2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Aguilar, Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos Aguilar
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- La Paz, Bolivia
Bio
AT TEXAS A&M
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Finished the shortened 2020 season with a singles record of 13-8, including an 8-4 mark in dual match play… Ranked in the top 35 of the ITA Singles Poll throughout the dual match season, finishing at No. 34… Secured the clinch victory against South Carolina on Mar. 6 and No. 16 UCLA on Feb. 15… Went 3-1 in SEC singles matches… Earned two wins at the No. 1 line, as well as three wins apiece at the No. 2 and No. 3 lines… Went 6-4 in doubles, with a 6-3 dual match record… Won five-of-the-six alongside fellow junior Barnaby Smith.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Started his junior campaign with a 5-4 record in tournament singles, including a quarterfinals appearance in the Oracle ITA Masters in September… Posted a pair of straight-set ranked wins in tournament play, defeating No. 40 Athell Bennett of Purdue and No. 25 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Went 20-14 in singles play during the 2018-19 season, with a 7-3 clip in tournament action in the fall… Finished with a 13-11 dual match singles record, winning 11 matches at the No. 1 line and two matches in the No. 2 position… Earned a 6-6 record in SEC singles play… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Defeated 11 ranked opponents on the season… Finished 16-13 in doubles matches with a 12-9 dual match record… Teamed up with Barnaby Smith to go 12-8 in doubles, including an 8-3 SEC doubles mark.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 7-3 tournament singles record, including a perfect 3-0 performance at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January… Defeated three ranked singles opponents in the fall… Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Went 4-4 in tournament doubles, winning alongside Alex Vedri, Valentin Vacherot and Barnaby Smith.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Started his career with a 29-8 singles record, including a 22-5 clip in the dual match season… Went 3-0 against nationally ranked opponents… Finished 9-2 in SEC singles matches… Posted a 17-4 record in the No. 4 line as well as a perfect 5-0 mark in the No. 4 position… Earned the clinch victory in four matches, including victories over No. 9 Florida on Apr. 6 and No. 7 Mississippi State on Apr. 13… Longest win streak of the season was six matches on two separate occasions… Finished 21-9 in doubles with a 16-7 dual match record, winning alongside Jordi Arconada and Arthur Rinderknech.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 7-3 in tournament singles in the fall, featuring a six-match win streak from Sept. 17 to Oct. 8… Earned the first ranked singles victory of his career against Alberto Barroso-Campos of South Florida during the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Won five of his first six doubles matches alongside Jordi Arconada.
PERSONAL: Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar Pena was born in England and currently calls Montreal, Canada home … has two sisters … majoring in business … aspires to one day play professional tennis … as a junior claimed the US Open Junior Doubles Championship … in his free time he enjoys playing FIFA, soccer and watching Chelsea Football Club.
AGUILAR UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
AGUILAR’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#70 Alberto Barroso-Campos, USF (October 8, 2017)
#33 Alastair Gray, TCU (March 20, 2018)
#94 Duarte Vale, Florida (April 6, 2018)
#109 Niclaus Braun, Mississippi State (October 6, 2018)
#113 Jack Molloy, California (October 7, 2018)
#71 Igor Saveljic, N.C. State (October 9, 2018)
#20 Emil Reinberg, Georgia (March 7, 2019)
#112 Shane Monroe, LSU (March 16, 2019)
#54 Spencer Papa, Oklahoma (March 19, 2019)
#77 Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt (April 5, 2019)
#20 Alastair Gray, TCU (April 8, 2019)
#60 Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#32 Spencer Papa, Oklahoma (May 5, 2019)
#7 Christian Sigsgaard, Texas (May 20, 2019)
#40 Athell Bennett, Purdue (October 6, 2019)
#25 Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss (November 7, 2019)
#98 Kody Pearson, Tulsa (January 31, 2020)
#10 Govind Nanda, UCLA (February 15, 2020)
#45 Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 6, 2020)
Doubles
(with Jordi Arconada)
