Maria Ines Deheza
| School: |
Texas A&M University |
| Year: |
Sophomore |
| Home Town: |
Santa Cruz |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Bolivia |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
5-5 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
16-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
19-8 |
2013 (FRESHMAN): Joined the team in January and went 18-5 overall in singles, including 16-5 in dual matches...Saw action at the Nos. 3-5 lines, playing the majority of matches at No. 4 where she went 14-4...Was undefeated in SEC matches and tied for the team lead in conference wins with a 9-0 record, including 1-0 at the No. 3 line and 8-0 at No. 4...Went 4-1 in NCAA Championship singles matches, including a 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-4 semifinal thriller against UCLA’s Chanelle Van Nguyen in the last match standing to send the Aggies to the championship match...Had trailed 4-2 in the final set before winning four consecutive games against the Bruin to secure the win and continue A&M’s historic run to the finals...Also had clinched the winning point in the last match standing in the Aggies’ 4-3 regular-season victory against seventh-ranked Alabama and finished the season with a team-leading six match-clinching victories...Posted the team’s longest win streak in singles with an 11-match win streak...Also posted the team’s longest winning streak in doubles with 10, including nine matches with twin sister Paula Deheza and one match with fellow freshman Anna Mamalat, all at the No. 3 line...Led A&M in dual match doubles victories with a 21-8 record, including a team-best 10-2 mark in SEC play...Went 20-7 overall when paired with Paula Deheza, including 2-0 at the No. 2 line and 17-7 at No. 3...Was 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents in doubles, teaming with Paula to post a commanding 8-2 victory against 68th-ranked Maria Christensen and Rachel Stuhlmann of Missouri...Was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on March 20 after helping lead the Aggies to victories against Virginia, LSU and Arkansas...No. 18 in the final ITA Texas Region rankings in singles.
Maria Ines Deheza has been ranked as high as No. 9 in the world in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior world singles rankings. She has competed in the junior division at the U.S. Open, the French Open and Wimbledon, where she reached the round of 16 in doubles in 2012. In addition, Maria Ines won both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF Inka Bowl (Peru) and the ITF Copa Coldeportes (Columbia). In 2011, she competed at the U.S. Open and partnered with twin sister Maria Paula to advance to the round of 32 in doubles. The twins, who represented Bolivia at the 2011 Federation Cup, are second-generation Aggies and have another sister who also attends Texas A&M.
