Player Bios

MADALENA AMIL

5-2 Fr. HS

Matosinhos, Portugal (Escola Secundaria Clara De Resende)

FALL 2020 • Went 2-4 in singles action, playing in both the UCA Invitational and the LA

Tech Invitational • Both victories came in Ruston in Flight 4 with straight-set wins over

Danna Galeano and Ana Ochoa of Grambling State • Went 0-3 in doubles action, partnering with Madison Cefalu

Prior to LA Tech • Two-time doubles runner-up at the Tennis Europe U16 • Singles runner-up in the 2018 national championship • Sanxenxo winner in the national U18 championship • No. 1-ranked national 18U player in Portugal and No. 3 in the national women’s rankings

Personal Full name is Madalena Amil Silva ... Daughter of Armelia and Dimas ... One sibling, Matilda ... Born March 6, 2002 in Porto, Portugal.

MADISON CEFALU

5-4 So. 1L

Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy)

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS 2020 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

FALL 2020 • Won both singles matches in the fall in Flight 4 of the LA Tech Invitational • Defeated Natalie Malone and Paige Stanford of Grambling State • Went 0-3 in doubles action in same event, partnering with Madalena Amil

SPRING 2020 • Did not see action.

FALL 2019 • Registered a 1-7 singles mark while playing in three events • Lone win came at SFA Invitational over Anette Lira of Prairie View A&M, 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 • Went 0-2 in doubles, playing one match at UCA Fall Invite and one at SFA

Invitational

Prior to LA Tech • Lettered four years in tennis at St. Joseph’s Academy for head coach

Jason Noonan • Four-time Louisiana All-Metro selection • Doubles state champion as a junior • Two-time Doubles regional champion and two-time Doubles regional runner-up • Member of two team state championships as a sophomore and junior • Named Team MVP as a sophomore • Ranked No. 6 in Louisiana in Girls 16 division • Qualified for Southerns each of the last eight years

Personal Full name is Madison Cefalu ... Daughter of Kevin and Wendy Cefalu ... Younger brother, Tyler ... Born Sept. 18, 2001 in Baton Rouge, La.

CLAUDIA ORAVCOVA

5-7 Sr.

Piestany, Slovakia (SNP 6)

3L

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS 2020 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll 2019 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

FALL 2020 • Recorded a 1-5 singles record • Lone singles victory came in Flight 3 of the LA Tech Invitational, defeating

Brittney Combest of Grambling State in straight sets • Teamed up with Ilana Tetruashvili to go 2-4 in doubles • Reached the finals of Flight 3 of the LA Tech Invitational with wins over

ULM and UL-Lafayette

SPRING 2020 • Posted an 8-5 dual singles record, going 2-1 at No. 5 and 6-4 at No. 6 • Recorded a team-best three clinching points • Notched a 6-4, 7-6 win at Stephen F. Austin (2/2) to clinch 4-3 victory • Posted two conference wins at North Texas (2/14) and versus UTEP (2/15) • Ended shortened season with clinching 6-4, 6-3 victory over UC Irvine (3/8) • Tallied a team-best 13-5 dual doubles record, partnering with Ana Jover • The duo played all 18 matches at No. 2 which included a nine-match winning streak, the longest in the program since 2013

FALL 2019 • Due to injury, only saw action in opening event at UCA Fall Invite • Went 1-2 in flight two of doubles, teaming up with Ana Jover

SPRING 2019 • Tallied an 8-7 dual singles record • Went 2-1 at No. 3, 6-4 at No. 4 and 0-2 at No. 5 • Ended season on a five-match winning streak • Posted a team-best 11 dual doubles victories, going 11-9 with two teammates • Went 3-4 at No. 1 and 8-5 at No. 2 • Partnered with Ana Jover to record seven wins, the most of any doubles tandem

FALL 2018 • Recorded a 4-5 singles mark while playing in three fall tournaments • Two of the wins came at the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational with victories over Lamar and North Alabama • Went 4-1 in doubles, teaming up with Sonia Chen • Claimed the flight one title at the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational, beating

Northwestern State 6-3 in the finals

SPRING 2018 • Registered a 3-14 dual singles record • Only Lady Techster to play at all six positions in the spring • Went 0-3 at No. 1, 0-1 at No. 2, 1-3 at No. 3, 1-3 at No. 4, 0-4 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 6 • First victory came in a 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 victory at conference opponent Florida

