on April 24 in the MEAC Tournament semifinals … Was ahead 5-2 in the final against South Carolina State’s Aleska Daskalovic and Erwan Momo before the match was abandoned.
2020 (Senior Year): Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Went 1-4 at the No. 2 spot in the lineup before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 … Earned a 6-1, 3-6, 10-6 win over Pavel Badaiants of Saint Louis on March 11 in Hilton Head, South Carolina … Also went 0-4 at the No. 1 doubles position with Vini Da Silva.
2019 (Junior Year): Inducted into the Eta Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society … Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Also a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Posted a 7-6 singles record, playing primarily at the No. 2 position … Went 2-0 in singles play against MEAC Northern Division foes … Played at all three doubles positions, posting a 4-5 overall record and 2-1 mark in conference play … Collected non-conference victories against Hampden-Sydney, Appalachian State, Hampton, South Carolina State and UC Riverside … Collected a top-flight victory over Coppin State’s Jorge Rodriguez Rey and defeated Cole Gittens of Howard in MEAC play … Won three doubles matches with his primary partner, Dan Dumitrascu, defeating Longwood, Howard and Coppin State.
2018 (Sophomore Year): First Team All-MEAC selection … Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors in four-consecutive weeks … Named team’s most improved player … Made the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Named to the 2018 MEAC Tennis All-Academic team … Selected as a team captain prior to the season … Posted a 10-3 record in singles play, including a perfect 4-0 in MEAC matches … Split time between the top-two singles positions, accruing a 7-1 mark at No. 2 singles … Won eight-straight matches between March 9 and April 16, scoring victories against John Carroll, Navy, UC Riverside, Howard, Longwood, Hampton, Morgan State and Coppin State … Paired with Dan Dumitrascu at top-seeded doubles, going 7-7 and 2-1 in MEAC play … Picked up non-conference doubles victories against Niagara, John Carroll, Navy, UC Riverside and Longwood, also defeated conference foes Howard and Morgan State.
2017 (Freshman Year): Named team’s most valuable player … Posted a 4-9 overall singles record, all at the No. 1 singles position … Went 3-1 in MEAC play with wins over Howard, Morgan State and Coppin State … Ended the year with a 4-9 doubles record, including a 2-2 MEAC mark, playing at the top doubles position in each match … Teamed up with Dan Dumitrascu in six matches, including three in conference play … The duo picked up victories over Hampton and Coppin State … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters.
High School: Ranked as high as 377
th on the ATP World Tour as a singles player and 700
th on the doubles ranking … Also stood as high as fourth in the U-16 Mexican rankings … Four time national doubles champion … Won a gold medal at mixed double … Champion of Valencia’s (Spain) first division league.
Personal: Full name is Mario Andres Alcaraz … Born on May 23, 1998 … Last name is pronounced ALL-cuh-rahz … Son of Mario Alcaraz and Maria Gallardo … Father Mario is a tennis coach … Has one sister, Samantha … Majoring in electronics engineering with a minor in computer science … Wants to work for a tech company and become an entrepreneur … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Enjoys playing the piano, surfing, reading, videography and photography.
Alcaraz' Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2017 |
4-9 |
3-1 |
4-9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
10-3 |
4-0 |
3-2 |
7-1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
7-6 |
2-0 |
1-0 |
6-6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2020 |
1-4 |
-- |
-- |
1-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2021 |
9-3 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
6-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
31-25 |
12-1 |
11-11 |
20-14 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2017 |
4-9 |
2-2 |
4-9 |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
7-7 |
2-1 |
7-7 |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
4-5 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-5 |
| 2020 |
0-4 |
-- |
0-4 |
-- |
-- |
| 2021 |
5-6 |
1-2 |
-- |
5-6 |
-- |
| Totals |
20-31 |
7-6 |
12-20 |
6-6 |
2-5 |
