2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Gonzalez, Domenica
Domenica Gonzalez
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Colegio Pert
- Hometown:
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
Bio
GONZALEZ’S HONORS/HIGHLIGHTS
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
AT TEXAS A&M
2017-18 (SENIOR)
Named to the All-SEC Second Team...In singles, went 17-7 overall and 15-6 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 line...Went 3-5 in SEC matches...Was 2-4 against ranked opponents with her highest ranked win coming against No. 59 Aleksandra Zenovka of TCU on Jan. 8...Longest win streak was 13 matches...Was ranked as high as No. 52 (April 3) in doubles with senior partner Eva Paalma...Was No. 65 in the ITA final national doubles rankings…The pair led A&M with a 20-12 record, including an 11-9 mark in dual matches, all at the No. 1 line...The pair went 7-4 in SEC matches...Was 2-4 against ranked opponents...Posted a career-best 6-4 victory over seventh-ranked Arianne Hartono and Alexa Bortles of Ole Miss on April 1...Longest doubles win streak of the season was six matches…Finished her career 51-26 in singles, including 40-20 in dual matches, as well as 15-13 in SEC matches only…Had a 50-39 career record in doubles, including 30-29 in dual matches, as well as 16-16 in SEC matches only.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Saw limited action and until January competed only in doubles while continuing to regain her playing form after having foot surgery for a broken bone following the 2017 season…Was No. 29 in the ITA fall preseason doubles rankings with partner Eva Paalma…The pair went a team-best 9-3…Returned to competition for the first time on Oct. 13 at the ITA Texas Regional Championship…Won first two matches at regionals before being eliminated in the quarterfinals…Also went 2-1 with Paalma at the TCU Haunted Horned Frog Classic…Reached the finals with Paalma at the UNLV Rebel Invitational and finished 2-1…Closed out the tournament season by going 3-0 to win the No. 1 doubles flight at the Weinman Foundation Invitational in Honolulu.
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Went 14-7 overall in singles, including 11-6 in dual matches only despite playing most of the spring with a broken bone in her foot that required surgery at the conclusion of the season...Went 6-4 in SEC matches only at the Nos. 3-5 lines...Began the spring season by winning six of her first seven decisions...Went 20-14 overall in doubles, all with junior Eva Paalma…The duo went 14-11 in dual matches, including 14-10 at the No. 2 line…Led the team in wins in SEC matches only, going 7-6, all at the No. 2 line...Posted the then-highest ranked win of her career in A&M’s first-ever victory over No. 2 Georgia as she and Paalma defeated 29th-ranked Elena Christofi and Kennedy Shaffer, 7-5, in the final match of the regular season...Broke that record with a 6-3 victory over 20th-ranked Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan of eventual national-champion Florida in the NCAA Championship round of 16…Ended the season riding a career-best five-match winning streak in doubles, including victories in all three of Texas A&M’s NCAA tournament matches…Was an ITA Scholar Athlete and also was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 3-1 in singles…Ended the fall by going 3-0 at the UNLV Rebel Invitational to win the Flight 3 singles championship…Was 6-3 in doubles during the fall campaign, pairing with Paalma in all nine matches…The pair reached the round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional Championships before falling to 42nd ranked Gabriela Talaba and Alex Valenstein of Texas Tech, 8-7 (4)…Reached the Flight 2 doubles finals at the Rebel Invitational.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
Tied for the team lead in singles victories with a 20-12 overall record as well as a 14-8 mark in dual matches only…Went 6-4 in SEC matches only, going 3-3 at No. 4 and 3-1 at No. 5…Named the SEC Freshman of the Week on March 16 and ran her win streak to a season-high eight matches after posting back-to-back ranked wins at the No. 4 line, including a dramatic comeback after losing the first set and being down 2-5, match point in the second set against Ole Miss' 73rd-ranked Tea Jandric...Fought back against Jandric to force a tiebreaker to decide the second set and went on to win the last match standing, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to clinch A&M's 4-3 victory against the 27th-ranked Rebels…Finished 3-2 overall against ranked opponents…Entered the spring No. 17 in the ITA Texas region singles rankings and was No. 20 in the final spring Texas rankings…In doubles, went 10-13 overall, including 5-9 in dual matches only all at the No. 3 line…Was 2-6 in SEC matches, all with senior Ines Deheza.
