The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Marlee Zein
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Fort Bend Dulles HS
- Hometown:
- Sugar Land, Texas
- Major:
- Nutritional Sciences - Masters
Pronunciation: ZAIN
• 2022 Second-Team All-SEC
• 2021 ITA All-American in doubles (with McCartney Kessler)
• 2021 Second-Team All-SEC
• 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
• Three-time ITA Scholar Athlete (2019-21)
• Three-time SEC Community Service Team honoree (2020-22)
• Signed her commitment to transfer from Florida to The University of Texas Women's Tennis program in July 2022
• Played four seasons at Florida prior to transferring to Texas as a graduate student
• Had UTR (Universal Tennis Rating) of 10.38 when she committed to transfer to Texas
At Florida
• During her four seasons with the Gators, Zein registered a 57-50 career singles mark (35-28 dual-match) and a 66-50 career doubles record (39-31 dual-match)
• Was an ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) All-American in doubles in 2021 and a two-time All-SEC Second-Team selection
• Was a three-time ITA Scholar Athlete and a three-time SEC Community Service Team honoree
As a Senior (2021-2022)
• Posted an 11-10 dual-match singles record, including three wins over ranked opponents, and was No. 81 in the final ITA national singles rankings
• Also went 22-18 overall in doubles, was No. 33 in the final ITA national doubles rankings and qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Carly Briggs
• Claimed second-team All-SEC honors and a spot on the SEC Community Service Team
As a Junior (2020-21)
• Earned ITA All-America honors in doubles when she and partner McCartney Kessler were No. 7 in the final ITA national doubles rankings. The duo, who rose to as high as No. 2 nationally in the rankings during the year, advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship • Posted a 10-9 overall record in singles and an 11-6 mark in dual-match doubles action
• Competing primarily at the No. 2 singles position, she climbed to as high as No. 36 in the ITA rankings before finishing the season at No. 90
• Garnered second-team All-SEC accolades and a spot on the SEC Community Service Team in addition to being named an ITA Scholar Athlete
COVID shortened (2019-20 season)
• Was an ITA Scholar Athlete and claimed a spot on the SEC Community Service Team
• Posted an 11-7 overall record in singles, including a 5-1 mark in dual-match play, and a 10-6 record in doubles
As a Freshman (2018-19)
• Claimed SEC All-Freshman Team honors and was an ITA Scholar Athlete
• Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week selection
• Recorded 11 singles wins and 10 doubles victories during the dual-match season
Before Florida
• Won the 2018 Class 6A University Interscholastic League (UIL) state singles championship as a senior at Fort Bend Dulles High School
• In her only other season of high school competition, Zein placed second at the state singles championship as a freshman in 2015
• Named the 2018 All-Greater Houston Girls Tennis Player of the Year by the Houston Chronicle
• Tabbed No. 6 in the final national recruiting rankings for the class of 2018, including the No. 2 player from the Gulf States region and the state of Texas
• In 2016, Zein was one of 30 players nationally named to the first-ever USTA Junior Leadership Team, which recognizes America's finest junior tennis players who exhibit leadership, sportsmanship and character both on and off the court
