2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Jovicic, Marija
Marija Jovicic
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- High School:
- Gimnazija Banja Luka
Bio
Demon Notes
2021-22 (Graduate Student) - Singles: 13-11 | Doubles: 13-13
2020-21 (Senior) - Singles: 10-4 | Doubles: 4-8
2019-20 (Junior) - Singles: 8-13 | Doubles: 17-7
2018-19 (Sophomore) - Singles: 11-18 | Doubles: 11-13
2017-2018 (Freshman) - Singles: 16-14 | Doubles: 16-16
High School:
Personal:
- 2022 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- 2022 Rev. John R. Cortelyou Award
- 2021 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award
- 2021 ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- 2021 ITA All-Academic Team
- 2021 Rev. John R. Cortelyou Award
- 2020 ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- 2020 ITA All-Academic Team
- 2019 All-BIG EAST Second Team
- 2019 BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player
- 2019 ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- 2019 ITA All-Academic Team
- 2018 ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- 2018 ITA All-Academic Team
- Four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 (Graduate Student) - Singles: 13-11 | Doubles: 13-13
- Finished up career winning her final four singles matches
- Went 13-11 overall and 9-5 in the dual season
- Posted a 6-1 mark against BIG EAST opponents including the postseason
- Went 2-0 in her only matches at the No. 1 singles position
- Teamed with Hristina Djokic to win a BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week award.
- Finalist for CoSIDA Academic All-America
- Recorded all A's in five years of college academics.
2020-21 (Senior) - Singles: 10-4 | Doubles: 4-8
- Finished the season strong winning five singles matches in a row and six of her last eight
- Was unbeaten at the BIG EAST Championship in Cayce, S.C. going 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles
- Was 4-0 at No. 4 singles and 6-4 in the No. 5 position
- Went 5-1 in BIG EAST singles matches including the postseason
- Was 2-0 in doubles pairing with Yuliya Kizelbasheva
- Scored the winning point in a 5-2 victory at Bradley
- Retained junior standing in tennis with the NCAA granting an extra year of eligibility after the 2019-20 pandemic season.
2019-20 (Junior) - Singles: 8-13 | Doubles: 17-7
- Had her most success in singles winning five consecutive matches early in the fall tournament season
- Teamed with Hristina Djokic to win seven-straight doubles matches and 10 of 11
- Versatile tennis partner also combined with Aspasia Avgeri (5-2) and Maddie Yergler (2-1) to finish with an overall doubles record of 17-7.
2018-19 (Sophomore) - Singles: 11-18 | Doubles: 11-13
- Saved her best for last, finishing the season strong by going unbeaten at the BIG EAST Championship in singles and doubles which resulted in being honored as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player
- Went 6-3 at the No. 4 singles spot and was 4-3 against conference opponents
- Combined with Milica Tesic to record a 4-3 record at No. 2 doubles.
2017-2018 (Freshman) - Singles: 16-14 | Doubles: 16-16
- For singles finished DUAL season with a record of 11-7 competing primarily at No. 4 singles but also seeing action at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3
- In doubles, competed with six different partners
- Competed primarily with Kuzmenkova as the team of Jovicic/Kuzmenkova finished with a 4-10 record in DUAL doubles play.
High School:
- Won Bosnia Tennis Championship
- Played for the national team three times
- Won Senior Team Championship in Croatia twice
- Ranked No. 164 on ETA
- Finished with a 2-2 record in ITF events in 2017, 11-8 in 2016 and 6-4 in 2015
- Advanced to the Round of 16 at Tucepi ITF in 2016
- Qualified for the Round of 32 in six tournaments
- Ranked No. 1 academically in her class as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Personal:
- Daughter of Vladimir Jovicic and Tea Sasic
- Majoring in Computer Science.
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