The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Ionescu named SEC Women’s Tennis Co-Freshman of the Week
03.04.2026 | Women's Tennis
Elizabeth Ionescu went a combined 4-0 in singles and doubles in helping the Longhorns to road wins over Missouri and Vanderbilt.
Austin – Texas Women's Tennis freshman Elizabeth Ionescu was named the SEC Women's Tennis Co-Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. It marks the second weekly SEC honor for her this season after she earned the same accolade on February 4.
Ionescu went a combined 4-0 in helping Texas to two road wins with a 7-0 sweep at Missouri and a 5-2 victory at No. 39 Vanderbilt.
Against the Commodores, Ionescu and partner Christasha McNeil earned a top-10 doubles victory over No. 10 Valeria Ray and Bridget Stammel, 6-3, at No. 2. She later closed the overall match with a 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (0) comeback win over Erin Pearce at No. 5.
She played No. 4 singles versus the Tigers and was first off the court with a decisive 6-2, 6-1 win over Andrea Artimedi. Prior to that, she and McNeil clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Zoe Lazar and Lara Quaglia at No. 2.
Ionescu is now 8-2 in dual match singles play and is 7-3 in doubles in her freshman season.
The Longhorns will back on the court on Thursday at 2 p.m. CT to face No. 31 Alabama at the Texas Tennis Center.
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