2017-18 SAAC Members

Ivone Alvaro
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Colegio Anglo Americano
- Hometown:
- Albufeira, Portugal
2017-18: Compiled an 11-10 overall singles record, including a 9-6 mark playing the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the lineup during the spring…Went 7-4 at No. 3 singles…Picked up her first win over a top-100 player with a 6-0, 6-2 defeat of No. 91 Anna Vrbenska from Ole Miss at the Roberta Allison Classic (10/27)…Won in straight sets against Adriana Rajkovic of 39th-ranked Old Dominion (3/11)…Went 15-9 overall in doubles including a 12-7 ledger in dual matches at the No. 2 position.
2016-17: American Athletic All-Conference selection and named The American's Co-Freshman of the Year ... Accomplished an 18-5 dual record in singles ... Went 5-0 at No. 3 and 13-5 at No. 4 ... Produced a team best 11-match win streak to end the season ... Went 4-0 in both singles and doubles against AAC competition ... Achieved a 17-3 record in doubles ... Went 13-2 in doubles alongside Sade Atkinson, including a 5-1 mark at the No. 1 position ... Memeber of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017.
High School: Graduated from Colegio Anglo Americano in December of 2015 … Played on the Portuguese national team since she was 11 years old, twice competing at the ITF U18 European Championship … Was a five-time Regional champion and a national doubles finalist at both U14 and U18 … Was ranked No. 1 nationally for U-18 and earned a national ranking of No. 4 for Over-18 (adult/pro) … Achieved her first WTA point when she was 15 years old and a career high WTA ranking of 725 when she was 17.
Personal: Born in Faro, Portugal …Has one younger sister … Father, Paulo, represented Portugal on the national basketball team, was a national champion and represented Coimbra University where he was a finalist in the European Championship … Enjoys playing basketball and padel … Favorite athlete is Roger Federer … One thing people may not know about her is that she once fell asleep with her tennis racquet … Career ambition is to play pro tennis.
ALVARO'S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 |
2016-17 | 18-5 | 18-5 | - | 4-0 | - | - | 5-0 | 13-5 | - | - |
2017-18 | 11-10 | 9-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | - | 1-1 | 7-4 | 1-1 | - | - |
2017-18 | 11-10 | 9-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | - | 1-1 | 7-4 | 1-1 | - | - |
Total | 29-15 | 27-11 | 2-4 | 5-2 | - | 1-1 | 12-4 | 14-6 | - | - |
ALVARO'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Dual | Tournament | Conference | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
2016-17 | 17-3 | 17-3 | - | 4-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 | 4-1 |
2017-18 | 15-9 | 12-7 | 3-2 | 2-2 | - | 12-7 | - |
2017-18 | 15-9 | 12-7 | 3-2 | 2-2 | - | 12-7 | - |
Total | 32-12 | 29-10 | 3-2 | 6-2 | 5-1 | 20-8 | 4-1 |