#2 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski, Georgia (October 6, 2017)
#53 Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl, Arizona State (January 14, 2018)
#24 Zvonimir Babic/Filip Kraljevic, Ole Miss (March 2, 2018)
#55 Brendon Kempin/Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame (March 15, 2018)
#15 Preston Touliatos/Luis Valero, Tennessee (March 23, 2018)
#31 Cesar Bourgois/Gus Benson, Kentucky (April 1, 2018)
#5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen, Florida (April 6, 2018)
#57 Yancy Dennis/Harrison O’Keefe, South Carolina (April 8, 2018)
#33 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski, Georgia (April 27, 2018)
#13 Preston Touliatos/Luis Valero, Tennessee (April 28, 2018)
#26 Mazen Osama/Edson Ortiz, Alabama (May 18, 2018)
#5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen, Florida (May 20, 2018)
(with Barnaby Smith)
#51 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#36 Preston Touliatos/Timo Stodder, Tennessee (March 9, 2019)
#63 Paul Jubb/Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 29, 2019)
#31 Finn Reynolds/Fabian Fallert, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#10 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith, USC (May 20, 2019)
(with Stefan Storch)
#12 Tim Ruehl/Andrea Bolla, Arizona State (February 23, 2020)
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Finished the shortened 2020 season with a singles record of 13-8, including an 8-4 mark in dual match play… Ranked in the top 35 of the ITA Singles Poll throughout the dual match season, finishing at No. 34… Secured the clinch victory against South Carolina on Mar. 6 and No. 16 UCLA on Feb. 15… Went 3-1 in SEC singles matches… Earned two wins at the No. 1 line, as well as three wins apiece at the No. 2 and No. 3 lines… Went 6-4 in doubles, with a 6-3 dual match record… Won five-of-the-six alongside fellow junior Barnaby Smith.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Started his junior campaign with a 5-4 record in tournament singles, including a quarterfinals appearance in the Oracle ITA Masters in September… Posted a pair of straight-set ranked wins in tournament play, defeating No. 40 Athell Bennett of Purdue and No. 25 Tim Sandkaulen of Ole Miss.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Went 20-14 in singles play during the 2018-19 season, with a 7-3 clip in tournament action in the fall… Finished with a 13-11 dual match singles record, winning 11 matches at the No. 1 line and two matches in the No. 2 position… Earned a 6-6 record in SEC singles play… Secured the clinch victory in three matches… Defeated 11 ranked opponents on the season… Finished 16-13 in doubles matches with a 12-9 dual match record… Teamed up with Barnaby Smith to go 12-8 in doubles, including an 8-3 SEC doubles mark.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 7-3 tournament singles record, including a perfect 3-0 performance at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January… Defeated three ranked singles opponents in the fall… Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Went 4-4 in tournament doubles, winning alongside Alex Vedri, Valentin Vacherot and Barnaby Smith.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Started his career with a 29-8 singles record, including a 22-5 clip in the dual match season… Went 3-0 against nationally ranked opponents… Finished 9-2 in SEC singles matches… Posted a 17-4 record in the No. 4 line as well as a perfect 5-0 mark in the No. 4 position… Earned the clinch victory in four matches, including victories over No. 9 Florida on Apr. 6 and No. 7 Mississippi State on Apr. 13… Longest win streak of the season was six matches on two separate occasions… Finished 21-9 in doubles with a 16-7 dual match record, winning alongside Jordi Arconada and Arthur Rinderknech.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 7-3 in tournament singles in the fall, featuring a six-match win streak from Sept. 17 to Oct. 8… Earned the first ranked singles victory of his career against Alberto Barroso-Campos of South Florida during the ITA Men’s All-American Championship… Won five of his first six doubles matches alongside Jordi Arconada.
PERSONAL: Juan Carlos Manuel Aguilar Pena was born in England and currently calls Montreal, Canada home … has two sisters … majoring in business … aspires to one day play professional tennis … as a junior claimed the US Open Junior Doubles Championship … in his free time he enjoys playing FIFA, soccer and watching Chelsea Football Club.
