The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Katie Poluta
- Hometown:
- Cape Town, South Africa
- High School:
- Parklands College
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-2
- Major:
- Nutrition
CAREER (through 2016-17 season)
Singles: 23-16
Doubles: 15-19
Dual-Match Singles: 17-12
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
Singles: 11-8
Doubles: 8-8
Dual-Match Singles: 5-4
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Singles: 12-8
Doubles: 7-11
Dual-Match Singles: 12-8
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-2017)
- Helped Texas to a 4-3 win against Rice after defeating Alison Ho (6-4, 0-6, 6-1)
- Defeated Fresno State’s Ndindi Ndunda (6-2, 6-0) in UT's 7-0 win over the Bulldogs
- Knocked off Tulane’s Christina Sisti (6-4, 6-0) in UT's 4-2 win over the Green Wave
- Posted a win against Denver’s Arisha Ladhani (6-0, 6-3)
- Defeated Columbia’s Sarah Hu (6-1, 6-1) in UT's 4-1 win over the Lions
- Knocked off San Diego’s Katharina Kukaras (7-6 [6], 7-6 [5]) at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic
- Went 3-0 at the Kitty Harrison Invitational as she defeated W&M’s Natalia Perry (6-3, 6-1), Iowa’s Anastasia Reimchen (6-0, 6-2), and Minnesota’s Karyna Bihel (6-0, 6-4).
- Earned a win against Baylor’s Vanessa Phan (6-0, 6-1) at the ITA Texas Regional Championship.
- Defeated UNLV’s Aiwen Zhu (6-1, 2-6, 6-2) at the Riviera/ITA Women’s All American Championship.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16)
• Knocked off Alejandra Galvis (6-1, 6-1) to help lead Texas to a 4-2 win over Iowa State
• Defeated Oklahoma’s Simran Sethi (6-2, 6-1) in the Longhorns’ 4-1 victory against the Sooners
• Helped Texas to a 5-2 win over Northwestern after winning against Alex Chatt (6-3, 6-1)
• Put away Princeton’s Nicole Kalhorn (6-4, 6-1) to help lead the Longhorns to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers
• Defeated Lina Qostal (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) in Texas’ 5-2 victory over Pennsylvania
• Aided Texas to a win over Princeton after defeating Emily Hahn (6-2, 6-1)
• Won in three sets against Duke’s Ellyse Hamlin (6-4, 0-6, 6-3) in the Longhorns’ dual meet with the Blue Devils
• Aided Texas to a win over UTSA, 7-0, after knocking off Charleen Tiwari (6-0, 6-0)
• Helped Texas to a 7-0 win over Incarnate Word after defeating Maria Batchinsky (6-0, 6-0)
BEFORE TEXAS
- Ranked as high as No. 134 in the ITF world junior rankings
- Ranked No. 1 in South Africa in the U-16 and U-18 age groups
- South African Junior Nationals champion, U-16 singles and doubles
PERSONAL
Born May 24, 1997 to Mladen and Jean Poluta
