2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
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Rodriguez Cruz, Clary
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Clary Rodriguez Cruz
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gurabo, Puerto Rico
- High School:
- University of Puerto Rico High
Bio
2016-17: Finished with a 15-11 record playing primarily No. 5 singles and a 12-14 record playing primarily No. 1 doubles with Ryshena Providence…named Colonial Athletic Association Doubles Performer of the Week on Feb. 15…earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...advanced to the third round of the doubles main draw at ITA Northeast Regionals…beat an NJIT duo, 8-4, in the first round before outlasting a UMass pair in the second, 8-7 (8)…helped the Dragons to a 16-9 (2-3 CAA) record on the year, breaking the single-season team mark for wins…had a season-long winning streak of seven in singles…competed in Flight B singles and doubles at the Cissie Leary Invitational…finished runner-up in Flight 3 singles and won the Flight 1 doubles consolation title at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…picked up a win in both Flight C singles and Flight A doubles at the Quinnipiac Invitational.
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...recorded a 14-12 singles record, playing primarily in the No. 2 position…went 12-10 in doubles, playing primarily in the top spot with Honami Yazawa…named to the CAA All-Academic Team…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team...qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals draw in singles and doubles…over winter break, crowned the doubles champion, as well as singles runner-up, at the Puerto Rico National Tennis Tournament in Bayamon, Puerto Rico…named CAA Women’s Doubles Performer of the Week with Yazawa on April 5…won the Flight B singles title at the Quinnipiac Invitational…advanced to the Flight B doubles semifinals with Anisiya Simpson at the Cissie Leary Invitational…cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win against James Madison…earned a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 three-set win in the Dragons’ near upset of UNCW…came away with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Villanova…fought to a three-set, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win against Fordham…won both matches on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Fairfield and Sacred Heart…swept La Salle in singles and doubles.
2014-15: Led the team in singles wins with 18 in her first collegiate season… played primarily from the No. 3 position…had the most wins in doubles play (17) with partner Nicole Pivonka, playing primarily from the No. 1 spot…ranked No. 106 in the ITA national rankings prior to the spring season…earned ITA Scholar Athlete honors...qualified for ITA Northeast Regionals main draw doubles with Pivonka and beat Fordham, 8-6, in the first round…won the Flight 2 singles championship in her first ever collegiate match at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…crowned the Flight A doubles champion with partner Nicole Pivonka at the Villanova Invitational…defeated Towson in a tough straight-sets match, 6-4, 7-5…earned the 6-3, 6-3 win over Hofstra…downed Saint Joseph’s, 7-5, 6-3…beat James Madison, 6-2, 6-1…earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Villanova…beat Delaware in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, on Senior Day…made quick work of NJIT, 6-3, 6-3, and Wagner, 6-1, 6-1…beat Lafayette and Lehigh in straight sets…downed La Salle, 6-1, 6-3, in the first match of the spring season.
Background: Represented Puerto Rico in the World Junior Team Tennis and Junior Fed Cup team competitions, with an overall 7-3 record in doubles… has won singles and doubles tournaments in USTA Caribbean tournaments, as well as played in ITF and national USTA events… tournament appearances include the National Clay Courts, Intersectionals, and Zone team events… has been ranked number one in doubles in the USTA Caribbean and is currently ranked number three in the girls under 18 combined ranking.
Personal: Daughter of Clarimar Cruz and Jorge Rodrigues… plans on majoring in chemical engineering.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2017
2016-17: 15-11 | 12-14
2015-16: 14-12 | 12-10
2014-15: 18-5 | 17-6
Overall: 47-28 | 41-30
2015-16: CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient...recorded a 14-12 singles record, playing primarily in the No. 2 position…went 12-10 in doubles, playing primarily in the top spot with Honami Yazawa…named to the CAA All-Academic Team…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team...qualified for the ITA Northeast Regionals draw in singles and doubles…over winter break, crowned the doubles champion, as well as singles runner-up, at the Puerto Rico National Tennis Tournament in Bayamon, Puerto Rico…named CAA Women’s Doubles Performer of the Week with Yazawa on April 5…won the Flight B singles title at the Quinnipiac Invitational…advanced to the Flight B doubles semifinals with Anisiya Simpson at the Cissie Leary Invitational…cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win against James Madison…earned a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 three-set win in the Dragons’ near upset of UNCW…came away with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Villanova…fought to a three-set, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win against Fordham…won both matches on the Dragons’ trip to Connecticut against Fairfield and Sacred Heart…swept La Salle in singles and doubles.
2014-15: Led the team in singles wins with 18 in her first collegiate season… played primarily from the No. 3 position…had the most wins in doubles play (17) with partner Nicole Pivonka, playing primarily from the No. 1 spot…ranked No. 106 in the ITA national rankings prior to the spring season…earned ITA Scholar Athlete honors...qualified for ITA Northeast Regionals main draw doubles with Pivonka and beat Fordham, 8-6, in the first round…won the Flight 2 singles championship in her first ever collegiate match at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational…crowned the Flight A doubles champion with partner Nicole Pivonka at the Villanova Invitational…defeated Towson in a tough straight-sets match, 6-4, 7-5…earned the 6-3, 6-3 win over Hofstra…downed Saint Joseph’s, 7-5, 6-3…beat James Madison, 6-2, 6-1…earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Villanova…beat Delaware in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, on Senior Day…made quick work of NJIT, 6-3, 6-3, and Wagner, 6-1, 6-1…beat Lafayette and Lehigh in straight sets…downed La Salle, 6-1, 6-3, in the first match of the spring season.
Background: Represented Puerto Rico in the World Junior Team Tennis and Junior Fed Cup team competitions, with an overall 7-3 record in doubles… has won singles and doubles tournaments in USTA Caribbean tournaments, as well as played in ITF and national USTA events… tournament appearances include the National Clay Courts, Intersectionals, and Zone team events… has been ranked number one in doubles in the USTA Caribbean and is currently ranked number three in the girls under 18 combined ranking.
Personal: Daughter of Clarimar Cruz and Jorge Rodrigues… plans on majoring in chemical engineering.
Career Record (singles/doubles at Drexel):
Through Spring 2017
2016-17: 15-11 | 12-14
2015-16: 14-12 | 12-10
2014-15: 18-5 | 17-6
Overall: 47-28 | 41-30
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