Player Profiles



Veronica                           Cardenas
Veronica
Cardenas
Class: Sr.
Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga.
Height: 5-8
Sport: Women's Tennis
Position: RH

Biography

  • 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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