Villanova Univeristy Athletics

 

DOUBLES	Overall	Tourn.	Dual	3
2020-21	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
2021-22	3-8	3-4	0-4	0-4
2022-23	4-20	0-4	4-16
Total	7-28	3-8	4-20	0-4

 

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Career: Has shown a wealth of potential during her first two collegiate seasons … Owns career records of 12-18 in singles matches and a 3-8 mark in doubles competition … Her victories include eight singles wins in dual matches, with at least one victory at each of the No. 4 through No. 6 spots in the lineup … Built off a strong freshman campaign in 2020-21 and was one of the top performers on the team during the Fall 2021 tournament schedule … Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and four-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during her collegiate career.
 
2021-22: Posted records of 6-15 in singles matches and 3-8 in doubles matches on the year … One of the teams top performers during the Fall tournament season when she went 4-5 in singles and 3-4 in doubles … Split two matches in the Flight 4 singles draw at the Villanova Invitational and notched her first win of the season against an opponent from Drexel … Posted a 3-0 record in singles competition at the Thunder in the Mountains tournament in West Virginia … The wins came against opponents from Marshall, Radford and Saint Francis … Teamed with Taylor Gould for a Flight 4 doubles win over Drexel at the Wildcats home tournament … Won doubles matches over Marshall with Olivia Kapp as her partner and Rhode Island while paired with freshman Emma Brogan … Won two dual singles matches during the Spring season … The wins came at No. 4 singles against Drexel and the No. 5 spot versus Saint Joseph’s.
 
2020-21: Enjoyed a terrific collegiate debut season and posted a 6-3 record in singles matches during the abbreviated spring campaign … Played in the fifth and sixth spots in the Villanova lineup and had a winning record in each position, going 2-1 at No. 5 singles and 4-2 in the sixth spot … In the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Championships clinched the team outcome for the Wildcats with her straight-sets win (6-3, 6-3) over Creighton at No. 6 singles … Won her collegiate debut at No. 6 singles in straight sets against Lehigh … Her other wins during the year came against Temple, Providence, Penn and Georgetown ... The victories against the Friars and the Hoyas came in the No. 5 spot in the lineup.
 
Club Tennis: Has trained at Cary Tennis Park since she was seven years old … Four-star recruit with a national recruiting ranking of #114 … Placed third in two national level 2 tournaments.
 
Panther Creek High School: Earned four varsity letters in tennis and played in the top singles position all four years … Two-time conference champion and state semifinalist in 2017 and 2018 … Team advanced to the state quarterfinals all four years … Four-time team MVP … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years.
 
Personal: Born 4/25/02 in Los Gatos, Calif. … Older of two children of Karl and Beate Steffen … Has a younger brother, Lukas (18) … Father played college tennis at UAB … Hobbies include skiing, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and going to the beach and lake … Chose to attend Villanova for the welcoming team atmosphere set by the coaching staff and for its excellent academic and athletic reputations … Also noted the team spirit of the women’s tennis program and the beautiful campus … Has yet to declare a major.