2024-25 (Junior):
Collected several postseason awards, including Third-Team NAIA All-America, First-Team All-SSAC, SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team, SSAC All-Academic Team, Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete … Ranked as high as No. 35 in the ITA rankings and No. 44 in doubles … Battled injury at the end of the season, but still ended with a 9-5 record in singles and 15-2 in doubles with Adele Fereres … In the fall, she reached the quarterfinals of both the singles and doubles competition while playing with Lucy Carpenter.Â
2023-24 (Sophomore):
Once again earned First-Team All-Conference, plus LSWA All-Louisiana Honorable Mention, SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team, SSAC All-Academic Team, and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors in her sophomore season … Posted a 9-8 record at No. 2 singles, which included 8-5 against NAIA competition and 5-1 in SSAC matches … Won singles matches against No. 4 SCAD Savannah, No. 8 William Carey, No. 10 William Woods, No. 19 Dillard, and Nicholls … Went 11-5 overall in doubles, including 8-3 with Ariana Salgueiro-Estela … Went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles with Lucy Carpenter, and 1-1 at the NAIA National Championship with Fatima Vasquez … Ranked No. 40 in NAIA singles by the ITA at the end of the season.
2022-23 (Freshman):
Earned Co-Freshman of the Year and All-Conference honors after a season in which she was one of the best singles and doubles players in the SSAC … Posted a 10-6 singles record, playing most of her matches at the No. 2 position, where she was 8-4 … Singles victories against No. 7 Middle Georgia and No. 10 William Carey … In doubles, she and Ariana Salgueiro-Estela were one of the best pairs in the country, reaching an ITA national ranking of 13th … Her overall doubles record was 13-6, but 12-3 with Salgueiro-Estela; the duo had spring victories against Nicholls, No. 6 Xavier, No. 10 William Carey, No. 20 Mobile, and No. 7 Middle Georgia … In the fall, she advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Gulf Regional, and she and Salgueiro-Estela reached the semifinals of the Regional, qualifying for the ITA Cup, where the pair won a match … The duo also reached the final of the Dillard Invitational.Â
Pre-Loyola:
Attended Colegio Menor, where her coach was Emiliano Caradonna … She earned high honor roll … She competed in Pan American and Sudamerican games.
Personal:
Majoring in International Business … Born November 30, 2003 … Daughter of Belen Serrano and Victor Ponce … Her favorite food is sirloin and her least favorite is pork … Favorite book is The Art of Not Giving A F* … Favorite movies are Top Gun and Flicka … Most influential person in her life is her mother … Hobbies are singing, jewelry and nature … Favorite athlete is Roger Federer.