Kansas State University Athletics
2018-19 Tennis Roster
Gheorghita, Ioana
Ioana Gheorghita
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ploiesti, Romania
Bio
Gheorghita's Career Records (updated Mar. 30, 2022)
Overall Career Singles Record: 39-37
Career Singles Record in Tournaments: 22-19
Career Singles Record in Dual Matches: 16-13
Career Singles Record in Big 12 Matches: 8-9
Career Singles Record in Two-Set Matches: 25-27Â (5-8 Big 12)
Career Singles Record in Three-Set Matches: 12-11 (2-1 Big 12)
Career Record vs. ITA Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Overall Career Doubles Record: 34-48
Career Doubles Record in Tournaments: 18-19
Career Doubles Record in Dual Matches: 16-31
Career Doubles Record in Big 12 Matches: 6-9
Career Positional Record
Singles
No. 1: N/A
No. 2: N/A
No. 3: N/A
No. 4: 2-4
No. 5: 3-5
No. 6: 12-9
Doubles
No. 1: 0-5
No. 2: 7-11
No. 3: 9-15
Gheorghita's Trophy Case
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2020)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2021)
Big 12 Player of the Week (April 6, 2021)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2021)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Poured in three-consecutive singles' victories at the K-State Fall Invite... Recorded four-straight wins in doubles' action for the home tournament with teammate Anna Turco... Delivered from the No. 6 line in 2021, compiling a 4-1 mark... Clinched the final point in the Sunflower Showdown vs. No. 44 Kansas on April 3, defeating the Jayhawks' Tiffany Lagarde in a three-set thriller, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4... Her heroic efforts in the last matchup versus Kansas earned her Big 12 Player of the Week honors on April 6... Her win helped K-State earn its first victory over the Jayhawks since 2014... Propelled K-State to the doubles point in the first round of the Big 12 Championship against (9) Kansas, as she paired up with teammate Maria Linares to post a 6-2 set win on court two... Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Compiled a 7-3 mark in singles play with one three appearances in dual matches.... Acquired a 3-6 record in doubles play for both the fall and spring competition... Knocked off the No. 53 pairing in the nation of Wichita State's Honigova and Bellucco with teammate Maria Linares back on January 31 with a set score of 7-5.... Won three matches at the Marliss Gruver Fall Invitational on September 20-22... Posted four more victories in the next two fall tournaments during the SMU Invitational and ITA Central Regionals.... ITA All-Academic Team.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Gheorghita finished her freshman season with an 8-12 singles mark (5-3 Big 12) ... Her five conference wins tied for the team lead with Anna Turco ... In the spring, she went 6-6 from the No. 6 position in the singles lineup ... She went 2-0 in three-set matches and 5-12 in two-set matches ... Won four out of five Big 12 singles matches from March 22-April 7 ... In the fall, went 2-6 with wins at the Big 5 Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Hoosier Fall Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) ... Posted a 7-10 doubles record during the spring (3-3 Big 12) with a 2-5 fall doubles mark.
BEFORE K-STATE
A native of Ploeisti, Romania, Gheorghita reached a world ranking of No. 1207 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) professional rankings ... In addition to reaching the main draw in multiple International Tennis Federation (ITF) professional events, she also earned a spot in the quarterfinal round of the Romanian National Championship in 2015 ... She also reached two international finals in U16 doubles and the quarterfinal round four times in ITF doubles events.
Overall Career Singles Record: 39-37
Career Singles Record in Tournaments: 22-19
Career Singles Record in Dual Matches: 16-13
Career Singles Record in Big 12 Matches: 8-9
Career Singles Record in Two-Set Matches: 25-27Â (5-8 Big 12)
Career Singles Record in Three-Set Matches: 12-11 (2-1 Big 12)
Career Record vs. ITA Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Overall Career Doubles Record: 34-48
Career Doubles Record in Tournaments: 18-19
Career Doubles Record in Dual Matches: 16-31
Career Doubles Record in Big 12 Matches: 6-9
Career Positional Record
Singles
No. 1: N/A
No. 2: N/A
No. 3: N/A
No. 4: 2-4
No. 5: 3-5
No. 6: 12-9
Doubles
No. 1: 0-5
No. 2: 7-11
No. 3: 9-15
Gheorghita's Trophy Case
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2020)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2020)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2021)
Big 12 Player of the Week (April 6, 2021)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Spring 2021)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
Poured in three-consecutive singles' victories at the K-State Fall Invite... Recorded four-straight wins in doubles' action for the home tournament with teammate Anna Turco... Delivered from the No. 6 line in 2021, compiling a 4-1 mark... Clinched the final point in the Sunflower Showdown vs. No. 44 Kansas on April 3, defeating the Jayhawks' Tiffany Lagarde in a three-set thriller, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4... Her heroic efforts in the last matchup versus Kansas earned her Big 12 Player of the Week honors on April 6... Her win helped K-State earn its first victory over the Jayhawks since 2014... Propelled K-State to the doubles point in the first round of the Big 12 Championship against (9) Kansas, as she paired up with teammate Maria Linares to post a 6-2 set win on court two... Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Compiled a 7-3 mark in singles play with one three appearances in dual matches.... Acquired a 3-6 record in doubles play for both the fall and spring competition... Knocked off the No. 53 pairing in the nation of Wichita State's Honigova and Bellucco with teammate Maria Linares back on January 31 with a set score of 7-5.... Won three matches at the Marliss Gruver Fall Invitational on September 20-22... Posted four more victories in the next two fall tournaments during the SMU Invitational and ITA Central Regionals.... ITA All-Academic Team.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Gheorghita finished her freshman season with an 8-12 singles mark (5-3 Big 12) ... Her five conference wins tied for the team lead with Anna Turco ... In the spring, she went 6-6 from the No. 6 position in the singles lineup ... She went 2-0 in three-set matches and 5-12 in two-set matches ... Won four out of five Big 12 singles matches from March 22-April 7 ... In the fall, went 2-6 with wins at the Big 5 Challenge (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Hoosier Fall Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) ... Posted a 7-10 doubles record during the spring (3-3 Big 12) with a 2-5 fall doubles mark.
BEFORE K-STATE
A native of Ploeisti, Romania, Gheorghita reached a world ranking of No. 1207 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) professional rankings ... In addition to reaching the main draw in multiple International Tennis Federation (ITF) professional events, she also earned a spot in the quarterfinal round of the Romanian National Championship in 2015 ... She also reached two international finals in U16 doubles and the quarterfinal round four times in ITF doubles events.
K-State Tennis Practice highlights
Tuesday, September 02
Sana Garakani Senior Day Video
Thursday, April 24
K-State Tennis | Senior Thank Yous - Veronika Kulhava
Monday, April 21
Veronika Kulhuva Senior Video
Friday, April 18
