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Anne-Sophie Courteau
by Joe Swan
COURTEAUANNE-SOPHIE
Sr. | 5-6 | University of Nebraska HS | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
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2019-20 (JR.)
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete » Posted a team-best 28-16 record, including a 19-win fall season » Led the team in doubles victories (14) and tied for the team-lead in singles wins (14) » One of two Mountaineers to post a 25-win season » Began the fall by winning eight of her first nine singles matches » Went undefeated in singles play at Thunder in the Mountains (3-0) and the Martha Thorn
Invitational (3-0) » Appeared in the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw with Kat Lyman at the ITA Atlantic Regional;
WVU’s first appearance since 2013 » Began the spring on a four-match win streak in singles, primarily playing in the No. 2 slot » Paired with Lyman to win five of her first six doubles matches from the No. 1 position
2018-19 (SO.)
» Academic All-Big 12 First Team » WVU Most Valuable Player » Posted a team-best 37-27 record between the fall and spring » Led WVU in singles wins (19) and tied for the team lead in doubles wins (18) » One of two Mountaineers to post a 30-win season » One of five Mountaineers to post a 20-win season » Went 15-15 in the fall, including an 8-7 doubles record » Won six of her first seven matches to open the fall season » Paired with Abigail Rosiello to win the Sacrifice
Doubles flight at the Hokie Fall Invite » Went 2-1 at the Martha Thorn Mountaineer
Invitational » Compiled a 22-12 record in the spring (12-7 in singles, 10-5 in doubles) » Primarily played in the No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles slot » Won seven of her first nine singles matches to start the spring » Defeated Iowa State’s Margarita Timakova in three sets to secure her first Big 12 win of the season » Was named WVU’s Student-Athlete of the Week on March 11 after going 4-0 against Binghamton and in-state foe Marshall » Bagged her second conference win of the season against Baylor’s Dominika Sujova » Paired with Rosiello to post a 6-3 record in doubles play, the best of any Mountaineer duo in 2018-19 » Grabbed two doubles wins in Big 12 play against
TCU and No. 14 Kansas » Second on the team with a .578 winning percentage
2017-18 (FR.)
» Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete » Began her Mountaineer career with four straight wins in singles in the fall by going 3-0 at the
Viking Invitational » Finished the fall season with a combined record of 10-19, including a 5-8 record in singles » Played at No. 2 singles position, 4-16 in the spring » Paired with Giovanna Caputo to amass a 7-12 record in doubles » Earned the match-clinching victory against
Marshall to give WVU is second straight win in the rivalry
PREP
» Attended University of Nebraska High » Won two matches in doubles play at the
Vancouver U18 ITF Junior Championships in 2015 » Runner-up at the Copa Coqui in Cabo Rojo,
Puerto Rico, in doubles in Sept. 2015 » Played her way to a semifinal appearance at the
Copa Coqui in singles » Runner-up at the Copa Mangu in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic in doubles in Oct. 2015 » Finished second at the Jalisco Junior Cup in
Zapopan, Mexico, in doubles in February 2015 » Advanced to the doubles semifinal round at the
Goombay Splash Bowl in Nassau, Bahamas in
November 2014 » Won the doubles tournament at the Vancouver
U18 ITF Junior Championships in Oct. 2014
PERSONAL
» Daughter of Daniel Courteau and Marie-France
Mercier » Has two brothers » Brother, Philippe, played tennis at Lander
University » Birthday is March 5 » Majoring in biology » Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll » Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
ANNE-SOPHIE COURTEAU YEAR
2017 (FALL) 2018 (SPRING) 2018 (FALL) 2019 (SPRING) 2019 (FALL) 2020 (SPRING)
TOTALS SINGLES DOUBLES
5-8 5-11
4-16 7-12
7-8 8-7
12-7 10-5
10-3 9-7
4-3 5-3
TOTALS
10-19 11-28 15-15 22-12 19-10 9-6
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