Vanguard University

The athlete: Alexandre joins the Vanguard Tennis program as a junior in 2011?solid player who is steady from the baseline?.righty who does not give away many free points to his opponent?transferred to Vanguard from Ventura College, where he played two seasons for Coach Nelson Emery?was the conference MVP and a junior college All-American?also won Male Athlete of the Year at VC?was a semi-finalist in singles at state least season?will be a strong player for the Pride for his career.

The person: Alexandre was born on May 25, 1988, in Olimpia, SP, Brazil?parents are Carlos and Leatrice?has one older sister?plans on pursuing a major in Marketing at VU?loves to eat at home and have BBQ?favorite movie is "Blood Diamond"?prefers the color white?favorite day of the week is Saturday and holiday is Christmas?hobbies include surfing the internet and listening to music?thinks that being honest is an essential characteristic?most respects his parents because of their support ?tennis has taught him to adapt to different situations and to not complain about things?career goals are to be successful and still enjoy his work.

His thoughts: I chose Vanguard because it was a good University and had a great tennis team.

Coach Johansson's comments: Alexandre is from Brazil and keeps the recent tradition with Brazilian players on the team intact. He is a good student, and I expect him to play in the middle of the lineup for us.