University of Minnesota Athletics
2023-24 Tennis Roster
Zeyneb Sarioglan
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Okyanus College
- Hometown:
- Ankara, Turkey
Bio
2024 SPRING SEASON:
Named team captain • went 3-7 in singles play • went 5-11 in doubles play • primarily played at No. 5 singles • primarily played at No. 3 doubles • named Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
2023 FALL SEASON:
Missed due to injury.
2023 SPRING SEASON:
Went 6-2 in singles play and 6-4 in doubles play • primarily played at No. 2 singles and No. 4 doubles with partner Zoey Weil • defeated Utah duo, Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova in a 7-5 tiebreaker victory in a program-first win over the University of Utah.
2022 FALL SEASON:
Went 7-3 in singles play and 4-5 in doubles play overall • went 3-0 in singles and 3-3 in doubles at the annual Gopher Invitational (Sept. 16-18).
2022 SPRING SEASON
Went 2-1 in singles play during the Spring season • went 0-1 in singles play at the Florida Gulf Coast Hidden Dual • earned singles victory over Monterey Knewtson of St. Thomas 6-0, 6-2 (Jan. 29) • earned singles victory over Olivia Fain of Northern Iowa 6-1, 6-0 (Feb. 4).
2021 FALL SEASON
6-3 in singles play and 8-0 in doubles play during the Fall season • went 3-0 in singles play and 5-0 in doubles play during the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 24-26) • went 1-2 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles play in the ITA Central Regional (Oct. 21-24) • went 2-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles play in Harvard Invitational (Nov. 5-7).
2021 SPRING SEASON
Went 6-11 in singles and 4-11 in doubles • Participated in her first Big Ten match on Feb. 14 against Wisconsin • Earned her first collegiate singles victory with a 6-4, 6-0 over Adela Josefova of Maryland • Went 4-5 in the No. 5 singles position.
2020 FALL SEASON
*Not played due to COVID-19*
HIGH SCHOOL
Zeyneb attended Okyanus College • From the time she was 12, she has represented Turkey multiple times on the international stage • Most notably, she has finished 3rd, 4th and 8th at the European Team Championships, was ranked No. 24 in Europe at 14 and held an ITF Juniors ranking at No. 351 • Additionally, Sarioglan represented Turkey nine times at the European Winter and Summer Cups, the European Youth Festival and the European Individual Championships.
Named team captain • went 3-7 in singles play • went 5-11 in doubles play • primarily played at No. 5 singles • primarily played at No. 3 doubles • named Minnesota's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
2023 FALL SEASON:
Missed due to injury.
2023 SPRING SEASON:
Went 6-2 in singles play and 6-4 in doubles play • primarily played at No. 2 singles and No. 4 doubles with partner Zoey Weil • defeated Utah duo, Madison Tattini and Anastasia Goncharova in a 7-5 tiebreaker victory in a program-first win over the University of Utah.
2022 FALL SEASON:
Went 7-3 in singles play and 4-5 in doubles play overall • went 3-0 in singles and 3-3 in doubles at the annual Gopher Invitational (Sept. 16-18).
2022 SPRING SEASON
Went 2-1 in singles play during the Spring season • went 0-1 in singles play at the Florida Gulf Coast Hidden Dual • earned singles victory over Monterey Knewtson of St. Thomas 6-0, 6-2 (Jan. 29) • earned singles victory over Olivia Fain of Northern Iowa 6-1, 6-0 (Feb. 4).
2021 FALL SEASON
6-3 in singles play and 8-0 in doubles play during the Fall season • went 3-0 in singles play and 5-0 in doubles play during the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 24-26) • went 1-2 in singles play and 1-1 in doubles play in the ITA Central Regional (Oct. 21-24) • went 2-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles play in Harvard Invitational (Nov. 5-7).
2021 SPRING SEASON
Went 6-11 in singles and 4-11 in doubles • Participated in her first Big Ten match on Feb. 14 against Wisconsin • Earned her first collegiate singles victory with a 6-4, 6-0 over Adela Josefova of Maryland • Went 4-5 in the No. 5 singles position.
2020 FALL SEASON
*Not played due to COVID-19*
HIGH SCHOOL
Zeyneb attended Okyanus College • From the time she was 12, she has represented Turkey multiple times on the international stage • Most notably, she has finished 3rd, 4th and 8th at the European Team Championships, was ranked No. 24 in Europe at 14 and held an ITF Juniors ranking at No. 351 • Additionally, Sarioglan represented Turkey nine times at the European Winter and Summer Cups, the European Youth Festival and the European Individual Championships.
| Zeyneb Sarioglan's Career Statistics | ||
| Season | Singles | Doubles |
| 2020-21 | 6-11 | 4-11 |
| 2021-22 | 8-4 | 8-0 |
| Career Totals | 14-15 | 12-11 |
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