2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Martina Okalova
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
- High School:
- Eight-Year Sports High School
CAREER at TULSA: A four-year letterwinner … will enter her fifth season in 2020-21 … gets the extra year after COVID-19 cut short the 2020 spring season … named an ITA All-American for reaching the doubles quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship in 2018-19 … selected to The American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team twice …has a 68-33 singles record with a 79-41 doubles record for her career … is tied for ninth in career doubles wins at TU.
2019-20: Named the American Athletic Conference's Scholar Athlete of the Year for women's tennis … was an academic all-conference selection … started the season with the highest singles ranking of her career at No. 52 in the Oracle ITA national rankings … earned a 14-6 mark in singles and a 9-3 record at No. 1 singles … earned two wins over nationally-ranked competition … took down No. 32 Jessica Failla of Pepperdine at the 2019 Saint Francis Health System ITA Women’s All-American Championships … defeated No. 84 Emma Antonaki of Mississippi State in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at Duke University … surged alongside Vera Ploner in doubles, as the All-American tandem posted a 19-7 overall record and were 10-2 in the top doubles spot … captured three wins over top 50 ranked doubles duos … played their way to the consolation semifinals round at the ITA All-American Championships … climbed into the top 10 in program history in career doubles win following a win at the Tulsa Invite.
2018-19: Became Tulsa’s second and third All-American in program history with teammate Vera Ploner … selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team for the second-consecutive season … finished the season ranked No. 112 in singles and No. 13 in doubles with Ploner in the final Oracle ITA national rankings … Okalova and Ploner reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, the furthest a TU tandem has gone in school history … became the fourth duo in school history to win the ITA Central Region doubles title … finished the season 13-9 in singles atop the Golden Hurricane lineup, along with a lofty 29-7 doubles mark with Ploner.
2017-18: Selected to The American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team … finished the season ranked No. 80 by the ITA … clinched matches against LSU and OSU in the NCAA Tournament, to help TU reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history … finished with a overall singles record of 21-8, 12-5 at the No. 2 position … tallied a 18-9 mark in doubles play with Vera Ploner, 13-6 at the No. 2 doubles spot … reached the semifinals of the ITA Central Regional Championships.
2016-17: Posted a 20-10 single record, 11-8 as the No. 4 in dual matches … recorded a 13-18 mark in doubles play, 4-7 as the team’s No. 1 doubles in dual matches with Ksenia Laskutova.
PERSONAL: Her dream car is a Range Rover … Jennifer Aniston is her favorite actress … her favorite musical group is Coldplay … her favorite tennis players are Li Na and Angelique Kerber … the most memorable place she has visited is France … Open is her favorite book … hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching Netflix and listening to music … majoring in exercise and sport science.
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
| 2016-17 | 20-10 | 13-18 |
| 2017-18 | 21-8 | 18-9 |
| 2018-19 | 13-9 | 29-7 |
| 2019-20 | 14-6 | 19-7 |
| Total | 68-33 | 79-41 |
