North Carolina State University Athletics
Women's Tennis 2019 Recruiting Class Tabbed at No. 19
2/4/2019 10:09:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MARIETTA, Ga. -- The NC State women's tennis 2019 recruiting class checks in at No. 19, as announced by the Tennis Recruiting Network Monday. The class includes Marta Gonzalez-Ballbe, Andrea Martinez-Serrano, and Lana Mavor. NC State is one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams featured in the rankings.Â
Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw
"Anytime we can get recognition, it's going to be a positive for the program. Four years ago, our initial recruiting class was featured in these rankings. That group is now in its senior year. It's been pivotal for us to find the right individuals to continue the impact that Amanda Rebol, Bianca Moldovan, and Claudia Wiktorin have had. I'm confident we've managed this, as each individual of this incoming group has tremendous upside and the drive to match it."
CLASS OF 2019
MARTA GONAZALEZ-BALLBE
Marta Gonzalez-Ballbe will join the Wolfpack from Madrid, Spain. She currently is ranked No. 4 in the 18 & Under category in Spain. Ranked No. 1 in her region in the 18 & Under category, Gonzalez-Ballbe won the Madrid Championship last year. She has been ranked as high as No. 41 in Spain.
Gonzalez-Ballbe comes to the Wolfpack with a successful background, as her team has been regional champions 18 consecutive times. The team qualified for the Spanish National Team's Championship, where her squad placed fourth.
ANDREA MARTINEZ-SERRANO
Martinez-Serrano has always been ranked in the top 5 in Spain through each age group. The No. 6 seed in the Spanish Junior Nationals Singles Championship this past summer, she has been ranked as high as No. 32 in the Spanish women's rankings and among the top 40 for the past two years.
The Aragon Regional Champion the past three years, Martinez-Serrano is rated as an 11 UTR. In 2017, she was ranked No. 1 in Spain's Under 16 rankings.
LANA MAVOR
Lana Mavor, a five-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net, comes from a tennis background. Her mother moved to the United States from Ukraine and played college tennis, while her father, Brian Mavor, played tennis at NC State. He lettered for the Wolfpack in 1984, 1985, and 1986.Â
In 2018, Mavor earned two bronze balls competing in doubles at the USTA Winter Nationals and in the Easter Bowl. She also took home second place at the USTA Spring Team Championships.Â
A finalist at the Level 3 Sectional Championship held at Yale University, she has been ranked as high as No. 41 in the class of 2019 and currently sits at No. 45. Mavor is ranked as the No. 1 women's tennis player in Maine and No. 5 in New England. In 18's, she has reached a USTAÂ National No. 33 ranking.
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Straight from the Pack: Head Coach Simon Earnshaw
"Anytime we can get recognition, it's going to be a positive for the program. Four years ago, our initial recruiting class was featured in these rankings. That group is now in its senior year. It's been pivotal for us to find the right individuals to continue the impact that Amanda Rebol, Bianca Moldovan, and Claudia Wiktorin have had. I'm confident we've managed this, as each individual of this incoming group has tremendous upside and the drive to match it."
CLASS OF 2019
MARTA GONAZALEZ-BALLBE
Marta Gonzalez-Ballbe will join the Wolfpack from Madrid, Spain. She currently is ranked No. 4 in the 18 & Under category in Spain. Ranked No. 1 in her region in the 18 & Under category, Gonzalez-Ballbe won the Madrid Championship last year. She has been ranked as high as No. 41 in Spain.
Gonzalez-Ballbe comes to the Wolfpack with a successful background, as her team has been regional champions 18 consecutive times. The team qualified for the Spanish National Team's Championship, where her squad placed fourth.
ANDREA MARTINEZ-SERRANO
Martinez-Serrano has always been ranked in the top 5 in Spain through each age group. The No. 6 seed in the Spanish Junior Nationals Singles Championship this past summer, she has been ranked as high as No. 32 in the Spanish women's rankings and among the top 40 for the past two years.
The Aragon Regional Champion the past three years, Martinez-Serrano is rated as an 11 UTR. In 2017, she was ranked No. 1 in Spain's Under 16 rankings.
LANA MAVOR
Lana Mavor, a five-star recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net, comes from a tennis background. Her mother moved to the United States from Ukraine and played college tennis, while her father, Brian Mavor, played tennis at NC State. He lettered for the Wolfpack in 1984, 1985, and 1986.Â
In 2018, Mavor earned two bronze balls competing in doubles at the USTA Winter Nationals and in the Easter Bowl. She also took home second place at the USTA Spring Team Championships.Â
A finalist at the Level 3 Sectional Championship held at Yale University, she has been ranked as high as No. 41 in the class of 2019 and currently sits at No. 45. Mavor is ranked as the No. 1 women's tennis player in Maine and No. 5 in New England. In 18's, she has reached a USTAÂ National No. 33 ranking.
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