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Gonzalez Inks First Women’s Signee
4/5/2022 4:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Tamara Racine has committed to join the Florida Atlantic University women's tennis team, as announced by Ricardo Gonzalez, the Owls' director of tennis, on Tuesday.
Racine is the first to commit to the Owls since Gonzalez assumed the help of the women's program, currently ranked No. 69 nationally.
"I am extremely excited to have Tamara on board. Since our first conversation over the phone, we seemed to have a good connection. She will blend easily with our girls' personalities and will fit right in with our team culture. Tamara will bring a lot of experience to the table. She is a very strong player in singles and doubles and will immediately impact our team. I am excited to be a small part of her development on and off the court."
Racine joins the Owls after a four-year career at Mississippi State, where she tallied a 39-51 singles record, but arguably contributed the most in doubles play in which her national rank climbed as high as No. 14 nationally and she tallied a 49-50 record, to date.
She will join an Owl team that returns each of the starters and Racine will help to balance the roster as the third upper classmen, including Martina Kudlova a rising fifth-year FAU senior and junior Katerina Filip, who has played the last two seasons with the Owls. The trio will guide five underclassmen, who have gained valuable experience in 2022, while helping the Owls maintain their perennial spot in the national rankings.
Prior to college, Racine was named the U12, U16 and U18 Quebec provincial champion. She finished sixth in singles and third in doubles at the U18 Canadian National Championships and won several ITF doubles titles over her career. Racine also made an appearance in the doubles' semifinals at the ITF 15k women's events.
Racine Bio
At Mississippi State
Senior (2021-22) (as of 4/1/2022)
Racine is the first to commit to the Owls since Gonzalez assumed the help of the women's program, currently ranked No. 69 nationally.
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Director of Tennis Ricardo Gonzalez"I am extremely excited to have Tamara on board. Since our first conversation over the phone, we seemed to have a good connection. She will blend easily with our girls' personalities and will fit right in with our team culture. Tamara will bring a lot of experience to the table. She is a very strong player in singles and doubles and will immediately impact our team. I am excited to be a small part of her development on and off the court."
Racine joins the Owls after a four-year career at Mississippi State, where she tallied a 39-51 singles record, but arguably contributed the most in doubles play in which her national rank climbed as high as No. 14 nationally and she tallied a 49-50 record, to date.
She will join an Owl team that returns each of the starters and Racine will help to balance the roster as the third upper classmen, including Martina Kudlova a rising fifth-year FAU senior and junior Katerina Filip, who has played the last two seasons with the Owls. The trio will guide five underclassmen, who have gained valuable experience in 2022, while helping the Owls maintain their perennial spot in the national rankings.
Prior to college, Racine was named the U12, U16 and U18 Quebec provincial champion. She finished sixth in singles and third in doubles at the U18 Canadian National Championships and won several ITF doubles titles over her career. Racine also made an appearance in the doubles' semifinals at the ITF 15k women's events.
