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Mary Stoiana
American tennis player (born 2003)
Mary Stoiana (born May 6, 2003) is an American tennis player. She plays college tennis for the Texas A&M Aggies and has been ranked as high as No. 1 in NCAA Division I singles and doubles.
Stoiana in 2023 | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Born | (2003-05-06) May 6, 2003 (age 21) Southbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Texas A&M (2021–) |
| Prize money | $31,495 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 21–12 (63.6%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 573 (November 27, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 578 (December 25, 2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–1 (83.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 1,120 (November 27, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,129 (December 25, 2023) |
She has won one doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
Stoiana was born in Southbury, Connecticut.[1] She began playing tennis at age four, learning from her father as he taught her older brother.[2][3] She competed in United States Tennis Association (USTA) Junior Sections from age nine,[4] and played on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit from 2018 to 2021, winning three singles titles and one doubles title.[2] She attracted notice from Texas A&M coaches with her seventh-place finish at the USTA Girls' 18 National Clay Court Championships in July 2019.[3] Until that summer, she attended Pomperaug High School, when she began being homeschooled to dedicate more time to tennis.[3] She committed to A&M in September 2020.[3] Babolat ranked her as the No. 11 recruit of the class of 2021.[3]
Stoiana began playing college tennis for A&M in 2021. She played most of her first year in the team's No. 3 spot in singles, compiling 34 wins and 4 losses.[1] She clinched the dual matches that gave A&M the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season title and SEC Championship.[1][5] In doubles, she went 28–5 partnering mostly with junior Carson Branstine.[1] She was named to the All-SEC second team and the SEC All-Freshman team.[6] A&M reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.[5]
Playing in A&M's No. 1 spot as a sophomore, Stoiana went 38–6, with a doubles record of 28–4.[1][5] She helped A&M defend its SEC regular season title, receiving SEC Player of the Week honors a record seven times, and was selected to the All-SEC first team and named SEC Player of the Year.[5][7] She beat national No. 3 Lea Ma in A&M's loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship.[8] Second-seeded A&M again lost in the NCAA Championships quarterfinals.[9] She ended the season nationally ranked No. 2 in singles and doubles.[1][10]
Stoiana was selected to the USTA Collegiate Summer Team in the summer of 2023.[11] At the ITF W15 event in Lakewood, California, in July, she partnered No. 1 college player Fiona Crawley of North Carolina and won the doubles title, and she reached the singles final but had to retire in the match against Hanna Chang.[10][12] She received a wildcard into the qualifying tournament of the 2023 US Open.[10]
In the fall of 2023, Stoiana won the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, North Carolina, and earned the national No. 1 ranking in singles.[13][14]
Singles: 1 (runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Lakewood, United States | 15,000 | Hard | Hanna Chang |
1–1 ret. |
Doubles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | ITF Lakewood, United States | 15,000 | Hard | Fiona Crawley |
Mary Lewis Brandy Walker |
7–5, 6–7(3), [10–5] |
- "Mary Stoiana – Women's Tennis". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "Mary Stoiana Tennis Player Profile (Juniors)". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Vanoni, Maggie (June 22, 2021). "'It was definitely worth it,' Southbury's Mary Stoiana's tennis journey from public school to home school and beyond". The News-Times. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Maimonis, James (July 1, 2019). "New England Juniors Win Sectional Titles". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Cessna, Robert (May 11, 2023). "Texas A&M's diminutive Mary Stoiana making national impact in women's tennis". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "2022 SEC Women's Tennis Awards Announced". Southeastern Conference. April 28, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Thornton, Sam (April 18, 2023). "Stoiana Awarded Fourth-Consecutive SEC Player of the Week Honor". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "Georgia Claims 2023 SEC Tournament Championship". University of Georgia. April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "No. 2 Aggies' Stellar Season Ends in NCAA Quarterfinals". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. May 17, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Peck, Ben (August 21, 2023). "Texas A&M tennis standout Mary Stoiana competing at U.S. Open qualifying tournament". KAGS. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Thornton, Sam (June 8, 2023). "Stoiana Named to USTA Collegiate Summer Team". 12thman.com. Texas A&M University. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- Pratt, Steve (July 10, 2023). "Hanna Chang, Andre Ilagan Win Socal Pro Series Singles Titles in Lakewood". USTA Southern California. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "A&M's Stoiana wins ITA championship". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 8, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- "ITA / Rankings (Nov 15 2023)". Intercollegiate Tennis Association. November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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