W. Tennis: Mariana Sonnervig | University of West Florida Athletics

Mariana Sonnervig

Height: 5-7

Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Previous School: Ateneu HS

Eligibility: Sr.

Major: Marketing

2012-13: Went 1-1 in singles in the fall at the USTA/ITA South Regional...Was eliminated by the No. 5 seed in the round of 32...Went 2-1 in doubles with teammate Luiza Sonnervig, advancing the quarterfinal before being eliminated by the No. 3 seed

2011-12: All-GSC First Team selection … GSC Academic Honor Roll … Went 12-11 overall in singles during the spring, including a 6-1 record against conference competition … Was 7-2 at the No. 2 line … In the fall, went 1-1 at the ITA South Regional ... Tallied a 20-7 mark in doubles during the spring … Was 14-7 when teamed with Barbara Oliveira … The duo went 10-7 at the No. 2 line and was 4-1 in conference play … Went 6-0 at the No. 2 line with teammate and sister Luiza Sonnervig ... Went 1-1 at the ITA South Regional with Shelia Smiley.

2010-11: GSC Honor Roll ... Went 10-10 as a singles competitor … Topped the No. 25 player in the nation, Armstrong Atlantic State’s Kathleen Henry, by a 7-6, 2-6, 10-6 score on February 25 … Won her lone GSC match, a 6-0, 6-1 shellacking of Valdosta State’s Leslie Roberge on February 27 … Was 9-10 in doubles play, with a 2-0 record against GSC opponents.

Fall 2010: Singles: Went 6-3 in the fall in singles … Dropped her first match at the Thomasville Invitational (9/10), but went on to win the West singles consolation bracket … Won her last three matches of the tournament … Finished the ITA South Regional (9/23-25) with a 3-2 record … Lost to No. 1 seed Barbi Pocza of Barry, 0-6, 1-6, in the first round of the tournament ... Lost to Clark Tatje of Rollins, 3-6, 5-7, in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket … Doubles: Teamed with Barbara Oliveira and went 1-2 … Fell 7-9 to Alexis Brown and Deke Olabegi of Florida A&M at the Thomasville Invitational (9/12) … As the No. 8 seeded duo at the ITA South Regional, blanked Ebner and White, 8-0, of Saint Leo in their first match of the tournament … Fell to Florida Tech’s Huba and Price, 3-8, and were eliminated from play.

Spring 2010: Named the GSC East Division Freshman of the Year … Singles: In her first year as an Argonaut, went 11-9 in singles in the spring, mainly at No. 6 … Had a key victory over Clarke Tatje of Rollins, 6-4, 6-3 (3/6) … Defeated Mia Fiocca of Barry in the NCAA Regional finals, 6-3, 6-2 … Doubles: Went 11-7 in doubles, mostly at No. 3 and teamed with Barbara Oliveira … Defeated Holly Fleming and Stefania Tkach of Rollins, 8-5, in the first round of the NCAA South Regional.

Previous Tennis Experience: Helped the Paineiras Morumby Club win six different titles and four runner-up titles in the competition among clubs in Sao Paulo … Picked to represent Sao Paulo state in the competition among state federations of Brazil, helping Sao Paulo win the national title once and reach the semifinals once … Singles: Finished her junior career ranked in the top 15 in Brazil … Once top ranked in the country of Brazil … Won eight national junior events in Brazil, reaching the finals of 12 other events … Was a two-time regional runner-up … Doubles: Won two national events in Brazil, reaching the finals of two other events.

Awards: Was twice named Athlete of the Year of Paineiras Morumby Club.

Personal: Daughter of Alfredo and Renata ... Has a twin sister Luiza, who is also on the UWF tennis team, and an older sister Carolina, who also attends UWF… Majoring in marketing ... Enjoys watching movies, going out, going to the beach and playing all types of sports … Wants to work at a marketing company after graduation.