2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Violeta Martinez
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Rafael Nadal Int'l College
- Hometown:
- Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- NCAA Individual Championships Qualifier – Singles (Fall 2025)
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2023-24)
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2023-24)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)
CAREER: Qualified for NCAA Individual Championships on one occasion, singles in fall 2025 ... Climbed to an ITA Ranking career-best No. 86 in singles (March 3, 2026) and No. 47 in doubles (April 7,2026) ... Boasts a career mark of 51-31 in singles and 60-41 in doubles ... Has tallied four ITA Top 100 singles wins and three Top 50 doubles victories ... Registered a 30-20 singles mark in three seasons at Illinois ... Tallied a 40-28 mark in doubles play with the Fighting Illini.
2025-26 (SENIOR): Owns a 21-11 singles record, including 15-7 in dual action and 8-3 in SEC play ... Climbed to an ITA Ranking career-best No. 86 in singles (March 3) and No. 47 in doubles (April 7) ... Dual singles mark is highlighted by a 7-1 ledger at No. 5 ... Boasts a 20-13 doubles record, including 14-11 in dual action and 8-6 in SEC play ... Earned a NCAA Individual Championships spot in singles with her run at the ITA Central Sectional, earning ranked wins over No. 70 Oyinlomo Quadre (Nov. 7) of Oklahoma, 6-2, 6-4, and No. 71 Daianne Hayashida (Nov. 9) of Iowa ... Earned first career SEC victory with 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Texas’ Kate Mansfield (Feb. 22) on court 5 ... Posted a victory over No. 69 Mia Yamakita of Vanderbilt (Feb. 27), 6-2, 6-1 ... Teamed with Ilinca Amariei to best the Vanderbilt tandem of Valeria Ray/Bridget Stammel when they were ranked No. 10 on Feb. 27, 6-3, and No. 11 on April 17, 6-4.
2024-25 (JUNIOR – ILLINOIS): Notched a 12-8 mark in singles action, including 6-6 in dual play and 2-3 in Big Ten matches ... Logged a 18-10 league ledger in doubles action, including 12-8 in dual matches and 8-3 in Big Ten play ... Posted a season-high rank of No. 111 in singles and No. 67 in doubles … Recorded her highest-ranked doubles victory of the season with partner Alice Xu, taking down No. 30 A.C. Lutkemeyer/Ahmani Guichard of UCLA, 6-2 … Also tallied a singles win against No. 53 Elise Wagle of UCLA, 6-4, 6-4 (Feb. 9).
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE – ILLINOIS): Logged a 10-8 overall record in singles ... Missed five weeks of the dual season due to injury ... Won six-straight singles matches and continued into a 10-1 start in dual match play ... Owned a 10-11 overall doubles record, with 7-6 in duals ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten and ITA Scholar Athlete.
2022-23 (FRESHMAN – ILLINOIS): Missed out on fall competition due to injury ... Secured an 8-4 singles record and went 8-1 on court 6 ... Logged a 3-0 ledger in Big Ten singles play ... Recorded a 12-7 overall mark in doubles, including 6-2 in doubles conference play.
ITA RANKING HISTORY AT TEXAS A&M
SINGLES
March 3, 2026 – No. 86
March 17, 2026 – No. 96
March 31, 2026 – No. 102
DOUBLES
Nov. 25, 2026 – No. 76 with Anna Perelman
March 3, 2026 – No. 54 with Ilinca Amariei
March 17, 2026 – No. 75 with Ilinca Amariei
March 31, 2026 – No. 54 with Ilinca Amariei
April 7, 2026 – No. 47 with Ilinca Amariei
April 14, 2026 – No. 47 with Ilinca Amariei
TOP 100 SINGLES WINS
No. 53 Elise Wagle, UCLA – 6-4, 6-4 (2/9/2025)
No. 70 Oyinlmo Quadre, Oklahoma – 6-2, 6-4 (11/7/2025)
No. 71 Daianne Hayashida, Iowa – 6-4, 6-2 (11/9/2025)
No. 69 Mia Yamakita, Vanderbilt – 6-2, 6-1 (2/27/2026)
TOP 50 DOUBLES WINS
No. 30 A.C Lutkemeyer/Ahmani Guichard, UCLA – 6-2 (2/9/2025) with Alice Xu
No. 10 Valeria Ray/Bridget Stammel, Vanderbilt – 6-3 (2/27/2026) with Ilinca Amariei
No. 11 Valeria Ray/Bridget Stammel, Vanderbilt – 6-4 (4/17/2026) with Ilinca Amariei
Vanderbilt Postgame: Mark Weaver
Friday, April 17
Auburn/Florida Preview: Mark Weaver
Tuesday, March 31
ITA Indoors Preview: Mark Weaver
Monday, February 02
Arizona State Postgame: Mark Weaver
Tuesday, January 27
