Women's Tennis 7/6/2020 10:07:00 AM Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Tennis Adds Four to 2020-21 Roster

Transfers from Akron and Louisiana-Lafayette and pair of freshmen

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina head tennis coach Bret Beaver today announced new additions to the 2020-21 roster for the upcoming season. The newcomers include transfers from Akron and Louisiana-Lafayette along with freshmen from Texas and Hungary.

Antonella Benavides • Spring, Texas • Oak High School

NOTES: Had a national high school ranking of 153 … Honored as Rookie of the Year as a freshman and earned third place in district play … She was a regional qualifier as a sophomore and state qualifier as a junior … Her senior campaign was cut short due to the CoVID-19 pandemic.

Beaver comments – "Antonella is an incoming freshman from Texas. She has national tournament experience. Antonella had a very decorated high school career and has success against top players in Texas."

Kata Foldeak • Budapest, Hungary • Vdrosmajori High School

NOTES: Ranked 17th, nationally in Hungary in 18 and under … In 2018 ranked 1493 internationally by the ITF juniors … Also in 2018 placed second in the Hungarian National Champion Outdoor Championships … Reached the quarterfinals of the Balatonboglar Tournament.

Beaver comments – "Kata is an incoming freshman from Hungry. She brings along with her a lot of international match experience. Kata is a top player coming out of Hungry and has had success at top national tournaments including winning the doubles title in the most recent national tournament."

Hoda Habib • Houston, Texas • University of Louisiana-Lafayette

NOTES: Arrives at Western Carolina as a transfer from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette … She is transferring in as a junior and will have two seasons with the Catamounts … Spent two seasons with the Ragin' Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette … As a freshman tallied a 4-12 overall record playing singles but played at the No. 2 and 3 spots in the lineup…Recorded most singles wins at the No. 2 spot of the lineup posting a 3-5 record…Added a 5-9 record playing doubles playing six matches in the No. 1 spot … Before the halt of the 2020 season, due to the CoVID-19 pandemic, had a record of 2-1 in singles play.

Beaver comments – "Hoda is a junior transfer from a very high-level Louisiana Lafayette team. Her experience in a tough conference will be very valuable to our team. Hoda is a very hard worker that is constantly looking to improve her game."

Anna Uljanov • Schweinfurt, Germany • University of Akron

NOTES: Arrive at Western Carolina as a transfer from the University of Akron for her senior season … Spent three seasons with Akron … As a junior, she participated in the ITA Midwest Regional Championships where she won three consecutive matches in the qualifying rounds including an upset of No. 7 ranked Marie Mayerona of Eastern Michigan, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the Round of 16 to advance to the Main Draw … In her sophomore season, she was named to the 2019 second-team All-MAC, Academic All-MAC, and 2019 MAC All-Tournament Team … She finished her sophomore spring season 19-5 playing the No. 2-3 sports … As a freshman went 13-7 in the spring, playing the 3-5 positions … She went 6-2 in MAC play, including a six-match winning streak … Was the sole winner against defending MAC champion and undefeated Buffalo with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Lolade Ogungbesan at No. 3 … Overall, she went 47-25 in singles for Akron and 35-29 in doubles.

Beaver comments – "Anna is a senior transfer from a very strong Akron team. She has conference finals experience along with a very decorated resume both in conference and non-conference play during her time at Akron."

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