Lauren Villanueva
Lauren Villanueva
Height: 5-1
Year: SR
Hometown: El Segundo, CA
High School: El Segundo
Major: Global Business

2016:  Standout player for the nationally-ranked Bulldog women’s tennis team that finished third in the conference… Shored up the No. 3 slot in the singles line-up throughout the season… Earned a 12-14 mark… Also competed in doubles with teammate Natalie Etchegaray at the top of the line-up…  Put together a 17- 10 record as a formidable duo… Knocked off the then-No. 8, 17, and 21 doubles teams from Linfield College (OR), Trinity University (TX), and Whitman College (WA), respectively… Qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships for doubles… Finished the season ranked No. 17 in the nation… Landed on the All-SCIAC Second Team… Part of the squad that was named an ITA All-Academic Team for the fourth-consecutive year…

2015: Strong competitor for the 14-8 Redlands women’s tennis program that finished the year as the No. 18 team in the country… Moved up from No. 5 to No. 3, earning an impressive 15-7 singles record… Opened the season with 10-straight victories, with six of those coming against players from ranked teams… Also contributed to the doubles line-up as the No. 2 duo with Julia Pollak… Earned a 15-7 mark on the season, as highlighted by seven-straight victories to open the season… Knocked off counterparts from No. 25 Brandeis University (MA), No. 23 University of Mary Washington (VA), and No. 8 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges during this stretch… Contributed to the Bulldogs' ITA All-Academic Team status...

2014:  Second-year Bulldog who contributed to both lineups of the nationally-ranked squad…  Helped Redlands to upset sixth-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the third-place match of the SCIAC Championship Tournament…  Started out the season at the No. 6 slot in singles but moved up to No. 4 by the final match… Registered 12 wins in singles action, with half of them coming against counterparts from ranked teams…  Put together a four-match winning streak that stretched from April 5-12… Teamed up with Gabriela Vasquez at the No. 3 slot in doubles, Recorded 12 wins, which included six successful outings against foes from top-30 teams… The duo enjoyed a five-match winning streak that stretched from April 4-12… Honored as the team’s Most Improved Player… Part of the squad that garnered ITA All-Academic status…

2013: Member of the team that finished the season with a national ranking of No. 11… Helped Redlands to eclipse the 20-win mark for the first time in school history… Contributed to the Bulldogs’ third-place finish in SCIAC and second-round appearance in the NCAA Championships… Joined forces with Paige Press and Lauren Villanueva to compete at the No. 3 doubles spot for a combined 4-5 record in the spring… All four victories came against duos from ranked foes… ITA Scholar-Athlete…  Part of the squad that was named an ITA All-Academic Team… Member of the Dean’s List…