2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Mariana Manyoma Velasquez
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-4
- Hometown:
- Pereira, Colombia
- Prev School:
- Kansas / UT Arlington
CAREER NOTES: A one-year letterwinner at Tulsa … Had a record of 19-7 in singles matches and 27-6 in doubles contests for 46 wins for the Golden Hurricane, bringing her career record to 122-73 … Spent her first two years at Kansas and her junior season at UT Arlington … Combined for 48-32 in singles and 28-28 in doubles across both schools before coming to TU … Earned a career-high national ranking of No. 58 in the ITA Doubles Rankings (March 4, 2025; Partner: Ana Naranjo Martinez).
2024-25: Led Tulsa with a 27-6 doubles record and enjoyed a 19-7 tally in singles play. Had a season-best ITA Doubles Ranking of No. 58.
2023-24: Went 15-4 in singles action and 10-7 in doubles play at UT Arlington.
2022-23: Went 12-12 in singles action and 7-6 in doubles play at Kansas.
2021-22: Finished 21-16 in singles and 11-15 in doubles at Kansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- 2024 American Conference Doubles Champion
- 2x ITA Scholar-Athlete
2024-25: Led Tulsa with a 27-6 doubles record and enjoyed a 19-7 tally in singles play. Had a season-best ITA Doubles Ranking of No. 58.
- Became the program’s first of two individual conference champions after winning the women’s doubles title at the inaugural American Athletic Conference Individual Championships in the fall with teammate Ana Naranjo Martinez.
- Competed in three fall events, going 3-2 in singles and 7-3 in doubles.
- In dual matches, played in the No. 2 and 3 positions in the singles lineup, earning a 16-5 record along the way.
- Enjoyed a six-match singles win streak that spanned two months.
- Played at Singles No. 2 for eight of the final nine dual matches of the season.
- Was the clinching point in team wins against Wyoming (1/11) and Kansas City (2/2).
- Played every dual-match doubles contest with Naranjo and went 19-3 together at Doubles No. 2.
- Earned a ranked win over No. 78 O’Donnell/Koskel of Arkansas.
- Clinched seven doubles points for Tulsa.
2023-24: Went 15-4 in singles action and 10-7 in doubles play at UT Arlington.
- Earned 25 total wins.
- Earned one WAC Doubles Team of the Week award.
- Starred at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 singles during the season.
- Helped UTA go 15-8 on the year with a semifinal finish in the WAC Championship.
2022-23: Went 12-12 in singles action and 7-6 in doubles play at Kansas.
- Helped Kansas go 15-8 in the dual match season with a second-round exit in the NCAA Women’s Championship
- Hit a streak of five consecutive doubles victories
2021-22: Finished 21-16 in singles and 11-15 in doubles at Kansas.
- Led the Kansas Jayhawks with 21 total singles wins.
- Pushed KU to a 15-11 team record with a first-round appearance in the NCAA Women’s Championship.
- Had an eight-match win streak at one point during the spring season.
HIGH SCHOOL
- At the junior level, won six singles titles and one doubles title, including the singles championship of the ITF JB1 Armenia tournament in Columbia.
PERSONAL
- Parents are Fusthel and Alba Velasquez.
- Has one sibling, David.
- Started playing tennis at age 7.
- Before a match, she listens to music.
- Is majoring in business.
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
| 2021-22 (KU) | 21-16 | 11-15 |
| 2022-23 (KU) | 12-12 | 7-6 |
| 2023-24 (UTA) | 15-4 | 10-7 |
| 2024-25 (TU) | 19-7 | 27-6 |
| Total | 67-39 | 55-34 |
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