Albert Larregola LH/RH: Right-Handed
Class: Sophomore
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hometown: Lleida, Spain
 
photo Thompson on Larregola: Albert came to us last season in January and not only contributed on the courts but in the classroom. This is not easy to do in your first semester and I believe now that he has an understanding of our system, he will be even better this year. He has worked hard all summer to improve his National Ranking in Spain and I am very confident that Albert will make a big contribution to the teams success this year.

Fall 2005: Advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Northeast Regional ... Made Round of 16 at both Rice/Crown Plaza Invitationa and ITA Northeast Regional with Nicolas Delgado ... Had a 4-4 singles record and was 4-3 in doubles.

Junior Tennis/High School: Currently holds No. 15 adult ranking in Spain ... Ranked No. 7 in 2002 Europe Under-16 singles ... 2002 Under-16 doubles champion in Spain ... Finalist at a 2002 Belgium Under-16 International tournament and advanced to the semifinals in 2002 at International Under-16 event in Belgium and France.

Odds and Ends: Born 7/14/86 in Lleida, Spain ... Son of Enric and Ana Larregola ... Majoring in university studies.


Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Sets Tie-Breaker Dual Tourn. Overall Pct. Dbls. Pct.
2004-05 0-0 4-0 11-6 1-1 0-0 0-0 4-3 2-5 16-7 0-0 16-7 70% 7-8 47%
2005-06 0-1 6-2 6-7 4-0 0-0 0-0 6-6 4-3 16-10 4-4 20-14 59% 17-14 55%
2006-07 1-1 7-4 9-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-1 17-5 4-2 21-7 75% 15-17 47%
2007-08 12-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-5 7-2 12-9 16-6 28-15 65% 16-14 53%
Career 13-11 17-6 26-13 5-1 0-0 0-0 19-16 16-11 61-31 24-12 85-43 66% 55-53 51%

    Should compete in the top six on the team ... Has great ground strokes ... Needs to work on his consistency ... Serve has improved a lot ... Will be a leader on the team.

1998-99: Had a 4-2 singles record and a 5-2 doubles record for the Hokies ... Made the 1999 Virginia Tech All-Academic Team.

1997-98: Won all three of his matches in the Virginia Tech Fall Invitational ... Competed in 13 singles matches.

High School: In 1995 he was unbeaten in Virginia high school competition ... Ranked No. 6 in the 1997 MATA 18's.

Personal: Born 4/10/79 in Houston, Texas ... Attended Yorktown High School ... Majoring in finance and communication studies. [an error occurred while processing this directive]