2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

Akalina Sanchez
Akalina Sanchez
Akalina Sanchez
Dave Clower

Christel Amsallem

Christel Amsallem

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Lycée Emmanuel Mounier
  • Hometown:
    Chatenay-Malabry, France

Summary

Biography

2015-16 (Senior): Did not compete during the fall or the spring seasons.

2014-15 (Junior): Went 5-15 in singles and 6-14 in doubles in the dual match season … defeated Chicago State’s Fatih Huckabee 7-6, 6-2 (4/4) … picked up her first conference victory after defeating Seattle U’s Barbara Carey 6-3, 7-5 (3/21) … won her second straight match after defeating Missouri State’s Mackenzie Rozell 6-1, 6-1 (3/13) … recorded a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Incarnate Word’s Sarah Savedra (2/27) … posted first win of the season when she defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Tabata Lua 6-2, 6-2 at home (2/1) … In doubles, teamed with Natacha Minc to defeat Kansas City’s Marina Albert and Linda Ammar Mohoub 8-3 (4/5) … partnered with Dominique Esparza to pick up an 8-3 conference win over Grand Canyon’s Lana Macukat and Lana Rinaldi (3/20) … Won her second straight match after teaming with Dominique Esparza to defeat Missouri State’s Mackenzie Rozell and Abbey Belote 8-3 (3/13) … partnered with Dominique Esparza to defeated Incarnate Word’s Malisa Vatanadilok and Brianah Creek 8-3 (2/27) … posted first win of the season after defeating Prairie View A&M’s Maria Lackey and Capra Fellows 6-2 with teammate Lison Le Biavant (1/24) … Went 1-3 in singles and 2-1 in doubles in the fall tournament season … defeated Incarnate Word’s Taryn Stahl in straight sets at the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open … teamed with Mariana Ranzahuer to defeat Lamar’s team of Hanna Elfving and Teodora Stefanovic at the Marco & Co. Catering Islanders Open and then Prairie View A&M’s duo of Sydney Thomas and Maria Lackey at the Texas State Play Day.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Went 12-5 in singles competition and 8-7 in doubles competition in the dual season … defeated Incarnate Word’s Brianha Creek 6-0, 6-0 (3/21) … beat Oral Roberts’ Mairead Cleary 6-1, 6-3 (3/13) … won five matches in a row after defeating Louisiana Lafayette’s Julieette Clement 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 (3/9), Alcorn State’s Merlin Tipp 6-3, 6-3 (3/8), Prairie View A&M’s Sydney Thomas 6-2, 6-2 (3/6), Kansas City’s Linda Ammar Mouhoub 6-4, 6-2 (3/2) and Texas A&M Kingsville’s Tabata Lua 6-0, 6-1 (2/28) … recorded a 7-6, 6-2 victory over South Dakota State’s Beatriz Souza (2/23) … won three straight road matches after defeating Valparaiso’s Michele Fredlake 6-1, 6-0 (2/21), Incarnate Word’s Taryn Strahl 6-3, 7-5 (2/16) and Texas State’s Katy Collins 6-2, 4-6, 12-10 (2/15) … recorded a 3-6, 6-0, 10-4 over Prairie View A&M’s Maria Lackey (2/2) … In doubles, partnered with Wanda Beguelin … defeated Nicholls State’s Isla Brock and Emma Kranendonk 8-2 (3/12) … beat Alcorn State’s Kersten Vanem and Sumeera Kamil 8-5 (3/8) and Grambling State’s Aluwatomisin Kassim and Tabitha Nankya 8-1 (3/7) … recorded an 8-1 victory over Kansas City’s Dimitra Stavrianakou and Amalle Amsallem (3/2) … beat Texas A&M Kingsville’s Mariaxi Herrera and Marija Dimitrovska 8-4 (2/28) … picked up an 8-3 victory over Chicago State’s Faith Huckabee and Carynne Lloyd (2/22) … defeated Valparaiso’s team of Kristin Zakiewicz and Kaitlyn Hamel 8-7 (2/21) … recorded an 8-7 victory over Texas State’s Jessica Kahts and Ana Laura Gutierrez (2/15) … Went 1-5 in singles and 1-4 in doubles during the fall tournament season … defeated Texas State’s Katy Collins 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at the Texas State Play Day … in doubles, teamed with Didi Fatchikova to defeat Sam Houston State’s Karen Martinez and Isabella Costa 8-1 at the Bearkat Classic.
 
2012-13 (Freshman, University of Arkansas at Little Rock): Went 10-6 (3-1 Sun Belt Conference) in dual singles and 7-6 (1-1 SBC) in dual doubles … Played primarily at No. 6 in singles, going 8-4, while also going 2-1 at No. 5 … Went 4-4 at No. 2 doubles and 3-2 at No. 3 … In tournament play, won the doubles main draw E championship at the KU Fall Invitational.
 
Prep Career: Played for US Metro in 2012 and 2013, TC Arsenal from 2007-11 and TC Clamart from 1997-2006 … Over her last three years, played No. 1 and No. 2 singles as well as No. 1 doubles … In 2012, finished the year ranked third in France and with a victory at T.M. Morangis as well as a runner up finish at Garden TC St. Jean De Mont, where she fell to the No. 1 player in the country … Also ranked third in 2011, picking up a victory at TC Villebon and finishing runner up at TC Aubergenville, where she fell to the No. 1 player in the country … Won the French Championship in Badminton for her high school, Lycée Emmanuel Mounier, in 2010.
 
Off the Court: Daughter of Jacques Amsallem and Sophie De Saintilan … Mother has been a line umpire for the French Open (Roland Garros) since 1989 … Has one brother, Florian, and one sister, Amélie, who played tennis at Kansas City, a Western Athletic Conference opponent … Majoring in kinesiology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'4"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'4"