2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 6-4 in singles matches only and was 5-4 in doubles with four different partners…Won the first four singles matches of her collegiate career, winning the first three in straight sets and winning her fourth with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory over teammate and 50th-ranked Rutuja Bhosale to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA Texas Regional Championships…Closed out the fall season by reaching the Flight 3 semifinals at the UNLV Rebel Invite.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Was the No. 1-ranked junior player in Ecuador throughout her junior career…Received a career-high No. 21 final ITF world ranking in 2012…Coached by Andres Gomez, competed in numerous ITF Grand Slam and Grade A tournaments throughout her junior career…Reached the doubles finals at the 2013 Roland Garros Junior French Championships in Paris…Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the 2013 Junior Championships at Wimbledon…Was a semifinalist in the Girls 14 singles at the 2009 Junior Orange Bowl and was the Girls’ 14 runner-up at the 2010 Junior Orange Bowl…Is a five-time Fed Cup participant, representing Ecuador…Also competed for Ecuador at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in China… Most memorable moment of pre-college tennis career is reaching the doubles finals at the 2013 Roland Garros Junior French Championship.
PERSONAL: Domenica Alejandra Gonzalez is the daughter of Francisco Gonzalez and Maria Palau…Is the youngest of three children, has and older sister Denisse, and an older brother, David…Began playing tennis when she was 7 years old… In addition to Texas A&M, made official recruiting trips to Florida State and Oklahoma State…Chose Texas A&M because it offered the major she was interested in…Most memorable moment of A&M career is advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2017…Hobbies include watching TV shows…Volunteered for the Aggies CAN food drive…Is majoring in agricultural economics and is a member of the A&M athletic honor role…Born Feb. 12, 1996, in Ecuador.
GONZALEZ UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
2. Go to Thailand
3. Go to Africa
2017-18
- All-SEC Second Team
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016-17
- ITA Scholar Athlete
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015-16
- SEC Freshman of the Week (March 16)
AT TEXAS A&M
2017-18 (SENIOR)
Named to the All-SEC Second Team...In singles, went 17-7 overall and 15-6 in dual matches, all at the No. 1 line...Went 3-5 in SEC matches...Was 2-4 against ranked opponents with her highest ranked win coming against No. 59 Aleksandra Zenovka of TCU on Jan. 8...Longest win streak was 13 matches...Was ranked as high as No. 52 (April 3) in doubles with senior partner Eva Paalma...Was No. 65 in the ITA final national doubles rankings…The pair led A&M with a 20-12 record, including an 11-9 mark in dual matches, all at the No. 1 line...The pair went 7-4 in SEC matches...Was 2-4 against ranked opponents...Posted a career-best 6-4 victory over seventh-ranked Arianne Hartono and Alexa Bortles of Ole Miss on April 1...Longest doubles win streak of the season was six matches…Finished her career 51-26 in singles, including 40-20 in dual matches, as well as 15-13 in SEC matches only…Had a 50-39 career record in doubles, including 30-29 in dual matches, as well as 16-16 in SEC matches only.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Saw limited action and until January competed only in doubles while continuing to regain her playing form after having foot surgery for a broken bone following the 2017 season…Was No. 29 in the ITA fall preseason doubles rankings with partner Eva Paalma…The pair went a team-best 9-3…Returned to competition for the first time on Oct. 13 at the ITA Texas Regional Championship…Won first two matches at regionals before being eliminated in the quarterfinals…Also went 2-1 with Paalma at the TCU Haunted Horned Frog Classic…Reached the finals with Paalma at the UNLV Rebel Invitational and finished 2-1…Closed out the tournament season by going 3-0 to win the No. 1 doubles flight at the Weinman Foundation Invitational in Honolulu.
