2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster

Monica Robinson 2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

Height 5'4''

Class Senior

Hometown Valley Center, CA

High School Oasis

Bio

HIGHLIGHTS:

AS A SENIOR:

Recorded an overall singles record of 19-13 including 14-9 in dual competition.
With doubles partner Brooke Broda, had a final record of 11-8, including 7-2 in tours.
Finished with an overall doubles record of 12-22 with partners Brooke Broda, Mary Closs and Jane Fennelly.
Began the season ranked 63rd in singles and 48th in doubles with Broda.
Started the season with a record of 7-1 with Broda.
In singles, went 10-1 in the first 11 matches of the spring semester.
Finished her senior campaign ranked 101 nationally in singles competition
Named to the All-ACC Second Team
Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
Earned the ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player (Senior) Award
Selected for two of Notre Dame Athletics’ most prestigious honors: the Byron V. Kanaley Award and Francis Patrick O’Connor Award
Became the first Notre Dame women’s tennis player to win the National ITA/Arthur Ashe, Jr., Sportsmanship & Leadership Award
Earned a monogram

AS A JUNIOR:

Completed a solid season with a record of 14-11 in singles and 12-10 in doubles
Started at No. 101 on national singles rankings and finished at No. 89, reaching as high as No. 53
Recorded victories over TCU’s Mia King (6-4, 6-1) and Anki Wind of Memphis (7-5, 6-2), as well as a doubles victory with Quinn Gleason over No. 11 Yuliya Lysa/Shannon Hudson of Arkansas at the ITA All-American Championships in October
Defeated No. 14 Brienne Minor of Michigan (7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1) on February 17
Beat No. 95 Elena Cerezo-Codina of Virginia Tech on April 15
Handed a loss to No. 9 Kelsey Laurente/Maria Alvarez of Oklahoma State with partner Quinn Gleason
All three singles matches at the ACC Championship went unfinished
Participated in the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE:

Had an impressive season, topping the lineup card at No. 1 doubles with Quinn Gleason and providing a steady hand at No. 2 singles for the Irish
Named to All-ACC Third Team
Ranked as high as No. 16 nationally in doubles
Defeated No. 41 Rima Asatrian and Kanika Vaidya of Columbia 6-2 at the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships in September
Earned an at-large bid to the USTA/ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Doubles Championship with Gleason, where the pair won one of three matches
Picked up a handful of ranked doubles wins throughout the spring season.
Defeated No. 10 Emina Bektas and Alex Najarian of Michigan 6-4 on February 1.
Knocked off North Carolina’s No. 12 Caroline Price and Jamie Loeb 8-5 in a 5-2 loss to the top-ranked Tar Heels on March 13
Defeated Ohio State’s No. 26 Gabriella De Santis and Sandy Niehaus 7-5 on February 8
Dropped No. 36 Monique Albuquerque and Clementina Riobueno of Miami 8-4 on April 10
Qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship
Assembled an overall record of 16-15 at singles, starting the season off with a win over No. 102 Tina Jiang of Columbia (6-4, 6-2)
Rallied to notch a ranked win over No. 64 Paige Hourigan of Georgia Tech (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) and, twice, against Kerrie Cartwright of Florida State (No. 89, 7-5, 6-3, regular season; No. 118, 6-4, 6-3, ACC Championships)
Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN:

Posted an incredibly successful initial campaign
Compiled a 24-10 singles record (17-7 dual) as well as an 11-12 doubles mark (2-11 dual)
Wasted no time in wowing the singles field at the ACC Championships, making quick work of Boston College’s Heini Salonen in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) before rallying to dispatch Clementina Riobueno of Miami (1-6, 6-4, 6-4)
Cruised to a victory against DePaul’s Kelsey Lawson in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) on the first day of the NCAA regional at Evanston, Illinois, before earning a hard-fought triumph against Northwestern’s Manon Peri (6-1, 1-6, 6-1)
Eventually lost to 110th-ranked Maya Jensen of Alabama (4-6, 3-6) in the NCAA Sweet 16
Also rallied to defeat 100th-ranked Tristen Dewar of Clemson (3-6, 7-6, 6-4) during conference play
Split time with Jennifer Kellner and Jane Fennelly at doubles for a majority of the fall and spring seasons
Defeated the 46th-ranked duo of Sarah Lee and Ronit Yurovsky of Michigan (8-6) with Kellner
Earned a monogram

PREP AND PERSONAL:

Tennis letterwinner at Fallbrook High School
Completed senior season at nearby Oasis High School
Ranked eighth in the class of 2017 according to TennisRecruiting.net
Reached the No. 1 ranking in the Southern California 18s division
Ranked among the girls 18s national top 20
Named Fallbrook High School Athlete of the Year
Selected as Fallbrook’s Most Valuable Player in 2011 and 2012
A top-50 national competitor, won the Avocado League Championship and was a California Interscholastic Federation tournament finalist as a junior
Reached the finals of the Avocado League Championship as a freshman.
SCTA Sportsmanship Award winner
Has earned one silver medal and two bronze medals in national open competition.
2013 Claremont ITF Doubles champion
2012 San Diego Player of the Year
2012 United States Tennis Association Regional Open finalist.
Won the 113th annual Ojai Tournament
Finalist at the USTA National Open in Denver, Colorado, and also earned the National Open Sportsmanship Award
Won the silver ball in women’s doubles at the Balboa National Open
2012 Southern California Junior Sectionals Consolation winner
Claimed the West Coast Bay Championship in 2011
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and double majoring in Marketing and Spanish