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Mariana Cobra

Mariana Cobra was named the head women's tennis coach for the University of North Florida in July 2016.
 

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 NOTEABLE DATES

  • Jan. 20, 2017: First win as UNF Coach vs. Flagler (4-0)
  • Apr. 23, 2017: Won ASUN Championship
  • May 12, 2017: NCAA Tournament Appearance (Regionals)
  • April 21, 2018: Won second straight ASUN Championship
  • May 11, 2017: 2nd NCAA Tournament Appearance (at Florida)
 
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 ATHLETE HONORS
  
  • 2018 ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Luise Intert)
  • 2 ASUN All-Academic Team honoree
  • 3 ASUN All-Freshman Team honoree
  • 11 All-Conference selections
 
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 NORTH FLORIDA HIGHLIGHTS
 
  • As the reigning ASUN Tournament champion, Cobra's 2018 squad set out to do it again and did just that. The team won the program's fourth straight tournament title in a 4-1 victory against Stetson.
  • She saw Luise Intert named the ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as five players earning ASUN All-Conference recognition. 
  • In her first season at the helm of UNF, Cobra saw the Ospreys grab their third straight ASUN Tournament title in an upset over the No. 1 seeded FGCU Eagles.
  • Cobra helped five players earn All-Conference honors with senior Michelle Valdez and sophomore Rafaela Gomez earning first team nods.
  • In addition, Intert was selected to the Academic All-Conference team for the second straight season.
 
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 PRIOR TO UNF
 

Cobra spent the previous two seasons at the University of Idaho where she led the Vandals to back-to-back Big Sky Championships and the squad's third straight NCAA appearance.

In her first season, Idaho posted a 15-9 record and broke Sacramento State's 13-year run as conference champions. Four players earned all-conference honors, while Galina Bykova was named the Big Sky Player of the Year and Cobra garnered Coach of the Year accolades.

During her second year, the Vandals recorded 19 victories en route to a No. 3 seed in the Big Sky. Idaho went on to defeat Northern Arizona for their second straight league title. Cobra coached freshman Marianna Petrei to the Big Sky Most Valuable Player, while seeing two others earn all-league recognition and another as an honorable mention. 

In addition to their success on the courts, the Vandals earned academic success with a team grade-point average above a 3.0.

Prior to Idaho, Cobra spent time with DPF Sports & Exchange to help place South American student-athletes in American universities. Cobra spent time at her alma mater, Northern Iowa, for two seasons and helped coach the Missouri Valley Player of the Year. She also assisted at Case Western Reserve in 2011-12 and Middle Tennessee State for the 2010-11 season.

At Northern Iowa, Cobra was a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and a two-time MVC Scholar Athlete. She posted a 65-28 singles record to rank third in school history in career winning percentage.

 
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 PERSONAL

Cobra graduated from UNI with a degree in physical education (exercise science and sport psychology emphasis) and then moved on to earn her master's degree in sports psychology while serving as a graduate assistant for the Panthers.
 
Year Overall ASUN
2016-17 15-9 5-1 (2nd)
2017-18 17-8 5-1 (2nd)
Overall 32-17 6-2