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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster

Brittney Sparn, APSU Athletics
Brittney Sparn, APSU Athletics
Brittney Sparn, APSU Athletics
Brad Kirtley, Sports Information
Brad Kirtley, Sports Information

Claudia Yanes Garcia

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool I.E.S. Cruz Santa
  • Hometown Los Realejos, Spain

Biography

Records and Honors

  • First Team All-OVC: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
  • Dean’s List: F15, S16, F16, S17, F17, S18, F18
  • OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
  • OVC Academic Medal of Honor: 2016-17, 2017-18
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete: 2016-17, 2017-18
  • 2019 OVC Player of the Week: Feb. 13, March 27, April 17

2018-19

Spring Season

  • Went 17-3 in singles and 15-6 in doubles, earning her spot back on the First-Team for the Ohio Valley Conference.
  • With her sister Lidia, went on a 12-match win streak in doubles, the second-longest in program history.
  • Went 8-0 in OVC doubles play, including a win at No. 2 doubles in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship Match.

Fall Season

  • Picked up four wins each in singles (4-2) and doubles (4-1).
  • Advanced to the final of the SMU Invitational No. 1 Doubles Draw with her twin, Lidia.
  • Won two singles matches at both the APSU Invitational and the SMU Invitational, highlighed by a three-set win over Texas A&M's Iulia Ivascu in the No. 2 Singles Draw at SMU (6-3, 3-6, 12-10).

2017-18

Spring Season

  • Missed most of season due to injury, but returned for start of OVC play by playing with non-dominant left hand
  • Ended regular season by winning three of four singles matches when healthy

Fall Season

  • Went 8-1 in singles and 5-2 in doubles over the course of the fall
  • Won the APSU Fall Invitational with a 7-6(7-5), 5-7, 10-8 win against twin sister Lidia Yanes Garcia
  • Teamed with Lidia to reach the semifinals of the tournament in doubles

2016-17

Spring Season

  • Named to second consecutive First-Team All-OVC after going 7-1 in OVC singles, playing every match in the #2 slot
  • Teamed with Covington in doubles, defeating the team of Jordana Lujan and Diana Vlad of #7-ranked NCAA DII powerhouse West Florida, 8-3
  • Won at #2 singles and #2 doubles to close out the season against Eastern Kentucky

Fall Season

  • Won Flight 2 singles at USC Upstate Invitational defeating ETSU’s Ioanna Markesini 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
  • Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Tournament, upsetting fourth-seeded Justina Mikulskyte 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-3
  • Also advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles with twin sister Lidia Yanes Garcia

2015-16

Spring Season

  • Named to First-Team All-OVC after posting an 8-1 record in singles and going 13-2 overall
  • Won her last six conference matches to end the season
  • Teamed with Brittney Covington in doubles in conference play, compiling a 4-4 record

Fall Season

  • Went 7-3 overall in singles in her first season with the Govs
  • Advanced to the semifinals at the Skyhawk Invitational in her first action with the Govs in singles
  • Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Skyhawk Invitational in the doubles draw with partner Isabela Jovanovic

High School

  • Prepped at I.E.S. Cruz Santa in Los Realejos, Spain.

Personal

  •  Daughter of Florencio Imeldo Yanes Reyes and Maria Jesus Garcia Ferandez
  • Twin sister Lidia also plays at Austin Peay
  • Majoring in computer science.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Junior

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2018-19Senior

    PLAYER
    5'4"