Alejandro Orihuela
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- Hometown:
- Salta, Argentina
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- Year:
- Sophomore
Bio
Played No. 2 singles for the Tigers as a freshman. Orihuela is ranked 33rd in the nation in singles and No. 9 in doubles. His all-court game helped him earn strong results as a freshman and will place him in a good position to help the Tigers at the top of the lineup.
News mentions
The Cowley College men’s tennis team made history with its highest-ever finish at the Division I National Tennis Tournament in Plano, TX. Led by national champions in three spots, the Tigers finished as the national runner-up.
Heading into the final day of the NJCAA Division I National Tennis Tournament in Plano, TX, the Cowley College men’s tennis team has three singles players that will have an opportunity to compete for individual national championships on Friday.
After another successful day at the NJCAA Division I Men’s National Tennis Championships, Cowley College advanced five singles players and two doubles teams to the semifinals of the tournament played in Plano, TX.
The No. 2-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team won five of six singles matches before the rain came down Tuesday at the NJCAA Division I Men’s National Tennis Championships in Plano, TX. The inclement weather forced the doubles matches to be postponed until Wednesday.
A pair of Cowley College women’s tennis players and a member of the nationally ranked Tiger men’s tennis team recently signed letters of intent with four-year schools.
Showing how talented the No. 2-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team is, the Tigers have the top-ranked singles and doubles teams in the latest Oracle ITA NJCAA Division I rankings.
Ranked second in the NJCAA Men’s Tennis poll, the Cowley College men’s tennis team defeated Washburn University, which is ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division II poll, Thursday in Topeka, KS. The Tigers slipped past the Ichabod’s 4-3 to win its seventh match in a row and improve its record to 10-2 on the season.
Facing off against several ranked teams that they will likely see at the national tournament, the Cowley College men and women’s tennis teams took part in the Southwest JUCO Tournament held Friday and Saturday in Plano, TX.
In a battle of top-10-teams Thursday in McKinney, TX, the No. 2-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team knocked off Collin College 5-4. The No. 4-ranked Lady Tigers were even more dominant in a 9-0 win over No. 9-ranked Collin.
The No. 2-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team won its fifth straight match with a convincing 5-2 win at NCAA Division II Oklahoma Baptist University on Tuesday. The No. 4-ranked Lady Tigers were not as fortunate as they suffered a 5-2 loss to the Lady Bison.
Playing region rival Seward County Thursday in Liberal, KS, the Cowley College men and women’s tennis teams picked up important 6-3 wins over the Saints.
In a matchup of top-10-ranked teams Thursday in Arkansas City, the No. 2-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team defeated No. 7-ranked Barton County 9-0, while the No. 4-ranked Lady Tiger tennis team suffered a tough, 5-4 loss to the No. 5-ranked Cougars.
The Cowley College tennis teams continued its solid play with a pair of victories over NCAA Division II Drury University on Saturday, March 27 in Springfield, MO. The Tiger men, ranked second in the NJCAA, defeated No. 14-ranked Drury 6-1, while the No. 4-ranked Lady Tigers knocked off the Panthers 4-3.
Going up against the top-ranked tennis team in the men and women’s NJCAA Division I rankings, the No. 4-ranked Cowley College men’s tennis team and No. 5-ranked Lady Tiger tennis team battled hard before coming up just short in both matches against Tyler Junior College Friday in Tyler, TX. The Tiger women lost 6-3 and the Cowley men fell 7-2.
Going up against former Tiger tennis player and coach, Josh Cobble, and the NCAA Division II Cameron University tennis teams Tuesday in Lawton, OK, the nationally ranked Cowley College tennis teams split a pair of matches with the Tiger men knocking off Cameron University (4-3) for the first time in school history and the Lady Tigers falling by a score of 5-2.
The Cowley College men and women’s tennis teams showed why they are ranked in the top-five of the NJCAA Division I national polls as they recently picked up wins over a pair of NCAA Division II schools.
Returning six sophomores to go along with a talented recruiting class, the Cowley College men’s tennis team enters the 2021 season ranked second in the NJCAA Division I behind only top-ranked Tyler Junior College.