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Maria Josefina Zehnder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rafaela, Argentina
Career
• 28-38 record in singles in two seasons at MT
• 32-29 record in doubles in two seasons at MT
Awards
• 2015 ITA DII Central Region Freshman of the Year (Southwest Baptist)
• 2016 MIAA First Team Singles (Southwest Baptist)
• 2016 MIAA First Team Doubles (Southwest Baptist)
2017-18 (Senior)
• Singles: 17-17 (7-7 in fall; 10-10 in spring)
• Doubles: 16-14 (5-9 in fall; 11-5 in spring)
Fall
• Opened the fall with two straight-set wins at the Samford Fall Invitational
• Won four out of five matches at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, with her only loss coming in the Round of 16
• Marquee win of the fall came at the TCU Invitational, as she took down No. 86 Macarena Olivares of No. 30 Texas A&M in three sets
Spring
• Was tied for the team-lead in dual match singles wins at No. 1 with five
• Along with five wins at No. 1, she was also 5-0 at No. 2
• Posted a 5-1 record in matches that ended in the third set
• Clinched the win for the Blue Raiders on her Senior Day against Xavier in three sets, closing the door in the third set with a 6-0 score
• Also clinched Middle Tennessee's first ever trip to the C-USA Semifinals with a 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 victory over 4-seed FAU in the quarterfinal round
• Competed in doubles with four different partners, spending most of her time with Marta Peris Herrero and Costanza Magazzini
• Zehnder and Magazzini were 5-2 in the spring, winning three matches at No. 3 to go with a 2-0 record at No. 2
• Zehnder also stepped in at No. 1 to partner with Luisa Zirilli for a 6-2 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 23
2016-17 (Junior)
• Singles: 11-21 (6-5 in fall; 5-16 in spring)
• Doubles: 16-15 (5-5 in fall; 11-10 in spring)
Fall
• Two of her five losses came against nationally ranked opponents
• Won over an opponent from Winthrop at the South Carolina Fall Invitational to begin her career at MT
• Won five matches in three days to take the Flight B title at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, winning every match in straight sets
Spring
• All results came at the top spot in the lineup
• Seven of her 16 losses came in three sets
• Faced three nationally ranked opponents, including a showdown against No. 78 Maria Kononova of five-seed North Texas at the C-USA Championship, where she took the first set over the Mean Green ace, 6-4
• Got her first dual match singles win against Belmont to open the season, 6-2, 6-4
• Zehnder and Marta Peris Herrero were second on the team in dual match doubles wins as a combo with a record of 9-3, all at the No. 3 spot
• The pair reeled off nine consecutive victories from March 5 against San Francisco to April 15 against Troy
• Was first to finish in doubles three times in the streak and clinched the doubles point four times in the streak
• The duo was 2-0 in matches decided in a tiebreak, including wins at New Orleans and Troy
Prior to MT
• Attended Southwest Baptist for two years, earning a top-10 NCAA Division II doubles ranking and a top-5 singles ranking
• Advanced to the semifinals of the Division II Nationals in the fall of 2015
• Took home Freshman of the Year honors for her region in 2015
• Awarded with First Team Singles and First Team Doubles in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in 2016
• Attended Misericordia High School
Personal
• Parents: Rodolfo and Gabriela Zehnder
• 28-38 record in singles in two seasons at MT
• 32-29 record in doubles in two seasons at MT
Awards
• 2015 ITA DII Central Region Freshman of the Year (Southwest Baptist)
• 2016 MIAA First Team Singles (Southwest Baptist)
• 2016 MIAA First Team Doubles (Southwest Baptist)
2017-18 (Senior)
• Singles: 17-17 (7-7 in fall; 10-10 in spring)
• Doubles: 16-14 (5-9 in fall; 11-5 in spring)
Fall
• Opened the fall with two straight-set wins at the Samford Fall Invitational
• Won four out of five matches at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, with her only loss coming in the Round of 16
• Marquee win of the fall came at the TCU Invitational, as she took down No. 86 Macarena Olivares of No. 30 Texas A&M in three sets
Spring
• Was tied for the team-lead in dual match singles wins at No. 1 with five
• Along with five wins at No. 1, she was also 5-0 at No. 2
• Posted a 5-1 record in matches that ended in the third set
• Clinched the win for the Blue Raiders on her Senior Day against Xavier in three sets, closing the door in the third set with a 6-0 score
• Also clinched Middle Tennessee's first ever trip to the C-USA Semifinals with a 7-6 (10-8), 6-4 victory over 4-seed FAU in the quarterfinal round
• Competed in doubles with four different partners, spending most of her time with Marta Peris Herrero and Costanza Magazzini
• Zehnder and Magazzini were 5-2 in the spring, winning three matches at No. 3 to go with a 2-0 record at No. 2
• Zehnder also stepped in at No. 1 to partner with Luisa Zirilli for a 6-2 win over Chattanooga on Feb. 23
2016-17 (Junior)
• Singles: 11-21 (6-5 in fall; 5-16 in spring)
• Doubles: 16-15 (5-5 in fall; 11-10 in spring)
Fall
• Two of her five losses came against nationally ranked opponents
• Won over an opponent from Winthrop at the South Carolina Fall Invitational to begin her career at MT
• Won five matches in three days to take the Flight B title at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, winning every match in straight sets
Spring
• All results came at the top spot in the lineup
• Seven of her 16 losses came in three sets
• Faced three nationally ranked opponents, including a showdown against No. 78 Maria Kononova of five-seed North Texas at the C-USA Championship, where she took the first set over the Mean Green ace, 6-4
• Got her first dual match singles win against Belmont to open the season, 6-2, 6-4
• Zehnder and Marta Peris Herrero were second on the team in dual match doubles wins as a combo with a record of 9-3, all at the No. 3 spot
• The pair reeled off nine consecutive victories from March 5 against San Francisco to April 15 against Troy
• Was first to finish in doubles three times in the streak and clinched the doubles point four times in the streak
• The duo was 2-0 in matches decided in a tiebreak, including wins at New Orleans and Troy
Prior to MT
• Attended Southwest Baptist for two years, earning a top-10 NCAA Division II doubles ranking and a top-5 singles ranking
• Advanced to the semifinals of the Division II Nationals in the fall of 2015
• Took home Freshman of the Year honors for her region in 2015
• Awarded with First Team Singles and First Team Doubles in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) in 2016
• Attended Misericordia High School
Personal
• Parents: Rodolfo and Gabriela Zehnder
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
