2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Gianna Oboniye
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Marina HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Bio
Career Record
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 (Freshman Season)
Spring 2025
• Finished the dual season with an 8-8 record playing the number one position in singles.
• Picked up a ranked win over No. 13 Sarah Hamner of South Carolina and No. against LSU's No. 54 Cadence Brace.
• Joined the ITA singles rankings on April 22 coming in at No. 87.
• Collected an 11-9 dual match record in doubles play at the number one position, playing alongside Athina Pitta for the majority of the spring season.
• Teamed up with Athina Pitta to become the first MSU doubles pair to be ranked since the 2022 season achieving a season-high ranking of 46.
• Handed LSU's 11th-ranked pair of Cadence Brace and Kayla Cross their first loss of the season partnering with Pitta.
• Garnered another ranked doubles win with Pitta taking down Texas' No. 26 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo and Ashton Bowers.
• Clinched the doubles point alongside Pitta against Bellarmine, Tulane, Arkansas State and Memphis.
• Established a career-long doubles winning steak of seven matches from January 1 to February 7.
• Distinguished as one of only two freshman in the SEC to play the majority of their dual matches at the #1 position in both singles and doubles.
Fall 2024
• Made her collegiate debut on Sept. 13 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career singles victory on Oct. 11 against LSU's Kenna Erickson (6-2, 1-6, 6-4) at the ITA Southern Regional Championship.
• Played in her first collegiate doubles match on Sept. 13 with Athina Pitta at the Furman Fall Classic in Greenville.
• Her first career doubles victory was on Sept. 14, also with Pitta. The duo defeated Clemson’s Artemis Aslanisvili and Sophia Hatton (6-1).
• Fall long winning streak in doubles was two matches with Jayna Clemens at the Rice Fall Invitational.
Before Mississippi State
• Prepped at Marina High School in California.
• Won the 2023 U18 Canadian Outdoor Nationals double championship.
• Won the 2023 J60 Edmonton doubles championship.
• Won the 2022 J100 Burlington and the J30 Halifax doubles championship.
• Participated in the U12 Canadian Indoor Nationals twice.
• Won the 2018 U12 Canadian Outdoor Nationals in doubles.
• Chosen to represent Canada in 2018 at Bolivia's COPA COSAT U12.
Personal
• Born March 10, 2006
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Majoring in Psychology/Pre-Med.
| Year | Overall Singles |
Tournament Singles |
Dual Singles |
SEC Singles |
Overall Doubles |
Tournament Doubles |
Dual Doubles |
SEC Doubles |
| 24-25 | 10-16 | 2-8 | 8-8 | 2-8 | 16-15 | 5-6 | 11-9 | 3-7 |
| Totals | 10-16 | 2-8 | 8-8 | 2-8 | 16-15 | 5-6 | 11-9 | 3-7 |
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2025 | 7-8 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8-8 |
| Totals | 7-8 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8-8 |
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2025 | 11-9 | -- | -- | 11-9 |
| Totals | 11-9 | -- | -- | 11-9 |
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 (Freshman Season)
Spring 2025
• Finished the dual season with an 8-8 record playing the number one position in singles.
• Picked up a ranked win over No. 13 Sarah Hamner of South Carolina and No. against LSU's No. 54 Cadence Brace.
• Joined the ITA singles rankings on April 22 coming in at No. 87.
• Collected an 11-9 dual match record in doubles play at the number one position, playing alongside Athina Pitta for the majority of the spring season.
• Teamed up with Athina Pitta to become the first MSU doubles pair to be ranked since the 2022 season achieving a season-high ranking of 46.
• Handed LSU's 11th-ranked pair of Cadence Brace and Kayla Cross their first loss of the season partnering with Pitta.
• Garnered another ranked doubles win with Pitta taking down Texas' No. 26 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo and Ashton Bowers.
• Clinched the doubles point alongside Pitta against Bellarmine, Tulane, Arkansas State and Memphis.
• Established a career-long doubles winning steak of seven matches from January 1 to February 7.
• Distinguished as one of only two freshman in the SEC to play the majority of their dual matches at the #1 position in both singles and doubles.
Fall 2024
• Made her collegiate debut on Sept. 13 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career singles victory on Oct. 11 against LSU's Kenna Erickson (6-2, 1-6, 6-4) at the ITA Southern Regional Championship.
• Played in her first collegiate doubles match on Sept. 13 with Athina Pitta at the Furman Fall Classic in Greenville.
• Her first career doubles victory was on Sept. 14, also with Pitta. The duo defeated Clemson’s Artemis Aslanisvili and Sophia Hatton (6-1).
• Fall long winning streak in doubles was two matches with Jayna Clemens at the Rice Fall Invitational.
Before Mississippi State
• Prepped at Marina High School in California.
• Won the 2023 U18 Canadian Outdoor Nationals double championship.
• Won the 2023 J60 Edmonton doubles championship.
• Won the 2022 J100 Burlington and the J30 Halifax doubles championship.
• Participated in the U12 Canadian Indoor Nationals twice.
• Won the 2018 U12 Canadian Outdoor Nationals in doubles.
• Chosen to represent Canada in 2018 at Bolivia's COPA COSAT U12.
Personal
• Born March 10, 2006
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Majoring in Psychology/Pre-Med.
2025 SPRING GRADUATION
Wednesday, May 21
Fall 2023 Graduates
Monday, December 11
