2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Loudmilla Bencheikh
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Angresse, France
- High School:
- CNED Rennes
Accolades
- 2022 First Team All-SECÂ
- 2023 Second Team All-SEC
- 2021 ITA Scholar-AthleteÂ
- 2022 NCAA Singles Championships qualifierÂ
- SEC Player of the Week (2/28/24)
2023-24
- Secured eight singles victories for Alabama, including six wins in the No. 1 spot
- Defeated Wisconsin's then-No. 57 Maria Sholokhova during the Auburn Invite on Nov. 3, 2023
- Was named SEC Player of the Week after going 2-1 in the No. 1 spot for the Crimson Tide at the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic
- Earned 10 wins in doubles play with Anne Marie Hiser, including three victories over nationally-ranked foes
- The doubles duo earned their highest ranking (7th) on March 19 of this year - marking the first Alabama doubles team to be ranked in the top 10 since 2015
- The two have served at the No. 1 spot in the doubles lineup for the team for all but two matches this season and collected 13 victories overall, including earning 10 of those wins in the spring
- In the fall, Bencheikh and Hiser defeated Georgia's No. 1 doubles duo of Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova, who currently rank No. 9 nationally
2022-23
- Selected a Second Team All-SEC honoreeÂ
- Completed the season ranked 62nd nationally in single and 37th in doubles
- Named an alternate for both the NCAA singles and doubles tournamentÂ
- Holds a team-leading 18 singles wins, with 12 victories coming while playing at No. 1 in the lineup
- Defeated No. 28 Ariana Arseneault (Auburn), No. 34 Celia-Bell Mohr (Vanderbilt), No. 89 Mae Canete (Missouri) and No. 94 Kelly Keller (Arkansas) in singles
- Defeated No. 21 Ariana Arseneault/Carolyn Ansari (Auburn), No. 26 Guillermina Grant/Mai Nirundorn (Georgia), No. 45 Morgan Cross/Indianna Spink (Arkansas), No. 59 Anaelle Leclercq/Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss) and No. 63 Carlota Molina/Elizabeth Stevens (Kentucky) in doubles
- Recorded an eight-match winning streak in singles, not losing a match between Oct. 17-Jan. 22
- Opened the season competing at the No. 2 position in doubles, but clinched the No.1 position in March for the remainder of the season
- Recorded season-high ranking of No. 32 in doubles and has been ranked in the top-40 nationally for doubles since March 21
- Appeared in singles quarterfinals in ITA Southern Regional Championship
- Met in the final of the Dominique Glinzler Singles Draw with teammate Petra Sedlackova
- Competed in championship match in Tusca Bama cup singles tournament
2021-22
- Advanced to the NCAA Singles ChampionshipsÂ
- Named a First Team All-SEC honoreeÂ
- Finished the season ranked 66th nationally in singles
- Competed at the No. 1 singles position for the Tide all season in addition to playing No. 1 in doubles throughout the regular season
- Since the ITA released its rankings on Dec. 8, maintained a national ranking in singles in all but one bi-weekly poll
- Recorded a season-high ranking of 17th in doubles
- Recorded 15 singles wins, 11 during dual matches, and the second-most doubles wins on the team at 21, including 12 wins in dual matches
- ITA Southern Regional Doubles Draw champion, becoming a member of the first doubles team from Alabama to qualify for the ITA National Fall Championships since 2016
- Went undefeated at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in doubles, beating four seeded opponents on the way to the title
- Recorded five singles wins over ranked opponents, defeating then-No. 27 Sabina Machalova (Ole Miss), then-No. 43 Anna Ross (Vanderbilt), then-No. 54 Julia Adams (Furman), then-No. 57 Selin Ovunc (Auburn) and then-No. 114 Karine-Marion Job (Kansas State)
- Advanced to the ITA National Fall Championships, competing in the doubles draw
- Reached consolation quarterfinals at the ITA National Fall Championships with partner Anne Marie HiserÂ
2020-21
- Competed in the No. 1 singles spot in eight matchesÂ
- Posted a 2-4 overall record, playing at the top of the ladder for the Crimson Tide
- Played No. 1 doubles with partner Moka Ito in six matches and with Sasha Gorchanyuk in one match
- Recorded a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles to help the Tide edge Missouri
Prep Highlights
- Reached the semifinal of the Junior French Open at Roland Garros and the Junior Australian Open in doubles
- Has won multiple Grade 2 ITF Tournaments in both singles and doubles
- Reached the semifinal of European Championships in Klosters Singles
- Ranked 34th in the ITF Juniors and 503rd in the WTA singles rankings
- Reached 501st in the WTA rankings
- Ranked 19th in the French Women Open Rankings
Personal Information
- Full Name: Loudmilla Bencheikh
- Daughter of Nathalie and Karim Bencheikh
- Born May 29, 2001
- Majoring in Communication Studies
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