2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster
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Patrasc, Georgiana
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Georgiana Patrasc
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School/Previous School:
- Liceul cu Program Sportiv Bacau
- Hometown:
- Bacau, Romania
Bio
Career
Singles Record: 91-51 // 55-31 Dual Match // 23-20 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 32nd (4/19/16)
Doubles Record: 63-51 // 43-31 Dual Match // 15-22 SEC
Highest Doubles Ranking: 29th (4/5/16)
Awards/Honors:
- All-SEC (Second Team – 2013, 2016; First Team - 2014)
- Academic All-SEC (2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2014 ITA Southern Region Player to Watch
- 2016 ITA Southern Region Most Improved Senior
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2015, 2016)
- 2014, 2016 NCAA Singles Championship Participant
- 2016 Francis H. Newsom Award
Senior (2015-16)
Singles Record: 28-9 // 18-4 Dual Match // 9-2 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 32nd (4/19/16)
Doubles Record: 22-12 // 12-9 Dual Match // 5-5 SEC
Highest Doubles Ranking: 29th (4/5/16)
Awards/Honors:
- 2016 All-SEC Second Team
- 2016 Academic All-SEC
- 2016 ITA Southern Region Most Improved Senior
- 2016 ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2016 NCAA Singles Championship Participant (2nd Round)
- 2016 Francis H. Newsom Award
FALL:
- Started with a six-match winning streak
- Advanced to the quarterfinals of the A Draw at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional
- Teamed with Anastasia Rentouli to win the consolation A bracket at the USTA/ITA Southern Regional
- Clinched State’s match against Kentucky, making it the first time the Bulldogs have defeated the Wildcats under head coach Daryl Greenan
- Much like she started the fall, opened the spring slate with a ten-match winning steak to go undefeated for the months of January and February
- After acquiring 18 wins in the spring, now stands first on the Career Singles Wins list with 91, as well as fifth on the Career Singles Winning Percentage list
- Downed Florida State’s Daneika Borthwick 6-4, 6-0 to pick up her 20th career victory against a ranked opponent and advance to the round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championship
- Collected 12 doubles wins in the spring while teaming up with Madison Harrison, Caroline Kelly and Anastasia Rentouli
- Saw most of her success in doubles with Harrison, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 29
- After garnering her 12 doubles wins in the spring, now stands third on the Career Doubles Wins list behind NCAA Doubles Champions Claire Pollard and Jackie Holden
- After accumulating 91 singles and 63 doubles victories during her career, stands third on the Career Combined Wins (Singles & Doubles) list
Junior (2014-15)
Singles Record: 22-17 // 14-12 Dual Match // 3-9 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 42nd (9/8/14)
Doubles Record: 17-14 // 13-8 Dual Match // 4-6 SEC
Highest Doubles Ranking: 51st (5/1/15)
Awards/Honors:
- 2015 Academic All-SEC
FALL:
- Opened the fall at 42nd in the ITA Preseason Rankings, her highest opening ranking
- Earned two victories over ranked opponents, including a career-best victory over 28th-ranked Desirae Krawczyk of Arizona State in the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships
- Began fall play winning seven of her first nine matches, including the aforementioned ranked victories
- Reached the final four of the Alexa Guarachi Draw at the 2014 Roberta Alison Fall Classic, finishing in fourth place
- Clinched three wins for the Bulldogs over the spring season
- Earned her 50th-career victory with a 6-3, 6-0 win against Alabama State's Arantxia Wijngaarde, clinching MSU's season-opening win
- Started off the spring on a hot streak, winning nine of her first 10 matches, including a streak of six-straight wins
- After garnering 14 wins in the spring, now stands seventh on the Career Singles Wins list with 63, standing just nine behind first place all-time
- Picked up a 6-3, 6-3 win against No. 54 Danielle Spielmann of Alabama, helping set up the match-clincher against the sixth-ranked Crimson Tide
- Downed South Carolina's Brigit Folland 6-3, 6-3 to clinch MSU's SEC Championship Second Round win against the Gamecocks, advancing the Bulldogs to the SEC Championship Quarterfinals for the first time since 2005
- Collected 13 doubles wins in the spring while teaming up with Jennifer Brown, Martina Frantova, Jasmine Lee and Louise Ronaldson
- Saw most of her success in doubles with Frantova and Lee, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 51 with Frantova and going 7-2 with Lee
- Teamed up with Frantova, defeated USC's No. 40 team of Berg and Dailey, 8-7(3) to clinch the doubles point against the Gamecocks in the SEC Championship Second Round
Sophomore (2013-14)
Singles Record: 23-10 // 13-5 Dual Match // 6-2 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 49th (5/1/14)
Doubles Record: 13-12 // 10-7 Dual Match // 3-5 SEC
Awards/Honors:
- 2014 All-SEC First Team
- 2014 Academic All-SEC
- 2014 ITA Southern Region Player to Watch
- 2014 NCAA Singles Championship Participant (First Round)
FALL:
- Reached a new career-high of No. 76 in the ITA preseason rankings.
- Compiled a 10-4 record in singles
- Reached the round of 16 at the ITA Southern Regional Championships
- Advanced to the finals of the Meritt Emery Draw at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
- Reached the round of 16 at the Jack Kramer Invite, eventually progressing to the finals round, where she competed against a 30th-ranked and top-seeded player.
- Opened the spring dual match season ranked at 84th in the ITA Preseason Singles Rankings.
- Finished with a 6-2 record in SEC play, including three wins over ranked opponents ranging from 54th to 114th.
- Became the first MSU player since 2007 to earn a berth to the NCAA Individual Championships.
- Entered into the top 10 categories of Career Singles Winning Percentage and Career Combined Winning Percentage.
Freshman (2012-13)
Singles Record: 18-15 // 10-11 Dual Match // 5-7 SEC
Highest Singles Ranking: 109th (6/5/13)
Doubles Record: 9-12 // 8-7 Dual Match // 3-6 SEC
Awards/Honors:
- 2013 All-SEC Second Team
FALL:
- Compiled a record in singles of 8-4
- Claimed the title of her draw at the Auburn Invite in her collegiate debut, going 3-0 at the event
- Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Southern Regional Championships
- Named to the 2013 All-Southeastern Conference Team, earning second-team honors
- Ended her initial campaign 18-15 overall in singles and 9-12 in doubles
- Was 10-11 in singles dual matches, all coming at the No. 1 and 2 positions in the team lineup, and was 8-7 in dual match doubles play
- Defeated three ranked foes, two in the top 50 and attained her first career singles ranking, coming in at No. 124 nationally
- Notched a career-high No. 109 ranking in the ITA National Singles Rankings
- Became the first Mississippi State women’s tennis player to earn All-SEC honors since 2007 and the ninth overall
Pre-Mississippi State
- Attended Liceul cu Program Sportiv Bacau (high school)
- Competed in summer competition Iasi, making it to the quarterfinals of the main draw
- Also competed in the Bals tournament, making it to the 2nd round of the main draw
Personal
- Born on Oct. 17, 1993
- Daughter of Carmen and Valerian Patrasc and is originally from Bacau, Romania
- Is a psychology major and aside from playing tennis enjoys watching MSU football and volleyball.
- Admires professional tennis player Novak Djokovic
Women's Tennis vs. UAB Highlights - 2/10/19
Sunday, February 10
Women's Tennis vs. Alabama St. Highlights - 2/9/19
Saturday, February 09
Women's Tennis vs. Alcorn State Highlights - 2/2/19
Saturday, February 02
Women's Tennis vs Tennessee Highlights - 4/5/18
Thursday, April 05
