2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

Kristella Cruz
Kristella Cruz

Lea Karren

Lea Karren

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Saint Gabriel Pont I’Abbé
  • Hometown:
    Pont I’Abbé, France

Summary

Biography

2023-24 (Senior) Spring Season: Singles – Went 8-13 and was 1-5 in WAC play, moving between the No. 2 and No. 3 spots and playing twice at No. 1… Defeated UTEP’s Hanna Telzynska 7-5, 6-4… Defeated UC Riverside’s Kamya Nair 6-2, 7-6 (7:1)… Won back-to-back matches over North Dakota’s Jule Schulte 6-2, 6-4 and Lamar’s Marika Mueller 6-2, 6-1… Beat SFA’s Jemma Cave 6-4, 6-4… Doubles – Was 7-13 with five partners… Played seven matches at No. 1 and 12 matches at No. 2… Beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Emma Aucagne/Naomi McKenzie 6-0 with Marjorie Souza in the top spot… Won three completed matches in a row, including victories over TAMUK and Texas State with Kristal Dule and a win at UC San Diego with Yaiza Vazquez… Defeated North Dakota’s Jule Schulte/Nore Heinitz 7-5 and Lamar’s Saloni Tamang/Natalia Turczuk 6-3 in consecutive matches with Vazquez… Fall Season: Was 1-1 in singles and doubles… Beat Utah State’s Zeynep Ozturk in singles and TAMUK’s Raina Zaffar/Luna Jokanovic with Valentina Urraco at the Jake Frederick Memorial Islander Open. 

2022-23 (Junior): Spring Season: Went 9-11 in singles, playing 12 matches at No. 1, and 13-7 in doubles ... Earned Doubles All-WAC Second Team honors after going 6-3 in conference with Barbara Martinez ... Named WAC Doubles Player of the Week with Martinez on March 29 ... Named UTRGV Comeback Athlete of the Year ... Defeated Texas State's Kiana Graham  6-2, 6-2 ... Defeated NM State's Anna Pinaieva 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-7) ... Defeated UT Arlington's Liz Chileno 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 1-0 (10-7) .. Defeated Sam Houston's Paula Cerda 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 ... Went on six-, four- and three-match win streaks with Martinez, picking up key victories over TAMUCC (Emma Aucagne/Palina Saulevich), Grand Canyon (Natasha Puehse/Santa Strombacha), NM State (Anna Pinaieva/Lisa Zhu) ... Fall Season: Went 5-1 in singles and 4-2 in doubles ... Won five consecutive singles matches to start the season ... Defeated TAMUCC's Palina Saulevich 6-7 (6), 6-0, 1-0 (8) and Angelo State's Eva Schwartz 6-4, 6-3 ... At Texas State Invitational, went 3-0 in singles. 

2021-22 (Sophomore): Spring Season: Went 3-6 in singles, missing significant time with an injury … Played four matches at No. 3 but also saw action in the top two flights … Returned to the court at the WAC Tournament and picked up a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Seattle U’s Jade Quintana … Was 6-3 in doubles with three partners – Isabelle Bahr (3-1), Marjorie Souza (2-2) and Barbara Martinez (1-0) … With Bahr, defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s No. 1 duo of Mariya Shumeika/Camille Townsend 7-6 (7-3) and Tarleton No. 1 duo Deniza Marcinkevica/Jemi Aguilar 6-4 … With Souza, defeated St. Mary’s No. 2 duo Bailey Godwin/Ashley Penshorn 6-4 … Strung together five consecutive doubles victories … Fall Season: In singles, went 4-5 with victories over Lamar’s Alba Perez and Angela Vargas of St. Mary’s … Was 2-4 in doubles. 

2020-21 (Freshman): Went 9-4 in singles … defeated Dixie State’s Sabrina Longson 6-4, 6-3 … beat Seattle U’s Peggy Rooke 6-3, 6-2 … picked up seventh straight victory with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Chicago State’s Susana Andres … defeated New Mexico State’s Bella Nguyen 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 … defeated Sam Houston’s Petra Kaszas 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 … picked up the 6-4, 6-2 over St. Mary’s Alice Thane … beat St. Mary’s Abigail Csengery 6-0, 6-2 … defeated Texas A&M Kingsville’s Milou ter Morsche 6-3, 6-1 … picked up first career victory by defeating Texas A&M Kingsville’s Jana Knaab 6-2, 6-1 … Went 7-7 in doubles … with Valeria Montero, beat Seattle U’s Peggy Rooke and Michelle Bader 6-3 … defeated UTEP’s Vanessa Valdez and Lina Sachica 6-2 … picked up the 6-4 win over Chicago State’s Kristina Pukhaeva and Katarina Drazic … won fourth straight match with a 6-2 win over St. Mary’s Grace Bell and Janie Cheverie … beat St. Mary’s Elena Munoz and Abigail Csengery 6-4 … defeated Texas A&M Kingsville’s Milou ter Morsche and Jana Knaab 6-4 for the second win of the day … picked up first doubles victory of the season by defeating Texas A&M Kingsville’s Milou ter Morsche and Jana Knaab 6-0.

2017-20 (Prep Tennis): Spent junior year at Jourdanton High School as an exchange student ... became the first player in school history to win the Texas State 3A Singles Championship while helping her team to district and regional championships ... went undefeated without dropping a set in her championship run and was named to the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Team ... recognized by VYPE San Antonio as one of the top-10 athletes of the year ... member of the regional team for the French National Championship helping her team to multiple regional championships. 

Off the Court: Daughter of Herve and Anne ... has two brothers, Quentin and Vincent ... majoring in marketing.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'5"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'5"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'5"