Completed Event: Men's Tennis at Bellarmine on February 8, 2026 , Win , 5, to, 2
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Paul Mendoza
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Midlothian, Va.
- High School:
- Cosby
- Major:
- Adult Special Program
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior:
2019-20 as a Senior:
2018-19 as a Junior:
2017-18 as a Sophomore:
2016-17 as a Freshman:
High School:
Personal:
- First Team All-CAA Doubles with Holden Koons
- Played in all 16 dual matches primarily at No. 4 singles and at No. 1 doubles
- Had a 6-6 singles record, with a 2-1 mark at No. 3 and 4-5 ledger at No. 4
- Tallied an 8-5 doubles record
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Holden Koons (Mar. 10)
- Season-long four-match doubles wins streak
2019-20 as a Senior:
- Retained year of eligibility with NCAA spring-sport eligibility relief
- VaSID Second Team All-State doubles with Holden Koons
- Played primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
- Had a 9-9 singles record, including a 2-2 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 13-5 doubles record, including 5-0 in dual play
- Had a pair of five-match doubles win streaks, with one in tournament play and the other over his final five doubles matches in dual action
- Clinched JMU’s dual win against George Mason
- Won five singles matches in straight sets
- Advanced to Round of 16 at ITA Atlantic Regional Championship, going 2-1
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- Dean's List (Spring 2020)
2018-19 as a Junior:
- Played primarily at No. 3 singles and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles
- Had a 21-11 singles record, including a 17-6 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 15-9 doubles record, including 10-4 in dual play
- Team captain
- Two-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Tate Steinour (Jan. 30, Apr. 9)
- Advanced to Round of 32 at ITA Atlantic Regional Championship
- Won Gold Draw doubles title at Elon Invitational
2017-18 as a Sophomore:
- First Team All-CAA doubles
- Second Team All-CAA singles
- VaSID First Team All-State doubles
- Played primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles
- Had an 18-13 singles record, including a 14-9 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 22-9 doubles record, including 16-6 in dual play
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Theophile Lanthiez (Mar. 13)
- Competed at 2017 ITA Atlantic Regional Championship
- Reached A2 Flight doubles title match at Wake Forest Invitational
2016-17 as a Freshman:
- Second Team All-CAA doubles
- Played primarily at No. 3 to No. 6 singles and No. 1 doubles
- Had a 21-9 singles record, including a 14-6 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 19-7 doubles record, including 13-6 in dual play
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Theophile Lanthiez (Mar. 28)
- Opened collegiate career with a 6-0 doubles record
- Registered six singles wins at the top half of the lineup
- Won Flight B doubles title at Southern Exposure Sunrooms Seahawk Fall Invitational
- Won Cannon Flight singles title at ECU Fall Shootout
High School:
- 2016 Virginia state 6A champion in singles and doubles as Cosby finished second overall as a team
- Four-time South Region doubles champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Three-time South Region singles champion (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Four-time Conference 3 doubles champion (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Three-time Conference 3 singles champion (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Named First Team All-Metro as a sophomore, junior and senior after being named Second Team as a freshman
- Four-time MVP for Titans
- Four-time scholar athlete
- National Honor Society
- National Beta Club
Personal:
- Son of Sandra and Renato Mendoza
- Graduated from JMU with a bachelor's degree in finance in May 2020
- Pursuing continuing education program, adult special
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