Honors & Awards:
• WCC All-Academic Team Honorable Mention - 2016
• WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll - 2015 & 2016
Career-high ITA Singles Ranking: N/A
Career-high ITA Doubles Ranking: #58 (w/ Laura Claus, 3/26/13)
Junior (2014-15): Went 7-18 overall in singles and 4-9 in dual matches, playing mostly at the No. 4 and 5 spots... Went 10-13 overall in doubles with an 8-5 mark in dual matches... Went 7-3 at the No. 2 spot in dual doubles with Marta Stojanovic.
Sophomore (2013-2014): Played exclusively at the No. 1 spot in singles where she went 4-15 in dual matches and 6-19 overall... Went 9-15 in doubles and 7-13 in dual matches, playing primarily at the No. 1 with Marta Stojanovic... Posted a 2-2 overall singles record and a 1-1 overall doubles mark... Suffered a shoulder injury the majority of the fall season.
Freshman (2013): Blecher posted a 9-8 dual singles record, playing primarily at the No. 3 for the Toreros...Put together a five match win streak from March 12 to March 23... Clinched a 4-2 victory for the Toreros over No. 28 Arizona on February 9, 2013 with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 come from behind win... Went 7-6 in dual doubles and broke into the ITA rankings (with Laura Claus). The duo was ranked for the final month of the 2013 season, reaching as high as No. 58 on March 26, 2013.
High School/Juniors: Attended Rothberg High School... Achieved her highest ITF ranking of 527 in December of 2010.
Personal: Born April 3, 1994 in Petach Tikva, Israel... Daughter of Nir Blecher... Chose USD for the great location, the Jewish community, and for the tennis program... Was also recruited by Pepperdine, Clemson, VCU, Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee, and Winthrop... Enjoys going out with friends, spending time with family, listening to music, and going to the beach.
Major: English
Shani's Career Singles Records
| Season |
Overall |
Dual |
Tourn. |
vs. Ranked |
vs. WCC |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
No. 5 |
No. 6 |
| 2015-16 |
4-6 |
3-3 |
1-3 |
--- |
1-1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2-3 |
1-0 |
| 2014-15 |
7-18 |
4-9 |
3-9 |
--- |
1-4 |
--- |
--- |
0-1 |
2-5 |
2-3 |
--- |
| 2013-14 |
6-19 |
4-15 |
2-4 |
0-5 |
1-5 |
4-15 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| 2012-13 |
9-8 |
9-8 |
--- |
0-1 |
3-3 |
--- |
2-0 |
7-8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| Career |
26-51 |
20-35 |
6-16 |
0-6 |
6-13 |
4-15 |
2-0 |
7-9 |
2-5 |
4-6 |
1-0 |
Shani's Career Doubles Records
| Season |
Overall |
Dual |
Tourn. |
vs. Ranked |
vs. WCC |
No. 1 |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
| 2015-16 |
7-11 |
6-9 |
1-2 |
0-1 |
4-5 |
--- |
2-6 |
4-3 |
| 2014-15 |
10-13 |
8-5 |
2-8 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
--- |
7-3 |
1-2 |
| 2013-14 |
9-15 |
7-13 |
2-2 |
0-1 |
3-6 |
6-12 |
--- |
1-1 |
| 2012-13 |
7-6 |
7-6 |
--- |
0-1 |
3-2 |
5-4 |
2-2 |
--- |
| Career |
33-45 |
28-33 |
5-12 |
0-4 |
12-15 |
11-16 |
11-11 |
6-6 |
