2019 (Senior Year): Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Posted a 4-9 overall singles mark and was 2-1 in MEAC matches … Collected a pair of wins each at No. 3 and No. 4 singles … Played primarily with Agustin Carrizo and went 4-5 overall with a 1-0 record in conference play at No. 1 doubles … Scored an upset doubles win over the 39th-ranked pairing of Princeton’s Damian Rodriguez and Ryan Segerman on Feb. 2 before earning a rank of 55th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I men’s tennis doubles rankings … With the appearance in late February’s poll, became the first Spartan, alongside Carrizo, to crack the ITA national rankings in NSU’s Division I history … Scored non-conference singles victories against Hampden-Syndey and James Madison before picking up conference wins over Howard and Coppin State … Defeated Coppin State in doubles action.
2018 (Junior Year): Selected to the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Named a team captain prior to the season … Went 6-7 in singles competition and 2-1 in MEAC contests … Recorded non-conference singles wins against Niagara, John Carroll and Navy … Picked up conference singles victories against Hampton and Coppin State … Won his final two singles matches, including a straight-sets victory against Bethune-Cookman in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament … Paired with Agustin Carrizo to post an 8-5 mark in doubles action, including 2-0 in MEAC play … Registered non-conference doubles wins against Mount St. Mary’s, Hampton, Navy and Longwood … Won conference doubles matches against Howard and Hampton … Accrued a 6-1 mark at No. 3 doubles, and finished the year on a five-match winning streak … Picked up doubles victories over Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State in the MEAC Tournament, earning a spot on the all-tournament team.
2017 (Sophomore Year): Registered a 5-7 record in singles play, including a 2-2 mark in MEAC play, with all 12 matches being played at the No. 4 position … Recorded non-conference victories over Hampton and James Madison … Defeated Howard and Coppin State in league play … Capped off his season with a victory over North Carolina Central in the MEAC Championship quarterfinals … Went 2-11 at the No. 2 doubles position, including 2-5 with Agustin Carrizo … The duo claimed victories over Howard and Hampton.
2016 (Freshman Year): Named to the AD’s Honor Roll for the spring … Posted a 5-14 singles record and a 3-1 MEAC mark, competing in all but one position … Went 2-2 at No. 4 and 3-3 at No. 5 singles … Also posted a 0-3 record at each of the top three spots in the lineup … Earned wins over players from South Dakota State, Coppin State, Hampton, Howard and Navy, with the last four coming in consecutive matches … Rallied to win the second and third sets against Miguel Suarez of Hampton, breaking a tie in the match and giving NSU the deciding point in a 4-3 victory … Also had the lead in the match against Longwood before it was abandoned … Went 6-10 in doubles, all at the No. 1 spot, including 1-2 in MEAC play … Held a 5-9 record with teammate Benedikt Henning and a 1-1 record with Fatehdeep Singh … Posted wins over tandems from James Madison, Creighton, South Dakota State, Hampton and Navy.
High School: Ranked in the top 40 of the U-18 rankings in Argentina and No. 2 in the province of Tucumán … Was first category champion of a tournament in Tucumán … Coached by former ATP player Patricio Arquez.
Personal: Full name is Flavian Fernandez de Camilo … Often goes by Petito … Born on Sept. 28, 1996 … Son of Flavian and Fabiana … Father played professionally and was the No. 1 player in the northwest region of Argentina for 10 years … His older sister, Rocio (Maria) Fernandez, played tennis at Dallas Baptist … Majoring in business management with a minor in psychology … Wants to run his own company … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) … Also played soccer growing up … Enjoys watching his favorite soccer teams of San Martín de Tucumán and Club Atlético River Plate.
Fernandez' Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2016 |
5-14 |
3-1 |
0-3 |
0-3 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
3-3 |
|
| 2017 |
5-7 |
2-2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5-7 |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
6-7 |
2-1 |
-- |
-- |
4-3 |
2-4 |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
4-9 |
2-1 |
-- |
-- |
2-6 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
20-37 |
9-5 |
0-3 |
0-3 |
6-12 |
11-16 |
3-3 |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2016 |
6-10 |
1-2 |
6-10 |
-- |
-- |
| 2017 |
2-11 |
2-2 |
-- |
2-11 |
-- |
| 2018 |
8-5 |
2-0 |
-- |
2-4 |
6-1 |
| 2019 |
4-5 |
1-0 |
4-5 |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
20-31 |
6-4 |
10-15 |
4-15 |
6-1 |
