  alejandro "alex" rodrÃ­guez olmedo (born march 24, 1936 in arequipa) is a former tennis player from peru with american citizenship. although born and raised in peru, he moved to southern california and was mentored by perry t. jones, president of the southern california tennis association at the los angeles tennis club (latc). george toley recruited him to play for the university of southern california (usc), as he wrote in his book "the golden age of college tennis, 2009". olmedo graduated with a business degree from usc. while there, he won the national collegiate athletic association (ncaa) singles and doubles championships in 1956 and 1958.{{cite web |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/mag1013916/index.htm |title=alex ol
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