Maria Santos

K-State Women's Tennis competes at the K-State Invitational, September 21, 2024.

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Tennis Practice

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K-State Women's Tennis

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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cortegaça, Portugal

HONORS

2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2025 ITA Scholar Athlete
2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
2024 ITA Scholar Athlete
2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 ITA Scholar Athlete
2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

Santos' Career Records (updated April 23, 2025)
Overall Career Singles Record: 31-29
Career Singles Record in Tournaments: 14-10
Career Singles Record in Dual Matches: 17-19
Career Singles Record in Big 12 Matches: 8-8

Career Singles Record in Two-Set Matches: 22-24 (6-6 Big 12)
Career Singles Record in Three-Set Matches: 6-2 (2-1 Big 12)
*retired one match

Career Record vs. ITA Ranked Opponents: 1-1

Overall Career Doubles Record: 22-38
Career Doubles Record in Tournaments: 9-17
Career Doubles Record in Dual Matches: 12-20
Career Doubles Record in Big 12 Matches: 7-15

Career Positional Record
Singles
No. 1: 0-0
No. 2: 0-2
No. 3: 0-2
No. 4: 5-4
No. 5: 2-5
No. 6: 9-6

Doubles
No. 1: 1-3
No. 2: 4-13
No. 3: 7-4

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)

Won her second career three-set match in Big 12 play over BYU (4/3) defeating Sue Yan Tan 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Against Utah (4/5) with partner Veronika Kulhava they helped the Wildcats earn the doubles point over Sam Horwood and Dylan Lolofie 7-5.
Helped clinch the doubles point with partner Veronika Kulhava against Arizona (3/21) over Zoya Chulak and Martyna Ostrzygalo 6-1.
Won her 30th singles match as a Wildcat in a third consecutive win and first against a ranked opponent with #49 Gracie Epps from Oklahoma State (3/14) in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
Won back-to-back singles matches against Cincinnati (3/7) and West Virginia (3/9). Against the Bearcats she beat Milica Popovski 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) before defeating the Mountaineers' Maja Dodik 6-4, 6-3. With partner Veronika Kulhava they defeated WVU's Byers and Dodik 6-4.
Won consecutive doubles matches with partner Veronika Kulhava against #44 UCF (2/28) Olivia Bergler and Jade Psonka, 6-1, and Gabriela Cortes and Sophie Schouten against Houston (3/1) 6-2.
With doubles partner Veronika Kulhava against Rice (2/23) they defeated Divna Ratkovic and Nithesa Selvaraj 6-4.
With doubles partner Veronika Kulhava against #51 Angella Okutoyi and Merna Refaat of Auburn (2/15) they had the match tied up at 4-4 before it went unfinished.
During the doubleheader against Drake (1/25) she won both matches, competing in an 8-game pro set against Tess Caldicott 8-3, before winning a second set via forfeit. With partner Veronika Kulhava they were successful in doubles play at 6-2.
Went undefeated in singles matches to start the spring at the Duel in the Desert (1/16-18), including one three set win. With partner Veronika Kulhava in doubles play, the two went 1-2.

FALL TOURNAMENTS

Qualified for the ITA Central Sectional after reaching the doubles semifinals at the ITA Central Regional (10/9-13) with partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav. They won four straight matches before losing to Maria Berlanga and Lily Hutchings from Tulsa 6-7 (6-8), 5-7. She also competed in three singles matches, with one win.
During the SMU Invitational (10/4-5) she claimed two singles wins, including a tiebreaker second set over Utah's Emma Valletta, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
Hosting the first tournament of the season in the K-State Invitational (9/20-22) she went 2-1 in singles competition and 1-1 in doubles play. Both of her singles wins were in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 over USF's Niroshan and 6-2, 6-4 over WSU's Whitaker.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)

During the Big 12 Tournament on April 17 against TCU, she was victorious over Helena Narmont in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. She and doubles partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav competed in a match against Raquel Caballero and Chiho Mushika, 6-4.
Won consecutive matches against UCF's Donatella Guarnieri 6-4, 6-0 on April 5 and then against Gabriela Cortes from Houston, 6-3, 6-4 on April 7.
Defeated Cincinnati's Isabel Pacheco in three sets, 7-5, 5-7, 14-12 on March 28. With doubles partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav, they clinched the doubles point against West Virginia 7-6 (7-1).
Playing in doubles for the first time in the spring with partner Vanesa Suarez, they went 1-1 against BYU (March 7) losing 6-3 and Texas Tech (March 9) winning 6-1.
Was victorious against Fordham (Feb. 17) with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Julianne Nguyen in the no. 6 spot.
Won her fourth straight singles match in the no. 6 spot in the K-State loss against Denver (Feb. 2), and went unfinished against Iowa (Feb. 3) in the third set, 6-3, 5-7, 4-1 against Pia Kranholdt.
Extended her singles win streak to 3, being victorious against Wichita State (Jan. 26) in three sets and against South Dakota (Jan. 28) in an 8-game pro set.
In the first match of the year against Drake (Jan. 20) she defeated Nicole Lee 6-3, 6-3 in the no. 6 spot.

FALL TOURNAMENTS

Won four straight matches at the Big 12 Fall Invite winning the individual singles champion in the yellow draw. During the tournament she won her first three-set match against Trencheva from Houston.
During the ITA Central Regional she went 1-2 in singles matches, losing a close one to Aiva Schmitz from Minnesota in a two set tiebreaker, 6-7, 6-7 (4-7).

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)

Last competed on Feb. 24 against SMU, did not compete rest of season due to injury.
Won her first singles match on Feb. 11 against Amy Leather of Tulsa, 6-3, 6-4.
Joined the team before the start of the spring season in January.

PRIOR TO K-STATE

Competed primarily in the Junior ITF in 2022 in 15 tournaments.
Was 14-11 in doubles matches, winning the J3 Lousada tournament in May.
Went 9-15 in singles matches, advanced to the main draw semifinals in the J2 Hammamet.