Eduardo Mena
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Bultrago del Lozoya, Spain
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- GSD Buitrago
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- Previous School:
- GSD Buitrago
Bio
JUNIOR (2016-17): Ranked No. 93 on the Oracle/ITA Preseason Men's Division I ranking
SOPHOMORE (2015-16): Mena was a force in the Ohio Valley Conference in his sophomore season, posting a 9-0 record in singles play...was named the OVC Player of the Year and was on the all-OVC first team...finished 20-1 in singles play in Spring 2016 with the only loss coming from Wake Forest's nationally-ranked Romain Bogaerts...Mena had a strong performance against the nation’s top player, Mikael Torpegaard from Ohio State, at the NCAA Championships. Mena captured the first set 7-6 (7-5), then took a 3-2 lead in the second set before the battle was called off as the Buckeyes clinched the match.
FRESHMAN (2014-15): Eduardo burst on to the scene as a freshman, taking home the OVC Freshman of the Year in addition to being named to All-OVC second team…went 25-14 in singles play to lead Tech in wins, serving primarily in the No. 2 and No. 3 spot in the lineup…went 15-6 during the spring, including going 6-1 in the OVC…went on a 10-match win streak at one point during the spring…went 14-16 overall during doubles play, including going 3-3 in the OVC…went a perfect 5-0 during doubles play out of the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
BEFORE TECH: Has been playing tennis since he was four...learned the game from his father, a physical education teacher...began with formal coaching when he was eight...was coached by Jose Luis Mertinez since the time he was 12 years old...played for the San Sebastian de Los Reyes club team, competing in numerous tournaments...had much success including Master of the Region and several regional titles...also competed in soccer on a high level (Division I) since he was 15.
PERSONAL: The son of Eduardo Mena Rodriquez and Maria Isabel Rodado...full name is Eduardo Mena Rodado...born July 5, 1996 in Madrid.
ACADEMIC: Majoring in EXPW with focus on teacher licensure.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
- 2014-15 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year
- 2014-15 Ohio Valley Conference second team
- 2015-16 Tennessee Tech co-Male Athlete of the Year
- 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
- 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference first team
CAREER RECORDS:
Singles (at Tech)
| Year | Fall | Spring |
Total |
| 14-15 |
10-8 |
15-6 |
25-14 |
| 15-16 | 13-4 | 20-1 |
33-5 |
| 16-17 |
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| Total | 23-12 |
35-7 |
58-19 |
Doubles (at Tech)
| Year | Fall |
Spring |
Total |
| 14-15 | 6-6 |
8-10 |
14-16 |
| 15-16 | 2-3 | 12-8 | 14-11 |
| 16-17 | |||
| Total | 8-9 |
18-18 |
28-27 |
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – When Eduardo Mena was named the Co-Male Athlete of the Year with baseball’s Kevin Strohschein in the summer of 2016, it was hardly a surprise. After all, Mena had dominated on the tennis court, helping lead the Golden Eagles to Ohio Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships, as well as an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, facing off against Ohio State and the country’s top player in Mikael Torpegaard. Mena entered the 2016-17 season with a ranking on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s standings and kept finding his number rise.
ATHENS, Ga. – Eduardo Mena’s captivating spring came to a close Thursday afternoon, falling to Stanford’s Tom Fawcett in the second round of the 2017 NCAA DI singles championships from the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
ATHENS, Ga. – Eduardo Mena proved yet again that no stage is too grand and no lights are too bright for the two-time Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, knocking off Baylor’s Maxime Tchoutakian, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), in the first round of the 2017 NCAA DI singles championships.
Already one of the most decorated tennis players in Tennessee Tech history, junior Eduardo Mena is set to take his spot in rarified air Wednesday afternoon in the 2017 NCAA Division I singles championships.
BERKELEY, Calif. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team saw its 2017 campaign come to a close Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to No. 10 Cal from the Hellman Tennis Complex.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is out west and in the Golden State for the start of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, locking up with No. 10 Cal in the first round of the championship.
