2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

Claudia Althans

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Gilmour Academy
  • Hometown Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST (Second Team) 2017-18
BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week April 9, 2019
BIG EAST Notable Performance April 25, 2018
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
 
SINGLES Overall Tourn. Dual 1 2 3
2017-18 17-6 5-1 12-5 9-5 3-0
2018-19 14-11 4-1 10-10 3-5 7-5
2019-20 8-6 4-2 4-4 0-1 4-3
2020-21 7-4 0-0 7-4 7-4
TOTAL 46-27 13-4 33-23 3-6 27-17 3-0
 
DOUBLES Overall Tourn. Dual 1 2 3
2017-18 19-7 5-2 14-5 2-0 12-5
2018-19 14-8 4-2 10-6 10-6
2019-20 10-3 5-3 5-0 5-0
2020-21 8-2 0-0 8-2 1-0 7-2
TOTAL 51-20 14-7 37-13 18-6 7-2 12-5

Career: Competed for the Wildcats from the 2017-18 through 2020-21 seasons … Earned second team All-BIG EAST honors as a freshman … Two-time BIG EAST weekly award winner … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and appeared eight times on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … Owned a career record of 46-27 (.630) in singles action and a 51-20 (.718) mark in doubles play … Won a total of 97 collegiate matches combining singles and doubles … In tournament action compiled a 13-4 singles record and was the champion of the top flight at Bucknell in consecutive years as a sophomore and a junior … Went 33-23 in dual matches while playing exclusively in the top three positions in the lineup … Tallied singles wins in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Championship versus Marquette as a sophomore and Creighton as a senior … Her success in doubles competition included a 14-7 mark in tournaments and a 37-13 record in dual matches … Won more than 60 percent of her doubles matches all four years.
 
2020-21: Played exclusively in the No. 2 singles position and tied for the team lead with seven wins on the year … Tallied a 7-4 (.636) record which included a win in straight sets against Creighton in the quarterfinal round of the BIG EAST Championship … During the regular season posted wins over BIG EAST foes St. John’s, Providence, Connecticut and Seton Hall to help Villanova win the team result in each of those matches … Had an overall record of 8-2 in doubles matches, including a 6-2 mark when paired with junior Emily Strande in the No. 2 doubles spot … She and Strande were 6-1 winners over Creighton in the BIG EAST Championship and tallied wins over Lehigh, Temple, Providence, Connecticut and Penn earlier in the year … Part of a strong trio at the top of the Villanova lineup which included junior Annalise Klopfer and fellow senior Lexi DeNucci: all three totaled 15 wins on the year between singles and doubles play.
 
2019-20: Led the team with 10 doubles victories on the year, going 10-3 (.769) overall and a perfect 5-0 in dual matches with both Kaylan Rotman and Lindsay Zimmermann as her partners … Also was 8-6 (.571) in singles action, including 4-4 in dual competition … Tallied three consecutive victories in straight sets against Lehigh, St. John’s and Towson at the No. 2 singles spot … Won the A Flight title at the Bucknell Invitational in the fall … Played at the No. 1 doubles position in all of her dual matches … She and Rotman clinched the doubles point against George Mason with a 6-1 decision … The pair also teamed up to win the Flight 1 title at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational, where they defeated teammates Carina Burdick and Lexi DeNucci in the final … She and DeNucci were paired together at the season-opening Bucknell Invite and advanced to the final of the A Flight bracket.
 
2018-19: Compiled a record of 14-11 (.560) in singles action and 14-8 (.636) in doubles play … One of three players on the team to win at least 10 singles matches in dual competition … Went 10-10 in those matches, including a 3-5 mark at the No. 1 position and a 7-5 record at No. 2 singles … Split a pair of matches at the BIG EAST Championship, including a 6-0, 6-3 win over an opponent from Marquette and a narrow loss in three sets to a DePaul opponent in the conference semifinals … Won the Flight 1 singles title at the Bison Invite … Finished fourth on the team in doubles victories for the year … All 22 of her doubles matches were played with senior Lindsey Evans as her partner … The pair went 10-6 in duals, with all of those matches coming at the No. 1 position … They defeated their opponents from Marquette by a 7-5 score to clinch the doubles point in a quarterfinal match at the BIG EAST Championship … She and Evans advanced to the championship match of the Flight 1 doubles bracket at the Bison Invite.
 
2017-18: Made an immediate impact on the Wildcats during a strong freshman season … Tied for the team lead in singles victories and led Villanova in doubles wins … Her overall records for the year were 17-6 (.739) in singles competition and 19-7 (.731) in doubles play … Tallied a 12-5 singles mark in dual matches while playing at the second (9-5) and third (3-0) positions … Won her final five decisions of the regular season against Saint Joseph’s, Providence, Seton Hall, La Salle and Georgetown … Advanced to the final of the Flight 1 singles bracket at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational during the fall … Had a doubles record of 14-5 in dual matches … She and Paulina Bajet combined to go 9-5 at the No. 3 doubles spot … Also went 3-0 at No. 3 doubles with Carina Burdick and Zoe Speaker as her partners … Twice moved up to No. 1 doubles and teamed with Lindsey Evans for a pair of wins.
 
Gilmour Academy: Earned four varsity letters in tennis and two in lacrosse during her scholastic career … Placed third in the state singles tournament in 2016 … Also played in the state tournament in doubles in both 2015 and 2016 … Named the News-Herald Player of the Year in 2014 … Earned Academic All-Ohioan honors in 2015 and 2016 … Winner of the Lacer Award of Leadership … Inducted to the National Honor Society in 2016 and 2017 … Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
 
Personal: Born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio … One of five children of Mike and Julie Althans … Has four siblings: Ali, Olivia, Jake and Alex … Father played college golf at Richmond … Chose to attend Villanova for the opportunity to pursue a Nursing degree while competing with a Division I tennis program … Nursing major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior