2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Tuana Tinaztepe
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Directorate of Gölbasi Private Incek Okyanus Anadolu High School
- Hometown:
- Ankara, Turkey
2023-24 (Senior):Â Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in two singles matches ... Both came during the ITA Regionals in October, earning a three-set victory over Saint Louis ... Played in 12 doubles matches, all from the No. 1 and 3 positions ... Put together a 3-7 record in dual matches, with all wins coming at the No. 3 spot with partner Amal Gati ... Opened spring season with a No. 3 doubles victory over St. Mary on Jan. 27 ... Defeated New Mexico State in a tiebreaker on Feb. 17 ... Picked up a win at Bradley on Feb. 25
2022-23 (Junior): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Played in five singles matches and one doubles match ... Went 1-4 from the No. 6 singles spot ... Picked up win at Northern Iowa on Feb. 3, 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)
2021-22 (Sophomore): ITA Scholar Athlete ... Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 19 singles matches from the No. 5 and 6 spots ... Put together a 7-3 record at No. 6 singles ... Played in three doubles matches with partners Michela Xibilia, Riddhi Sharma and Grace Ball ... Won back-to-back singles decisions against Central Arkansas (Jan. 23) and Arkansas State (Feb. 12) ... Earned win at No. 5 singles spot against St. Thomas on Mar. 19 ... Went 5-2 from No. 6 singles spot to finish the year, picking up wins against North Dakota, Oral Roberts, Wichita State, Creighton and Western Illinois
2020-21 (Freshman): Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Played in one match ... Against Illinois State on Jan. 31, played No. 2 singles and No. 3 doubles with partner Thanushree Vale
High School: Three-time Turkish Championships finalist, winning once ... Won Tennis Europe U16 Girls' Championship
Other Tennis Accolades: Six-time doubles champion in ITF Juniors tournaments ... Six-time Summer Cup tournament winner ... Career-high ITF ranking of 634 ... Has trained at Novak Djokovic's Academy in Serbia as well as Justin Henin's Academy in Belgium ... Was selected to the Turkish Olympic Preparation team, attended training program for four years ... Was selected to Billie Jean King Cup team training camps
Personal: Born in January of 2002 in Ankara, Turkey ... Parents Tansu and Tugrul Tinaztepe ... Has one brother, Tolga ... Was honored for her excellence in the classroom throughout school ... Plans to major in Computer Science