A day after the Tennessee Tech tennis team discovered its NCAA Tournament first round matchup with the University of California, more good news revolving around postseason play struck the Golden Eagles.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team has climbed the mountain yet again.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The top-seeded Tennessee Tech tennis team rallied during singles play, fighting back from an early doubles setback for a 4-1 win over Belmont in the OVC Tournament semifinals.
With the regular season now in the rearview mirror, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is back in Nashville for the 2017 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, a three-day weekend affair from the Centennial Sportsplex.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An overwhelming shade of purple and gold draped the stage at this year’s Ohio Valley Conference awards dinner, as the Tennessee Tech tennis team claimed a plethora of the conference’s most coveted honors.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team wrapped up its bid at perfection Saturday afternoon, knocking off Belmont, 6-1, at Tech Tennis Courts to clinch an undefeated conference campaign and the program’s fifth Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship in the last six years.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team moved one step closer to another perfect conference campaign and an Ohio Valley Conference championship, routing Tennessee State, 7-0, Friday afternoon at Tech Tennis Courts.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team will put a lid on the regular season over the weekend, closing out the slate with a pair of home matches at Tech Tennis Courts.
Following another stellar weekend on the courts, junior Eduardo Mena was recognized as the adidas® OVC Tennis Male Athlete of the Week, earning the award Wednesday afternoon.
Another dominating performance was the story for the Tennessee Tech tennis team Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles took down Jacksonville State, 6-1, in the club’s second home match of the spring.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to open a three-match home stand over the weekend, hosting Jacksonville State for the squad’s first Cookeville action in nearly a month.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team continued its blazing start to Ohio Valley Conference play, knocking off Eastern Kentucky, 7-0, Saturday afternoon in Richmond.
A match mixed with a great deal of intrigue is set for Saturday morning in Richmond, as the Tennessee Tech tennis team will square off with Eastern Kentucky in the final regular season road tilt of the year.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis made it two-straight in the win column to start its OVC campaign, routing Austin Peay, 7-0, in the Golden Eagles’ first road conference match of the season.
Following a brief break in its OVC slate, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is ready to jump back into conference play as the Golden Eagles head to Clarksville for a Friday matinee with Austin Peay.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It went down to the wire Monday evening, but a final push in singles play by North Florida was the difference in the Tennessee Tech tennis team’s non-conference finale Monday evening in Jacksonville.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to put a lid on non-conference play in 2017, as the Golden Eagles will flock down to Jacksonville for a Monday meeting with North Florida.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team unwrapped its conference season in impressive fashion Saturday afternoon, routing Eastern Illinois, 7-0, in the 2017 home opener.
It’s not your average Saturday for the Tennessee Tech tennis team.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Playing in its first match in 11 days, the Tennessee Tech tennis team was upended by the top-ranked team in NAIA, falling 4-3 at No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett Thursday afternoon.
Following an 11-day break from the courts, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is ready to dust off the rackets as the Golden Eagles travel to NAIA powerhouse Georgia Gwinnett for a Thursday afternoon battle with the Grizzlies.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team saw its two-match win streak snapped Saturday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell 6-1 at Louisville in the club’s only tilt of the week.
It’s a light week of action for the Tennessee Tech tennis team as the Golden Eagles have just one match on the upcoming slate, a Saturday affair at Louisville.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team remains the only team in the OVC to take home a men’s weekly honor this spring, as Eduardo Mena was named the adidas® OVC Tennis Male Athlete of the Week following a stellar performance down in Florida.
The Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team claimed a 4-0 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday evening.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Punch at the top and depth towards the bottom of the lineup helped push the Tennessee Tech tennis team to a 5-2 win over Charlotte in Sunday’s neutral site tilt in Fort Myers.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team was tripped up in its first of three-straight in the Sunshine State, falling 6-1 to the University of Central Florida to kickoff the busy stretch.
