Matias Ponce De Leon

Accolades

Captured 13 singles wins and nine doubles wins during the season
Secured the deciding point in the team's win over Middle Tennessee, Alabama A&M, No. 15 Florida State and Vanderbilt
Posted a season-high singles ranking of 91
Reached the quarterfinals of ITA Southern Regional Championships

Named a Second Team All-SEC honoree
Recorded a team-leading 28 singles wins, including 17 victories in dual matches
Climbed to No. 2 in the Tide’s singles lineup, competing at the spot in the final three matches of the seasons
Additionally, he posted ranked singles wins against No. 77 John Hallquist (Ole Miss) and No. 99 Tanapatt Nirundorn (Florida) throughout the year.
Reached the semifinals at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in the singles draw
Advanced to the ITA Southern Regional Championships quarterfinals in the doubles draw
Paced Alabama during tournament season, winning 11 singles matches and nine doubles victories as the team leader in both events.
Won eight of his last 10 singles matches, including four of his last five matches, to close the regular season
Went undefeated in doubles play with partner Roan Jones to conclude the Big 12/SEC Challenge
Tallied a win in singles play to defeat then ranked No. 5 USC and No. 10 Kentucky
Clinched the deciding point in UA's win against Alabama A&M

Defeated No. 103 Ewen Lumsden in singles matchup, subsequently helping the Crimson Tide upset the Mississippi State Bulldogs the SEC Championship Tournament
Contributed singles wins in upset victories over No. 16 Florida and No. 17 Auburn
Defeated ranked singles opponents No. 104 Pierce Rollins (Texas A&M) and No. 119 Nate Bonetto (Florida)
Finished season with 16 singles wins and six doubles wins
Earned spot on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team
Competed in three fall events including the ITA Southern Regional Championships, USTA $15K Futures (Tallahassee) and SEC-Big 12 Challenge

Holds an ATP singles ranking of No. 1822
Highest UTR ranking was 12.87
Has had a number of impressive tournament victories while on ITF Futures Tour including Andrey Chepelev (ATP No. 373), Daniel Merida (ATP No. 541), Savriyan Danilov (ATP No. 556) and Sebastian Gima (ATP No. 581)