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2014-15 Women's Tennis Roster

Lucia Kovalova

  • Position Player
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Presov, Slovakia

Biography


Final Records:
Singles: 81-43 (.653), 22-3 MVC
Doubles: 77-53 (.592), 17-8 MVC
 
Honors/Awards:
4x MVC Regular Season Champion (Team) – 2012, 13, 14, 15
4x MVC Tournament Champion (Team) – 2012, 13, 14, 15
4x NCAA Tournament Qualifier (Team) – 2012, 13, 14, 15
2x MVC Player of the Week – Feb. 18, 2014 /Feb. 3, 2015
2x MVC Scholar-Athlete 1st Team – 2014, 15
3x All-MVC 1st Team – 2012 (#3), 13 (#3), 15 (#5)
1x All-MVC Select - 2014
MVC Freshman of the Year - 2012
 
2014-15 (Senior)
Became just the fourth Shocker in history to be named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team in all four years, earning first team honors at the No. 5 singles spot… Also named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team… Finishes her career ranked 12th all-time in singles wins (81) and doubles wins (77)…  Put together a 22-8 record, including an impressive 17-4 mark in duals while playing mostly No. 5 singles… Won 10-straight decisions to close out the regular season and posted a perfect 5-0 record against conference foes… Had a dominant performance on Senior Day, winning 6-0, 6-0 in WSU’s April 12 dual against Bradley… Won in straight-sets to help close out Drake in the finals of the MVC Tournament… Teamed with Rebecca Pedrazzi at No. 1 doubles and helped the Shockers clinch the doubles point in an NCAA Tournament dual against No. 24 Georgia Tech with an 8-4 win… Went 21-12 overall (7-7 with Pedrazzi) and won 10 of her last 11 doubles matches during the year… Joined forces with Pedrazzi to take down Boston College’s nationally-ranked team of Wacnik and Borr (ITA No. 21) at the ITA All-American Championships… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in both the Fall and Spring semesters…
 
2013-14 (Junior)
SINGLES: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Select Team… Posted a 16-9 record (13-9 in duals)… Played No. 3 singles during the spring season, posting a 5-1 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play… Was a winner in the team’s First Round NCAA Tournament dual at Oklahoma, defeating Morgan Chumney 7-5, 6-4… Was one of 11 MVC players to be named First Team Scholar-Athletes.
 
DOUBLES: Competed with Veronika Blaskova at No. 1 doubles, going 16-11…. After a 1-2 start to the spring, the duo reeled off six straight wins, the last four against MVC opponents… While paired with Blaskova, put together a 7-1 record against the Valley… Avenged their only MVC loss to Illinois State’s Phyllis Tigges and Madeliene Baillon by beating the pair in the final round of the MVC Team Championships… Won three matches and reached the second flight semifinals of the Texas Longhorn Classic in her only fall action before withdrawing with an injury… Teamed with Blaskova in the same tournament to reach the doubles semifinal…
 
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Named MVC All-Conference at No. 3 singles... Finished the season with a record of 16-14 in singles play and 17-15 in doubles play… Started the season with a doubles ranking of No. 32 with Veronika Blaskova...Captured the flight A doubles title at the Kansas Invite with Blaskova by defeating Carli Wischhoff and Ivana Kubickova of Kansas State, 8-6...Reached the finals of the flight two singles bracket at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships...Reached the round of 16 in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles at the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships...
 
2011-12 (Freshman)
Finished her first season as a Shocker with an overall singles record of 27-11… Went 23-15 in doubles play...Took second place at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships at the No. 5 position...Was named to the MVC All-Conference Team at the No. 3 singles position...Named MVC Freshman of the Year...Went undefeated in conference play during the spring season for the Shockers...Finished the season ranked No. 69 in doubles with Veronika Blaskova.
 
Personal
Born on April 5, 1992...Nickname is Lucy...Daughter of Frantisek and Elena...Has one brother Marcel and one sister Zuzana...Plans to major in International Business at WSU... Chose Wichita State for its campus, the tennis coaches and her teammates.

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