AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05: Teamco-captain...doubles specialist that paired with four differentpartners en route to recording 11 doubles wins...registered doubledigit doubles victories for a second consecutive season...capturedthe Flight 'B' doubles title with sophomore Bobby Rasmussen at theSanta Clara Bronco Classic...reached the finals of the Flight 'B'doubles draw at the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic withRasmussen...named Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the week for a fourthconsecutive year... named Intercollegiate Tennis AssociationScholar-Athlete and West Coast Conference All-Academic honors for athird consecutive year... named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll(silver honors - 3.74-3.50 cumulative gpa)...earned an MBA degreein June 2005 from the Leavey School of Business.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Recorded a personalbest in singles and doubles victories... ranked second on the teamwith nine wins after fall tournament play... reached thechampionship match of the Flight 'C' singles draw of the PacificTiger Fall Classic... paired with five different doubles partnersthroughout the year... finished the season at the No. 2 doublesposition with Eric Kochanski... scored an 8-4 victory withKochanski over Clinton Letcher and Ryan McBride of No. 20 ArizonaState... advanced to the title match of the Flight 'B' doubles drawof the Pacific Tiger Fall Classic with Ted Blosser... a West CoastConference All-Academic honoree... an ITA All-AcademicScholar-Athlete... named a Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the Week for athird consecutive year ... a member of the WCC Commissioner's HonorRoll.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2002-03: Earned ITAAll-Academic honors... posted six singles victories, with notablewins over Saint Mary's Andre Sion and Sacramento State's PeterFarkas... clinched the Bronco victory against 2003 NCAA Tournamentparticipant Sacramento State... saved four match points withpartner Francisco Zepponi to clinch the doubles point against SaintMary's... posted four victories in doubles
AS A RS FRESHMAN IN 2001-02: One of five Broncofreshmen to advance to finals in respective draws at theStockcoverage.com Classic...was a finalist with partner Josh Braleyin the Doubles 'B' flight... captured six singles and seven doublesvictories during the season...one of five Broncos that competed atthe 2001 USTA Boys Super National Hard Court Championships inKalamazoo, Mich... advanced to the third round in doubles at thisevent.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2000-01: Redshirted theseason... was the hitting partner for current ATP touringprofessional Dmitry Tursunov at the 2001 U.S. Open... winner of the2001 Pacific Coast Junior Championships defeating Brandon Wai,ranked No. 19 in the USTA Boys 16s national listing...won thedoubles title at the 2001 USTA National Open Championship. HIGHSCHOOL: Attended Justin Siena High School in Napa, Calif., and theGorin Tennis Academy... coached by Sam Levy and Vitaly Gorin...team won the San Juaquin Section Championship going undefeated in2000... did not lose an individual match that season as well... wasmixed doubles section champs in senior year... was a finalist in1999 at a Northern California Tennis Association men's openevent... ranked No. 20 in Boys 16s in Northern California in 1999and 18th in Boys 18s in 2000... ranked as high as No. 125 in theUSTA Boys 18s national rankings.
PERSONAL: Full name is Benito Hidalgo III...born September 9, 1982 in Foster City, Calif... parents are Ben andSuzanne Hidalgo... has two younger brothers, Tanner and Alex...graduated with a bachelor's degree in marketing in June 2003 and ison pace to graduate with an MBA at Santa Clara in June
Hidalgo's Career Statistics
| Year | SinglesDual | SinglesOverall | DoublesDual | DoublesOverall |
| 2002 | 1-0 | 6-5 | 3-0 | 7-2 |
| 2003 | 6-10 | 6-10 | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| 2004 | 1-2 | 10-7 | 8-12 | 12-15 |
| 2005 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 5-8 | 11-9 |
| Career | 8-12 | 22-27 | 20-22 | 34-38 |
Getting to Know Ben
Favorite Athlete:
Lleyton Hewitt because he grinds.
Favorite Pre-game Meal: Pasta with chicken
Favorite Pre-game Ritual: I like to spend timealone.
Why did you choose Santa Clara? Great Atmosphere,great team, great coaches.
Favorite aspect of SCU Athletics: The familyfeeling.
Favorite Place on the SCU campus: Tennis CourtNo. 5.
What are your interests away from sports? Thebeach.
The biggest goal in your life is... To become atennis pro.
Few people know that you... still sleep with astuffed animal.
After your playing career is over, you'd like to beremembered as... a journeyman.
