2008-09 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Adriana Alvarez
- Position:
- PLAYER
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Durango, Mexico
- High School:
- Colegio Guadiana La Salle
2007-08: Second-Team ALL-OVC selection...led the team with a 21-11 singles record...was 14-5 in dual matches, including going 9-1 in OVC matches...was 10-3 at No. 6 singles...won both of her OVC matches at No. 4 singles...won her final four matches and 11 of the last 12...went 4-1 in three-set matches...rallied after losing the first set to pull out a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory against Eastern Illinois in the regular-season finale...pulled out back-to-back pro set victories against Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky...teamed with Ashley Pierson to go 2-0 in doubles dual matches...duo lost just one game in the two matches...
2006-07: Posted an overall record of 10-11 during the season...went 5-3 during the spring season after going 5-8 during fall tournament play...went 4-1 at the Steve Baras Fall Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn...went 3-0 at No. 6 singles and 2-3 at No. 5 singles...won both of her OVC matches at No. 5 singles by a score of 6-0, 6-0...went 6-6 during the fall season in doubles...teamed with Anna Lask to post an 8-1 victory over Tennessee State at No. 1doubles...named a 2007 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine...selected to the 2006-07 Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2005-06: Won 10 singles and nine doubles matches during the spring season as a redshirt freshman...posted a 7-3 singles record against conference opponents during the regular season...earned her first collegiate victory with a straight-set win over Southeast Missouri’s Juliana Negosek on Oct. 21 at the Memphis tournament...picked up two 6-0, 6-0 sweeps during the 2006 spring season against Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois...selected to the 2005-06 Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll...earned Murray State Dean’s List recognition for the Fall 2005 and Spring 2006 semesters.
2004-05: Redshirted at Murray State.
Before MSU: Won four state singles championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003) and two subchampionships (1998, 2002)...in 2003, won the singles national championship, finished third in doubles...won doubles sectional and national championship in 2002...won doubles national championship in 2001...finished fourth in doubles in 2000.
Personal: Adriana Guadalupe Alvarez Vela was born Dec. 12, 1985...daughter of Dr. Jose Carlos Alvarez Martinez and Graciela Vela de Alvarez...has one sister, Karla Alvarez Vela (21), and one brother, Juan Carlos Alvarez Vela (15)...majoring in accounting.
