Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster
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Constantinide, Irina

Irina Constantinide
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev school:
- Edison Academics (Fla.)/United Tennis Academy
- Hometown:
- Galai, Romania
Bio
2013-14 (Sophomore)
Fall: Was 6-6 in singles and 0-10 in doubles in the fall season ... Earned the victory over Lauren Hoekstra from Southern Illinois, Carbondale at the UNLV Invitational, 6-0, 6-2 ... Took a straight set victory over South Alabama's Cinta Maria Papke at the Samford Fall Round Robin, followed by two wins at the USTA/ITA Division I Women's Ohio Valley Regional Championship over opponents from Chattanooga and Lipscomb ... Won two matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic to make it to the finals.
Spring: Had a singles record of 10-8 and was 6-9 in doubles action ... First victory of the dual match season came against UAB's Elaine Simon, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 5 spot in the lineup ... Took a loss in three sets against Chattanooga, but bounced back with a season-best four match win streak, including wins over opponents from TSU, LATech, Jackson State and Boston University ... In her last match at the No. 5 spot, she took the win over FAU's Lyndsey Boos, 6-1, 6-1 ... Defeated Margot de Haan from Troy in straight sets in her first match of the season at No. 4 in the lineup ... Won in three sets over UTSA's Nicole Karaklis in the conference championship ... Played doubles at the No. 2 spot in the lineup all season ... Partnered with Nayara Moraes to earn a 7-5 win over Evansville to begin the season ... Season-best four match win streak started with Moraes over UAB and continued with victories over APSU, Lipscomb and TSU ... Earned the victory with Jesse Grace over UTSA in the conference championship, 8-5.
2012-13 (Freshman)
Fall: In her first season of collegiate competition went 9-3 in singles play and 7-5 in doubles play ... Won seven straight sets at the Hokie Fall Invite before falling 6-7 in the eighth set, yet won her last set of the event 6-4 ... Competed with Nayara Morales at the Hokie Fall Invite, winning three of four matches.
Spring: Played primarily from the number one or two positions ... Went 11-12 in singles play and 8-15 in doubles play ... Playing from the number two spot, registered four straight match wins against Austin Peay, UT Martin, Louisiana and Southern Miss ... Against Samford won her match after falling in the first set ... In the Sun Belt Championships Quarter finals, beat Karoline Grymel of Troy in three sets ... Played primarily with Nayara Moraes in doubles play .... Posted wins against UAB and Butler in doubles play that helped MT clinch team wins ... With partner Nayara Morales had the only win against then #38 ranked Tulane ... Defeated Arkansas State in doubles play in the first round of the Sun Belt Championships.
Prior to MT:
Attended Edison Academics (Fla.) to complete prep career & Competed at the United Tennis Academy, also in Bradenton, Fla. & Won a pair of European tennis championships, the 2009 Mamaia IDU Cup on the Black Sea in Romania and the 2010 Haid tournament in Austria & Placed second at the 2010 Oberenfelden event in Switzerland & Played as a club member for Icmrs Galai during the team s 2011 second-place and 2009 and 2010 third-place finishes at the national championships in Romania.
Personal:
Born March 16, 1994 & Daughter of Florin and Mihaela Corina Constantinide.
Fall: Was 6-6 in singles and 0-10 in doubles in the fall season ... Earned the victory over Lauren Hoekstra from Southern Illinois, Carbondale at the UNLV Invitational, 6-0, 6-2 ... Took a straight set victory over South Alabama's Cinta Maria Papke at the Samford Fall Round Robin, followed by two wins at the USTA/ITA Division I Women's Ohio Valley Regional Championship over opponents from Chattanooga and Lipscomb ... Won two matches at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic to make it to the finals.
Spring: Had a singles record of 10-8 and was 6-9 in doubles action ... First victory of the dual match season came against UAB's Elaine Simon, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 5 spot in the lineup ... Took a loss in three sets against Chattanooga, but bounced back with a season-best four match win streak, including wins over opponents from TSU, LATech, Jackson State and Boston University ... In her last match at the No. 5 spot, she took the win over FAU's Lyndsey Boos, 6-1, 6-1 ... Defeated Margot de Haan from Troy in straight sets in her first match of the season at No. 4 in the lineup ... Won in three sets over UTSA's Nicole Karaklis in the conference championship ... Played doubles at the No. 2 spot in the lineup all season ... Partnered with Nayara Moraes to earn a 7-5 win over Evansville to begin the season ... Season-best four match win streak started with Moraes over UAB and continued with victories over APSU, Lipscomb and TSU ... Earned the victory with Jesse Grace over UTSA in the conference championship, 8-5.
2012-13 (Freshman)
Fall: In her first season of collegiate competition went 9-3 in singles play and 7-5 in doubles play ... Won seven straight sets at the Hokie Fall Invite before falling 6-7 in the eighth set, yet won her last set of the event 6-4 ... Competed with Nayara Morales at the Hokie Fall Invite, winning three of four matches.
Spring: Played primarily from the number one or two positions ... Went 11-12 in singles play and 8-15 in doubles play ... Playing from the number two spot, registered four straight match wins against Austin Peay, UT Martin, Louisiana and Southern Miss ... Against Samford won her match after falling in the first set ... In the Sun Belt Championships Quarter finals, beat Karoline Grymel of Troy in three sets ... Played primarily with Nayara Moraes in doubles play .... Posted wins against UAB and Butler in doubles play that helped MT clinch team wins ... With partner Nayara Morales had the only win against then #38 ranked Tulane ... Defeated Arkansas State in doubles play in the first round of the Sun Belt Championships.
Prior to MT:
Attended Edison Academics (Fla.) to complete prep career & Competed at the United Tennis Academy, also in Bradenton, Fla. & Won a pair of European tennis championships, the 2009 Mamaia IDU Cup on the Black Sea in Romania and the 2010 Haid tournament in Austria & Placed second at the 2010 Oberenfelden event in Switzerland & Played as a club member for Icmrs Galai during the team s 2011 second-place and 2009 and 2010 third-place finishes at the national championships in Romania.
Personal:
Born March 16, 1994 & Daughter of Florin and Mihaela Corina Constantinide.
MTSU Tennis Pro-Am 9/6/25
Tuesday, September 09
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 14, 2025: Women’s Tennis and Men’s Tennis
Monday, April 14
MTSU Women's Tennis vs WKU Recap on 04/08/25
Thursday, April 10