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Women’s Tennis Lands Two Transfers for 2024-25 Season
6/17/2024 11:50:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Maria Martinez Vaquero and Sara Nayar will join the Crimson Tide as graduate students
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's tennis lands transfers Maria Martinez Vaquero and Sara Nayar for the 2024-25 season, head coach Jonatan Berhane announced Monday. Both student-athletes will join the Crimson Tide for their graduate seasons.
Martinez Vaquero comes to The Capstone from the University of San Fransisco where she spent three years with the Dons, while Nayar joins UA after spending time at both NC State and Colorado.
Maria Martinez Vaquero | Asturias, Spain | San Fransisco
- WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention (2023)
- All-WCC Second Team for Singles (2023, 2021)
- All-WCC Honorable Mention for Doubles (2023, 2021)
- WCC All-Academic First Team (2022)
- Doubles Spanish national champion (2018)
- Champion of the Apple Bowl Tennis Europe Tournament U16 (2016)
- Posted a 10-9 singles record and 10-6 doubles record with multiple partners during her junior year
- Played in the No. 1 spot for the Dons (10-9)
- Competed in 34 total matches for USF during her sophomore year
- Posted a 7-10 record in singles and an 8-9 mark in doubles
- Competed in 26 matches for the Dons during her freshman season
- Held a 7-6 record in singles to go along with a 9-4 mark in doubles
- Competed at Colegio San Fernado during high school
- Signed by the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona to play tennis
Sara Nayar | Queensland, Australia | NC State
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2022)
- Singles runner-up at the ITA Mountain Regional Championship (2019)
- Doubles quarterfinalist in the ITA All-American Championships (2019)
- Represented Malaysia at the Federal Cup (2019)
- Posted a 7-7 overall record in singles and a 16-4 mark in doubles while at NC State
- Played doubles in a total of 11 dual matches, going 10-1 at the No. 3 spot
- Defeated a nationally-ranked doubles opponent in 2021-22
- Ranked as high as 65th nationally in singles and 31st nationally in doubles at Colorado (2020)
- Won ITF Juniors tournaments in both Malaysia and Australia during her high school career
- Owns Grade 4 IGF Juniors Tournament win at ITF Perlis Junior Championship
- Reached the doubles final at the Queensland Junior Championships
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