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2018-19 Tennis Roster

Ines Mesquita
K-State's Ines Mesquita competes against West Virginia at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Ines Mesquita competes against TCU at Body First Tennis Center in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Ines Mesquita competes against Washington State at Body First Tennis Center in Manhattan, Kansas.
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K-State's Ines Mesquita
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K-State's Ines Mesquita
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K-State's Ines Mesquita
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K-State's Ines Mesquita
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Ines Mesquita

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Lourinhã, Portugal

Mesquita's Career Records 
Overall Career Singles Record: 49-41
Career Singles Record in Tournaments: 17-12
Career Singles Record in Dual Matches: 33-28
Career Singles Record in Big 12 Matches: 10-9

Career Singles Record in Two-Set Matches: 37-26 (8-6 Big 12)

Career Singles Record in Three-Set Matches: 13-12 (2-3 Big 12)

Career Record vs. ITA Ranked Opponents: 0-4

Overall Career Doubles Record: 54-47
Career Doubles Record in Tournaments: 15-13
Career Doubles Record in Dual Matches: 39-34
Career Doubles Record in Big 12 Matches: 11-14

Career Positional Record

Singles
No. 1: N/A
No. 2: 0-2
No. 3: 10-9
No. 4: 4-5
No. 5: 12-9
No. 6: 7-3

Doubles

No. 1: 2-2
No. 2: 21-14 (6-8 Big 12)
No. 3: 12-13 (5-7 Big 12)

Mesquita's Trophy Case
Big 12 Player of the Week (2/21/17)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2018)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2019)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2017)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)

SENIOR (2019-20)
Posted three wins in tournament play while adding on two more in dual matches... Faced off with Duke's Chloe Beck, who was the No. 25 ranked player at the time, back on January 25.... Secured two wins at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational back on November 9-10.... Grabbed a crucial victory in the No. 6 spot against Nebraska to help lead the Wildcats back to the win after an early deficit.... Earned two victories with teammate Karine-Marion Job in dual match play in doubles... Finished with a 5-4 mark in two-set matches and a 1-3 record in three-set matches... In doubles, went 3-8 for the spring season.

JUNIOR (2018-19)

Mesquita finished her junior season with an 11-15 (3-5 Big 12) singles record ... Went 0-2 at the No. 2 spot while going 3-3 at No. 4 and 5-5 at the fifth position ... Went 3-5 during the fall season, including a win in the first round of the ITA Central Regional Championships ... Won three straight matches from March 31-April 7 ... Finished with an 8-12 mark in two-set matches while going 2-3 in three-set matches ... In doubles, went 16-11 (3-5 Big 12) ... Went 10-6 when paired with Karine-Marion Job at the No. 2 doubles position ... The pair won six consecutive matches from Feb. 15-March 7 and ended the season on a three-match winning streak.


SOPHOMORE (2017-18)

Finished her sophomore campaign with a 23-7 record in singles player, including a 12-4 record in spring play from the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 positions...Advanced to the round of 16 at ITA Regionals but fell to No. 43 Babic of Oklahoma State...Carried a 21-12 record in doubles play this year, playing both the Nos. 2 and 3 positions...Owned a trio of winning streaks of more than five matches (January 18-February 18, March 13-April 13), opening her season with a 9-0 record (September 21-October 20).

FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Joined K-State in the spring of 2017 and was named Big 12 Player of the Week on February 21 ... Finished with an overall singles record of 11-10 in spring dual matches, including a 4-4 mark in Big 12 play ... Her four conference singles wins were tops on the team ... Primarily played at No. 3 singles with a record of 10-9 and had a season-high match win streak of four from February 17-26 ... Played at all three doubles slots with an overall doubles record of 12-10 (3-5 Big 12).

BEFORE KANSAS STATE
Mesquita competed in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior and Pro Circuit, collecting a combined 13 career singles and double victories in the ITF Pro Circuit main draw.

PERSONAL
Born on May 11, 1998 in Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal ... Parents are Luciano Mesquita and Ana Lucas Pereira ... Has three siblings: Rita, Sara and Catorina ... Major is undecided.
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