Hall of Fame
Barbara Gonzales is the third-winningest player in program history with 107 total career wins. She ranks third in program history in career doubles wins with 52 and fourth in career singles wins with 55. Gonzales recorded the second-highest single-season wins total in program history in 1990 with 39, including 18 doubles wins with Mary Jane Mayer, tied for the third-highest total, and 21 singles wins, tied for the fourth-highest total. In 1989, Gonzales earned 17 doubles win with Gail MacIssac, tied for the fifth-highest single-season total in program history. The 1989 team won the American South Conference Championship and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
"It's an honor for me to be an inductee into the Hall of Fame," Gonzales said. "I can't tell you how excited I was to see our cross country teams, including my former roommates, Shanna and Vanessa. I am blessed to be inducted with so many incredible people.
"I am grateful he hung up the phone on me when I thought I wanted to leave the Valley. Dad, you were right. Staying at UTPA and playing tennis was the best thing for me. The Rio Grande Valley is my home."
