Otavio Perim Class: Freshman Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas High School: New Braunfels HS

"Otavio brings a lot of experience with him as a freshman and we believe that he will have a great career at MU. He is a very tough competitor, with a lot of talent, which should allow him to contribute to this year's team in a big way." Steve Rodecap

Prior to Marquette - Concluded prep career at New Braunfels High School ... ranked as high as 86th in the nation in 2009 by TennisRecruiting.net ... also ranked 10th in the state of Texas ... posted a 23-8 overall record against fellow four-star ranked performers ... reached the top-60 in the nation in the Boys 16 division ant top-90 in Boys 18 ... at one point he was ranked in the top-500 in the world for his age group in juniors.

Personal - Born May 18, 1991 in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... son of Otavio and Regina Perim ... one of eight children ... undecided on a major.