*2013 ALL-MW SINGLES*
*2013 ALL-MW DOUBLES*
UNLV: A conference MVP candidate after turning in a breakout season as a sophomore ... The talented former transfer returns to the top of the lineup in both singles and doubles ... Turned in the best Mountain West season among the league[apos]s No. 1 players, going 5-1, as a junior ... Earned a career-high national ranking of 76 in September ... Also ranked fifth in the Mountain Region heading into spring ... Finished 3-4 in singles and 4-4 in doubles during fall play and is scheduled to pair with newcomer Denys Pume again in the spring ... Also earned Academic All-MW honors.
2013: Transferred to UNLV from Utah and emerged as one of the top players in the West ... Named All-MW in both singles and doubles ... Entered the ITA national rankings for the first time on April 9 at No. 113 and closed at No. 109 ... Elevated to the top of the singles lineup in the third match of the dual season and never looked back en route to posting a 19-4 record (17-4 at the No. 1 spot) ... Went 24-8 overall in his first season as a Rebel ... Also tied for the team lead with 20 doubles wins, including going 14-8 with partner Bernard Schoeman at the No. 1 spot in the lineup ... Downed SDSU[apos]s top player, No. 97 Derek Siddiqui, 6-4, 6-4, on March 31 ... Twice defeated Air Force[apos]s top player, No. 75 Lance Wilhelm, in straight sets ... Posted a 5-4 singles record in the fall, including reaching the Round of 16 before falling to fifth-seeded Andy Bettles of Boise State at the ITA Mountain Regional played in Las Vegas in October ... Ranked as the No. 17 singles player in the region heading into dual matches ... Also went 6-3 in doubles with partner Bernard Schoeman, including going all the way to the final in the ITA Regional and the semifinals of the Easley Memorial in November ... The duo entered the spring ranked No. 2 in the Mountain Region.
UTAH: Played the 2011-12 season at the Pac-12 Conference school ... Finished 7-5 in singles during dual matches, playing at Nos. 4-6, en route to an 11-10 overall mark ... Went 10-11 in doubles, playing at the No. 2 position, during duals as part of a 14-13 season mark ... One of his wins came when the Utes played at UNLV on Feb. 17 as he and partner Alejandro Medinilla downed Alex Bull and Rene Ruegamer ... During his first fall, advanced to the second round of the ITA Men[apos]s All-American Championships pre-qualifying, downing Raleigh Smith of Northwestern, 6-3, 6-1.
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS: A 2011 honors graduate of Narbonne HS in Harbor City, CA ... A three-year letterwinner that played No. 1 for coach Matt Paz ... Finished with a 60-5 singles record for the Gauchos ... Won the Marine League CIF in 2010 and was a finalist in 2009... Earned a national ranking as high as No. 26 ... Consistently ranked in the top 10 in the Boys 18-and-under Division in Southern California, reaching as high as No.3 ... Also a 2009 finalist of the USTA Winter National Championships and was 2-1 vs. Blue Chip Recruits at that tournament.
PERSONAL: Geoffrey Ace Matias was born Feb. 21, 1993, in Inglewood, CA ... The son of George and Nancy Matias ... Father is a tennis instructor ... Has an older brother, Ivan, and an older sister, Dianne ... Favorite tennis player is Pete Sampras ... Majoring in communication studies and is interested in pursuing a master[apos]s degree in computer science.
Matias[apos] Collegiate Record
SINGLES
Year Tour. Dual (MW) Total
2012-13 5-4 19-4 5-1 24-8
2011-12* 4-4 7-5 0-1 11-9
CAREER 9-8 26-9 5-2 35-17
DOUBLES
Year Tour. Dual (MW) Total
2012-13 6-3 14-8 3-3 20-11
2011-12* 4-2 10-11 0-5 14-13
CAREER 10-5 24-19 3-8 34-24
*At Utah (Pac-12 Conference)
CAREER-HIGH SINGLES RANK: 76 (Sept. 6, 2013)
