University of South Alabama Athletics

2016-17: 25-11 singles record overall and 17-7 in dual matches… Led the team in overall singles wins… 1-0 on court No. 4, 7-4 on No. 5 and 9-3 on No. 6… Won his first three matches in the CCB Collegiate Invitational… Earned wins in dual matches against Auburn, UAB twice and Middle Tennessee… Had a four-match winning streak after the Florida State Invitational and twice had a season-best five-match winning streak… 8-8 doubles record overall and 5-6 in dual matches… Went 3-4 on court No. 2 and 2-2 on No. 3… Was 4-3 with Pierre Noyon, 4-4 with Tuki Jacobs and 0-1 with Olivier Gingras… Advanced to the doubles championship of the CCB Collegiate Invitational with Noyon… Beat Georgia State 6-2 on court No. 2 with Jacobs in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Finals.

2015-16: 18-13 singles record overall, 11-7 in dual matches… 3-0 at court No. 4, 0-2 at No. 5 and 8-5 at No. 6… Had a season-best four-match win steak to start March, including going undefeated at the HEB Tournament… Won his match against Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament… 6-6 doubles record overall, 2-1 in dual matches all on court No. 3… Went 2-1 in doubles in both the Southern Miss Invitational with Tuki Jacobs and CCB Collegiate Invitational with Juan Troglia.

High School: Attended CNED in Rennes, France… Played for Tennis Club Vitrolles in Vitrolles, France.

Personal: Full name is Lucas Gonzalez… Born Nov. 22, 1995 in Saint Tropez, France… Son of Franck and Muriel Gonzalez… Is an only child… Majoring in international studies… Hobbies include music, cooking, golf and soccer… Favorites – movie: “The Shawshank Redemption”; book: “Le Malade Imaginaire”; pro teams: Olympique Lyonnais, French national team, FC Barcelona; athletes: Rafael Nadal, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Usain Bolt; musical artists: Eminem, the Eagles, Dr. Dre, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour; foods: Italian and French food, seafood and Spanish tapas; classes: international relations, communication, Chinese… Prematch is not shaving the day of his match… Celebrities he’d like to meet is Eminem, Barack Obama, Rafael Nadal and the Dalai Lama… Post-college career plans including traveling the world and working at the United Nations in New York… Three wishes: to have his parents be happy the rest of their lives, be the best player he can be and have a happy life.