Racine Bio
At Mississippi State
Senior (2021-22) (as of 4/1/2022)
- Singles Record: 8-12 // 3-7 dual // 2-5 SEC
- Doubles Record: 14-11 // 7-5 dual // 1-4 SEC
- Highest National Doubles Ranking: 41st (9/7/21)
- Tied for second in the most wins in the fall with 12, five of which came in singles play and seven of which came in doubles play
- Twelve wins is the most in any fall in her career
- Took down No. 45 Carolyn Ansari of Auburn at the ITA Southern Regional Championships (Oct. 17) in straight sets 6-3, 6-3
- Held a 5-1 mark in singles and doubles play at the John Cade Invitational (Nov. 5-7)
- Advanced to the final of the Grey draw at the John Cade Invitational
- Was mostly paired up with Emmanouela Antonaki throughout the fall and together they earned six victories, the most of any pair during the fall
- Took down Wake Forest's 38th-ranked tandem of Anna Campana and Carolyn Campana 9-8(5) at the ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 7)
- Advanced to the doubles semifinals with Emmanouela Antonaki at the ITA Southern Regional Championship
- Lone match paired with Alexandra Mikhailuk, won by a score of 6-0
- Singles Record: 9-13 // 7-9 dual // 1-7 SEC
- Doubles Record: 9-12 // 6-7 dual // 3-5 SEC
- Highest National Doubles Ranking: 14th (3/30/21)
- Started off her fall campaign with a pair of victories at the SEC Challenge #1 (Oct. 9) with one in singles match play and one paired with Lilian Poling in doubles match play
- Earned another doubles victory with Marta Falceto at the Hail State Classic (Oct. 18)
- Held an 8-10 mark in singles match play for the spring
- Played every match at the No.1, No. 2 or No. 3 singles spots
- Won four straight matches from Jan. 31-Feb. 14
- Defeated Loudmilla Bencheikh in straight sets to clinch MSU's victory over No. 48 Alabama
- Held a 4-1 record in matches that went to three sets, tied for the best mark on the team… Shared the team lead in tiebreaks won with four
- Won seven doubles matches in the spring
- Most often paired with Magda Adaloglou who went 5-5 together, all at the No. 1 doubles position
- The pair defeated four ranked opponents throughout the season including No. 11 Selin Ovunc and Taylor Russo of Auburn, as well as No. 15 Megan Davies and Mia Horvit of South Carolina
- Clinched two doubles points with Adaloglou
- Singles Record: 6-10 // 4-4 dual // 1-2 SEC
- Doubles Record: 13-10 // 8-4 dual // 1-2 SEC
- Highest National Doubles Ranking: 14th (9/11/19)
- Posted two victories in singles and held a 5-6 ledger in doubles in the fall
- Earned the first victory of her sophomore campaign at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic (Sept. 20-22)
- Advanced to the semifinals in doubles at the ITA Southern Regional Championships alongside Adaloglou
- Owned a 4-4 record in singles, competing in the top three spots of the lineup
- Posted an 8-4 record alongside Magda Adaloglou in dual match play, all at the No. 1 position in the lineup
- The duo defeated 54th-ranked Margot Decker and Anna Turco of Kansas State
- Remainder of the season was cut short due to COVID-19
- Singles Record: 16-16 // 11-11 dual // 4-7 SEC
- Doubles Record: 13-17 // 11-10 dual // 5-6 SEC
- Highest National Doubles Ranking: 46th (5/1/19)
- Went 5-5 in singles and 2-7 in doubles in her first fall as a Bulldog
- Earned her first career victory in the Maroon & White in her debut on Sept. 21 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic over Clemson's Ally Miller
- Won three-straight to capture the Flight 5 singles title at the SMU Invite Oct. 5-7
- Went 2-1 in doubles with Janina Braun
- Went 11-11 in her first season as a Bulldog at the No. 4 position
- Clinched MSU's first-ever win over Florida (March 3), earning a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Marlee Zein in Gainesville
- Concluded the season ranked 50th nationally in doubles alongside Magda Adaloglou
- Adaloglou and Racine went 8-9 as a duo in the spring, clinching five doubles points, most notably at Vanderbilt (April 5)
- Began college as the U12, U16 and U18 Quebec provincial champion
- Finished sixth in singles and third in doubles at the U18 Canadian National Championships
- Won several ITF doubles titles over her career and made an appearance in the doubles' semifinals at the ITF 15k women's event
- Ranked as high as No. 452 in the world junior rankings and is No. 1225 in the world women's doubles rankings
- Named 2017 CDT doubles winner and given a second place singles mark in Quebec's tennis academy championship
- Tabbed a 12-13 career junior record and 19-9 career junior doubles record
- Born on October 23, 1999, in Montreal, Canada
- Daughter of Sonia and Philippe
- Majoring in fashion merchandising with a minor in marketing
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