Miguel Avendaño

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Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Miguel Avendaño & Natan Rodrigues celebrate during the match against Eastern Kentucky on January 15.

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Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics

Piet Steveker and Miguel Avendano celebrate a doubles point against Xavier

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Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Madrid, Spain
High School:
Paraíso Sagrados Corazones

As a sophomore (2024-25):

Split his appearances in singles between courts three and four
Finished the season 11-6 in singles and held a 13-6 record in doubles
Primarily paired with Will Mayew in doubles competition; the pair owned a team-high four-match win-streak in the second-half of the spring
Won six of his last seven singles matches
Won seven of his last eight doubles matches
Notched singles victories in both of Louisville’s ACC Tournament matches

As a freshman (2023-24):

Played singles primarily from the six-spot for the Cardinals
Finished the spring with a 7-3 record in singles and a 12-10 record in doubles
Logged an overall singles record of 13-9 and doubles record of 15-20
Won six of his final 10 singles matches
Won eight of his first 10 doubles matches in dual action, playing eight of those with partner Andre’ Steinbach

High School/Juniors:

Ranked as high as No. 220 in the International Tennis Federation Junior Rankings
Advanced to the quarterfinal showings of the J2 Valencia (Spain), J3 Maaseik (Belgium) the J4 Majadahonda (Spain)
Posted a runner-up finish in the J4 Estepona
Won the Spanish U13 championship
In doubles, he has finished runner-up in the J2 Bruchkoebel (Germany) and reached the semifinals of several tournaments including: the J4 Estepona (Spain) and the quarterfinals of the J2 Benicarlo (Spain), and the J200 Hammamet (Tunisia)
Reached the finals of the U16 and U18 Spanish championships

Personal:
• Full name is Miguel Avendaño
• Nickname is El Mago
• Birthday is Feb. 23
• Parents are Juan Avendaño and Marta Cadena
• Has one sibling, Juan
• Post college ambition is to play professionally