Lucena played tennis for University of California Berkeley from 1988 to 1992. He and Doug Eisenman were National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles champions in 1990 and with a new partner, Bent-Ove Pedersen in 1991, Lucena went back to back. A three-time All-American, he didn"t drop a set in either year.
The highlight of Lucena"s professional career was winning the 1995 United States Open mixed doubles title, partnering Meredith McGrath. Unseeded, the pair had never played together previously. He twice made the quarter-finals of the men"s doubles at the United States Open, in 1991 with his University of California Berkeley teammate Pedersen and in 1993 with Brian MacPhie.
Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1) Doubles: 2 (1–1) Doubles: (4).
