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Gianna Oboniye
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Marina HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Career Record
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2026Â
• Only competed on the top court in singles
• Earned her first singles victory against UAB’s Kristyna Daamaskova, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
• Paired up with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Athina Pitta this spring season
• Collected two ranked doubles wins against pairs from Texas and Vanderbilt
• Ranked in doubles with two different partners in the ITA doubles rankings
Fall 2025
• Qualified for the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships in Orlano, Fla.
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
• Defeated the top seeded pair of Maria Sholokhova & Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-4 in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships.
• Earned the first NCAA doubles win for MSU since 2016 while also being a part of the first pair to advance to the second round under Head Coach Chris Hooshyar
• Earned a final ITA Doubles ranking of #7 with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
2024-25 (True 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
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Major: Psychology
| 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 |
| 25-26 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-9 | 1-7 | 13-10 | 5-4 | 8-6 | 6-4 |
| Totals | 17-30 | 4-13 | 13-17 | 3-15 | 29-25 | 10-10 | 18-15 | 9-11 |
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2025 | 7-8 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8-8 |
| 2026 | 5-9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5-9 |
| Totals | 12-17 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13-17 |
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2025 | 11-9 | -- | -- | 11-9 |
| 2026 | 1-2 | 7-4 | -- | 8-6 |
| Totals | 11-11 | 7-4 | -- | 18-15 |
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2026Â
• Only competed on the top court in singles
• Earned her first singles victory against UAB’s Kristyna Daamaskova, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
• Paired up with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Athina Pitta this spring season
• Collected two ranked doubles wins against pairs from Texas and Vanderbilt
• Ranked in doubles with two different partners in the ITA doubles rankings
Fall 2025
• Qualified for the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships in Orlano, Fla.
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
• Defeated the top seeded pair of Maria Sholokhova & Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-4 in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships.
• Earned the first NCAA doubles win for MSU since 2016 while also being a part of the first pair to advance to the second round under Head Coach Chris Hooshyar
• Earned a final ITA Doubles ranking of #7 with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
2024-25 (True 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
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Major: Psychology
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Sunday, February 10
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Saturday, February 09
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