2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

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María José Zacarias

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Luis Potosi, Mexico
  • High School La Loma Centro Deportivo

Biography

2020
Singles:
Tied for second with seven singles victories in her only season as the No. 1 in the lineup ... put forth a 4-2 showing in Sun Belt play ... won a season-long four straight matches ... after going 3-0 in doubles and 2-0 singles against UNCG (3/31), Troy (4/3) and South Alabama (4/4) , Zacarias was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week for the first time in her career.

Doubles: Was tied for first on the team with 12 doubles wins ... finished 10-4 with Ksenia Aleshina as the No. 1 duo ... the 10 victories with Aleshina were tied for first as well ... their 7-2 conference mark led all No. 1 doubles tandems in the Sun Belt ... was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team in doubles because of their performance ... put togethers a six-match win streak late in the season ... their top-three victories in league play came against South Alabama, Georgia Southern and Coastal Carolina, who all advanced to the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals, with the Jaguars and Eagles advancing to the finals. 

Spring season was cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

2019-20
Singles – 
Fall: Bounced back with a 15-7 mark overall, leading the Black and Gold in singles victories ... 9-4 in the fall ... pieced together a seven-match win streak from the Hokie Invite (10/4) to ITA Regionals (10/24 ) ... put forth a 4-0 mark at the Hokie Invite with two wins against Radford and victories against Marshall and ELON ... competed at the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Classic (11/1), facing opponents from Oklahoma State and Michigan ... Spring: Posted three wins as the No. 4 and 5 in the lineup ... started the season with a 3-0 mark, defeating foes from Campbell (2/1), UNCG (2/11) and UNCW (2/15) ... won her last two matches of the shortened season against College of Charleston (2/23) and Navy (3/10) ... four of her matches went three sets while half of her wins went to a third set.

Doubles – Fall: Also led the squad with an overall mark of 16-7 in doubles, highlighted by an 11-4 record in the fall ... all 16 of her wins came with Cassie McLay ... started the fall campaign with a 7-0 mark at the College of Charleston Invite (9/13) and Seahawk Invite (9/27) .. tallied a win at the ITA Regionals (10/24) against Elon's Edo, Sofia/Saldh, Victoria ... collected an impressive win at the Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Classic (11/1) over Meredith, Madeline/Axon, Georgie of Auburn ... Spring: was the top tandem with McLay, owning a 5-3 mark ... started the season 3-0 including a tight-knit 7-6 (7-4) triumph over then-No. 48 ECU's Lisa Hofbauer / Sibel Tanik ... also picked up a victory over Navy (3/10), clinching the doubles point for the Black and Gold. 

2018-19
Singles - Fall:
Tallied five wins during the fall slate ... started the campaign with a 5-2 mark in her first seven contests ... brought home the Gold Singles
flight championship after going 3-0 at the Jimmy Powell Invitational ... defeated back-to-back players from Davidson to capture the title, defeating Alexandra Abele in the finals in straight sets ... also picked up a win over West Virginia's Paula Goetz in her first match of the season at the Hokie Invitational ... Spring: Notched eight wins as the No. 3 in the lineup ... four of her wins came in league action ... won her final two regular season matches during Sun Belt play ... topped UTA's (4/12) Lucia Natal in straight sets before downing J. Melendez-Navajo (6-1, 4-6, 6-2). 

Doubles: Fall: Won two matches during the fall with Heidi Swope ... defeated Elon's Sofia Edo/Alya Mourad at the Jimmy Powell Invitational ... picked up a victory with Swope at ITA Regionals over Mayumi Saguchi/Daniela Naupari (Gardner-Webb) ... Spring: Tied for second and one of three duos on the team to win nine matches ... played in the top spot with Swope ... finished the season 6-3 over their final nine contest after a 3-6 start to the season ... won their final four contests, which all came in Sun Belt play ... was second on the team with five Sun Belt victories ... defeated Georgia State's (4/7) top duo in Daniela Ramirez/Eva Chivu, while also earning wins over UTA (4/12) and a Sun Belt Tournament win over Georgia Southern (4/18). 

2017-18
Singles - Fall:
Notched an 8-5 mark in 13 matches in her first fall slate with impressive victories over such opponents from Wake Forest, James Madison, Richmond and TCU … went on a six-match win streak highlighted by a 3-0 surge at the Wake Forest Invite to capture her flight title after a straight-set victory over Lea Owens of the Spiders … advanced to the Round of 16 at the LWR Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic following an impressive 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Stevie Kennedy of the Horned Frogs … Spring: was second on the team and one of three players with at least 10 wins as she netted 11 victories as the No. 1 in the lineup … her stellar freshman campaign led to an All-Second Team Sun Belt singles honor … went 8-1 over a nine-match stretch that included wins over such as opponents over Virginia Tech, Charlotte and Old Dominion … dealt No. 10 seed Texas State’s Ana Perez a 6-0 6-1 setback in the opening round of the Sun Belt Tournament, helping the Apps’ capture their first-ever win in the SBC Tourney … took Sun Belt Player of the Year Kristin Rehse to three sets and posted a 4-3 lead, becoming just the third player to make Rehse play a full three-set affair. 

Doubles - Fall: Finished 5-5 in the fall with Heidi Swope and participated in the LWR Dick Vitatel Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic against Wake Forest and South Florida  … earned back-to-back wins against and Presbyterian and Campbell at the Spartan Classic Invite with Swope … Spring: Zacarias and Swope’s 13-6 mark as the top tandem led to a Second-Team All-Sun Belt doubles nod … enjoyed a stellar 8-1 stretch that featured wins over UAB, Virginia Tech, Charlotte and College of Charleston … defeated a pair of ACC opponents over NC State in a 6-2 victory and a 6-3 triumph over Virginia Tech’s top pairing in Elena Cerezo-Codina and Sarah Born .. put together an 8-1 stretch over nine contests including a six-match win streak … won three Sun Belt matches against Coastal Carolina and a pair of victories in the Sun Belt Tournament against No. 10 seed Texas State and No. 2 seed and eventual Sun Belt Tournament Champion Georgia State … clinched the doubles point against Texas State en route to the Mountaineers recording their first-ever Sun Belt Tournament win … also clinched the doubles point against the Panthers in the quarterfinal round. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Fourth-ranked junior in Mexico in 2016 ... captured three ITF tournament titles in doubles, two G4's and a B3 while reaching the singles final at a Grade B3 ...  has won several national tournaments and picked up one WTA point two years ago ... is currently ranked 1143 in ITF with a career-high ranking of 337 last February.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'6"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'6"