José Hernández-Fernández
Dominican Republic tennis player
José Hernández-Fernández (Latin American Spanish: [xoˈse eɾˈnandes feɾˈnandes]; born March 13, 1990) is a tennis coach and a former professional player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour of World No. 179 in August 2015 and his highest doubles ranking of No. 206 in 2016.
College career
Prior to joining UNC Hernández-Fernández received offers from Texas A&M, Ohio State, Pepperdine, among others.
Hernández-Fernández played tennis at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In 2011, he reached the round of 16 in the 2011 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships losing to the previous year champion Bradley Klahn from Stanford.
He finished his career at UNC ranked No. 9 in singles and ranked No. 6 in doubles in the nation in the 2012 pre-season NCAA Div 1 rankings before turning pro.
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