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2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster

Ana Navas

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Valencia, Spain
  • High School Salesianos Colegio San Juan Bosco
  • Prev School Kansas State

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2019)
A senior leader for the Sharks during the history-making 2019 season that saw NSU produce its best finish since 2007 on a 22-5 team record, and the Sharks climb as high as No. 3 before finishing No. 6 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings … Under her leadership and determination, the Sharks gained their second-ever Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Runner-up finish, hosted an NCAA South Regional and reached the Regional Final on NSU’s first NCAA postseason victory since 2009 … Was named ITA’s 2019 South Region Player to Watch and proved worthy … During her farewell campaign, she ranked as high as No. 5 in ITA doubles with partner Daniela Obando and No. 9 in singles … wrapped the season at 11-3 (2-1 SSC) in first-flight doubles with Obando to earn First-Team All-SSC Doubles accolades … Went 8-5 (3-0 SSC) in singles and garnered Second-Team All-SSC Singles honors … Named SSC Athlete of the Week on Feb. 4 for her efforts aiding No. 8 NSU to defeat No. 25 Flagler on the road to open the seasonReceived SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition and the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the second-consecutive year and was honored as a member of CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District First Team after turning in a final cumulative 3.71 GPA in Management … Over the course of her two years since arriving from Kansas State, Navas went 23-14 in singles and 27-11 in doubles for the Sharks.
 
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Named First-Team All SSC in singlesPlayed No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles with Isabella Lowrey during her first season as a Shark, going 15-9 in singles and 16-8 in doublesReceived a ranking as high as No. 26 in the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) singles rankingsEstablished a six-match streak and win 8-of-9 with Lowrey in doublesRecorded seven wins against nationally-ranked teams including Valeria Mantilla and Ines Nicault of No. 5 West Florida, 8-4 … Received SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Came to NSU after playing tennis at Kansas State under Danielle SteinbergSplit time between the Top-Three singles positions posting a 32-26 singles record with a 29-28 record between No. 1 and 2 doublesNamed Big XII Player of the Week following a win in No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles against Drake.
 
PERSONAL AND HIGH SCHOOL
Born in Madrid, SpainAttended Salesianos Colegio San Juan Bosco and played for Club de Tenis Burjasot near Valencia, SpainDaughter of Lorenzo Ferriz and Ana Navas-Boyarizo...Majoring in Business Administration (Management) with a minor in International BusinessRanked as high as No. 38 in the Spanish National Women's Open before finishing her career at No. 48 in the Spanish national rankingsClaimed first in the Regional Valencia U18 Tournament in 2013, runner-up in 2014 and competed in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior and Pro Circuit, earning a spot in the main draw five timesFavorite food is pastaTitanic was her favorite movie and Gossip Girl her favorite show … Favorite actor was Brad Pitt and Favorite professional athlete Raphael Nadal… Favorite sports team Real Madrid.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

    5'6"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'6"