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Veronica Cardenas
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| Class: |
Sr. |
| Hometown: |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
| Height: |
5-8 |
| Sport: |
Women's Tennis |
| Position: |
RH |
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- Finished last season as one of the top players on the team
- Led the team in singles action
- Will continue to be a leader and top competitor this season
- Also excels in the classroom
At West Virginia in 2011:
- Finished the season with 16 wins
- Went 8-14 in singles and contributed in the No. 2, 3 and 4 spots
- Captured five consecutive wins in singles against the No. 4 players from Duquesne, Cincinnati, Army, Providence and Seton Hall
- Went 8-13 in doubles and competed in the No. 1 and 2 spots throughout the season
At West Virginia in 2010:
- Finished the season with 26 overall wins
- Primarily competed in the No. 3 singles spot and contributed in the No. 2 spot
- Led the team in singles play for the second season with a 15-8 record
- Won nine of her first 11 matches of the season
- Defeated Youngstown’s Anna Volkova, 6-2, 6-0, in the first match of the season
- Also played on the No. 2 doubles team with Emily Mathis
- The pair finished with an 11-12 record
- Ended the season with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Cincinnati’s Lindsey Londergan in the BIG EAST Championships
At West Virginia in 2009:
- Season record led the team in singles (13-10), doubles (17-7) and overall (30) victories
- Played at the No. 3-6 singles spots
- Started the season winning seven of first nine matches
- Also played on the top doubles team with Olga Elkin
- Won the first 10 matches of the spring season
- Saw limited action in the fall season
- Won first match of the year at the Brevard Mountain Invitational with a 6-3, 6-0, win over Lindsay Hostetter from Brevard
Prep:
- Captain of her team at Harrison High
- Graduated with honors
- Was the Carl Harrison Leadership Award recipient
Personal:
- Daughter of Rodolfo and Christine Cardenas
- As three sisters and one brother
- Birthday is Oct. 13
- BIG EAST Academic all-Star
- Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll
- Majoring in athletic coaching education
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