Another array of matches is set to rain down on the Tennessee Tech tennis team, one that will see the Golden Eagles in action for three-straight days over the weekend.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Junior Eduardo Mena headlines the list of four Golden Eagles selected in the OVC’s Top 10 preseason player rankings, while the Tennessee Tech tennis team was also picked to finish first in the Ohio Valley Conference’s predicted order of finish as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team rolled in its first game out of the Volunteer State Saturday afternoon, routing UNC Asheville 6-1 to bump its record above .500 in the early stages of the season.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team will leave the Volunteer State for the first time this season as the Golden Eagles head to North Carolina for a Saturday battle at UNC Asheville.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sunday proved to be a tad bit more super for the University of Tennessee as the Tennessee Tech tennis team was unable to pull off the upset over the Vols, falling 6-1 at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Playing in its second match in as many days, the Tennessee Tech tennis team showed resiliency in bouncing back after a tough loss Friday evening, as the Golden Eagles captured a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern in Chattanooga Saturday afternoon.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team suffered its first loss of the season Friday evening, falling 4-2 at Chattanooga in the first of three matches in three days over the weekend.
A busy weekend is on the books for the Tennessee Tech tennis team as the Golden Eagles are set to play three matches in three days, all in the Volunteer State.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It went down to the wire, but in the end the Tennessee Tech tennis team started its spring campaign on an upbeat note as the Golden Eagles took down Lipscomb, 4-3, in the season opener from Nashville.
Steeped in recent success behind a slew of conference championships, the Tennessee Tech tennis team takes the initial step in continuing its scorching run at the top as the Golden Eagles unwrap the spring season Saturday evening in Nashville.
Equipped with an avalanche of momentum thanks to a current run as good as any in program history, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is nearly ready to get the ball rolling on the start of another spring campaign as the Golden Eagles announced their 2017 schedule.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team recently traveled to Knoxville to compete in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional at the University of Tennessee. Eduardo Mena went the furthest in the field, reaching the round of 32 before falling to Kentucky’s Enzo Wallart 6-2, 6-3. He defeated Eastern Kentucky’s Sebastian Mueller 6-3, 6-3 and Butler’s Adrian Mag 6-1, 6-1.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The fall schedule for the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team continues as the squad heads to Louisville, Ky., on Saturday and Sunday to compete in the Louisville Fall Invitational, held at the University of Louisville’s Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
TULSA, Okla. – Tennessee Tech’s Eduardo Mena made a strong performance in the ITA Men’s All-American Championship at the University of Tulsa, advancing into the second round.
TULSA, Okla. – After a great showing last weekend at the Southern Intercollegiate Championship at the University of Georgia, the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team sets its sights on a potentially long week of action as they head to the University of Tulsa to compete in the Saint Francis Health Systems ITA Men’s All-American Championships. The event starts with a prequalifying round on Saturday and Sunday, advances into qualifying on Monday and Tuesday, then proceeds into the main draw on Thursday, Oct. 6, through Monday, Oct. 10.
ATHENS, Ga. -- The Tennessee Tech men?s tennis started its fall slate with some excellent performances at the Southern Intercollegiate Championship, hosted by the University of Georgia. A total of 170 singles players and 81 doubles teams competed in this year?s event, and the Tech players had some great moments in the 49th annual event.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – While the Ohio Valley Conference title may not be on the line for the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team as they enter the fall portion of their schedule, it’s just as important for the Golden Eagles as they take on some of their toughest foes of the year. “It’s a very tough schedule,” said Tech tennis head coach Kenny Doyle. “But it’s tough for a reason. This is the time of year where we make a lot of our tune-ups and learn how our guys are capable of playing before we get set for conference play in the spring.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech’s Eduardo Mena made a splash last season as he put together a phenomenal season on the court. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association certainly paid notice, ranking Mena No. 93 on its Division I men’s rankings on Tuesday, the only Ohio Valley Conference tennis player on the list that ranks the top 125 players in the country.