Atlantic (3/3) • Recorded a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 come-from-behind victory versus ULM (3/13) • Totaled an 11-6 dual doubles mark, tying for the most dub wins on the team • Teamed up with three different teammates • Played primarily at the No. 3 spot with Sonia Chen, going 10-3 which included two separate four-match winning streaks

FALL 2017 • Compiled a 3-5 singles record • Won consolation finals of flight three at ULM Invitational with 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6) victory over Stephen F. Austin • Registered a 3-4 doubles mark, partnering with Nadja Manjon and Angela Lorenzo • Teamed up with Manjon to be runner-up of flight two at ULM Invitational with 6-1 win over SFA and 7-6 victory over McNeese State Prior to LA Tech • Placed third at the U18 Slovak Championship • Won several Slovak Class A and B tournaments • Second-place finish in the U16 Slovak Championship, earning spot on the

Slovak national team • Competed in the Slovak Tennis Association Extraliga League and in the

WTB Bezirk D German League for Reutlingen and Leinfelden

Personal Full name is Claudia Oravcova ... Daughter of Milan Oravec and Inez Oravcova ... One sibling, Ellie ... Born Oct. 8, 1997 in Topolcany, Slovakia.

ALEXIA ROMERO

5-6 So. 1L

Neuquen, Argentina (SeaDea HS)

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS 2020 C-USA All-Freshman Team All-Louisiana Honorable Mention C-USA Academic Medalist C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

FALL 2020 • Recorded a 3-3 singles record • Defeated Shelby King of Arkansas State for lone win at the UCA

Invitational in Flight 4 • Won the consolation bracket at the LA Tech Invitational with back-to-back victories over Arkansas State in Flight 2 • Went 4-2 in doubles action, partnering with Lara Unkovich • The duo won three straight matches against Oral Roberts, Central Arkansas and Arkansas State to claim the Flight 2 title at the UCA Invitational

SPRING 2020 • Tallied a 10-2 dual singles record, the best winning percentage on the team • Went 1-0 at No. 3, 8-2 at No. 4 and 1-0 at No. 5 • Opened spring with four-match winning streak, including first career win coming versus Montana State (1/19) • Provided clinching point with 6-1, 7-6 victory over Nicholls State (1/25) • Recorded two conference wins via straight sets against UTEP (2/15) and

UTSA (2/21) • Ended season on four-match winning streak • Registered a 6-8 dual doubles mark, partnering with three different teammates • Went 4-5 at No. 1 and 2-3 at No. 3 • Notched three wins with Nadja Manjon on court one

FALL 2019 • Appeared in all four fall events • Posted a 7-5 singles mark, second most wins on the team, winning six of last eight matches • Went 3-1 on court three at SFA Invitational with victories over Prairie View

A&M, Texas State and Tyler Junior College • Won both matches at the No. 3 spot at Tops’L Invitational versus Nicholls

State and New Orleans • Recorded an 8-4 doubles record, second most mark on the squad, while teaming up with Alana Sherman and Ilana Tetruashvili • Won seven of last nine doubles matches • Posted a 3-0 mark from No. 2 position at Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational • Won three matches at No. 1 spot at SFA Invitational

Prior to LA Tech • Ranked No. 1 in the U14 and U16 by the Argentina Tennis Association • Won multiple Level I tournaments in home country and participated with the Argentinian national team in Uruguay • Achieved high singles UTR of 9.82 • Reached semifinals of the $15,000 Luque ITF Pro Tournament • Currently ranked No. 711 by the ITF World Tennis doubles rankings

Personal Full name is Alexia Josefina Romero ... Nickname is “Jose” ... Daughter of Fabio Raul Romero and Alejandra Cecilia Avila ... Younger sibling, Ana ... Born No. 9, 2000 in Neuquen, Argentina.

ANASTASIIA SALENKO

5-4 Jr. TR

Kyiv, Ukraine (St. Petersburg College)

FALL 2020 • Lone singles action came at the LA Tech Invitational • Went 1-2 with lone victory coming against Arkansas State in Flight 1 • Registered a 3-3 doubles mark, teaming up with Leonie Schuknecht • Won the consolation bracket of the LA Tech Invitational with back-to-back wins versus Arkansas State and ULM in Flight 1

Prior to LA Tech • Spent two seasons at St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida • 2019 NJCAA All-American in singles • Finished freshman campaign ranked fifth in the country in singles • Reached quarterfinals of Flight 1 singles and Flight 3 doubles at the

NJCAA Division I championship in 2019 • Entered sophomore year ranked 20th in the country in singles and as topranked player at St. Petersburg College

Personal Full name is Anastasiia Salenko ... Daughter of Sergig Salenko ... One sibling, Bogdan ... Born Nov. 27, 2001 in Donetsk, Ukraine.

