Santiago Montoya Class: Graduated Hometown: Austin, TX High School: St. Stephen's Episcopal School Height / Weight: 6-1 / 165

Native of Colombia who figures to challenge for more time in both Notre Dame's doubles and singles lineup ... saw increase in playing time as a junior in doubles play ... has good feel for getting to the net ... boasts great athleticism and big-time forehand, which he can hit with power to all corners of the court ... his serve is another major weapon ... possesses great flair and creative play ... recently became a United States citizen ... won doubles title at 2005 USTA Spring National Championships ... claimed Arizona state championship as a freshman in his only prep season in the states ... second Colombian ever to play for the Irish tennis team, following Jaime Saenz (1951-53, Cali, Columbia).

AS A JUNIOR: Posted an overall record of 5-4 in singles play ... played all nine of his singles matches in the open season ... became an important doubles player for the Irish, posting an overall doubles record of 22-16 ... his 22 doubles wins were the second-most on the Irish ... had a dual season doubles record of 14-10, tied for the most dual season doubles wins on the team ... played the majority of his dual doubles matches with Tyler Davis and Andrew Roth ... posted a 7-5 record, including a 6-5 mark at the No. 3 doubles position with Davis ... teamed with Davis to earn two doubles-point clinching wins ... won his last three doubles matches of the dual season (that finished) with Roth as his partner ... registered his first singles win in a three-set match versus Westin Wendt of Miami (6-2, 4-6, 6-1) ... came away with a pair of victories in his three matches at the William & Mary Invitational, defeating Ben Gullickson (6-4, 6-4) and Sebastian Vidal (6-4, ret.) ... also had wins over Matt Parks of Michigan (6-4, 6-0) and Jose Fuenmayor of Purdue (6-0, 6-2) ... teamed with classmate Brett Helgeson at the ITA Midwestern Championships, opening the main doubles' draw with a thrilling 9-8 (6) victory over Peter Rispoli and Alex Sanborn of Northwestern ... Helgeson and Montoya then cruised past Pierre Dumas and Sebastian Gallego of Minnesota (8-3), before falling to #7 Drew Eberly and Justin Kronauge of Ohio State (8-2).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Played sparingly in both singles and doubles ... finished the year with a 2-7 overall record in singles and a 7-7 overall record in doubles ... posted a 1-0 mark with Stephen Bass at No. 3 doubles ... posted two singles victories over Scott Bruckman of Michigan (6-4, 5-7, 7-6 [4]) and Evgeny Samoylov of Bradley (7-6, 6-0) ... the victory over Samoylov of Bradley came in the ITA Midwest Regional qualifier ... went 1-2 with Ryan Keckley, 3-1 with Barry King, 0-2 with Andrew Roth, 1-1 with Irackli Akhvlediani, 1- 0 with Sean Corrigan and 0-1 with Brett Helgeson.

AS A FRESHMAN: Saw limited action in 2005-06, posting a 2-3 record in singles and a 2-8 mark in doubles ... picked up each of his victories in the Tom Fallon Invitational ... knocked off Chris Leuth of Drake, 7-6 (4), 6-1, and Danny Vidal of Ball State, 6-1, 6-3 ... split his two doubles matches with Patrick Buchanan ... defeated Hanus and Metully of Bradley with Ryan Keckley (8-2).

IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Played in four ITA Collegiate Summer Circuit events in Texas in 2005 ... doubles runner-up in Abilene and reached semifinals in Plano and Arlington ... was singles consolation runner-up in Abilene and reached final 16 in Plano and Arlington.

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL DATA: Standout junior player in doubles ... won gold ball in the 2005 USTA Spring National Championships ... finished 2004 ranked 11th in USTA 18-and-under national doubles rankings, as well as 113th in singles (ninth in Texas) ... went undefeated and won state championship as a freshman at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. ... did not play prep tennis again until his senior year, when he competed for St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Texas ... spent much of his high school years traveling to play in junior tournaments ... born May 26, 1986, in Bogota, Colombia ... son of Luis Alberto Montoya and Luz Stella Allred ... oldest of four children ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a finance major.