5/3/2016 6:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State Men's and Women's Head Coach Andres Amores has reached in to the countries of Sweden and Colombia for a pair of men's tennis standouts that have joined the Gamecock program after signing NCAA National Letters of Intent with JSU.
Amores inked Felix Morck of Kristianstad and Paolo Cucalon from Palmira, Colombia. Both players bring many credentials from the international junior tours to Jax State.
Morck is ranked fourth in the Sweden Juniors U18 rankings and finished sixth in the men's open rankings in the summer of 2015. Morck qualified for the final draw at the ATP Future in Turkey this year. He competed in the Swedish Championship Gold U18 Singles draw and the participated in doubles action at the event. Morck was the runner up of the Swedish U16 Championship.
Cucalon also has lofty rankings as he is ranked No. 343 in the International Tennis Federation after being a two-time finalist in Ecuador and Peru. While playing in the U14 ranks, he was listed the top player in Columbia and was No. 2 in the U16 listings. He ranked as high as No. 6 in South America while playing on the U16 level. Cucalon reached the quarterfinals of the Peru Junior Open and moved to the second round of the 2015 Copa Gatorade Grade 1 event.
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Amores inked Felix Morck of Kristianstad and Paolo Cucalon from Palmira, Colombia. Both players bring many credentials from the international junior tours to Jax State.
Morck is ranked fourth in the Sweden Juniors U18 rankings and finished sixth in the men's open rankings in the summer of 2015. Morck qualified for the final draw at the ATP Future in Turkey this year. He competed in the Swedish Championship Gold U18 Singles draw and the participated in doubles action at the event. Morck was the runner up of the Swedish U16 Championship.
Cucalon also has lofty rankings as he is ranked No. 343 in the International Tennis Federation after being a two-time finalist in Ecuador and Peru. While playing in the U14 ranks, he was listed the top player in Columbia and was No. 2 in the U16 listings. He ranked as high as No. 6 in South America while playing on the U16 level. Cucalon reached the quarterfinals of the Peru Junior Open and moved to the second round of the 2015 Copa Gatorade Grade 1 event.
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