LEONIE SCHUKNECHT

5-9 Fr. HS

Bottrop, Germany

FALL 2020 • Registered a 2-4 singles mark • Recorded a runner-up finish in Flight 1 of the LA Tech Invitational with victories over UL-Lafayette and ULM • Recorded a 3-3 doubles mark, teaming up with Anastasiia Salenko • Won the consolation bracket of the LA Tech Invitational with back-to-back wins versus Arkansas State and ULM in Flight 1

Prior to LA Tech • Part of the West German U18 championship team in 2019 • Ranked as high as No. 30 in Germany in U18 junior players and as high as

No. 164 for all women’s tennis players in Germany

Personal Full name is Leonie Schuknecht ... Daughter of Sandra and Markus Schuknecht ... One sibling, Lucia ... Born Nov. 8, 2001 in Bottrop, Germany.

ILANA TETRUASHVILI

5-11 Jr. 2L

Holon, Israel (Yitzhak Navon Gymnasium)

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS 2020 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll

FALL 2020 • Saw action in both fall tournaments, going 2-4 in singles • Recorded a runner-up finish in Flight 2 of the LA Tech Invitational with straight-set victories over Grambling State and ULM • Teamed up with Claudia Oravcova to go 2-4 in doubles • Reached the finals of Flight 3 of the LA Tech Invitational with wins over

ULM and UL-Lafayette

SPRING 2020 • Registered a 7-8 dual singles record, all coming from the No. 3 spot • Provided clinching point with 7-6, 6-1 victory over McNeese State (1/26) • Reeled off three straight victories, including clinching point versus Jackson

State (2/8) • Picked up two conference wins against UTEP (2/15) and UTSA (2/21), both via straight sets • Recorded a 5-6 dual doubles record, all coming from the No. 3 position • Notched three wins with Andrea Perez-Lopez and two with Alexia Romero

FALL 2019 • Saw action in all four events, playing in first fall season • Went 6-6 in singles, playing primarily at the top position • Best tournament came at SFA Invitational, going 3-1 on court one with wins over Prairie View A&M, Texas State and Stephen F. Austin • Tallied a team-best 10-2 doubles record, teaming up with Andrea Perez-

Lopez and Alexia Romero • Won first seven matches, including a 3-0 mark to win the flight three doubles title at the UCA Fall Invite • Went a perfect 3-0 at the No. 2 spot at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational • Notched three victories at SFA Invitational

SPRING 2019 • Arrived in late February and posted a 9-4 dual singles record, the second best winning percentage on the team • Played primarily at No. 3, going 8-4 • Also went 1-0 at the No. 2 position • First career win came in straight sets at Southeast Missouri (3/4) • Provided clinching point in 6-2, 6-3 win versus Murray State (3/18) • Recorded an eight-match winning streak • Registered a 7-3 dual doubles record, partnering with three different teammates • Went 6-1 at No. 1 with Sonia Chen • Also went 1-2 at No. 3

Prior to LA Tech • Consistently ranked among the top three juniors in her age group in Israel since the age of 10 • Part of the Israeli team that competed at the European Championships in 2014 • Reached No. 1 in national rankings and as high as No. 52 in Europe, collecting WTA points in singles and doubles

Personal Full name is Ilana Tetruashvili ... Daughter of Refael Tetruashvili and Olga Trakhtman ... Two siblings, Gideon and Doriel ... Born Feb. 13, 2000 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

LARA UNKOVICH

5-5 Fr. HS

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (MOSMAN HS)

FALL 2020 • Saw action in both fall tournaments, goings 3-3 in singles • First collegiate win came at the UCA Invitational, defeating Mary Houston of Missouri State • Reached the finals of Flight 3 in the LA Tech Invitational with victories over

UL-Lafayette and Arkansas State • Went 4-2 in doubles action, partnering with Alexia Romero • The duo won three straight matches against Oral Roberts, Central Arkansas and Arkansas State to claim the Flight 2 title at the UCA Invitational

Prior to LA Tech • Competed in one singles final and two doubles finals on the Australian circuit in 2019 • Earned career-high Australian ranking of 152 • Two-time bronze medalist in the Combined High Schools Floris Conway

Cup • Four-time recipient of the NSW High School Sports Blues Award at

Mosman High School.

Personal Full name is Lara Alix Unkovich ... Daughter of Alan and Adrienne Unkovich ... Born Oct. 12, 2001 in Sydney, Australia.