AGUILAR UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Accounting
- Favorite tennis player: Diego Schwartzman
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Tammy Abraham
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Chelsea FC
- Favorite social media platform: Snapchat
- Favorite emoji: Star-Stuck Face
- Favorite food: Sushi
- Favorite binge-watching TV show: Money Heist
- Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
- Favorite movie: Avengers Endgame
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Soccer
- My nickname is: Icardi
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Competitive
- One word to describe me away from the court: Friendly
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Kenner Taylor
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Pranav Kumar
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Kevin O’Shea
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Winning the US Open Junior
- The person I would most like to meet: Duglas Cordero
- The most famous athlete I have met: Jackson Withrow
- People have told me that I look like: Francis Poncherello
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Soccer player
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Become a soccer player
- The reality show I would most like to participate in is: Love Island
- Few people know that I: cook
- My best non-athletic talent: Fantasy Premier League
- My most prized possession: GS Trophy
- My most annoying habit: Losing Gatorade bottles
- Being at A&M has taught me: Patience and self-control
- After I graduate, I plan to: Play professional tennis
- My dream job is: Head of Ultras at Chelsea FC
- Languages I speak fluently are: Spanish, French and English
AGUILAR’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Singles
#70 Alberto Barroso-Campos, USF (October 8, 2017)
#33 Alastair Gray, TCU (March 20, 2018)
#94 Duarte Vale, Florida (April 6, 2018)
#109 Niclaus Braun, Mississippi State (October 6, 2018)
#113 Jack Molloy, California (October 7, 2018)
#71 Igor Saveljic, N.C. State (October 9, 2018)
#20 Emil Reinberg, Georgia (March 7, 2019)
#112 Shane Monroe, LSU (March 16, 2019)
#54 Spencer Papa, Oklahoma (March 19, 2019)
#77 Cameron Klinger, Vanderbilt (April 5, 2019)
#20 Alastair Gray, TCU (April 8, 2019)
#60 Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#32 Spencer Papa, Oklahoma (May 5, 2019)
#7 Christian Sigsgaard, Texas (May 20, 2019)
#40 Athell Bennett, Purdue (October 6, 2019)
#25 Tim Sandkaulen, Ole Miss (November 7, 2019)
#98 Kody Pearson, Tulsa (January 31, 2020)
#10 Govind Nanda, UCLA (February 15, 2020)
#45 Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 6, 2020)
Doubles
(with Jordi Arconada)
#2 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski, Georgia (October 6, 2017)
#53 Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl, Arizona State (January 14, 2018)
#24 Zvonimir Babic/Filip Kraljevic, Ole Miss (March 2, 2018)
#55 Brendon Kempin/Tristan McCormick, Notre Dame (March 15, 2018)
#15 Preston Touliatos/Luis Valero, Tennessee (March 23, 2018)
#31 Cesar Bourgois/Gus Benson, Kentucky (April 1, 2018)
#5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen, Florida (April 6, 2018)
#57 Yancy Dennis/Harrison O’Keefe, South Carolina (April 8, 2018)
#33 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski, Georgia (April 27, 2018)
#13 Preston Touliatos/Luis Valero, Tennessee (April 28, 2018)
#26 Mazen Osama/Edson Ortiz, Alabama (May 18, 2018)
#5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen, Florida (May 20, 2018)
(with Barnaby Smith)
#51 Nathan Ponwith/Dominik Kellovsky, Arizona State (February 22, 2019)
#36 Preston Touliatos/Timo Stodder, Tennessee (March 9, 2019)
#63 Paul Jubb/Raphael Lambling, South Carolina (March 29, 2019)
#31 Finn Reynolds/Fabian Fallert, Ole Miss (April 14, 2019)
#10 Brandon Holt/Riley Smith, USC (May 20, 2019)
(with Stefan Storch)
#12 Tim Ruehl/Andrea Bolla, Arizona State (February 23, 2020)
Baylor Postgame: Steve Denton, Theo Papamalamis, Alan Magadan
Sunday, May 04
Rice Postgame: Togan Tokac
Saturday, May 03
NCAA Tournament Preview: Steve Denton, Raphael Perot
Tuesday, April 30
Spring Preview: Steve Denton
Monday, January 08
