2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Katia de la Garza
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- High School:
- Preparatoria 16
- Prev School:
- West Alabama
2020-21 (Sr.) - Earned Second-Team All-Conference USA accolades for singles and doubles ... Marked the first time Southern Miss had two All-Conference performers since 2017 ... Went 6-3 and 6-1, respectively, as well as a combined 7-1 against C-USA opponents ... Played No. 1 singles for all but two matches ... Went to two tiebreakers against Mississippi State's Tamara Racine in the opener, who ended up No. 14 nationally in doubles ... All her victories came in straight-sets ... Finished 17-3 in doubles her final two years, competing almost exclusively with freshmen.
2019-20 (Jr.) – Appeared in 10 singles matches… Posted a 9-1 record between first and second singles… Rattled off a five-match win streak to start the season… Ended the season on a four-match win streak which included a 6-2, 6-1 against UTSA on Feb. 22… Appeared in all 12 doubles matches… Posted an 11-1 record at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles with Monique Burton and Warisara Lee… Started her junior doubles campaign by claiming her first 10 matches… Paired with Lee, the duo handled UTSA’s second pairing en route to a 6-2 victory on Feb. 22.
2018-19 (So.) – Appeared in 14 singles matches in her first season with the Golden Eagles… Posted a 10-3 record between courts three and four… Won 10 of her first 11 matches, including her first six… Appeared in 16 doubles matches with Tanit Lopez and Monique Burton… Posted a 10-2 record at No. 3 doubles… Picked up a 6-1 win on April 18 against UTSA at the C-USA Championships… Was tabbed C-USA Female Tennis Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30 after posting wins over FAMU, Jackson State, and Alcorn State.
2017-18 (Fr./West Alabama): Compiled an overall record of 12-6 at the No. 1 singles position for the Tigers… Finished 16-2 as a member of the No. 1 doubles pairing… Ranked No. 21 nationally in doubles… Named First Team All-Gulf South Conference.High School: Has won state, region and section tournaments over the last three years ... Won four national titles in 2016 ... Twice played in pre-World Cup matches against American, Canadian and Puerto Rican opponents ... First place in 2014 National Olympics and second place in doubles ... Owned No. 1 national ranking from 2013-2016 ... Grabbed second place in singles and first in doubles in Queretaro, while winning singles in Leon ... Has been ranked as high as 912 in the women's professional tour doubles while competing as an amateur ... Made quarterfinals of the 50K Tampico in October of 2016.
Personal: Katia De La Garza ... Daughter of Alejandra Valdez and Mario De la Garza ... Has two sisters, Melissa (21) and Linda (12) and a brother, Mario (7) ... Communications major.
