2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
Diego Vives
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santiago, Chile
- High School:
- Santiago College HS
2017-18: Played in 16 singles matches, 10 in the spring and six in the fall ... played in 33 doubles matches, 21 in the spring and 12 in the fall ... 2016-17: Had a 4-8 doubles record, going 3-7 in the spring and 1-1 in the fall ... had a 1-8 singles record, going 1-4 in the fall and 0-4 in the spring ... 2015-16: Second-team All-Ivy League in singles ... went 19-18 in singles, including 11-13 in duals, playing primarily at No. 1, and 8-5 in tournament play ... faced 10 ITA-ranked singles players, picking up a win over Penn State's No. 59 Leo Stakhovsky ... in doubles, went 12-21 overall, 8-13 in duals, primarily on court two, and 4-8 in the fall ... 2014-15: Went 15-6 in singles, 5-4 in the fall, 10-2 in the spring and 4-2 in Ivy play, playing most often on court five ... in doubles, went 12-9 overall, 3-3 in the fall, 9-6 in the spring and 1-4 in Ivies, playing most often on court two.
Before Princeton
A former No. 1 junior player in Chile (18s and 16s), reached an International Tennis Federation (ITF) high ranking of No. 249 while winning events in Chile, Paraguay and Ecuador ... in 2011, was national champion in his country and earned the No. 1 ranking in 16s by registering a flawless 29-0 record that year ... also participated in professional-circuit events as an amateur and received an Association of Tour Professionals (ATP) ranking of No. 1563 in singles and No. 1625 in doubles ... was a December 2013 graduate of Santiago College (high school) in his hometown ... sister Catalina is in the Class of 2019 at Princeton.
Personal
Majoring in economics.
Head coach Billy Pate on Vives: “Diego is a very charismatic, driven player who has an explosive all-court game. We were immensely impressed with his positive demeanor and highly infectious personality. Diego plays a game style similar to many successful lefties as he has a controlling, heavy forehand, yet with the ability to serve and volley and attack the net. As the top junior in Chile, and one of the top juniors in South America, he has had great experience training with top ATP players. That experience will serve him well at Princeton and it will be exciting to see his career develop.”
