Men's Tennis

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Tosetto put together a stellar season with a spot on the All-OVC first team for the second time in his career…did not compete during the fall after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…compiled an 8-6 spring singles mark, which included a perfect 5-0 OVC record…went 6-6 during doubles play, including 2-1 in the OVC…went 3-2 out of the No. 2 doubles position…ended the year on an eight-match singles winning streak, which included a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the OVC Tournament championship match against Belmont…went a perfect 6-0 out of the No. 4 singles slot.

 SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Tosetto secured a strong fall for the Golden Eagles thanks to the second-best singles record on the squad with a 7-5 mark…went 1-8 during an abbreviated spring season that was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…recorded an 8-13 singles overall mark for the year…collected a 5-7 doubles record during the year, going 3-3 in the spring and 2-4 during the fall…during the spring played all of his singles clashes out of the No. 1 and No. 2 spot…claimed a singles consolation championship with three straight wins in the Commodore Scramble in Nashville Sept. 13-15…advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wake Forest Invitational Nov. 8-10 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Tosetto burst onto the scene during his rookie year in purple and gold with a spot on the All-OVC first team…was the only Golden Eagle to play in the No. 1 singles spot during the spring, compiling a 10-10 mark against the opposing team’s top competitors…collected an overall singles record of 21-16 to tie for the most wins by a Golden Eagle on the year…went 11-6 during the fall in singles action to knot for the most victories on the team…went 4-1 in singles action during OVC play…finished his freshman campaign with six wins in his final eight singles bouts, including a straight-set win over Aljaz Kaplja of Jacksonville State in the OVC Tournament championship match…strung together a dominant run in the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championships (Sept. 29-Oct. 2) with six consecutive singles wins against top talent…collected a 15-10 doubles record during the year, highlighted by a 12-6 spring mark…went 3-1 during doubles play in OVC action.

BEFORE TECH: A native of Jacarei, Brazil, attended Colegio Alcance…won International Championship of Pato Alegna in native Brazil…represented Brazil in the South-American championships at age 12.

PERSONAL: Son of Ivan and Heloisa Tosetto…born June 2, 1999…intends to major in business management…full name is Rafael Pauli Tosetto.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• 2020-21 All-OVC first team
• 2018-19 All-OVC first team
• 3X OVC Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2019...Apr. 17, 2019...Apr. 24, 2019)