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2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster

Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson
Larry Lawson

Eszter Zador

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Budapest, Hungary
  • Highschool Alternativ Kozgazdasagi Gimnazium

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2018)
- 2019 Big Sky All-Conference Second Team

Career Records - Singles:

- Ranks T-8th all time in wins at No. 2 (5)
- Ranks 3rd all time in win percentage at No. 2 (.455)
- Ranks 4th all time in wins at No. 4 (11)
- Ranks 2nd all time in win percentage at No. 4 (.647)

Career Records - Doubles:

- Ranks T-10th all time in Big Sky doubles wins (9)
- Ranks T-7th all time in wins at No. 2 (10)
- Ranks 5th all time in win percentage at No. 2 (.500)
 

2019-20 SEASON (Senior):

Went 4-11 in singles and 7-7 in doubles during the season…Went 3-6 in singles during the dual season between a 0-2 record at line three and a 3-4 record at line three…Posted a straight-sets win over South Dakota’s Nanette Nylund at line four, winning 7-5, 6-2 as part of the Vikings’ 6-1 win over the Coyotes (1/31)…Dropped only two games after losing the first set against Southern Utah’s Paula Tascon, coming back to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 at line four…Beat Idaho State’s Angela Walker in straight sets, winning 6-2, 6-4 as part of the Vikings’ 6-1 victory over the Bengals (3/7)…Part of the Vikings’ most successful doubles team, going 6-3 with Jacinta Milenkoski…Went 4-1 with Milenkoski at line two and 2-1 at line three …Won four straight matches with Milenkoski between Feb. 14 and 23…Won three of her four doubles matches in Big Sky play, including a 6-4 win over Chiara Tomasetti and Ellie Millard from defending Big Sky champion Northern Arizona on Feb. 23…Dropped only one game in a 6-1 win over Idaho State’s Melissa Coburn and Madison Fenske on March 7…Recorded a 6-3 win over Emily Soares and Laura Okazaki from cross-town rival University of Portland on Feb. 14.
 

2018-19 SEASON (Junior):

Went 10-3 in singles and 6-8 in doubles … Named Second Team All-Big Sky following a 7-3 conference season … Opened season with 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Enni Zander of Montana State at No. 4 (2/16) … Beat Montana’s Nathalie Joanlanne 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 (2/17) … Won her third straight conference match with a 6-4, 7-6 (2) result against Idaho State’s Alexandra Arkhipov (3/1) … Beat Idaho’s Anna Stefani 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles (3/23) … Won 6-4, 6-1 against Madeline Doherty of Northern Colorado (3/26) … Finished season winning four straight singles matches … Beat Southern Utah’s Charity Sagiao 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles (4/14) … Ended season with a 7-6 (5), 6-0 win against Chernyetsky of Sacramento State (4/20) … Picked up first conference win against Doherty/Larson of Northern Colorado in a 6-0 result (3/26, w/ Valk) … Closed season winning five of final seven doubles matches … Beat Sacramento State’s Nielsen/Wicker 6-1 at No. 1 doubles (4/20, w/ Valk) …  Went 1-9 in singles and 3-8 in doubles during the fall season ... defeated Gerda Upeniece in the quarterfinals of the PNW Grass Court Championship 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 ... defeated Lo Pumo/Prudhomme at the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament 7-5 ... defeated Jung/Gianan 8-7 (7) at the ITA Northwest Regional ... Won a team-high 10 matches, finishing the year 10-3 for the second best single-season winning percentage in program history ... Went 8-2 at No. 4 singles and 2-1 at No. 3 ... She won seven conference matches, nearly half of Portland State’s total conference wins ... Ended the season on a four-match winning streak.
 

2017-18 SEASON (Sophomore):

Beat Sacramento State’s Maria Gonzalez and Shamika Dhar 6-2 at line two with Alli Valk to clinch the doubles point for the Vikings against the Hornets (4/22)...Came back after losing a first-set tiebreaker to beat Southern Utah’s Zoe Tanti 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4 in the Vikings’ match against the Thunderbirds (3/25)...Won in both singles and doubles in the Vikings’ match against Northern Colorado (3/18)...Came back from a set down to beat the Bears’ Anna Battersby 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at line two...Saved matched points before beating the Bears’ Tisten Bryant-Otake and Rafa Mora 7-6 (1) at No. 1 doubles with Siena Peri...Swept her singles and doubles matches in the Vikings’ 4-3 loss to North Dakota (3/11)...Beat UND’s Elly Hartnett 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, and teamed with Siena Peri for a 6-4 win over UND’s Hartnett and Carmen Palumbo at No. 1 doubles...Provided the Vikings’ lone point in a 6-1 loss to Northern Arizona (3/9) with a 6-3, 7-6 (7) win over NAU’s Cora-Lynn Von Dungern at line three...Beat Idaho State’s Huibre-Mare Botes and Louise-Mare Botes 6-3 at No. 1 doubles in the Vikings’ 4-3 loss to the Bengals (2/24)...Won her second match at No. 2 singles this season with a 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3) win over Montana State’s Annie Walker on Feb. 11...Beat UP’s Raphaelle Leblanc 6-2, 6-2 at line three in the Vikings’ 6-1 loss to the Pilots (2/2)...Came back from a 5-3 deficit to win 7-6 (4) at No. 2 doubles against South Dakota (1/21) with partner Ashley Knecht...Went 4-5 in singles and 4-5 in doubles during the fall season…Won the third-place match in the Blue Singles Flight at the WC Fall Invite (10/14-15), beating Seattle’s Hannah Gianan 6-4, 6-1…Lost to teammate Siena Peri, who went onto win the draw, in the semifinals of the Blue Singles Flight at the WC Fall Invite.
 

AT WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (2016-17):

Named Horizon League Singles Player of the Week on March 14 after wins at No. 2 singles against St. Bonaventure and Cardinal Stritch…Finished with a 10-4 record in doubles with Nicole Clarke, including a 7-1 record in Horizon League play…Won the consolation final at her first collegiate tournament, the Huskie Invite…Finished third in both singles and doubles at the Warhawk Invite.
 

JUNIOR CAREER:

Two-time Hungarian Student Olympics champion (2014 and 2015)…Two-time doubles finalist at the Hungarian National Championships…Placed third in singles at the Hungarian National Championships.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Daughter of Gabriella and Peter…Has a brother, Tamas, and a sister, Edina…Lists theater, photography, and movies as hobbies/interests…Also enjoys volunteering, where she teaches tennis to kids with down syndrome…Hopes to work in a well-known theater, or as a sport photographer…Plans on majoring in theater arts with a minor in photography.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

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