Dionne Sanders
| School: |
University of Houston |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Stourbridge |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
United Kingdom |
| High School: |
The Kingswinford School |
| Height: |
5-7 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Thursday, October 01, 1992 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undecided |
| Singles Record: |
0-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-0 |
CAREER HONORS
ITA Scholar Athlete (2012)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2012)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2011)
JUNIOR (FALL 2012)
Has competed in four tournaments, posting a 3-5 mark in singles play while leading the team in doubles victories with a 5-5 record... opened the Auburn Invitational with an 8-4 victory in doubles play with partner Celia Fraser before retiring from the tournament... opened singles play at the Longhorn Invitational with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alena Schichokova of UTSA... teamed up with Elena Kordolaimi in doubles play at the Longhorn Invitational, advancing to the semifinals with wins over opponents from Tulane and West Virginia... opened singles play at the SFA Fall Invite with straight-set wins over Anastasia Surkova of McNeese State and Kayla Stevenson of Sam Houston State to advance to the singles finals before play was cancelled due to inclement weather... also claimed a doubles victory at the SFA Fall Invite with Gabriella Jansson, while teamed up with Maja Kazimieruk at the Rice Invite to defeat LSU's Jeremiah and Taylor by a score of 8-4.
SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
Played in two singles matches during the spring season, going 1-1 at the No. 6 position... defeated UTSA's Vivian Carrillo by a score of 6-1, 6-1 on Feb. 12... posted a 4-3 record in doubles play with three partners... teamed up with Liselot Koenen to knock off No. 6 Baylor' s duo of Stainback and Llamas to open the season... went 3-2 overall with Koenen... tallied a 4-5 singles record during the fall season... recorded straight-set victories over Lamar's Carolina Massa (6-2, 7-5) and Calena Redondo (7-5, 6-2) to reach the quarterfinals of the Islanders Open... posted a 2-3 record in fall doubles play with Jo Garvey.
FRESHMAN (2010-11)
Posted a 13-7 singles record in dual play at all six positions in her first season at Houston... went 11-2 at the bottom three positions... claimed first collegiate dual match victory with a 6-0, 6-0 shutout of Centenary's Holly Clark on Jan. 28... overcame 2-6 record in first eight matches to close regular season with 11-consecutive victories... nine wins came in straight sets during streak... topped Victoria Khanevskaya of Kansas by a score of 6-4, 6-3 in narrow UH loss... routed Southern Miss' Shannon Rogers by a score of 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 6 position on April 3... recorded lone UH singles win against No. 36 SMU, downing Kris Roberts by a score of 6-2, 6-0... ran winning streak to 11 with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Louisville's Sonia Bokhari in the home finale on April 16... posted an 8-9 record in doubles play at all three positions during the spring... teamed up with Bryony Hunter to go 5-4, while posting a 2-2 record with fellow freshman Jo Garvey... won five consecutive matches with Hunter... competed in three tournaments during the fall, compiling a singles record of 2-6 and a doubles mark of 1-6... claimed first collegiate victory at the Cougar Fall Draw against UTSA's Katie Ottenbreit (6-0, 6-1)... followed up with 6-4, 7-5 victory over Dana Nazarova of UTPA to advance to the semifinals... posted lone doubles win with partner Varsha Shiva-Shankar of Rice at the Cougar Fall Draw... finished the 2010-11 season with a combined singles and doubles record of 24-28.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended The Kingswinford School in Wolverhampton, U.K... reached an ITF ranking of No. 759 in Jan. 2009... earned a top-18 U16 ranking in U.K... claimed three titles at Indoor Series Regional events... advanced to the Grand Prix finals at the La Manga.
PERSONAL
Born on Oct. 1, 1992, in Wordsley, U.K... daughter of Alan and Sharon Sanders... enjoys hanging out with friends and family, listening to music and shopping in her spare time.
