2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
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Miralles Cardona, Joana
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/ Women's Tennis
Joana Miralles Cardona
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- IES Alfred Ayza
- Hometown:
- Vinaros, Spain
Bio
2024-25 (Senior): Went for 15 singles decisions, all at the No. 1 spot ... Earned five total wins ... Picked up a three set win at Missouri State on Feb. 7 ... Won three-straight matches from Feb. 16-25 ... Earned a Summit League victory at St. Thomas on Mar. 15 ... Played in 15 doubles decisions with three different partners, all at the No. 1 position ... Picked up a win with Sophie Marshman at Missouri State on Feb. 7 ... Won a conference decision with Amal Gati on Mar. 15 at St. Thomas
2023-24 (Junior): First Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 20 doubles matches, all from the No. 1 and 2 positions ... Put together a 6-10 record in dual matches, including a 3-3 record in conference play ... Opened spring season with a win over St. Mary on Jan. 27 from the No. 2 spot ... Won back-to-back matches from the No. 1 position against Western Illinois on Mar. 9 and St. Thomas on Mar. 16 ... Took wins at the No. 1 position from Oral Roberts on Apr. 2 and Omaha on Apr. 13 ... Played in 17 doubles matches, all from the No. 1 and 2 spots ... Played all dual doubles matches with partner Maria Bylina ... Opened spring season with back-to-back wins ... Picked up a conference victory from the No. 2 spot against St. Thomas on Mar. 16
2022-23 (Sophomore): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Honorable Mention All-Summit League ... Tallied a team-high 12 singles wins ... Played in 16 doubles matches, largely at the No. 2 spot with Kate Miley ... Went 5-2 from the No. 4 singles spot, 7-7 at No. 5 ... Ended the season by winning 8-of-10 singles matches ... Went 5-2 in singles in Summit League play ... Partnered with Kate Miley to earned 7-6 (11-9) doubles win over Drake on Feb. 2 ... Earned first singles win of season in straight sets at Northern Iowa on Feb. 3 ... Strung together a season-long four-match winning streak from Mar. 12-25 ... Picked up a 7-5, 6-3 victory over North Dakota in the Summit League Semifinals on Apr. 21
2021-22 (Freshman): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Playing time was limited due to mid-season injury ... Played in six singles matches from the No. 3 and 4 positions, compiling a 3-2 record ... Played in five doubles matches with partners Anastassiya Timofeyeva and Laura Munoz-Baroja ... Defeated Central Arkansas at No. 4 singles on Jan. 23 ... Picked up back-to-back singles wins over Missouri State (Feb. 19) and Bradley (Feb. 26)
High School/Club: Played with La Closa, coached by Vicen Mayola ... Earned multiple team and individual championships ... Competed in national open tournaments
Personal: Born Sept. 19, 2002 in Vinaros, Castellon, Spain ... Parents Augustin Miralles Buj and Maria Jesus Cardona Tomas ... Has three siblings ... Enjoys trap and raggaeton music
2023-24 (Junior): First Team All-Summit League ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 20 doubles matches, all from the No. 1 and 2 positions ... Put together a 6-10 record in dual matches, including a 3-3 record in conference play ... Opened spring season with a win over St. Mary on Jan. 27 from the No. 2 spot ... Won back-to-back matches from the No. 1 position against Western Illinois on Mar. 9 and St. Thomas on Mar. 16 ... Took wins at the No. 1 position from Oral Roberts on Apr. 2 and Omaha on Apr. 13 ... Played in 17 doubles matches, all from the No. 1 and 2 spots ... Played all dual doubles matches with partner Maria Bylina ... Opened spring season with back-to-back wins ... Picked up a conference victory from the No. 2 spot against St. Thomas on Mar. 16
2022-23 (Sophomore): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Honorable Mention All-Summit League ... Tallied a team-high 12 singles wins ... Played in 16 doubles matches, largely at the No. 2 spot with Kate Miley ... Went 5-2 from the No. 4 singles spot, 7-7 at No. 5 ... Ended the season by winning 8-of-10 singles matches ... Went 5-2 in singles in Summit League play ... Partnered with Kate Miley to earned 7-6 (11-9) doubles win over Drake on Feb. 2 ... Earned first singles win of season in straight sets at Northern Iowa on Feb. 3 ... Strung together a season-long four-match winning streak from Mar. 12-25 ... Picked up a 7-5, 6-3 victory over North Dakota in the Summit League Semifinals on Apr. 21
2021-22 (Freshman): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Playing time was limited due to mid-season injury ... Played in six singles matches from the No. 3 and 4 positions, compiling a 3-2 record ... Played in five doubles matches with partners Anastassiya Timofeyeva and Laura Munoz-Baroja ... Defeated Central Arkansas at No. 4 singles on Jan. 23 ... Picked up back-to-back singles wins over Missouri State (Feb. 19) and Bradley (Feb. 26)
High School/Club: Played with La Closa, coached by Vicen Mayola ... Earned multiple team and individual championships ... Competed in national open tournaments
Personal: Born Sept. 19, 2002 in Vinaros, Castellon, Spain ... Parents Augustin Miralles Buj and Maria Jesus Cardona Tomas ... Has three siblings ... Enjoys trap and raggaeton music
A Sit-Down Conversation with Head Tennis Coach Kendell Hale
Wednesday, July 26
Senior Day: Michela Xibilia
Sunday, April 16
Postgame Interview: Michela Xibilia post-North Dakota
Saturday, April 08
Postgame Interview: Coach Hale post-South Dakota
Saturday, March 25
