Lisa Marie Rioux

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Okinawa, Japan

2020-21: Did not compete…

2019-20 (Junior): Capped the season by earning All-America honors … went 8-2 in singles play… competed on court one every match but two … competed at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she picked up two wins, including an upset vs. No. 28 Katya Townsend of Texas A&M before falling to No. 7 Sara Daavettila of North Carolina… earned a 6-0 and 6-1 victory to help Oklahoma State pick up its first win of the season over Abilene Christian… won her first five matches of the season in team play, including a defeat of No. 39 SolymarColling from San Diego… her only two losses came in singles matches vs. No. 25 Ohio State and No. 11 Pepperdine… partnered with fellow All-American Ayumi Miyamoto in doubles, where they earned 11 consecutive wins to clinch an undefeated record, four of which included nationally-ranked opponents… the duo came in at No. 5 in the final ITA doubles rankings.

2018-19 (Junior): Went 9-4 in singles play ... competed at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, where she scored a victory over No. 111 Iuliia Bryzgalova from Pennsylvania in the first round before falling to No. 33 Meghan Kelley from Virginia in the round of 32 ... won three matches at the ITA All-American Championships before falling to No. 89 Giulia Pairone from Michigan ... quarterfinalist at the ITA Central Regional after scoring three wins at the event ... participated at the Oracle ITA Masters, picking up a win over Florida Gulf Coast’s Maja Ornberg in the first round before losing to No. 13 Evgeniya Levashova of Pepperdine in the round of 32 ... partnered with Sofia Blanco in doubles play throughout the fall schedule, with the duo compiling a 7-4 record ... she and Blanco picked up a pair of wins over ranked opponents at the ITA All-America Championships when they scored an 8-5 victory over No. 33 Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman of Winthrop and an 8-3 triumph over No. 40 Anastasia Rychagova and Sonia Smagina of Kansas ... the duo teamed up to advance to the semifinals at the ITA Central Regional Championships after claiming four wins at the event before eventually being eliminated by No. 14 Martina Okalova and Vera Ploner from Tulsa.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

Freshman (at Mississippi State): Completed her first season with a 16-12 overall record and 12-8 dual match record ... picked up her first collegiate dual-match victory against UAB on January 22 ... clinched her first collegiate match on January 28 against Syracuse ... started her first spring slate with a seven-match winning streak ... went undefeated for the months of January and February ... clinched the Bulldogs’ first win in Knoxville against Tennessee since 1987 on March 24 ... clinched MSU’s 4-3 victory against Ole Miss for the first win in Oxford since 1989 ... picked up her 15th career singles win against South Alabama on February 19 ... recorded her first Southeastern Conference victory on March 10 against Vanderbilt ... with teammate Jasmine Lee, went 24-6 in doubles action ... the duo was ranked as high as second in the ITA polls and competed in the NCAA Individual Championships ... rewarded ITA All-American honors in doubles with teammate Jasmine Lee. Fall 2016: All four of her singles setbacks came during three setters, including two against ranked opponents ... in doubles, paired with Jasmine Lee to go on an 5-1 run at the Riviera/ITA All-American before falling in the quarterfinals of the main draw ... while paired with Lee, crowned the champion of Flight 1 at the Furman Fall Classic ... posted a 3-2 record with teammate Sara Lizariturry, making an appearance in the championship match of the Nancy Harris Doubles Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic ... led the team with doubles victories at 11 and finished second in doubles winning percentage at .786.

Personal: Born May 1, 1997 to Shihoko and Jean-guy Rioux in Oknawa, Japan ... has one brother, Eric ... lettered three years at Okisha High School ... transferred to Oklahoma State after her freshman year at Mississippi State ... majoring in marketing.