Elio Latella
Height: 6-0
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Previous School: Sydney Seconday College (St Andrews Cathedral School)
Eligibility: So.
Major: Economics
2011 All-GSC First Team - Details
Spring 2013: Singles: Ranked as high as No. 45 nationally and No. 15 regionally in the ITA rankings … Won his first 12 matches to extend his winning streak in dual matches to 18 dating back to April 6, 2012 … Went 21-3 overall, 7-1 in conference, 3-0 at No. 2, 6-0 at No. 3 and 11-2 at No. 4 … Finished 3-0 against nationally-ranked and 4-1 against regionally-ranked opponents … Clinched the Argos’ ticket to the NCAA Championships with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) victory over No. 4 Lynn’s national No. 47 Alessio Iannozzi … Clinched UWF’s NCAA Quarterfinals victory over No. 14 UC San Diego’s Ganesh Alagappan 6-1, 6-2 … Doubles: Entered the season ranked No. 13 nationally and No. 5 regionally in the ITA rankings with Bruno Savi … With Felipe Frattini, went 23-6 overall , 2-0 at No. 2 and 21-6 at No. 3 … Had a season-high eight-match winning streak March 29-April 13 … Picked up a pair of victories in the NCAA Round of 16 and Quarterfinals
Fall 2012: Singles: Went 1-1 in at the USTA/ITA South Regional... as the No. 9 seed, advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated by the No. 1 seed ... Doubles: Went 1-1 with teammate Bruno Savi as the No. 5 seed, advancing to the quarterfinal
Spring 2011: All-GSC Men’s Tennis Team selection … GSC Academic Honor Roll … Singles: In his first season as an Argonaut, went 18-1 … Was 7-0 at the No. 5 position and 4-0 at the No. 6 line … At the NCAA Championships, clinched UWF's Round of 16 victory over No. 42 Nebraska Kearney with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Jack Nicholson at the No. 4 position ... Went 6-0 in GSC play … Compiled a 3-1 record against regionally ranked opponents … Finished the season T-20th in the South Region in singles in the Campbell’s/ITA College Tennis Rankings … Doubles: Went 3-0 this spring … Was 1-0 when teamed with Mallory Leighty … With Sean Gunnels, went 2-0.
Personal: Son of Lyn and Giacomo ... enjoys surfing, playing guitar, and traveling ... hopes to travel and enjoy life after graduation.
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