Jurence Mendoza enters his second season with the program after joining the women's tennis in 2023.
Mendoza was born and raised in the Philippines, where he fell in love with the game of tennis when a friend invited him to a local tennis club when he was just seven years old. Since then, he has achieved a career high ranking of No. 2 National Player and has represented the Philippines at international tournaments such as the Asian Youth Olympics, World Juniors (14U), Junior Davis Cup (16U), and Davis Cup. Between 2019 and 2011, he was the No. 1 ranked singles player in the Philippines.
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As a junior tennis singles player, Mendoza was able to play at the highest level, having been chosen to represent the ITF Travel Team for Asia for 14 and under tournaments in Paris, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. Likewise, he played the 16 and under tournaments for the same ITF Travel Team in Italy. He reached his ITF Junior career high of being ranked 53rd in the world. In 2012, he played at the Australian Open Juniors and reached the quarterfinals as a doubles player.
After a very successful junior career, Mendoza was recruited to play for Oklahoma State where he attained the highest ITA Division I Men's Central Regional ranking No. 4 in singles, ITA Division I Men's Central Regional ranking of No. 5 in doubles, ITA Men's Singles National ranking of No. 85, and the National Collegiate Doubles ranking of No. 31. During his time as a college tennis player, Mendoza helped the team reach a No. 4 national ranking, the highest in Oklahoma State's tennis team history. He was also the captain of the Cowboys in his senior year.
After graduating, Mendoza played professional tennis in numerous tournaments in the US, Australia, Africa, and China. In 2019, he achieved his first ATP point in Ghana, and his first doubles ATP point in Guam.
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