Fresno State: (Fall 2002) Advanced to the round of 16 at the Omni Hotels Northwest Regionals in singles É lost in the finals of the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic to teammate Stefan Suta É finished the fall season with a 7-3 singles mark É was an impressive 7-1 in doubles with Suta, including a victory in the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic É reached the semifinals in doubles of the Omni Hotels Regionals. (2001-02) Established himself as a bonafide No. 1 singles player toward the end of last year, winning seven of his last eight. The lone loss came against Alistar Garland of Pepperdine, at the time the nationÕs top ranked player, in three sets. Almada had a match point in that contest É finished the year with a 14-9 record, including 13-7 in dual matches É he was the only Bulldog to have an above-.500 record in duals É opened the dual match season impressively with a straight sets victory over Prakash Armitraj of USC for Fresno StateÕs only win in the match É possesses the hard serve on the team Éadvanced to the semifinals of the Wathen/Hancock Bulldog Classic with Alex Krohn É also teamed with Krohn to reach the semifinals of doubles at the Omni Hotels Northwest Regionals.
Prior to Fresno State: Played for Fresno City College in 2000-01 and compiled a singles record of 35-3 ... was ranked No. 1 in the Northern California JC rankings and No. 2 in the state.
Personal: Born Nov. 22, 1981 É parentsÕ names are Hector and Amada É has one sister, Ana, and a brother, Juan É enjoys soccer, basketball and music É lists his favorite athlete as Michael Jordan É admires his father because "he is the perfect model of a man" É chose Fresno State because of the school and tennis facilities.
STATISTICS
Singles
Fall 2002.................9-3
2001-02....(Nos. 1-4)....14-9
Totals..................23-12
Doubles
Fall 2002.................7-1
2001-02....(Nos. 1-3).....7-7
Totals...................14-8
