2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2024 NCAA Singles Championships Qualifier (Rd. 32)
- 2023 NCAA Doubles Championships Qualifier (Rd. 64)
FALL - REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024-25)
- Reached the second round of the NCAA Singles Championships in her home state of Texas, falling to the eventual national champion
- In the fall, made a run to the ITA Southwest Regional semifinal with four wins, three in straight sets
- Also went all the way from qualifiers to the round of 16 a the ITA All-American Championships, notching wins over ITA No. 31, No. 60 and three other top-100 opponents
SENIOR (2023-24)
- Went 12-1 in singles play, including 12 straight, before a season-ending injury in April; used redshirt option
- Paired with Kristina Nordikyan to take down the nation's No. 29 duo in a win at No. 16 USC on Feb. 3
- Went 10-5 overall in doubles play
JUNIOR (2022-23)
- Reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Doubles Championship with Elizabeth Goldsmith, becoming the first pair to reach the round of 16 in 22 years ... Evans and Goldsmith defeated the team from Auburn 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6) before losing to No. 2 Michigan
- Top wins included over former NCAA champ Fangran Tian (UCLA) and top-20 player Janice Tjen (Pepperdine)
- In singles play, Evans went 19-9 leading USD, including 11-4 in dual matches ... Also went 4-1 during WCC action ... Went a combined 6-0 from the No. 4 and 6 playing positions
- Went 18-13 in doubles action as well as 4-1 during WCC play
- Against nationally ranked opponents, Evans was 4-4
SOPHOMORE (2021-22) [at Texas Tech]
- Went 7-11 overall in singles play, mainly from No. 4 and No. 5 spot and as team captain
- Ranked No. 89 in singles by ITA in January
- Led Texas Tech with 15 total doubles wins (15-10), including a 10-8 mark from the No. 1 position
- Earned doubles wins over No. 14 and No. 42 in national rankings
FRESHMAN (2020-21) [at Texas Tech]
- Competed in two fall tournaments for the Lady Raiders before a season-ending injury
- Posted a 3-2 overall record in singles and picked up two doubles wins
- Went 1-1 in singles at the OU Invitational in Norman, Okla., picking up her first collegiate win in a 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-6 win over Kelly Keller of Arkansas
- Earned her first ranked win at the Oklahoma State Fall Tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of No. 81 Sonia Smagina of Kansas
- Went 2-1 in singles at the OSU Fall Tournament, also defeating Kansas State’s Anna Turco in straight sets
- Teamed up with Nell Miller for her first career doubles win in a 6-3 win over Martina Zerulo and Tatum Rice at the OU Invitational
- With teammate Olivia Peet, shut out Kansas’s Malkia Ngounoue and Julia Deming, 6-0 at the OSU Fall Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
- A native of Ennis, Texas, Evans was ranked as high as No. 13 nationally in the class of 2020 by TennisRecruiting.net
- Was ranked as one of the top players in the state of Texas, and ranked sixth in the Gulf region
- Racked up three wins over fellow blue chip recruits and was a combined 5-1 against four and five star players
- Boasted a Universal Tennis Rating of 11, and has reached as high as No. 3 in the TennisRPI
- Was one of the top junior players in the world, ranking No. 178 in the world by the ITF at the time of her signing and holding a career high ranking of No. 94
- Holds three junior singles titles in her career, including two in 2019—at the J3 Santo Domingo and the J4 San Jose
- Won her first junior title at the Costa Rica Bowl in 2018
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Bill and Susie Evans, has a sister, Karsyn
- Chose USD because of "how kind and caring Nadia [Abdala] was to me and how much she believed in me."
- Favorite cuisine is Vietnamese, favorite musical artist is Gracie Abrams
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Historical Player Information
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2023-24Redshirt Junior
5'4"
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2024-25Redshirt Senior
5'4"
