2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Sabina Machalova
- Class:
- Senior
- Experience:
- 4L
- Hometown:
- Zlin, Czechia
- High School:
- Gymnazium T.G.M.
Bio
ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM 2021
ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM 2018
ITA SOUTHERN REGION PLAYER TO WATCH (SPRING 2019)
ITA SOUTHERN REGIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPION 2017
ITA SCHOLAR ATHLETE 2020, 2021
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2021-22 (SENIOR):
Finished her season with a No. 42 ranking in the ITA Singles Ranking … Earned an at-large placement for the NCAA Singles Championships reaching the Round of 32 … Led Ole Miss with 23 singles victories earning a 23-13 record … Compiled a 13-16 record in doubles … Dual record of 12-7 in singles and 9-9 in doubles … Compiled a 11-6 record in singles at No. 1 … Defeated seven ranked singles opponents including South Carolina’s No. 2 Sarah Hamner (03/27/22) … 7-6 singles record versus ranked opponents … Reached round of 16 of ITA Southern Championships in singles … Reached the round of 16 of the ITA Southern Championships in doubles alongside Tiphanie Fiquet … Competed in the ITA All-American Championships … Received No. 27 ITA Preseason Singles Ranking and No. 48 Doubles Ranking alongside Tiphanie Fiquet.
2020-21 (SENIOR):
Voted to the All-SEC First Team ... Earned an at-large placement for the NCAA Singles Championships reaching the Round of 64 ... Reached as high as No. 16 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings (3/17/21) and No. 24 in doubles alongside Alexa Bortles (1/13/21) ... Earned eight dual victories in both singles and doubles ... Won five SEC dual singles matches .. Earned three ranked singles victories, all versus top 50 opponents .. Won in straight sets versus Old Dominion's No. 40 Holly Hutchinson (1/22/21), No. 19 LSU's Taylor Bridges (3/5/21) and No. 23 Kentucky's Akvile Parazinskaite (4/10/21) .. Earned a victory in doubles alongside Bortles versus No. 1 North Carolina's No. 3 ranked team in the nation of Morra/Scotty on Jan. 23 ... 11-3 combined record in the fall (5-1 singles, 6-2 doubles).
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
Spent all fall and spring ranked in ITA Singles, finishing the year ranked No. 50 ... Also ranked in doubles with partner Alexa Bortles, coming in as high as No. 17 ... Took down No. 15 Michigan’s Giulia Pairone, ranked No. 26 in the country, at ITA Kickoff in commanding 6-3, 6-2 fashion ... Also picked up a Top 10 win during the fall, taking down Georgia Tech’s Kenya Jones (No. 10) 6-3, 7-5 at the UNLV Rebel Invitational to take home the Singles draw title ... Turned in a seven-match win streak from 11/8-1/31 ... Won five of last six matches in doubles with Bortles, including a pair of Top 25 ranked wins in No. 22 Alter/Rice (Arkansas) and No. 13 Staines/McGiffin (Tennessee) ... Finished year 13-6 and 6-3 in dual match play… went 14-8 in doubles, all with Bortles.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
Went 15-22 overall and 8-12 in dual matches, tallying five wins in SEC play… Tallied five wins over ranked opponents, including No. 50 Townsend (Texas A&M) … Clinched the Rebels’ first SEC victory of the season, coming against Mississippi State with a three-set thriller over a ranked foe ... Started the 2018 fall campaign ranked No. 53 in singles… finished spring at No. 94 ... Ranked in doubles with both Tea Jandric and Alexa Bortles (No. 31/85) ... Named the ITA Southern Region's Player to Watch for 2020.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Earned All-SEC Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors ... Concluded the season ranked No. 79 in singles ... 21-11 overall record, 13-8 in dual matches ... 10-5 in doubles with Tea Jandric, 6-4 in the SEC ... Won a big match against nationally-ranked Kennedy Shaffer to help the Rebels beat Georgia for the first time since 2010. Beat her again to help the Rebels reach the SEC Tournament Semifinals for the 11th time in program history ... Helped lead the Rebels to first 20-win season since 1999, NCAA Sweet Sixteen, most SEC wins (9-4), best regular season SEC finish (5th) since 2012 and final ranking of No. 8 ... Rallied from a 5-2 deficit against Wichita State’s Giulia Guidetti to clinch the 4-2 win and send the Rebels to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
PRIOR TO OLE MISS
Universal Tennis Rating of 11.66 ... WTA Ranking of 1118 in singles and 1006 in doubles ... Won the Czech Republic U-18 National Championship in singles and doubles in 2015 ... Captured ITF Grade 4 title in Trnava, Slovakia, in singles and a Grade 4 doubles title in Prague, Czech Republic ... Won an ITF pro doubles title in Graz, Austria
PERSONAL
Daughter of Monika Machalova ... Born December 10, 1997 ... Majoring in chemistry ... Enjoys dance, reading and listening to music ... Athlete most admired is Andy Murray ... Favorite tennis player is David Ferrer.
ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM 2018
ITA SOUTHERN REGION PLAYER TO WATCH (SPRING 2019)
ITA SOUTHERN REGIONAL DOUBLES CHAMPION 2017
ITA SCHOLAR ATHLETE 2020, 2021
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
2021-22 (SENIOR):
Finished her season with a No. 42 ranking in the ITA Singles Ranking … Earned an at-large placement for the NCAA Singles Championships reaching the Round of 32 … Led Ole Miss with 23 singles victories earning a 23-13 record … Compiled a 13-16 record in doubles … Dual record of 12-7 in singles and 9-9 in doubles … Compiled a 11-6 record in singles at No. 1 … Defeated seven ranked singles opponents including South Carolina’s No. 2 Sarah Hamner (03/27/22) … 7-6 singles record versus ranked opponents … Reached round of 16 of ITA Southern Championships in singles … Reached the round of 16 of the ITA Southern Championships in doubles alongside Tiphanie Fiquet … Competed in the ITA All-American Championships … Received No. 27 ITA Preseason Singles Ranking and No. 48 Doubles Ranking alongside Tiphanie Fiquet.
2020-21 (SENIOR):
Voted to the All-SEC First Team ... Earned an at-large placement for the NCAA Singles Championships reaching the Round of 64 ... Reached as high as No. 16 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings (3/17/21) and No. 24 in doubles alongside Alexa Bortles (1/13/21) ... Earned eight dual victories in both singles and doubles ... Won five SEC dual singles matches .. Earned three ranked singles victories, all versus top 50 opponents .. Won in straight sets versus Old Dominion's No. 40 Holly Hutchinson (1/22/21), No. 19 LSU's Taylor Bridges (3/5/21) and No. 23 Kentucky's Akvile Parazinskaite (4/10/21) .. Earned a victory in doubles alongside Bortles versus No. 1 North Carolina's No. 3 ranked team in the nation of Morra/Scotty on Jan. 23 ... 11-3 combined record in the fall (5-1 singles, 6-2 doubles).
2019-20 (JUNIOR):
Spent all fall and spring ranked in ITA Singles, finishing the year ranked No. 50 ... Also ranked in doubles with partner Alexa Bortles, coming in as high as No. 17 ... Took down No. 15 Michigan’s Giulia Pairone, ranked No. 26 in the country, at ITA Kickoff in commanding 6-3, 6-2 fashion ... Also picked up a Top 10 win during the fall, taking down Georgia Tech’s Kenya Jones (No. 10) 6-3, 7-5 at the UNLV Rebel Invitational to take home the Singles draw title ... Turned in a seven-match win streak from 11/8-1/31 ... Won five of last six matches in doubles with Bortles, including a pair of Top 25 ranked wins in No. 22 Alter/Rice (Arkansas) and No. 13 Staines/McGiffin (Tennessee) ... Finished year 13-6 and 6-3 in dual match play… went 14-8 in doubles, all with Bortles.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE):
Went 15-22 overall and 8-12 in dual matches, tallying five wins in SEC play… Tallied five wins over ranked opponents, including No. 50 Townsend (Texas A&M) … Clinched the Rebels’ first SEC victory of the season, coming against Mississippi State with a three-set thriller over a ranked foe ... Started the 2018 fall campaign ranked No. 53 in singles… finished spring at No. 94 ... Ranked in doubles with both Tea Jandric and Alexa Bortles (No. 31/85) ... Named the ITA Southern Region's Player to Watch for 2020.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Earned All-SEC Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors ... Concluded the season ranked No. 79 in singles ... 21-11 overall record, 13-8 in dual matches ... 10-5 in doubles with Tea Jandric, 6-4 in the SEC ... Won a big match against nationally-ranked Kennedy Shaffer to help the Rebels beat Georgia for the first time since 2010. Beat her again to help the Rebels reach the SEC Tournament Semifinals for the 11th time in program history ... Helped lead the Rebels to first 20-win season since 1999, NCAA Sweet Sixteen, most SEC wins (9-4), best regular season SEC finish (5th) since 2012 and final ranking of No. 8 ... Rallied from a 5-2 deficit against Wichita State’s Giulia Guidetti to clinch the 4-2 win and send the Rebels to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
PRIOR TO OLE MISS
Universal Tennis Rating of 11.66 ... WTA Ranking of 1118 in singles and 1006 in doubles ... Won the Czech Republic U-18 National Championship in singles and doubles in 2015 ... Captured ITF Grade 4 title in Trnava, Slovakia, in singles and a Grade 4 doubles title in Prague, Czech Republic ... Won an ITF pro doubles title in Graz, Austria
PERSONAL
Daughter of Monika Machalova ... Born December 10, 1997 ... Majoring in chemistry ... Enjoys dance, reading and listening to music ... Athlete most admired is Andy Murray ... Favorite tennis player is David Ferrer.
CAREER STATISTICS | ||||
Year | Overall Singles | Dual Singles | Overall Doubles | Dual Doubles |
2021-22 | 23-13 | 12-7 | 13-16 | 9-9 |
2020-21 | 15-11 | 8-9 | 15-10 | 8-7 |
2019-20 | 13-6 | 6-3 | 14-8 | 8-2 |
2018-19 | 15-22 | 8-12 | 13-11 | 5-7 |
2017-18 | 21-11 | 13-8 | 23-14 | 13-12 |
TOTALS | 87-63 | 47-39 | 78-59 | 43-37 |