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Matias Ponce De Leon Season 2025-26

Height6-3
ClassSenior
HometownMallorca, Spain
Previous SchoolAlabama
Experience1L

SENIOR SEASON (2025-26)
A transfer student from Alabama in his senior year… Added SEC experience and depth to LSU’s young lineup… Gained momentum in ITA Kickoff Weekend, winning three of four matches… Delivered a dramatic three-set comeback over then-No. 22 Pepperdine to clinch LSU’s victory and send the Tigers to their first ITA National Team Indoor Championships since 2006… Continued his strong play at ITA Indoors with singles victories in LSU’s wins over then-No. 8 Texas A&M and then-No. 9 UCF… Competed primarily across the bottom three singles courts… Finished with a 19-11 singles record… Went 18-9 in the dual season including a 7-4 SEC mark… Posted an impressive 9-3 record on court four… Clinched six team victories… Paired primarily with freshman Erik Arutiunian in doubles as a steady force on court two… Opened their season by clinching the doubles point in a lengthy tiebreaker during LSU’s 4-3 road victory at then-No. 25 Clemson… Went 23-9 but combined for a 20-6 record with Arutiunian and ended the season on a six-match win streak… Tallied two ranked victories and an 8-5 conference record as a pair… Opened the season 7-0 together and climbed as high as No. 42 nationally in the ITA rankings… Defined by clutch performances throughout the year as the duo clinched ten doubles points for the Tigers.

PRIOR TO LSU
Senior transfer from Alabama … Native of Mallorca, Spain … posted a 13.11 UTR (Universal Tennis Ranking) … has previously been ranked at No. 76 in singles and No. 83 in doubles by the ITA … led in singles at Alabama for the 2024 season with 28 wins … named 2024 SEC Team All-SEC.