2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
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Laura Munoz-Baroja
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Summa-Aldapeta
- Hometown:
- San Sebastián, Spain
2023-24 (Grad.): Academic All-Summit League ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 19 singles matches, with 14 coming at the No. 3 position ... Compiled a 5-10 record in dual matches ... Won three matches at the ITA Regional in October ... Opened spring season with back-to-back wins over St. Mary on Jan. 27 and Central Arkansas on Feb. 3 ... Picked up straight-set wins over Eastern Illinois on Feb. 24 and Bradley on Feb. 25 ... Defeated Western Illinois on Mar. 9 ... Played in 16 doubles matches, playing with four different partners throughout the year ... Opened spring season with a No. 2 doubles victory over St. Mary with partner Anastassiya Timofeyeva on Jan. 27 ... Won with partner Amal Gati from the No. 1 spot at William Jewell on Mar. 26
2022-23 (Senior): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-Summit League ... College Sport Communicators Academic All-District ... Summit League Scholar of the Championship ... Compiled a 6-14 singles record on the year, including a 5-9 mark at the No. 3 position ... Notched an 8-14 doubles mark, playing mostly with partner Michela Xibilia from the No. 1 spot ... Won 3-of-4 doubles decisions at No. 1 from Feb. 10-18 ... Earned first singles win of spring season at No. 3 against Central Arkansas on Feb. 11, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 ... Won back-to-back singles matches at Omaha and St. Thomas on Mar. 12 and 19 ... Picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win over Western Illinois at No. 3 singles on Apr. 14
2021-22 (Junior): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 19 singles matches from the No. 2 and 3 positions ... Picked up four wins at No. 3 singles ... Played in 17 doubles matches with Michela Xibilia, Joanna Cardona, Riddhi Sharma and Anastassiya Timofeyeva, playing at all three positions ... Picked up No. 1 doubles win against Central Arkansas on Jan. 23 with Michela Xibilia ... Earned first singles victory against Bradley on Feb. 26, picking up a three-set victory at the No. 3 spot ... Earned three-set singles victory over St. Thomas on Mar. 19 ... Finished season by winning two of final three doubles matches with Anastassiya Timofeyeva ... Won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles against Western Illinois on Apr. 16
2020-21 (UTSA): Played in 15 matches for the Roadrunners … Completed 11 singles matches playing from the No. 3-6 positions … Earned a win over Prairie View A&M at the No. 5 spot on Mar. 7
2019-20 (UTSA): Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll … Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist … Finished 3-11 in singles … Finished 2-2 in doubles
High School/Club: Won several national tournaments and a state mixed doubles championship in 2016 … Ranked as high as No. 84 nationally in Spain … Won USTA Northern Junior Team Tennis Section Championship
Personal: Born in San Sebastián … Daughter of Jose Mario and Angelica … Brother Pablo played tennis at Ferris State … Majoring in Electrical Engineering … Can speak four languages: English, Spanish, French and Basque … Favorite movie is Interstellar
Coach Hale on Muñoz-Baroja: "We are super excited to add Laura to our Roo family! She is coming from a strong program at UT San Antonio. She has been training hard and has some good wins this summer against some high-ranked Spaniards! She will be a strong baseliner with the grit we need moving forward!"
2022-23 (Senior): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Academic All-Summit League ... College Sport Communicators Academic All-District ... Summit League Scholar of the Championship ... Compiled a 6-14 singles record on the year, including a 5-9 mark at the No. 3 position ... Notched an 8-14 doubles mark, playing mostly with partner Michela Xibilia from the No. 1 spot ... Won 3-of-4 doubles decisions at No. 1 from Feb. 10-18 ... Earned first singles win of spring season at No. 3 against Central Arkansas on Feb. 11, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 ... Won back-to-back singles matches at Omaha and St. Thomas on Mar. 12 and 19 ... Picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win over Western Illinois at No. 3 singles on Apr. 14
2021-22 (Junior): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 19 singles matches from the No. 2 and 3 positions ... Picked up four wins at No. 3 singles ... Played in 17 doubles matches with Michela Xibilia, Joanna Cardona, Riddhi Sharma and Anastassiya Timofeyeva, playing at all three positions ... Picked up No. 1 doubles win against Central Arkansas on Jan. 23 with Michela Xibilia ... Earned first singles victory against Bradley on Feb. 26, picking up a three-set victory at the No. 3 spot ... Earned three-set singles victory over St. Thomas on Mar. 19 ... Finished season by winning two of final three doubles matches with Anastassiya Timofeyeva ... Won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles against Western Illinois on Apr. 16
2020-21 (UTSA): Played in 15 matches for the Roadrunners … Completed 11 singles matches playing from the No. 3-6 positions … Earned a win over Prairie View A&M at the No. 5 spot on Mar. 7
2019-20 (UTSA): Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll … Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist … Finished 3-11 in singles … Finished 2-2 in doubles
High School/Club: Won several national tournaments and a state mixed doubles championship in 2016 … Ranked as high as No. 84 nationally in Spain … Won USTA Northern Junior Team Tennis Section Championship
Personal: Born in San Sebastián … Daughter of Jose Mario and Angelica … Brother Pablo played tennis at Ferris State … Majoring in Electrical Engineering … Can speak four languages: English, Spanish, French and Basque … Favorite movie is Interstellar
Coach Hale on Muñoz-Baroja: "We are super excited to add Laura to our Roo family! She is coming from a strong program at UT San Antonio. She has been training hard and has some good wins this summer against some high-ranked Spaniards! She will be a strong baseliner with the grit we need moving forward!"
Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
Head Coach Mark Turgeon Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, March 09
A Sit-Down Conversation with Head Tennis Coach Kendell Hale
Wednesday, July 26
Senior Day: Michela Xibilia
Sunday, April 16