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Went 14-7 overall in singles, including 11-6 in dual matches only despite playing most of the spring with a broken bone in her foot that required surgery at the conclusion of the season...Went 6-4 in SEC matches only at the Nos. 3-5 lines...Began the spring season by winning six of her first seven decisions...Went 20-14 overall in doubles, all with junior Eva Paalma…The duo went 14-11 in dual matches, including 14-10 at the No. 2 line…Led the team in wins in SEC matches only, going 7-6, all at the No. 2 line...Posted the then-highest ranked win of her career in A&M’s first-ever victory over No. 2 Georgia as she and Paalma defeated 29th-ranked Elena Christofi and Kennedy Shaffer, 7-5, in the final match of the regular season...Broke that record with a 6-3 victory over 20th-ranked Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan of eventual national-champion Florida in the NCAA Championship round of 16…Ended the season riding a career-best five-match winning streak in doubles, including victories in all three of Texas A&M’s NCAA tournament matches…Was an ITA Scholar Athlete and also was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 3-1 in singles…Ended the fall by going 3-0 at the UNLV Rebel Invitational to win the Flight 3 singles championship…Was 6-3 in doubles during the fall campaign, pairing with Paalma in all nine matches…The pair reached the round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional Championships before falling to 42nd ranked Gabriela Talaba and Alex Valenstein of Texas Tech, 8-7 (4)…Reached the Flight 2 doubles finals at the Rebel Invitational.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
Tied for the team lead in singles victories with a 20-12 overall record as well as a 14-8 mark in dual matches only…Went 6-4 in SEC matches only, going 3-3 at No. 4 and 3-1 at No. 5…Named the SEC Freshman of the Week on March 16 and ran her win streak to a season-high eight matches after posting back-to-back ranked wins at the No. 4 line, including a dramatic comeback after losing the first set and being down 2-5, match point in the second set against Ole Miss' 73rd-ranked Tea Jandric...Fought back against Jandric to force a tiebreaker to decide the second set and went on to win the last match standing, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to clinch A&M's 4-3 victory against the 27th-ranked Rebels…Finished 3-2 overall against ranked opponents…Entered the spring No. 17 in the ITA Texas region singles rankings and was No. 20 in the final spring Texas rankings…In doubles, went 10-13 overall, including 5-9 in dual matches only all at the No. 3 line…Was 2-6 in SEC matches, all with senior Ines Deheza.
2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 6-4 in singles matches only and was 5-4 in doubles with four different partners…Won the first four singles matches of her collegiate career, winning the first three in straight sets and winning her fourth with a 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 victory over teammate and 50th-ranked Rutuja Bhosale to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA Texas Regional Championships…Closed out the fall season by reaching the Flight 3 semifinals at the UNLV Rebel Invite.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Was the No. 1-ranked junior player in Ecuador throughout her junior career…Received a career-high No. 21 final ITF world ranking in 2012…Coached by Andres Gomez, competed in numerous ITF Grand Slam and Grade A tournaments throughout her junior career…Reached the doubles finals at the 2013 Roland Garros Junior French Championships in Paris…Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the 2013 Junior Championships at Wimbledon…Was a semifinalist in the Girls 14 singles at the 2009 Junior Orange Bowl and was the Girls’ 14 runner-up at the 2010 Junior Orange Bowl…Is a five-time Fed Cup participant, representing Ecuador…Also competed for Ecuador at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in China… Most memorable moment of pre-college tennis career is reaching the doubles finals at the 2013 Roland Garros Junior French Championship.
PERSONAL: Domenica Alejandra Gonzalez is the daughter of Francisco Gonzalez and Maria Palau…Is the youngest of three children, has and older sister Denisse, and an older brother, David…Began playing tennis when she was 7 years old… In addition to Texas A&M, made official recruiting trips to Florida State and Oklahoma State…Chose Texas A&M because it offered the major she was interested in…Most memorable moment of A&M career is advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2017…Hobbies include watching TV shows…Volunteered for the Aggies CAN food drive…Is majoring in agricultural economics and is a member of the A&M athletic honor role…Born Feb. 12, 1996, in Ecuador.
