Celebrating Women's History Month
3/19/2024 10:32:00 AM | Tulsa Hurricane, Women's Tennis
March is Women's History Month …
Join The University of Tulsa in celebrating some of the women who had outstanding careers at The University of Tulsa in the sports arena.
Today, we look at Tennis All-American Anousjka van Exel…
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Anousjka van Exel
Tennis, 1997-99
Anousjka van Exel became Tulsa's first female All-America tennis player in 1998 with two wins at the NCAA Women's Singles Championship and followed that up a year later with her second All-America season. Van Exel compiled a 73-16 career record for an .820 winning percentage with 28 of those victories coming against top-100 opponents
In her junior season, van Exel registered a school record 42-12 mark with 13 wins against top-100 opponents, including four against players ranked among the nation's top-10. She finished the year ranked 23rd in the country. As a senior, van Exel recorded a 31-4 mark as a senior, while posting a school record 15-match winning streak. She finished her senior campaign ranked 12th nationally and was the ITA Central Region Singles Champion and Senior Player of the Year.
Van Exel was twice named to the all-conference first team and was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year both seasons. She earned GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team accolades her senior campaign.
Women's History Month - Celebrating Anousjka van Exel
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