Tarleton State University Athletics

Freshman (2022-23):
Went 4-3 in singles in dual match play (3-2 WAC), 2-1 at No. 4 and 2-2 at No. 5 … Won back-to-back conference singles matches at Stephen F. Austin and at Sam Houston, the latter coming 6-0 6-0 against Vianne Schwab at No. 4 … Went 5-3 in dual match doubles (4-1 WAC), 0-1 at No. 1, 1-1 at No. 2 and 4-1 at No. 3 … Won five straight doubles matches with Ximena Morales from March 14-26, beginning against Drake, last at Sam Houston … Made her Tarleton debut at ASU Slam Fest before dual match play, winning Flight C Singles after going 3-0, defeating Texas State's Andrea Pineda 6-3 6-2, Southwestern's Lauren Chisholm 6-0 6-4, and Angelo State's Eva Schwartz 6-2 6-2 … In the ITA Texas Regional Championship, advanced to the singles main draw after going 2-0 in the qualifying draw with wins over Texas State's Maria Lora 6-2 6-7(5) [10-8] and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Valeriia Cherfus 2-6 6-3 [10-7] … Won her Round of 64 doubles match with Martha Makantasi at the ITA Texas Regional Championship 8-6 over Houston's Blanca Cortijo Parreno and Azul Pedemonti … Went a combined 6-0 at the UTEP Invitational, going 3-0 in singles against UTEP's Paloma Hennicaux 6-3 6-3, Weatherford College's Lina Brandt 6-3 6-0, and New Mexico's Maud Vandeputte 6-3 6-0 … Her 3-0 doubles mark at the UTEP Invitational with Celia Vaudiau was over UTEP's Elena Dibattista-Zuzanna Szczepanska 6-3, Weatherford College's Telma Lorenzo Herreros-Amber Young 6-2, and New Mexico's Sarah O'Connor-Maria Sodre 7-6(6) … At the TCU Invitational, Tarleton’s final event before dual match play, she defeated Texas Tech’s Camryn Stepp 7-5 6-4 in singles and Texas Tech's top pair of Avelina Sayfetdinova and Yekaterina Dmitrichenko 6-1 with Makantasi … A member of Tarleton’s first ever spot on the official Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Women's Team, Singles, and Doubles National Rankings with Martha Makantasi, slotted at No. 74 in the nationwide top-80 doubles rankings, which covers every double pairing from every single NCAA Division I program.
 
Celal Aras High School:
Turkey does not have school sanctioned athletic teams … Participated for club teams in tennis, dance, chess and music … Nationally, ranked in the top-10 among junior players … Has a career-high International Tennis Federation ranking of 815 … Was an Izmir Kulturpark ITF Junior Cup semi-finalist, plus participated in the W15 Antalya Tournament and the W15 Bulgaria Tournament.
 
Personal:
Is a 2022 graduate of Celal Aras High School in Istanbul, Turkey … Hometown is Istanbul, Turkey … Daughter of Ekrem and Emel … Has one sister, Eylul … Both parents graduated from Marmara University's School of Physical Education and Sports in Istanbul … Father was a judo player and Balkan champion when he was 18, and now is a professional soccer coach at Anadoluhisari Soccer Club … Nickname is Elo … Majoring in finance … Loves to make music and write songs in her free times … Likes to learn new things … Born Aug. 18.