Oklahoma State University Athletics
2012-13 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Maria Alvarez
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Zaragoza, Spain
Senior: Finished off her senior season with a 12-6 overall record in singles and a 21-12 overall mark in doubles … Went 8-4 in dual singles matches, helping the Cowgirls to a Big 12 Championship and NCAA finals appearance … Teamed up with Kelsey Laurente in doubles to go 20-11 overall and 11-8 in dual action, competing primarily in the No. 1 spot for OSU and notching a 4-4 mark against ranked foes … Took down No. 12 Cutura/Maddox of Pepperdine, 8-6 … Went 2-1 in doubles at the NCAA Championship, taking down No. 9 Kowase/Sanford (Ohio State) and No. 5 Davidson/Doyle (Stanford) … With Laurente, was named Second Team All-Big 12 in doubles … Named to the NCAA All-Tournament team at No. 1 doubles with Laurente … Was named Second Team Academic All-Big 12.
Junior: Went 29-10 in singles play with a 18-5 record in the spring ... Played primarily at the No. 6 spot ... Earned her 50th career win against Katelyn Jackson of Texas Tech ... Led the team in wins (29) ... Of her 29 wins, 24 came in straight sets ... Won two NCAA Tournament matches, defeating Kim McCallum of Boston and Gussie O'Sullivan of Arizona State ... Played at the No. 3 spot in doubles with Carla Tur Mari ... The duo compiled an 18-10 record with a 13-5 mark in duals.
Sophomore: Notched a 13-11 overall record as a sophomore, including an 11-5 dual mark competing in the No. 6 spot for the Cowgirls ... Went 6-0 in Big 12 play to take home the conference singles title at the No. 6 spot ... Defeated Lina Padegimaite of Texas, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, in the Cowgirls' Big 12 semifinal match to seal the team's second-consecutive appearance in the conference championship match ... Went 20-11 on the season in doubles competing with Carla Tur Mari and Karyn Guttormsen.
Freshman: Was impressive in her freshman season, earning a 23-13 overall singles record and a 12-11 mark in doubles play ... Earned an 8-5 singles record in the fall ... Recorded her first collegiate victory at the Missouri Aces for the Cure Tournament when she defeated Tulsa's Saana Sarteinen 6-2, 6-3 ... Her first fall season was highlighted by defeating Julia Jamieson of Illinois 7-5, 6-3 to win the "Charlie" singles flight at the United States Air Force Academy Invitational ... Notched a 15-8 record in dual singles matches playing in the four and five spots ... Won her first seven matches of the spring season ... With her victory over Iowa State's Ana Gasparovic, earned her 20th overall win of the season and became the tenth freshman in school history to reach the single-season 20-win mark ... Became the seventh most winning freshman in a single season in school history with 23 overall wins ... Defeated Federica Denti, 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3, in Oklahoma State's first round Big 12 tournament match against TCU to seal the Cowgirls' spot in the conference semifinals ... In doubles, she teamed up with senior C.C. Sardinha to go 10-6 in the three spot for the Cowgirls.
Personal: Daughter of Jaime Alvarez and Maria del Carmen Aguaron ... Has one brother, Daniel (22) ... Born August 17, 1994, in Zaragoza, Spain ... Majoring in Psychology ... In high school, won an International Tennis Federation doubles tournament in Portugal ... Was the two-time runner-up for the Spanish doubles championship ... Enjoys going out with friends, shopping, and cooking ... Aside from tennis, also likes to play basketball and socccer ... Favorite tennis players are Roger Federer and Justine Henin.
