Luis Molina

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cochabama, Bolivia
Height:
5-10
High School:
American International School of Bolivia
Major:
Civil Engineering

COACH MONTANA SAYS
"Luis has an all court game and can grind as long as he needs to to be successful. I anticipate him to be one of the top players in our lineup."

WHY DELAWARE?
“Because if offers a lot of opportunities for my tennis and engineering careers, and also because I will have the opportunity to continue playing tennis at a high level while I am finishing my studies."

AT DELAWARE
· Three-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
· One of nine international student-athletes on the team
· Majoring in engineering; has aspirations of becoming a civil engineer
· Tied for 39^th in program history with 36 career singles wins
· 2019 CAA Rookie of the Year

2021-2022 SEASON

Went 15-14 overall in singles with a 7-12 mark in dual matches at the No. 2, 3 and 4 positions
Won his first five matches of the season in fall tournaments
Went 3-1 against CAA opponents
Went 6-10 overall in doubles with a 2-5 mark in dual matches
CAA Player of the Week (April 5)

2020-2021 SEASON

CAA Doubles Team of the Week, with partner Pierre-Louis Dodens, (Mar. 24)
5-1 singles record
4-3 doubles record on No. 3 court
2020 CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
Helped the Blue Hens to a 7-3 season and quarterfinals appearance in the CAA Tournament.

2019-20 SEASON
· CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Nathan Benyowitz (Feb. 5)
· CAA Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll
· Led Delaware with a 17-7 singles record, which included a 10-2 mark in the No. 2 spot; 17 singles wins is good to tie for 17^th in UD single-season history
· Went 3-0 in CAA singles matches
· Wrapped year with a season-high five-match winning streak and went 9-1 in final 10 matches
· Paired with Nathan Benyowitz to go 7-2 in doubles play, all of which came in the third flight
· Helped guide Blue Hens to a 14-1 record (.933), the highest winning percentage since 1974-75; Delaware was also amidst a school-record 14-match winning streak when season was halted due to COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19 SEASON
· CAA Rookie of the Year; first-ever Blue Hen to win a major CAA men's tennis award
· Team Sportsmanship Award
· CAA Doubles Team of the Week (James Wilkinson, Feb. 20)
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Tied for eighth in single-season history with 19 singles wins; the most for a Blue Hen since 2014
· Singles mark good to tie for program's single-season freshman record
· Fourth all-time with 31 singles matches played
· Tied for fourth with 20 individual doubles victories
· Registered a 7-5, 6-4 win over Lewis' Oskar Lusti in collegiate debut at the 10^th Annual Saint Joseph's Invitational
· Twice recorded a winning streak of four matches
· Reeled off 10 singles wins in a 12-match stretch from February 16 to April 1
· Paired with classmate James Wilkinson to collect a team-best 11 doubles wins
· Finished season by winning three of final four doubles matches alongside junior Laurenz Lankes
· Posted nine straight doubles victories with James Wilkinson and Curran Verma

PRIOR TO DELAWARE
· Played for Cochamba Tennis Club
· Coach is Mauricio Daniel Miranda Soliz
· Top national and local ranking

PERSONAL
· Luis Molina Uria
· Born July 10, 1999 in Cochabama, Bolivia
· Son of Luis Alberto Molina Arcienega and Ivonne Uria Cruz
· Father is an electrical engineer
· Has two older siblings, Carlos and Silvana