Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech men's tennis head coach Jim Thompson announces the addition of Brandon Perez to the Hokies beginning with the 2019 season.
"Brandon will be a great addition to our program," said Thompson. "He brings a wealth of experience and talent in both singles and doubles. We are very excited to have him and look forward to watching him develop and have a great career in Blacksburg."
Brandon Perez
6'3"
Caracas, Venezuela / Staunton, Va.
Laurel Springs School
Prior to Virginia Tech: Member of Venezuela Davis Cup team… No. 1 Venezuela Junior player… Top-20 South America Player… Was the Bronze medalist at Youth South America Games… Ranked as high as No. 124 in the ITF Junior rankings… Played all Grade A ITF Tournaments (Brasil, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the United States)… Qualified for the Australian Junior Grand Slam in 2018… Reached the finals at the ITF G2-G2 Doubles (Japan, Russia, Hong Kong, India, Egypt and Austria)… Tabbed a five-start recruit by TennisRecruiting.net... Has earned 18 ATP points in doubles… Has UTR singles rating of 13...
Personal: Born Brandon Noah Perez in Durham, North Carolina… Son of Mike and Donna Perez… Has one brother, Brian… Plans to major in business information technology… father played college baseball at King College and mother was on the basketball team… Godfather, Omar Vizquel, played in the MLB for 24 years.