2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sarah Dvorak
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Waiakea HS
- Hometown:
- Kurtistown, Hawai'I
HONORS & AWARDS
2014 Ole Miss Fall Invitational Singles Champion
2015 All-Big 12 First Team
2015 ITA Texas Region Rookie of the Year
2016 All-Big 12 Second Team
2017 All-Big 12 Second Team Doubles
2017 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (Singles/Doubles)
2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018 All-Big 12 First Team Doubles
2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team No. 1 Doubles
2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
SENIOR (2017-18)
Posted an 18-4 overall record in singles play and a 15-4 in dual matches... Was a perfect 5-0 at the No. 4 position and went 10-3 at the No. 5 position... Recorded a 4-1 performance against ranked opponents this season... Was named to the All-BIg 12 First Team and the Big 12 All-Tournament Team in doubles... earned a spot on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the second straight season... defeated No. 31 Abi Altick to help the Lady Raiders defeat No. 13 UCLA at the ITA Indoor Nationals... Ranked as high as No. 68 in the ITA singles rankings... clinched seven matches for the Lady Raiders including a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Marta Perez-Mur to lift Texas Tech over No. 6 Texas in the NCAA Sweet 16... Played at the No. 1 spot in doubles with teammate Sabrina Federici... posted a 12-10 record as a pair... went 11-7 in dual matches and 5-5 against ranked opponents... Ranked as high as No. 8 in the ITA doubles rankings (Sept. 12/March 20) and finished at No. 27... earned their highest ranked win of the season over No. 16 Lindsey Hodge and Wendy Zhang of Rice... qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship for the second straight season... fell in the opening round to No. 33 Alle Sanford and Sara Daavettila of UNC... was named team captain by her teammates. FALL: went 4-3 in singles play during the fall season... Advanced to the Round of 16 in the pre-qualifying round at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships... Fell to Wendy Zhang (Rice), missing the chance to move into the qualifying draw... Went 3-1 in the doubles main draw of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships... Advanced to the final match and fell to Hamlin & McCarthy of Duke.
JUNIOR (2016-17)
Posted a 12-12 overall record in singles play and a 16-10 mark in doubles matches... Named All-Big 12 Second Team in doubles for the second straight year and earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Tournament Team for doubles and singles... Played in the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 positions during dual match play... Played at the No. 1 and No. 2 spot in doubles with teammate Sabrina Federici... Ranked as high as No. 24 in the Oracle/ITA doubles ranking (March 7) and finished at No. 33... The duo earned their highest ranked win of the season over No. 5 Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari of Oklahoma State... the pair claimed another win over OSU's top doubles team in the championship match of the Big 12 Tournament... Dvorak and Federici qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship and fell to No. 15 Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp of Northwestern... Was named team captain by her teammates. FALL: Finished the fall season with a 3-5 singles record and a 6-2 doubles record... Opened the fall season ranked No. 65 in the Oracle/ITA rankings (Sept. 13)... Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional Championship where she fell to Texas' Neda Koprcina (6-4, 6-3)... Played in the Final match of the ITA Texas Regional Championship with doubles partner Sabrina Federici... Lost to Blair Shankle and Elizabeth Profit of Baylor 6-4, 6-3.
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Finished a strong campaign with a 27-9 overall record, 16-6 slate in dual matches and 5-3 mark against nationally ranked foes … Reached as high as No. 88 in the Oracle/ITA rankings and closed the year at No. 91 … Named to the All-Big 12 Second Team after a first team nod following her freshman season … One of just five Texas Tech players to earn All-Big 12 singles honors during first two seasons of career … Played in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 positions during the dual match season … Spent most of her time at No. 2 in dual matches and went 8-5 … A perfect 5-0 at No. 3 singles and won three of her four decisions in the top spot … Posted a 21-17 doubles mark, splitting time between the No. 2 and 3 slots … Settled into the No. 3 position at the tail end of the year and ripped off six wins in her last eight matches … Went on a strong run during conference play and won five of the seven matches … Ripped off 12 consecutive victories to start the spring highlighted by ranked wins over No. 114 Jerricka Boone of Illinois and No. 91 Marie Faure of William & Mary … Tabbed Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 17 after tallying a pair of match-clinching singles victories … Downed Wisconsin’s Kendall Kirsch and then Tulane’s Ipek Birol to put away more wins … Did not suffer first spring setback until February 22 versus Stacy Fung of No. 33 Washington … Earned highest ranked win of the year against No. 40 Maddie Lipp of No. 36 Northwestern with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph as the Lady Raiders swept their way to a win … In doubles, had the most success paired with Alex Valenstein (5-2) and Katelyn Jackson (7-4) … Dropped first two decisions with Valenstein before the pair ripped off five consecutive wins … Helped send Texas Tech to the NCAA Round of 16 for the second straight year with a 6-1 doubles victory with Jackson versus No. 21 Mississippi State as the Lady Raiders won 4-2 … FALL: Rolled through the fall with an 8-3 singles mark and finished 5-4 in doubles ... Opened the fall season ranked No. 94 on the Oracle/ITA singles ledger ... Captured the first three matches of the fall at the Midland Invitational before falling to Rice's Lindsey Hodge in the semifinals ... Dropped lone match at the ITA All-American pre-qualifying before capturing five of her final six fall decisions ... Registered a 3-0 mark at the Texas Tech Tournament after reaching the Round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regionals ... Two of three fall singles setbacks were in three sets ... In doubles, advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Texas Regionals with Sabrina Federici with wins against pairs from UTA and Rice ... Won both matches at the Texas Tech Tournament with Jackson and went 1-1 with Felicity Maltby at the same event ... Suffered setback at the ITA All-American in lone match with Lynn Kiro during the pre-qualifying round.
