Luis Valero

Career Singles Record: 53-56
Career High Singles Ranking: No. 42 Career Doubles Record: 59-37 Career High Doubles Ranking: No. 5 (with Jack Schipanski)

Awards
2016 All-SEC (2nd team)
2016 ITA Scholar Athlete
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 ITA Scholar Athlete
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Doubles Titles
2016 ITA Ohio Valley Regional (with Jack Schipanski) 2015 SEC Fall Classic (with Jack Schipanski)

2016-17 JUNIOR

Singles Record: 15-21 (4-8 SEC)
Doubles Record: 18-14 (2-7 SEC)

SPRING SEASON

In third season for the Vols, played No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with Jack Schipanski and Timo Stodder.
Scored three ranked singles victories during the season, including a 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 win over No. 47 Gabriel Friedrich of South Carolina
Toppled the top-ranked doubles team against Wake Forest with partner Jack Schipanski
Clinched the match against North Florida with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jefta Kecic on court 2

FALL SEASON

Schipanski and Valero lost their opening-round match at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships.
Defeated Kentucky's Beck Pennington and Enzo Wallart 3-6, 6-4, [10-4] with Jack Schipanski to win the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships on Monday
Reached round of 16 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
Valero and Schipanski opened the doubles tournament with a victory Thursday at the ITA All-American Championships
Advanced to the third round of doubles with Jack Schipanski with a 6-3 victory over Elon's Felipe Sarrasague and Mario Paccini at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships

2015-16 SOPHOMORE

Singles Record: 20-21 (3-9)
Doubles Record: 25-11 (3-5)

SPRING SEASON

Earned All-SEC honors for the first time in his career after stepping up to No. 1 singles and doubles.
He went a combined 5-0 opening weekend, playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with Jack Schipanski. He also won at No. 3 doubles with Marshall Sullivan against Mercer.
Remained in the top half of the lineup, playing No.3 Singles and earning a 6-3, 6-3 win against Duke.
After defeating Duke and a No. 25 ranked doubles team against Wake Forest, he went a combined 2-0 this weekend, playing No. 1 doubles with Jack Schipanski.
Helped clinch the doubles point against Ole Miss by defeating No. 54 Babic/Kraljevic 6-3 with Jack Schipanski.
Defeated No.34 Wayne Montgomery from Georgia 1-6, 6-4, [10-3].
Avenged an earlier loss by defeating Auburn's Marko Krickovic, helping the Vols to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers to start the SEC tournament.
Made his NCAA doubles tournament debut with Jack Schipanski, reaching the second round. It was the first national tournament for both players.
Reached a career-high ranking of No. 67 in singles and No. 15 in doubles during the season.

FALL SEASON

Finished with 10 singles wins and nine doubles wins during the fall season, one of three Vols to log 10+ fall wins (Igor Smelyanski - 15; Preston Touliatos - 11).
Won seven of his final nine singles matches of the fall, reaching the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships and the semifinals of the SEC Fall Classic.
Teamed up again with Jack Schipanski to go 6-1 during the fall. They defeated teammates Igor Smelyanski and Preston Touliatos to win the SEC Fall Classic, Valero's first career title. Valero and Schipanski, who played No. 3 doubles for the Vols last year, also beat 12th-ranked Orkin and Lipman of Florida 8-4 en route to the title.
Accepted a wild card entry into the Knoxville Challenger, winning the first set over world junior No. 2 Frances Tiafoe before losing 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.

2014-15 FRESHMAN

Singles Record: 18-14 (5-4 SEC)
Doubles Record: 15-11 (4-4 SEC) Awards
2015 ITA Scholar Athlete
2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll SPRING SEASON

Started in the middle of the Vols' lineup to open the spring, going 3-1 in the first two weekends.
Teamed up with fellow freshman Igor Smelyanski in doubles, going 3-1 the first two weekends on court 2.
Provided stability at the No. 4 position in the singles lineup, going 5-4 in SEC play.
Earned two ranked wins in conference play, beating No. 113 Andrew Schafer of South Carolina and No. 122 Tassilo Schmid of Mississippi State.
Biggest win for Valero came in the second round of the SEC Tournament. As the final match on court the final hour of play, he rallied from a break down to beat Stuart Kenyon 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 to clinch the Vols' 4-3 victory over Alabama.
Teamed up with Jack Schipanski early in SEC play and the two went 6-3 on court 3.
Ended the season with 18 wins, the second-most on the team.

FALL SEASON

Won his career debut over Johan den Toom (Arkansas), 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships
Reached the consolation semifinals of the SEC Fall Classic
Advanced to the round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, beating ETSU's No. 1 player, David Biosca, along the way

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE

Achieved career-high ITF world junior ranking of No. 71
Won nine ITF junior titles (four singles titles, five doubles titles)
Represented Colombia at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games shortly before starting school at UT