Photo courtesy of West Coast Conference.
Photo courtesy of West Coast Conference.
Photo courtesy of West Coast Conference.
Photo courtesy of West Coast Conference.
Photo courtesy of West Coast Conference.
Jesus Tapiador Barajas

Jesus Tapiador Barajas

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Madrid, Spain
  • High School:
    Balder
  • Major:
    Undeclared

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018-19: Named All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention ... Finished the season with a 19-10 overall singles record and 10-13 in doubles.  FALL: Posted a team-best 11-2 singles record winning the singles championship at the Saint Mary's Fall Invitational beating fellow Bronco Vasileios Iliopoulos in the finals ... went 4-3 in doubles play.  SPRING: Recorded an 8-8 record, winning four matches each on courts one and two ... made his court one debut in the spring opener at Stanford (Jan. 15) ... had the match-clincher against Fresno State (March 16) ... recorded a season-high four match singles win streak from Feb. 23 - March 17 ... Posted a 6-10 doubles record going 3-6 on court one, 1-3 on court two and 2-1 on court three.  

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017-18: Named All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention ... set career-highs in overall singles (18-9) and doubles wins (15-12). FALL: Posted a 5-2 singles and a 3-2 doubles record competing in only two fall tournaments… Opened the fall on an impressive note going three for four in the ‘A’ bracket of the Aggie Invitational.  SPRINGWent 13-7 in singles action including 5-5 on court two and 8-2 on court three ... had a seven match winning streak from Jan. 27 - Feb. 24 ... played last 11 singles matches at the number two position ... paired up with Vasileios Iliopoulos to go 12-10 in doubles including 4-5 in conference play, all on court two ... finished the season named to the WCC Men's Tennis All-Tournament Team after defeating Portland's Mathieu Garcia and Pierre Garcia 6-2 in the opening round of the WCC Tournament.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016-17: Named to the All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention team. FALL: Posted a 3-5 singles record and went 4-2 in doubles play with Kamran Khan, the best record on the team ... won his first two collegiate matches at the UC Davis Aggie Invitational and earned a spot in the quarterfinal of the "A" bracket. SPRING: Went 9-8 in singles action during the dual play season as he played on court four ... had the match-clinching victory for the Broncos at Pacific (March 31) ... partnered with Robert Seby in doubles action and the duo went 7-6 overall including 5-4 in league matches.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played tennis all four years at Colegio Balder in Madrid Spain ... ranked No. 86 in Spain in all categories and No. 6 at U-18 ... won Regional Championships of Madrid ... his team advanced to the semifinal of the U-18 Spanish Championships.

PERSONAL: Son of Jesus and Gema ... born in Madrid, Spain and has one sister ... first generation in his family to go to college ... likes to play other sports and hang out with friends in his spare time.

RECORD AT SANTA CLARA:  

  Singles   Doubles
  Overall Dual WCC Overall Dual WCC
2016-17 13-14 10-9 4-3 14-11 10-9 5-4
2017-18 18-9 13-7 3-5 15-12 12-10 4-5
2018-19  19-10 8-8   0-3   10-13 6-10   2-2 
Total 50-33 31-24 7-11 39-36 28-29 11-11