Biography
2021-22 (Senior): Finished UTRGV career ranked eighth in program history with 37 career doubles wins … Spring Season: Was 4-7 in singles … Picked up match-clinching victory over NJIT’s Shalom Salvi 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 … Defeated New Mexico State’s Miranda Bishard 6-4, 6-2 … Went 7-4 in doubles with two partners – Isabelle Bahr (6-3) and Barbara Martinez (1-1) … With Bahr, won four matches in a row … Defeated New Mexico State’s NatsukiNishimura/Bhargavi Kalaga 6-4 with Bahr ... Went 3-1 in WAC doubles with Bahr, beating Abilene Christian’s Eva Arranz/Ileana Mocciola 6-0, SFA’s Paula Cerda/Nyah Kauders 6-2 and Lamar's Jayci Wong/Ana Jolic 7-6 (7-5) … Fall Season: Went 1-2 in singles … In doubles, went 1-4.
2020-21 (Junior): Went 5-17 in singles … defeated Seattle U’s Alisa Sabotic 6-1, 7-5 … beat Houston’s Laura Slisane 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 … defeated Chicago State’s Katarina Drazic 6-4, 6-2 … picked up the 6-2, 6-4 win over St. Mary’s Abigail Csengery … recorded first win of the season by defeating Texas A&M Kingsville’s Jana Knaab 6-3, 6-3 …. went 10-9 in doubles … with Katarina Sasaroga, beat Dixie State’s Kyara Harames and Sabrina Longson 6-4 … defeated Seattle U’s Hannah Gianan and Jillian Rasmussen 6-4 … picked up a 6-2 win over Chicago State’s Susana Andres and Sofiya Sedovich for seventh straight victory … beat New Mexico State’s Chloe Gavino and Bella Nguyen 6-3 … picked up a 6-3 win over Sam Houston’s Constandena Nicolaou and Andrijana Brkic … picked up second win of the day with 6-3 victory over St. Mary’s Abigail Csengery and Marina Vigil … defeated St. Mary’s Gabi Ioannou and Marina Vigil 6-0 … picked up second victory over Texas A&M Kingsville’s Alessa Maier and Raina Zaffar 6-1 … defeated Texas A&M Kingsville’s Alessa Maier and Raina Zaffar 6-2 … With Valeria Montero, defeated Tarleton’s Mihaela Codreanu and Jemi Aguilar 6-3 … with Sandra Putz, defeated C. Israel-Lewis and Nikita Pradeep 6-3.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Spring Season: Went 3-8 in singles … defeated Laredo Community College’s Evelyn Hernandez 6-1, 6-0 … beat Lamar’s Jasmin Buchta 1-6, 7-6, 14-11 … picked up first win of the season by defeating Stephen F. Austin’s Darinka Tiboldi 7-5, 7-6 … went 3-7 in doubles … teamed with Sandra Putz … teamed with Putz to defeat Laredo Community College’s Evelyn Hernandez and Hannia Alvarado 6-1 for their third straight win … with Putz, defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Maya Donkor and Victoria Romanovskaia 6-1 … partnered with Putz to record first win of the season by defeating Incarnate Word’s Jelena Dordan and Sara Djurdjevic 6-2 ... Fall Season: Went 6-5 in singles … beat Sam Houston State’s Stevie Ybarra 6-1, 6-1 at Bearkat Invitational … defeated Sam Houston State’s Sofia Muricia 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 in the opening round of the ITA Regional Tournament … opened the Ragin’ Cajun Hidden Dual with a 1-6, 6-4, 10-5 win over Louisiana’s Hoda Habib … won the “E” Draw Championship by defeated Incarnate Word’s Alejandra Landaluce 7-6, 6-2, UTSA’s Diya Menon 6-2, 6-3, and teammate Kristyna Mamicova 6-4, 6-0 at the Islander Open … Went 4-5 in doubles … teamed with Sandra Putz to defeat Texas State’s Josefina Cassara and Rishona Lewis 7-5 at the Bearkat Invitational … with Putz, defeated Texas State’s Andrea Fuchs and Alyssa Zayat 8-6 at the ITA Regional Tournament … with Putz, defeated Louisiana’s Floraine Picaut and Dana Radovanovic 7-6 at the Ragin’ Cajuns Hidden Dual … partnered with Kristyna Mamicova to defeat Trinity’s Ashley DeBauge and Nicole Marklewicz 6-3 at the Islander Open.
2018-19 (Freshman): Spring Season: 0-1 in singles and 9-9 in doubles … teamed with Sandra Putz … beat Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Valerie Ruiz and Loren Tristan 7-5 … picked up a 6-1 win over UMKC’s Thanushree Vale and Katie Fries … beat Seattle U’s Hannah Grossman and Kali McCollister 6-2 … opened WAC play with a 6-1 win over Chicago State’s Kristina Pukhavea and Lizi Morgoshia … defeated Laredo Community College’s Priscilla Morales and Evelyn Hernandez 6-1 … picked up the 6-4 victory over Houston’s Phonexay Chitdara and Jovana Vukovic … defeated Lamar’s Sanja Jolic and Laura Sola Grau 6-2 … defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Vanessa Reinicke and Maria Maldonado 6-0 … opened the season with a 6-1 win over Baylor’s Katelyn Parker and Stephanie Adames … Fall Season: went 1-5 in singles … defeated Incarnate Word’s Taylor Parkinson at the Bearkat Invitational … went 3-3 in doubles … teamed with Dominique Ibarra to beat Sam Houston State’s Ema Barkovic and Petra Kaszas 6-3 at the Bearkat Invitational while also defeating Incarnate Word’s Jelena Dordan and Alejandra Tamayo 6-3 … teamed with Doris Aleksovska to beat Lamar’s Jasmin Buchta and V. Vital at the Islander Open.
Prep Tennis: In the fall of 2017, she won the Meridiana Open in Novi Sad, Serbia and also helped her club team win a championship ... In 2015, Sasaroga traveled to Florida to compete in three tournaments as she won the Candy Lake Championship while falling in the finals of the other two ... In 2013, she was ranked 16thin Sweden and third in her region.
Off the Court: Daughter of Slobodan and Diana Sasaroga ... has one sister, Sandra, and one brother, Stefan ... majoring in psychology.