GONZALEZ UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite class subject: Economics
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Ronda Rousey
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Real Madrid
- Favorite social media site: Snapchat
- Favorite emoji: Happy crying face
- Favorite type of music: Spanish
- Favorite food: Sushi
- Favorite movie: Taken
- Favorite Disney character: Nemo
- Favorite part about the sport of tennis: It’s very individual
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Soccer
- Favorite thing about Texas A&M: The traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Silver Taps
- Favorite Karaoke song to sing: Single Ladies
- Favorite vacation spot: Salinas- Ecuador
- My nickname is: Dom
- One word to describe me when I’m on the court: Loud
- One word to describe me when I’m away from the court: Quiet
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: My dad
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: French Open runner-up in doubles
- The tennis player I most idolized while growing up: Roger Federer
- The person I would most like to meet: Ronda Rousey
- The most famous athlete I have met: Juan Martin del Potro
- People have told me that I look like (name of celebrity): Gabriela Sabatini
- Best pump-up song: Siguelo Bailando- Ozuna
- Musical instruments that I play: None
- Languages that I speak fluently: English and Spanish
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: Forensic scientist
- Early bird or night owl: A little of both
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Go to Greece
- My best non-athletic talent: Taking care of babies
- My most prized possession: My nephews
- Three things on my bucket list are
2. Go to Thailand
3. Go to Africa
- Being at A&M has taught me: To be a team player
- Best piece of advice for any new teammates: Everything will get easier
- After I graduate, I plan to: Find a job
- My dream job is: To be a forensic scientist
- The teammate who will surprise people the most this year: Iulia
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Dorothea
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Tatiana
- The teammate most likely to be on People’s “Best Dressed” list: Dorothea
- The teammate who would be the best candidate for “The Amazing Race”: Eva
- The teammate who would be the best candidate for “Dancing with the Stars”: Riley
- The teammate who would be the best candidate for “The Voice”: Iulia
- The teammate who would be the best candidate for “Survivor”: Macarena
- Teammate who would be the best candidate for “Last Comic Standing”: Dorothea
GONZALEZ’S ITA CAREER RANKINGS:(as of May 30, 2018)
Singles
#87 Feb. 7, 2018
#97 Feb. 20, 2018
#111 March 6, 2018
#119 March 20, 2018
#121 Sept. 12, 2017 (Preseason—Fall)
#125 April 3, 2018
Doubles
(with Eva Paalma)
#29 Sept. 12, 2017 (Preseason—Fall)
#52 April 3, 2018
#59 April 17, 2018
#62 May 3, 2018
#65 May 30, 2018 (Spring—Final)
#65 April 10, 2018
GONZALEZ’S RANKED WINS:
(as of May 30, 2018)
Singles
#50 Rutuja Bhosale, Texas A&M (Oct. 25, 2015)
#51 Anastasia Rentouli, Mississippi State (March 11, 2016)
#59 Aleksandra Zenovka, TCU (Jan. 8, 2018)
#73 Tea Jandric, Ole Miss (March 13, 2016)
#85 Aleksa Cveticanin, TCU (Feb. 18, 2018)
Doubles
(with Eva Paalma)
#7 Arianne Hartono/Alexa Bortles, Ole Miss (April 1, 2018)
#20 Brooke Austin/Kourtney Keegan, Florida (May 19, 2017)
#27 Eden Ricardson/Jessica Golovin, LSU (March 23, 2018
#29 Elena Christofi/Kennedy Shaffer, Georgia (April 16, 2017)
Georgia Postgame: Mark Weaver, Mary Stoiana, Mia Kupres
Sunday, May 18
Michigan Postgame: Mark Weaver, Nicole Khirin, Lexington Reed
Saturday, May 17
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Daria Smetannikov
Monday, May 12
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Mia Kupres
Monday, May 12
