2005-06 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
German Escallon
- Position:
- RH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bogota, Columbia
2004-05: Helped lead UNF to a Division II national runner-up finish in his first season with the team ... posted a 3-4 singles mark and 3-1 record in doubles during the fall ... teamed with Leonardo Gomes to post a 21-13 overall doubles record at the No. 1 position, finishing the season No. 9 nationally ... Gomes and Escallon were 18-12 in the spring with five wins over ranked opponents (Armstrong Atlantic, West Florida, Augusta State, BYU-Hawaii and Ouachita Baptist) ... duo was 7-2 in the postseason .. was 13-13 in singles during the spring, playing primarily at the No. 3 position ... upended four ranked opponents during the season (Lynn, Rollins, Embry-Riddle and Ferris State) ... was named to the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll following the season.
Prior to UNF: Played the 2003-04 season at the University of South Florida, earning a 2003-04 Conference USA-Commisioner[apos]s Academic Medal ... earned 2003 Division I Men[apos]s ITA All-Academic Scholar Athlete honors during his only season at USF ... defeated players from Clemson, UCF, UAB and Kentucky during his freshman year ... posted an 11-11 singles mark and at the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 positions and a 5-9 mark in doubles at the Nos. 2 and 3 positions for the Bulls ... before coming to the United States, played competitive tennis in Colombia ... was ranked No. 1 in Colombia in singles and doubles (U18) in 2002 .... his highest national open rankings in Colombia were No. 2 in doubles and No. 3 in singles ... won a silver medal in doubles in Juegos Bolivarianos-Ecuador in 2001.
Personal: Born on April 17, 1984, in Bogota, Colombia ... son of Aura Bernal and Jorge Escallon ... has an older brother, Jorge, who played college tennis at the University of South Florida ... 2002 graduate of ICFES school in Bogota ... nicknamed [quote]Hombre[quote] ... majoring in computer science.
Outside The Lines:
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: [quote]Forrest Gump[quote]
Favorite Athlete: Lance Armstrong
Favorite Tennis Athlete: Andre Agassi
Fast Food: Taco Bell
His personal web page would be: www.germanescallon.com
On a bad day, this keeps him going: Looking ahead
Biggest Influence: Parents
Future Goals: Graduation, earning a mater[apos]s degree and owning his own business
Hobbies: Golf, soccer and learning other languages
Superstitions: None. Bad luck to have superstitions
Biggest Sports Thrill: The team[apos]s run to the NCAA Division II title match last year
