Javier Bes
9/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Alabama Highlights:
Junior season (2006-07):
- Earned a team-high 50 victories during the spring season, posting
23 singles wins and 27 doubles wins - Shut-out South Carolina’s David Wolff in the first round of the SEC tournament, 6-0, 6-0
- Had a career-high 23 singles victories this season and was one of four Alabama players to contribute 20 or more singles wins
- Had a team-best 6-1 conference doubles mark
- Won a team-high 12 cosecutive doubles matches from Jan. 23-March 7
- Won seven cosecutive singles matches, including two SEC tournament victories and two NCAA tournament victories
- Defeated No. 79 Nate Schnugg of Georgia in three sets, 6-7, 7-6, 1-0
- Posted a 6-3 singles record in the fall season
- Won two singles matches at the UVA Fall Invitational, the ITA Southeast Regional and the Crimson Tide Fall
Championships.
Sophomore Season (2005-06):
- Ranked as high as No. 87 in the first spring season singles rankings
- Beat No. 24 Robert Searle of Rice in the Crimson Tide Fall Championship, 7-6, 6-2
- Defeated No. 106 Robbert Lathouwers of Auburn 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the SEC Tournament
- Earned three conference singles victories
- Played primarily at the No. 2 position in dual match singles, compiling a 6-15 record
- Teamed with Billy Mertz for a 13-5 record in doubles, including a 7-1 mark in SEC matches
- Won six straight doubles matches with Mertz from Feb. 25 - Mar. 17
- Bes and Mertz claimed an 8-6 victory over Arkansas’ No. 44 doubles team of Adrians Zguns and Blake Strode
- Was 12-6 in doubles against Alabama’s ranked dual opponents
- Went 5-7 in singles and 1-3 in doubles during the fall season
Freshman Season (2004-05):
- Won seven of his first 10 matches
- Claimed big win over No. 63-ranked Marko Miklo of Virginia
- Posted 9-6 record while playing at the No. 4 position in the line-up
- Won three three-set matches, including a big win over Colin O’Brien to help secure a 4-3 win over William and Mary
Prep Highlights:
- Was one of Spain’s top junior players, ranked as high as No. 5 in juniors
- Was a member of Spain’s Under-14 championship tennis team
Personal Information:
- Birthdate: April 16, 1986
- Parents: Jaime Bes and Montserrat Comeras
- Siblings: Carlos (21)
- Is also a soccer fan
Players Mentioned
NCAA Singles National Championship: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Saturday, May 25
NCAA Singles Championships Semifinals: Filip Planinsek & George Husack
Friday, May 24
NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals: Filip Planinsek
Thursday, May 23
NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16: Filip Planinsek
Wednesday, May 22





