2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster

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Maria Avgerinos

Maria Avgerinos

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Elmhurst, Ill.
  • Highschool:
    York

Summary

Biography

Honors: 2016 and 2017 Academic All-Big Ten, 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, 2017 ITA Academic Scholar-Athlete

2016-17 Singles: Led the Badgers with 15 singles wins, going 9-6 in fall tournament play and 2-8 in conference matchups … went 2-1 at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic to open her season … had a 3-1 mark at the Baylor Classic, advancing to the tournament’s semifinal matchup … picked up Big Ten wins against Madison Appel of Indiana, 6-4, 6-1, and against Purdue’s Andjela Djokovic, 6-2, 6-2 … finished her career at Wisconsin with a 46-63 singles record

2016-17 Doubles: Finished the season with a 9-17 record on the doubles courts … went 2-2 at the Wildcat Invite paired with Christina Zordani … with Kelsey Grambeau, picked up a conference victory over Iowa’s Elise Van Heuvelen and Zoe Douglas, 6-3

2015-16 Singles: Put together a record of 11-18 overall including 2-5 in Big Ten play ... played primarily No. 4 and No. 5 singles for the Badgers ... posted a convincing 6-4, 6-0 win over #44 Houston's Rocio Martin ... also defeated Taylor Calton of #66 Utah, 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 10-8.

2015-16 Doubles: Owned a 5-3 doubles record, teaming with all but one match coming during fall tournament play ... paired with Nathalie Joanlanne, Kelsey Grambeau and Lauren Chypyha.

2014-15 Singles: In her first season with the Badgers, playing primarily in the No. 2 spot, she went 17-15 overall which included a 3-7 record during Big Ten play … posted a victory over Lexi Baylis of #44 Michigan State, 6-4, 7-5 on March 21, 2015 ... recorder a record of 7-4 in tournament play and finished the season with a 10-11 record in dual matches.  

2014-15 Doubles: On the doubles courts, she concluded the season with an overall record of 18-18 ... teamed up the majority of the season with Lauren Chypyha and as a team they went 16-15 ... also paired up with Lauren Burich and went 2-3 overall.

2013-14 Singles (at Syracuse): Went 3-11 as a true freshman at Syracuse, playing mostly No. 5 and 6 singles ... owned a mark of 3-8 in ACC play ... ... boasted Duda Santos of No. 25 Florida State, 6-2, 7-5 ... topped Mary Closs of No. 24 Notre Dame, 4-6, 7-6 (7-0), 6-4.

2013-14 Doubles (at Syracuse): Tallied a mark of 1-8 playing most No. 2 doubles ... went 1-6 in ACC action ... only win came against No. 34 Boston College, topping Jennifer Ren and Heini Salonen, 8-5.

High School: Rated a four-star recruit out of York High School in Glencoe, Illinois, Avgerinos played four years at the No. 1 singles position. A three-time all-state honoree and sectional champion, she was the team's MVP in her final three seasons and the squad's "Best Newcomer" following her freshman year. Avgerinos was a member of the National Honor Society and dean's list at York High School.

In juniors, Avgerinos obtained a top-25 ranking in both singles and doubles of the Midwest girls 18s. She won the 18s Regional Doubles tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 16s Regional Doubles tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In singles, she placed third in the 18s Regional in Mobile, Alabama, and came in second at the Midwest Open. Avgerinos also placed third in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the girls 16s Singles Regional. Avgerinos was selected as part of the Chicago team for the Marian Wood Baird Cup and won a Zonals team championship in the 16s.

Personal: Majoring in Environmental Science

Avgerino's Career Singles Records (as of May 5, 2016)

Season Overall Dual Tour. Fall Big Ten No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6
2013-14 (SYR) 3-11 3-11 --- --- 3-8* --- --- --- 0-1 3-6 0-4
2014-15 17-15 10-11 7-4 7-4 3-7 --- 8-11 1-0 1-0 --- ---
2015-16 11-18 4-14 7-4 7-4 2-5 --- --- 2-7 1-6 1-1 ---
Career (at UW) 28-33 14-25 14-8 14-8 5-12 --- 8-11 3-7 2-6 1-1 ---

Avgerino's Career Doubles Records (as of March 26, 2016)

Season Overall Dual Tour. Fall Big Ten No. 1 No. 2 No. 3
2013-14 (SYR) 1-8 1-8 --- --- 1-6* --- 1-6 0-2
2014-15 18-18 9-12 9-6 9-6 2-8 1-6 6-3 2-3
2015-16 5-3 0-1 5-2 5-2 0-1 0-1 --- ---
Career (at UW) 23-21 9-13 14-8 14-8 2-9 1-7 6-3 2-3

*ACC matches

Career totals do not reflect 2013-14 results from season at Syracuse

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    5'7"

  • 2015-16Junior

    5'7"

  • 2016-17Senior

    5'7"