Men’s Tennis Signee Alcocer Selected for Mexican Davis Cup Team

1/27/2023 4:00:00 PM | Tennis (M)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Incoming Troy men's tennis signee Luciano Alcocer has been selected to represent Mexico in the upcoming Davis Cup Mexico Series against Chinese Taipei on Feb. 4-5 in Metepec, Mexico.

The matchup with Chinese Taipei is part of the World Group I Playoffs and the winner will progress to the 2023 World Group while the loser will move to the World Group II.

Alcocer signed with the Trojans as the No. 2 ranked junior in Mexico. At the time of his signing in November, he was ranked No. 224 in the ITF Junior Ranking and has reached as high as No. 191 in the world rankings. He has a 76 percent win rate at the junior level winning 32 of his 42 matches, including four singles tournament victories in 2022 and one in 2021. Additionally, the native of Queretaro, Mexico, has five doubles tournament victories on the junior circuit.