2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Martin, Valentina
Valentina Martin
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- The First Academy/UCF
Bio
Career Notes:
(at UCF)
2021-22 (Junior at DePaul) - Singles: 12-15 | Doubles: 12-12
2020-21 (Sophomore at DePaul)---Singles: 3-1 | Doubles: 0-1
2019-20 (Sophomore at UCF)---Singles: 4-10 | Doubles: 1-2
2018-2019 (Freshman at UCF)---Singles: 8-5 | Doubles: 5-7
High School:
Personal:
(at UCF)
- Dean’s List
- President’s Honor Roll
- ITA All-Academic Team
- AAC Conference title
- 2021 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award
- 2021 ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2021 ITA All-Academic Team
- 2021 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 (Junior at DePaul) - Singles: 12-15 | Doubles: 12-12
- Went 5-4 in singles against BIG EAST competition including the postseason
- Scored the winning point in a 5-2 victory over Creighton
- Developed a winning touch once coach Marisa Arce paired her with Eleanor Nobbs as the doubles team went 10-8 including 8-2 at the No. 3 position.
2020-21 (Sophomore at DePaul)---Singles: 3-1 | Doubles: 0-1
- Off to a good start in Lincoln Park winning three of her first four singles matches as a Blue Demon
- Notched her first singles win at DePaul on Feb. 20, 2021 with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Valparaiso's Demi Jhaveri
- Followed up with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Dayton's Julia Bays
- Finishing the season with her third-straight success, Martin topped Xavier's Lucy Octave 6-1, 6-3 which was also her first BIG EAST win
- Retained sophomore standing in tennis with extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA during the 2019-20 pandemic season.
2019-20 (Sophomore at UCF)---Singles: 4-10 | Doubles: 1-2
- Earned her first collegiate dual match victory against Cornell to open the 2020 season
- Went 1-1 in singles during the dual match season, all at the No. 6 spot in the lineup
- Posted a 4-10 record in singles and 1-2 mark in doubles on the 2019-20 campaign that was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic.
2018-2019 (Freshman at UCF)---Singles: 8-5 | Doubles: 5-7
- Posted an 8-5 singles record in the fall and a 5-7 mark in doubles
- Won her only doubles match during the spring at the No. 3 spot with Rebeka Stolmar against Yale
- The 6-4 win clinched the doubles point for the Knights
- Lost her only singles match of the spring in a tight third-set super tiebreaker against Georgia Southern.
High School:
- Played varsity tennis in 2016-17 for The First Academy with a 10-1 record at No. 1 singles and led team to district finals
- Won Coaches Award, Head of School Honor Roll and Summa Cum Laude graduate
- Ranked in the top-5 for juniors in Venezuela
- Won the doubles in the Junior ITF Copa El Salvador in 2017
- Was runner-up of doubles in the Junior ITF Copa Manguila in 2017
- Reached the semifinals in the Junior ITF of the Panama Mid Season in 2017
- Career-high ITF junior ranking of 677.
Personal:
- Daughter of Emilio and Betty Salas
- Majoring in Business Administration.
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