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Turned in a standout rookie year that included Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Texas Region Rookie of the Year honors ... The second Lady Raider in program history to be named Texas Region Rookie of the Year, joining Samantha Adams in 2011 ... Notched an All-Big 12 First-Team selection ... Posted a team-leading 26-11 record which included an impressive 16-5 mark in dual matches ... Recorded the third-most singles wins by a freshman in the modern era at TTU ... Reached a high ITA ranking of No. 56 during her freshman campaign ... The 16 dual match victories were the second most on the squad, behind Gabriela Talaba's 17 ... Owned five victories against nationally ranked foes behind Lynn Kiro's six ... Finished the year on a strong note and ripped off wins in seven of her last eight matches ... Played primarily in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in the order where she produced a 6-2 mark at No. 2 and a 10-2 record at the No. 3 position ... Paired mainly with Katelyn Jackson in doubles as the duo went 12-6 overall ... Team filled the No. 3 spot in the doubles order and garnered a 12-5 record ... Finished the campaign 18-15 overall in doubles ... Went on a singles roll and piled up eight consecutive decisions (Jan. 24-Feb. 21) ... Streak began with a 6-1, 6-4 upset of No. 53 Katarina Adamovic of Oklahoma State ... Also upended No. 33 Arianna Hartono of Ole Miss during the run ... In Big 12 action, went 5-1 with all six decisions coming from the No. 3 spot in the order ... Defeated both nationally ranked foes she faced and captured her final five straight league matches ... Recorded three straight clinching wins against No. 31 Oklahoma, No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 7 Baylor, the highest ranked win in program history ... During the NCAA Team Championship Second Round match, earned one of the Lady Raiders' two points against No. 22 LSU with a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Abigail Owens in the No. 3 spot ... In doubles, settled into a groove with Jackson going 7-1 (Feb. 12-March 15) ... Posted a 5-3 with Jackson in league play, all from the No. 3 spot of the order ... FALL: In the fall, went 8-4 in singles ... Opened her collegiate career splitting her first four matches at the OU Fall Invitational ... After falling in the opening round at the 2014 ITA Texas Regional Championships, rebounded to win four straight and advance to the consolation final, where she lost to No. 88 Simona Parajova of TCU ... Named the tournament singles champion after going 3-0 at the Ole Miss Fall Invitational which included her first career ranked win over Ole Miss' Marie Casares ... Registered a 3-4 mark in the fall ... Teamed with Hortense Boscher and Kiro ... Went 1-2 with Boscher at the OU Fall Invitational ... Advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2014 ITA Texas Regional Championships with Kiro ... Teamed with Kiro again at the Ole Miss Fall Invitational, recording a 1-1 record ... Duo lost to No. 51 Erin Stephens and Iris Verboven of Ole Miss, before upending No. 4 Georgia's tandem of Ellen Perez and Mariana Gould.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
One of four players signed to the most decorated recruiting class in program history ... a five-star blue chip signee, she is the highest rated prep player in program history to sign with the Lady Raiders ... rated the No. 1 player in the state of Hawai'i and the No. 10 recruit in the United States, according to TennisRecruiting.com ... her IMG tennis RPI is 6 ... was ranked No. 23 as a junior by the USTA ... won the 2014 USTA National Collegiate Clay Court Championships West Penn Amateur in Pittsburgh ... won the 2011 Muriel Osborne Hawaii Tennis Award ...... won the 2013 USTA U18 Girls Hawai'i-Pacific Regional in October ... won the Hilo Fall Junior Sectional in September ... advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2013 USTA Girls U18 National Championships ... won the 2013 USTA U18 Regional in Irvine, Calif. In July ... advanced to the semifinals at the 2013 USTA National Open in Lakewood, Calif., in July ... won the Holua Junior Open in February, 2013 ... a two-time Hawai'i state finalist at Waiakea High School ... two-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation champion ... hits left ... chose Texas Tech over Illinois, Oregon, Pepperdine and Purdue.
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vs. Ranked
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SINGLES
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Overall
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Dual
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Tour
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Big 12
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Nat'l
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Reg'l
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| 2017-18 | 18-4 | 15-4 | 3-0 | 3-2 | -- | -- | 0-1 | 5-0 | 10-3 | -- | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 12-12 | 11-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | -- | -- | 3-4 | 5-5 | 3-1 | -- | 1-2 | 0-0 |
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2015-16
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27-9
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16-6
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11-3
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5-2
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3-1
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8-5
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5-0
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--
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--
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5-3
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0-0
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2014-15
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26-10
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16-4
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10-6
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5-1
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6-2
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10-2
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--
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--
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5-4
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11-5
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CAREER
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83-35
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58-24
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25-11
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15-9
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3-1
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14-7
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18-7
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10-5
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13-4
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15-12
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11-5
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DOUBLES
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Overall
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Dual
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Tour
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Big 12
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1
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2
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3
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Nat'l
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Reg'l
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| 2017-18 | 12-10 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 4-1 | 11-7 | -- | -- | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2016-17 | 16-11 | 14-9 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 11-8 | 3-1 | -- | 5-6 | 0-0 |
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2015-16
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21-17
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14-11
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7-6
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3-4
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8-8
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6-3
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0-3
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0-0
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2014-15
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18-15
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14-8
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4-7
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5-3
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2-3
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12-5
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1-3
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0-4
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CAREER
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67-53
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53-35
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14-18
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18-10
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24-18
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11-9
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18-8
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11-18
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0-4
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