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Mario Samson Season 2011-12

Height5-10
ClassJunior
HometownMiami, Fla.

2013 SPRING
Recorded a 4-3 record during singles action
Edged Jason Alabaster of (2/3) Rollins[apos] College 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 for his first victory of the season
Paired with Francesc Aulina and dominated No. 75 Louisiana-Lafayette[apos]s (2/12) Jarred Wynan and Damian Farinola 8-1
Opposite Aulina, the duo combined for an 8-5 win over Florida Gulf Coast[apos]s (2/15) Lance Lvovsky and Dean Tsamas
Teamed with Aulina to record an 8-3 victory over Zac McEntee and Andrew Ginzberg of Connecticut (2/17)
Clinched the victory for the Knights with a 6-1, 6-3 performance over UConn[apos]s (2/17) Zac McEntee
Along with Aulina, the duo coasted to an 8-1 win over Georgia Southern[apos]s (2/24) Daniel Rush and Carson Jones
Joined Jose Sangroniz in a 9-8 victory over UC-Irvine[apos]s (3/6) Poon and Shibahara
Aided Aulina in a 8-5 win over Cleveland State[apos]s (3/10) Van der Vloet and Keulker
Eased his way to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Joe van Meter of Cleveland State (3/10)
Was an 8-4 winner with Aulina over Packowitz and Stark of Marquette (3/15)
Took care of business at the No. 6 position, producing a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andre Stabile of Troy (3/23)
Assisted Aulina to knockoff duo David and Ettore of (4/12) No. 45 Middle Tennessee, 8-6
2012 FALL
Posted a 1-5 record in fall tournament play
Went 1-2 in doubles action
Defeated Eduardo Alfonzo of Barry 6-1, 6-4 at the FGCU Fall Invitational
Paired with Juan Bolona, the duo topped Barry[apos]s Romain Costamagna and Kevin Sielmann 8-5 at the FGCU Fall Invite
2012 SPRING
Posted an 11-11 singles mark in dual-match play
Had three victories at No. 3, four wins at No. 4 and five victories at No. 5
Began the spring with three-straight wins
Opened the spring with a 6-7, 7-5, 10-8 win over Adam Lee of No. 41 Wake Forest at No. 4
Against Forrest Edwards of No. 56 Middle Tennessee, posted a 6-4, 6-2 win
In the Conference USA Championship quarterfinals, took a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 win over Tristan Jackson of No. 23 Tulsa Won eight total doubles contests during the spring
Against No. 41 Wake Forest, topped Conner Sherwood and Alex Tsai, 8-7, with Matthew Gladstone
Joined Jorge Blasco for an 8-5 win over Ben Davis and Christoph Lang of Middle Tennessee at No. 2

2011 FALL
Won five singles matches during tournament play
Opened the fall with a 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over USF[apos]s Lucas Marin-Salcedo at the Gator Invitational
At the State of Florida Championships, defeated Larry Condez of Jacksonville, 4-6, 6-4 (10-6)
Went 3-2 during the fall in doubles play with Matthew Gladstone

2011 SPRING
Defeated Lance Lvovsky of Jacksonville 7-6, 6-0 at the No. 6
Torched Mitch Beckert of No. 71 Iowa 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 6
Beat Mathias Hambach of No. 52 DePaul 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6
Won at No. 4 over Kip Jackson of Bethune-Cookman 6-1, 6-0
Swept Angel Alvarez of No. 73 Denver at No. 6, 6-0, 6-0
Defeated Parker Allen of South Alabama at No. 6, 6-1, 6-4
Swept Angel Alvarez of No. 73 Denver 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6
Won at the No. 6 over de la Bestide of Embry-Riddle, 6-2, 6-0
Handled John Taylor of Memphis 6-4, 5-7, 2-1 at No. 6 in the Conference USA Championship quarterfinals

2010 FALL
Joined Matthew Gladstone to win the Black Draw doubles championship against teammates Matthew Zachary and Erik Brunskog 9-7 at the UCF Invitational
Won three singles matches overall during the fall campaign

2010 SPRING
Finished the season 9-6 in singles action
Defeated Alex Beaussart of Air Force, 6-2, 7-5
Knocked off Justin Flynn of Georgia Southern with a 6-3, 6-2 victory
Had two singles wins at the USF Spring Invitational, including a 6-3, 6-4 victory over John Taylor of Miami

2009 FALL
Took singles D crown at UCF Invitational after defeating South Carolinas Harry Menzies 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
With Beigart, defeated South Carolina[apos]s David Wolff and Chris Sheehan at the UCF Invitational, 8-5
Had two singles wins at the USF Invitational, including a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Hector Nieto of Miami
PRIOR TO UCF
In January 2009, participated in the USA F1 Futures tournament in Boca Raton, Fla., recording a first-round victory
As a junior at La Salle, joined Santiago Nieto to win the Florida Class 2A doubles title
Garnered Miami Herald All-Dade County Second Team honors
Ranked second in Paraguay in his age group in 2004 and 2006
Was mentored by his uncle, Ricardo Mena

PERSONAL
Born in Asuncion, Paraguay
Son of Bettina and Mario Samson
Majoring in Civil Engineering

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Freshman
2009-10

5-10 / -
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Sophomore
2010-11

5-10 / -
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Senior
2012-13

5-10 / -
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