Bio
Earned All Conference honors in singles (#4) for the second consecutive year and was named All Conference in doubles (#1) for the third straight season...after a slow start, he reeled off nine consecutive singels wins to finish the year at 14-12 and took nine consecutive doubles matches in the same span to go 14-13 in doubles...was 10-7 in at #1 doubles with Josef Novotny...recorded singles victories in league quarters, semis, and finals in 2003...was 4-2 in singles tie-breakers last season, including winning his final three breakers...was named NEC Player of the Week on April 15, 2003...tied for the team lead with 20 singles victories in 2002, including a blistering 12-1 mark at #5 singles…earned All NEC honors at #6 singles, where he was 6-2 …did not lose a game in capturing the #6 NEC singles crown vs. FDU…also named All NEC in #2 doubles with Misha Kouznetsov…used predominantly as a doubles specialist as a freshman…earned All NEC honors at #3 doubles with Misha Kouznetsov compiling a record of 9-2.
Comes from one of the top tennis programs in the country, as Gibbons was ranked #1 in the nation by USA Today in both 1998 and 1999…went undefeated in singles for the Redskins and was a three-time state champion…a creative player who possesses a variety of shots…also considered Penn State, Villanova, and Bradley, but felt UMBC was the best situation for him academically and athletically…majoring in Economics…an admirer of NBA legend Larry Bird, who "would do anything to win"…majoring in Economics...son of Alina and Luis Baraldi, Sr….born May 23, 1982.
