Marie Casares Season 2011-12

Class Freshman

Hometown Quito, Ecuador

High School Colegio Compuinformatica

Bio

Honors
• 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015 ITA Ohio Valley Senior Player of the Year
• 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2014 Second Team All-SEC
• 2014 ITA Academic Team
• 2014 Ohio Valley Region ITA Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship
• 2013 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2012 Second Team All-SEC
• 2012 SEC All-Freshman Team

2013-14 (Junior):Had the single best season in Vanderbilt tennis history … 32 singles wins and 60 combined wins, a school record in both categories … Compiled a 21 match win streak throughout most of the dual season … Went 10-1 in SEC play and 20-3 in dual matches … Ranked No. 113 overall … Recognized as a Second Team All-SEC Conference selection … Received the Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship … Named to the 2014 All-Academic team and 2014 Spring Academic Honor Roll … ITA All-Academic honors … Primarily played at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions … Went 28-9 in doubles play, including 15-6 in dual competition.

2012-13 (Sophomore): SEC Academic Honor Roll … Saw action out of the No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 positions for the Dores … Posted a 21-15 overall record … Was ranked as high as No. 91 by the ITA … Teamed up with Ashleigh Antal for the second-straight year in doubles play … Finished with an overall doubles record of 21-15 … Won five-straight matches between 2/16 against No. 18 Baylor and 3/1 against No. 63 LSU … Made it to the quarter-finals of the USTA/ITA Regional Championships.

2011-12 (Freshman): Finished with an impressive 23-9 record during her first season at Vanderbilt, including 9-2 in conference play… Played primarily in the three spot, but also saw action in the four… Teamed up with fellow freshman Ashleigh Antal in doubles and finished the season 14-5… Defeated eventual team national champion Florida’s Alexandra Cercone 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)… Won seven-straight singles during SEC play.

Personal: Marie Elise Casares … Born September 12, 1993 … Parents are Esteban Casares and Katia Lilian Rosa … Younger brother Bernardo (16) … From Quito, Ecuador … Majoring in civil engineering … Lists her brother as her favorite tennis player … Made the South American team and traveled to compete in Europe four times … Competed at the French Open and at Wimbledon in 2011 … Chose Vanderbilt because of its tennis/academic mix.