2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

Kristella Cruz
Kristella Cruz

Marjorie Souza

Marjorie Souza

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Goliath Academy
  • Hometown:
    Serra Negra, Brazil

Summary

Biography

2023-24 (Junior): Spring Season: Singles – Made the All-WAC Singles Second Team for the third consecutive year after going 16-5 in dual matches and 5-2 in the No. 1 spot during WAC play… Boasted a 15-4 record and a .789 winning percentage in the top flight… Won five matches in a row after dropping her first of the season, including a 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 win over Houston’s Laura Slisane, a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 win over UTEP’s Carlotta Mencaglia and a 6-1, 6-1 win over UIW’s Isid Hernandez Leon… Defeated Texas State’s Kiana Graham 6-4, 6-3… Went on a career-best seven-match winning streak in the middle of the season… Beat UC San Diego’s Kelly Leung 6-2, 0-6, 6-2… Beat North Dakota’s Sapir Sela 6-0, 7-5… Defeated Lamar’s Leah Kuruvilla 6-1, 6-0… Opened WAC play with three consecutive wins over Tarleton State’s Emma Persson 6-2, 6-7 (5:7), 1-0 (10:4), Abilene Christian’s Olivia Sears 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7:5) and UT Arlington’s Tara Gorinsek 1-6, 7-6 (7:3), 2-0 (ret)… Beat Utah Tech’s Adi Venkatakrishnan 6-3, 6-4… Defeated SFA’s Ksenia Mamontova 6-1, 6-1... Doubles – Was 11-11 with four different partners… Went 3-4 in WAC play… Held a 10-9 record in the No. 1 spot and was 8-6 at No. 1 with Isabelle Bahr… Beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Emma Aucagne/Naomi McKenzie 6-0 with Lea Karren and won 6-4 in a rematch with Isabelle Bahr… Defeated Texas State’s Jadeh Chan/Mae McCutcheon 6-3 with Bahr… Won five matches in a row midway through the season (one with Yaiza Vazquez, four with Bahr) which included victories in the first two WAC matches over Tarleton State’s Martha Makantasi/Maretha Burger 6-4 and Abilene Christian’s Maria Cascos/Masha Vrsalovic 6-3 with Bahr… Beat SFA’s Felicia Back/Jemma Cave 6-2 with Bahr… Fall Season: Was 2-3 in singles and 2-2 in doubles with Isabelle Bahr… Beat Lamar’s Marika Mueller 6-1, 6-3 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Kateryna Rublevska 6-4, 6-0 at the Jake Frederick Memorial Islander Open… In doubles, defeated Sam Houston’s Paula Cerda/Roberta Sechi 8-6 in the Round of 64 at the ITA Texas Regional. 

2022-23 (Sophomore): Spring Season: Led the team with a 13-7 singles mark, playing 12 matches at No. 3, and was 11-7 in doubles ... Earned Singles All-WAC Second Team honors with an 8-1 record in conference play ... Won nine consecutive WAC singles matches to end the season, including a 6-2, 6-3 win over NM State's Valeriia Ivanovskaia at the conference tournament ... Defeated Texas State's Emily Niers, GCU's Anali Kocevar, UT Arlington's Sarina Reinertsen, among others ... Won five doubles matches in a row with Isabelle Bahr, defeating Houston (Azul Pedemonti/Maria Dzemeshkevich), TAMUCC (Naomi Moi McKenzie/Sofia Pinto) and Texas State (Mae McCutcheon, Mae/Kate Malazonia) ... Opened WAC play with three consecutive doubles wins over Tarleton (Elsa Boisson/Emma Persson), Abilene Christian (Masha Vrsalovic/Olivia Sears) and Grand Canyon (Anali Kocevar/Madeline Lamoreaux) with Bahr ... Fall Season: Went 6-2 in singles and 3-4 in doubles ... With Bahr, earned WAC Doubles Team of the Month for September ... Was 2-1 in the Singles A Draw at the UIW Cardinal Classic, beating Sofia Pinto (TAMUCC) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (7) and Sofia Franco Salcedo (UIW) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (5) ... Opened the fall season at the ITA Regional Championships, where she went 1-1 in singles with a win over Texas Tech's Camryn Stepp 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (4) and was 1-1 in doubles with Bahr, defeating Lamar's Jayci Wong/Anna Emma Shasteen 8-1. 

2021-22 (Freshman): Spring Season: Led the team with a 10-9 singles record, playing majority of matches at No. 2 while picking up two wins in the No. 1 flight  … Earned Singles All-WAC Second Team honors after going 3-2 in WAC play, tied for best conference record on team … Defeated Omaha’s Natalie Lorentz 6-4, 7-6 (7-1), Sam Houston’s Andjela Vidovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, Abilene Christian’s Allison Stewart 6-4, 6-3 and Lamar’s Ana Jolic 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 … Went 10-7 in doubles with three partners – Barbara Martinez (8-4), Lea Karren (2-2) and Stefanie Wilske (0-1) … With Martinez, was named to Doubles All-WAC Second Team after going 4-0 in conference doubles play … Picked up five consecutive wins, two with Karren and three with Martinez … With Martinez, defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Emma Aucagne/Emma Honore 6-3, Sam Houston’s Isidora Zivkovic/Andjela Vidovic 6-1, Abilene Christian’s Sylvia Viljoen/Allison Stewart 6-4, SFA’s Ainoa Fabre/Zala Ule 6-3, Lamar’s Noelia Lorca/Elena Tairyan 6-4 … With Karren, defeated Bailey Godwin/Ashley Penshorn of St. Mary’s 6-4 … Fall Season: Was 5-7 in singles … Beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Mariya Shumeika 6-3, 7-6 and Camille Townsend 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) … Went 5-6 in doubles, winning three consecutive matches with Isabelle Bahr.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    5'7"