Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn
Is the winningest player in Washburn men's tennis history with a career 88-33 singles mark and a 102-19 doubles total … two-time ITA All-American in doubles ... MIAA Scholar Athlete and two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member … MIAA Co-Freshman of the Year, All-MIAA honorable mention at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles ... three-time All-MIAA First Team selection at No. 1 doubles ... won the ITA Central Region men's doubles and singles title in 2017 ... repeated as the regional doubles champion in 2018 and went on to place third at the ITA National Cup.

2018-19 - Senior
Finished the season with a singles record of 17-7 and was 22-3 in doubles competition … named to the All-MIAA first-team at No. 1 doubles after going an undefeated 4-0 in conference action ... won the doubles title at the Midwestern State Invitational … was crowned the doubles champion alongside partner, Paul Haase, at the ITA Central Regional Tournament to advance to the ITA National Cup, where the pair placed third overall … he was the men’s singles runner-up at the regional championships.

2017-2018 Junior
Ended his junior campaign with a 30-8 singles record and a 31-5 doubles record … was named first-team All-MIAA in No. 1 doubles with Blake Hunter … swept the ITA Central Regionals, winning in both singles and doubles competition … finished in fourth place in the nation as a singles competitor after the ITA Oracle Cup, and fifth place in doubles competition … won the doubles brackets at the Wheatstate Fall Classic, Bearcat Invitational and the Midwestern State University Invite ... earned ITA All-American honors in doubles ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

2016-2017- Sophomore
Posted a 21-11 record in singles and 23-5 doubles record ... MIAA Player of the Week honoree ... earned All-MIAA First Team honors at No. 1 doubles along with Blake Hunter ... was named an ITA All-American in doubles ... won the A Flight Doubles at the ESU Chicken Dinner Tourney and the Wheatstate Invitational ... advanced to the singles and doubles final at the ITA Central Regional ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
 
2015-2016- Freshman
Finished the year ranked 45th nationally in singles and was ranked No. 18 in doubles with Blake Hunter … MIAA Scholar Athlete and MIAA Academic Honor Roll member … MIAA Co-Freshman of the Year … was named honorable mention All-MIAA at No. 1 doubles … went 14-5 at the top singles spot and 16-4 at top doubles alongside teammate Matt Barlow … Barlow/Valarezo Plaza went 26-6 on the year combined in doubles … entering the spring ranked No. 22 in the nation and No. 1 in the region in doubles entering the spring with Blake Hunter after recording an 11-2 record including reaching the championship match of the ITA Regional … also won the Baker A doubles flight and reached the finals of the ESU Invitational  … finished 7-2 in singles action … won the A flight singles title at the Baker Invitational.

Background
Ranked No. 6 in 16 year-old national division in 2011, No. 7 in 14 years national division in 2010 … was a national finalist in doubles in 2010 … reached the quarterfinals in 2011.

Personal
Son of Maria Del Carmen Plaza Plaza and Walter Aquiles Valarezo Andrade … has three brothers, Walter Andres, Jose Vernando and Juan Xavier … majoring in finance.