Brandon Perez Season 2020-21

Honors & Awards

• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020; Spring 2021)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021)
• No. 46 Doubles Ranking at Virginia Tech
• No. 1 Junior Player in Venezuela
• No. 124 ITF Junior Ranking
• Bronze Medalist at the Youth South America Games
• 2018 Davis Cup Participant
• 2018 Australian Open Junior Championship Qualifier

2020-21: Junior
After transferring from Virginia Tech, junior Brandon Perez quickly became a constant in Nebraska’s lineup in his Husker debut season. The native of Caracas, Venezuela, won one singles match and three doubles competitions in the spring. Perez posted a 1-12 overall mark in singles play and a 3-9 record in doubles action. Perez saw success in doubles alongside fellow junior, Victor Moreno Lozano, and sophomore teammate, Albert Sprlak-Puk, defeating the No. 1 doubles teams for Illinois and Penn State.

In the classroom, Perez earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters.

Before Nebraska
Perez transferred to Nebraska after beginning his collegiate career at Virginia Tech. Perez combined for 27 victories in his two seasons at Virginia Tech, posting a 12-9 record in singles play and 15-7 mark in doubles action. He had an 11-7 singles record as a freshman in 2018-19, including a 5-4 record in ACC play. Perez won his only match competing in the No. 3 singles spot, went 2-1 from the No. 4 spot and was 8-6 from the No. 5 spot. He also went 14-5 in doubles play, finishing with an 11-5 mark on the Hokies' No. 2 doubles team and a 3-0 record from the No. 3 spot. In a 2019-20 season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Perez went 1-2 in both singles and doubles play.

At Virginia Tech, Perez climbed as high as No. 46 in the doubles rankings. Outside of collegiate competition, Perez was ranked among the top 1,700 players in the world in the ATP singles rankings and among the top 900 doubles players in the world.

Prior to enrolling at Virginia Tech, Perez was ranked as the No. 1 junior player in Venezuela and one of the top 20 players in South America. A bronze medalist at the Youth South America Games, Perez was ranked as high as No. 124 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior rankings. He represented Venezuela in singles play at the Davis Cup in both 2018 and 2020. He also qualified for the 2018 Australian Open Junior Championship. Perez was tabbed a five-start recruit by TennisRecruiting.net.

Personal
The son of Mike and Donna Perez, Brandon is a management major who earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2020-21. He was also a member of the 2021 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. His father played college baseball at King College, and his mother was on the basketball team. His godfather is Omar Vizquel, who was a three-time all-star and 11-time Gold Glove Award winner during his 24-year Major League Baseball career.

Singles
 

Year	Spring	Big Ten	Fall	Total
2020-21	1-12	0-10	0-0	1-12
Totals	1-12	0-10	0-0	1-12

Doubles
 

Year	Spring	Big Ten	Fall	Total
2020-21	3-9	2-8	0-0	3-9
Totals	3-9	2-8	0-0	3-9