• Born in Mexico City in 1993 

• Mother is Maria Tapia; father is Mario Yanez; has one sister, Lucero Yanez

• Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Jonathon Power

• Moved to Aguascalientes, Mexico at age 8 

• Studied business at the University of Rochester  2013-2017

• Current PSA ranking #139 

• Speaks Spanish and English

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Career

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• Began playing squash at age 4 ​

• Won his first national tournament when he was 10

• Five-time Junior National Champion in Mexico, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011

• Five gold medals in Panamerican Junior Games, 2010 and 2011

• 2nd and 3rd place- Panamerican Games 2012

• 1st place- CSA Intercollegiate Doubles Championships, 2014

• 2th place- CSA Individual Nationals, 2017

• Four time 1st team All-American, 2014-2017

• Received the John Vitone Award at the University of Rochester. This award is presented to a male athlete for outstanding sportsmanship in the men's intercollegiate squash program. 

• Holds the record for most wins in the history of the University of Rochester squash with a record of 70-15

• Debuted on the PSA World Tour in 2017 as a Wildcard entry in Cleveland, OH.

• Made his first final of a 5k tournament in March 2018 in Charlottetown, Canada 

• Won his first PSA tournament in April 2018 in Rochester, NY