a USPTA and PTR Master Professional, is the Director of Tennis Operations for the Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission in 2020. He oversees two large state of the art tennis facilities with a total of 51 courts, the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center and the Lexington County Tennis Complex. A former Venezuelan Davis Cup player and captain, Jorge played on the professional tour for more than ten years, including appearances at all four Grand Slams tournaments. His highest world singles ranking was 61st in singles, while he reached 69th in doubles. Jorge had wins over Rod Laver, Guillermo Villas, Dick Stockton and Raul Ramirez among others.
In 2017 Jorge received the International Tennis Hall of Fame Education Merit Award for his notable contribution in the tennis education field around the world. Andrew has also received through the years the USPTA/USTA “Community Service Award”, the USTA South Carolina Lucy Garvin Award as “Volunteer of the Year”, the USTA Southern Quick Start “Trainer of the Year”, and the Tennis Industry Association “Champion Member of the Year”. Also he was the ““, and “USPTA Southern Professional of the Year" in 2006.
Jorge is also a member of the USTA South Carolina and Texas A&I Corpus Christi Hall of Fame. He graduated from the University of Corpus Christi, Texas; now Texas A&M at Corpus Christy in 1973 with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.