Hangin' with men's tennis' Nestor Briceno

Bio: Nestor Briceno is a 5-foot-11 senior for the UF men's tennis team. A native of Pembroke Pines, Briceno is a first-generation American whose family is from Venezuela.

Accomplishments: Was named to the All-SEC second team as a junior and is ranked No. 52 in the country in singles.

On what is special about hosting the first and second rounds: "The rarity of it. It's been three years since we last hosted. That's exciting. Anytime you have an NCAA event come here it's exciting. There's a lot of hype, a lot of energy. It's a lot of fun."

Favorite tennis memory: "Beating Georgia at Georgia in the semifinals of SEC Tournament in 2005. I just remember the sorry look on the Georgia fans as they walked out of the stadium after that seventh match. They were not happy about that. The next day we did not see one Georgia fan out there. It was encouraging, but it was a little frustrating because you like to play in front of people."

Favorite non-tennis UF athlete to watch: "Al Horford. That guy is a great athlete, strong, great guy off the court. It's hard to find another guy like him."

Biggest strength of this team: "Probably the depth of this team. Last couple of years we've had a couple strong positions here and there. This team is evenly matched up and down the lineup. Anyone can play one or six. It's exciting to have a team like that going into the tournament."

Playing against Andy Roddick: "I trained down in South Florida at Evert Tennis Academy. He would come in now and then. I'd play with him and a bunch of pros who come in here. They take the juniors as a hitting partner. It's demoralizing. But they deserve it. It's great practice for us. It's not every day you get to play with a world-class player."

His plans after graduating: "I'm going to law school, going to hang up the racket. I've been playing tennis since I was two or three. It's time to do something else in my life. It doesn't motivate me individually to go out and play it anymore. In college, with the team atmosphere, that's as good as I think it gets in tennis."

What he wants to do with his law degree: "I want to do international law and immigration because it hits so close to home. I'm a first-generation American. A lot of the family is stuck in Venezuela because of what I think are unfair immigration practices and a lot of extortion from lawyers. They are basically robbing people. My parents are from Venezuela and I was fortunate to be born here. My whole family is stuck over there, but my immediate family is here in Miami."