2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Awards:
- Academic All-Big Sky (2018)
- 3x ITA Scholar Athlete (2016-18)
- 3x ITA All-Academic Team Award (2016-18)
2018-19 SEASON (Senior):
Went 0-4 in singles and 0-4 in doubles in the regular season … Went 0-9 in singles and 1-8 in doubles during the fall season…Beat Jadulang/Valenzuela from Cal State Fullerton 7-6 (5) at the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament ... Played in four matches in the spring season.
2017-18 SEASON (Junior):
Beat Northern Colorado’s Madeline Doherty and Sarina Chhabra 6-4 at No. 2 doubles with Taylor Rees in the Vikings’ 4-3 loss to the Bears (3/18)...Won her first-career singles match in a spring dual with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-0 (10-8) win over Montana State’s Linda Vink at line four on Feb. 11...Came back from a 5-3 deficit to win 7-6 (4) at No. 2 doubles against South Dakota (1/21) with partner Eszter Zador...Went 2-7 in singles and 0-5 in doubles during the fall season…Beat Eastern Washington’s Moriah Austin in three sets at the Bulldog Invite (9/29-10/1), winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-1…Beat Whitman’s Lorin Demuth 6-0, 6-2 at the WC Fall Invite (10/14-15).
2016-17 SEASON (Sophomore):
Beat the University of Portland's Emily Soares and Anna Oberg 6-1 at line three doubles with partner Georgia Dobell on March 17...Played her first match of the season in the Vikings' singles lineup in the team's match against North Dakota (2/11)...Made her debut in the Vikings' doubles lineup in the Vikings' match against Idaho (2/5)...Went 1-6 in singles and 1-1 in doubles during the fall season...Finished the fall with her first official singles win at Portland State, beating Idaho State's Andrea Osborn 6-1, 6-1 at the Bulldog Invite (11/4-6)...Beat Gonzaga's Katie Day and Haruna Tsuruta 6-4 in doubles at the Bulldog Invite with teammate Siena Peri.
2015-16 SEASON (Freshman):
Made her dual-season debut while playing at line six in the Vikings' match against Seattle (2/26)...Went 0-6 in singles and 0-6 in doubles during the fall.
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letterwinner at Ashland…Placed third or better in singles for three straight years (2013-15)…Placed second in state in singles as a senior in 2015…Placed third in state in singles as a sophomore and junior in 2013 and 2014…Part of three straight state championship-winning teams (2013-15)…Won the Dairy Farmers of Oregon Academic Award in 2012 and 2013…Received the Kiwanis scholarship for Key Clubber of the Year in 2015.
JUNIOR CAREER:
Top 20 in the PNW for 18s.
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Alex and Konny Knecht…Has one sister, Carly Knecht…Lists photography, hiking, rock climbing and volunteer work as her hobbies…Hopes to go to medical school after Portland State to become a pediatrician and open her own practice…Majoring in chemistry.
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