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2015-16 Women's Tennis Roster

Natalia Yacaman

  • Class Senior
  • High School Colegio Jorge Washington
  • Hometown Cartagena, Colombia
  • Major B.S.B.A. (Intl. Business)

Biography

Graduated cum laude

Concluded her career tied for 11th in singles wins (65) and tied for 12th in doubles wins (51) on the Saint Louis career lists. 

2015-16 • SENIOR | Match-by-Match Results
• Led the Billikens in singles winning percentage (16-1, .941).
• Was 10-1 in dual-meet singles competition, including 8-1 at No. 6.
• Recorded a doubles victory vs. A-10 opponent Saint Joseph’s.
• Won both singles and doubles matches vs. eight opponents.
• Was 3-0 in singles matches that went to three sets or a super-tiebreaker.
• Began the season with winning streaks of 10 singles matches and seven doubles contests.
• Captured the Flight 6 singles and Flight 3 doubles crowns at the SIUE Fall Invitational.
• Won the Flight 4 singles title at the Billiken Classic.
• Went undefeated (6-0 singles, 5-0 doubles) in fall tournament competition.

2014-15 • JUNIOR | Match-by-Match Results
Was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.5 GPA) for the fall semester … tied for the team lead in doubles wins (15) … finished second in doubles winning percentage (15-5, .750) and dual-meet doubles wins (nine) … was third in dual-meet doubles winning percentage (9-3, .750), and tied for third in combined wins (28) … her eight wins at No. 2 doubles (8-3) tied for the most by a Billiken at any position … posted a 3-1 doubles record vs. A-10 opponents … won a super-tiebreaker to collect a singles victory vs. A-10 opponent Rhode Island … put together a seven-match doubles winning streak near the end of the season that included all three of her victories vs. conference foes … won both singles and doubles matches vs. five opponents … had a team-best 6-2 doubles record in fall competition … teamed with Maria Toro to capture the Flight 3 doubles title with a 3-1 record at the SIUE Fall Invitational … she and Toro were 2-0 and claimed the Flight 3 doubles crown at the Billiken Classic.

2013-14 • SOPHOMORE | Match-by-Match Results
Named to the A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for both semesters ... earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... garnered second-team All-Conference accolades … was tabbed the Billikens’ Most Improved Player … posted a 20-6 singles record and a 9-14 doubles ledger … tied for the team lead in dual-meet singles wins (16) … finished second in dual-meet singles winning percentage (.842) … tied for second in singles wins (20) … was third in singles winning percentage (.769) and combined dual-meet winning percentage (.618) … in dual meets, was 16-3 in singles (all at No. 3) and 5-10 in doubles (2-3 at No. 2, 3-7 at No. 3) … her 16 wins at No. 3 singles tied for the most by a Billiken at any position … won her last 10 completed singles matches of the season, including two victories at the A-10 Championship … registered a 6-0 season record in singles vs. A-10 opponents … was 4-2 in singles matches that went to a third set or super-tiebreaker, including a victory vs. No. 63 Missouri … won both singles and doubles matches vs. four opponents … in fall competition, was 4-3 in singles and 4-4 in doubles … won Flight 5 singles (2-0 record) at the Billiken Fall Classic … captured her first-round match in singles qualifying at the ITA Central Region Championships.

2012-13 • FRESHMAN | Match-by-Match Results
Earned the team’s Most Improved Player award … recorded a 16-4 singles mark and a 12-8 doubles slate … led the team in overall winning percentage (.700), singles winning percentage (.800), doubles wins (12), dual-meet singles wins (14) and dual-meet doubles wins (11) … tied for the team lead in total wins (28) … was second in doubles winning percentage (.600) and tied for third in singles wins (16) … in dual meets, was 14-3 in singles (1-0 at No. 4, 3-1 at No. 5, 10-2 at No. 6) and 11-8 in doubles (1-0 at No. 1, 2-1 at No. 2, 8-7 at No. 3) … was undefeated in her three singles matches that went to a third set or super-tiebreaker … won both singles and doubles matches vs. 10 opponents (Lindenwood, South Dakota State, Bradley, Morehead State, Chicago State, Dayton, Wright State, UMKC, Western Illinois, Butler), most on the team … earned a singles win against A-10 rival Xavier.

PRIOR TO SLU
Was ranked among the top three junior players in Colombia for three consecutive years … won 15 national junior titles … represented her country in the Junior Fed Cup South America tournament and competed in the Orange Bowl International Championships, one of the world’s most prestigious junior tournaments … National Honor Society member … earned awards in Spanish, philosophy, physics and biology at her high school … also received her school’s Citizenship Award, given to one student from each course in recognition of community service and civic engagement.

Singles
Year No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Open Total
2012-13 - - - 1-0 3-1 10-2 2-1 16-4
2013-14 - - 16-3 - - - 4-3 20-6
2014-15 - - 9-6 - - - 4-5 13-11
2015-16 - - - 2-0 - 8-1 6-0 16-1
Career - - 25-9 3-0 3-1 18-3 16-9 65-22

 

Doubles
Year No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Open Total
2012-13 1-0 2-1 8-7 1-0 12-8 
2013-14 - 2-3 3-7 4-4 9-14 
2014-15 - 8-3 1-0 6-2 15-5 
2015-16 - 0-1 10-8 5-0 15-9
Career 1-0 12-8 22-22 16-6 51-36

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

  • 2013-14Sophomore

  • 2014-15Junior

  • 2015-16Senior