2017 ASUN Tournament MVP & All-Tournament Team
2017 ASUN All-Conference First Team
2017 ASUN All-Conference Second Team Doubles
2016 ASUN All-Conference First Team
2016 ASUN All-Conference Second Team Doubles
2015 ASUN All-Conference First Team
2014 ASUN All-Freshman Team
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2015-16)
As a Senior (2016-17)
- Posted a 20-13 mark in singles play including a 12-9 record at the No. 1 position
- Went 4-2 in ASUN play, while going 5-0 with Kinga Gartner in the No. 3 position in conference action to earn postseason honors
- Had a 20-9 overall doubles record including a 14-4 mark in the No. 3 spot
- Clinched the ASUN Tournament for UNF with a three-set victory against Maja Ornberg
- Earned Player of the Week honors (April 12) with a sweep of USC Upstate and NJIT
As a Junior (2015-16)
- Earned All-Conference doubles honors with partner Mariella Calderon after posting a 5-1 mark in ASUN play
- Had a team-best 21 singles victories and went 10-8 in dual matches
- Was 17-14 in doubles competition including a 13-5 dual record with Calderon in the No. 3 position
- Played mainly at the No. 2 spot and went 5-1 in ASUN singles play
- Had a singles win at the No. 4 spot against No. 35 Auburn (Feb. 20) and a doubles win against Troy (Feb. 21) to earn ASUN Player of the Week honors
- Had four straight wins in conference play and only gave up one set in doubles against NJIT (March 24) and USC Upstate (March 26)
- Helped the Ospreys secure the No. 1 seed with a straight set win in the No. 2 position against FGCU (April 7)
- Followed with another win against FGCU (April 24) in doubles play to help UNF get its second straight tournament title
- Defeated No. 5 Georgia (May 13) with Calderon in the NCAA Tournament
As a Sophomore (2014-15)
- Compiling a 21-9 overall record and a 15-4 mark in dual matches
- One of two Ospreys with more than 20 overall wins for the season
- Her 15 wins in the spring were the most by an Osprey
- Worked her way up in the line-up, ultimately playing at the No. 2 position (6-4)
- Also saw time on at No. 3 (3-0), No. 4 (5-0) and No. 5 (1-0) singles
- Won her first 13 completed matches of the spring
- Captured UNF’s lone point against No. 53 USF at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, taking a 6-2, 6-1 No. 5 singles win over Juliana Cardosa (Jan. 25)
- Named the season’s first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week on Jan. 28 as a result of that win
- Claimed the match-winning points against both UCF (Feb. 18) and USF (Mar. 7), allowing UNF to win both matches with 4-3 scores
- Provided UNF with the match-winning point in the Atlantic Sun semifinal match against Lipscomb (Apr. 18), securing a 6-2, 6-1 No. 2 singles win over Deahna Welcher
- Won the Singles 3 crown at the Bedford Cup (Oct. 10-12)
- Was 6-5 in doubles play, including 4-1 in dual matches.
As a Freshman (2013-14)
- Went 9-7 overall in singles and 5-7 in doubles
- Posted a 2-1 conference record in singles
- Played most singles matches at No. 5, tallying a 5-3 mark
- Had a pair of three-match unbeaten streaks, including one that ended the season
- Worked way into the No. 4 position for the final five matches of the season… mainly played at No. 3 doubles
- Captured back-to-back wins with Quetzali Vazquez (Jan. 18-Feb. 9).
Other Experience
- Graduated from Laurel Springs Online in 2013
- Named Tennis Player of the Year by the Dominican Olympic committee and Dominican Tennis Federation in 2009
- Made it to the semifinals of the 2012 SVGTA ITF Juniors International in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Quarterfinals of the 2012 Coca-Cola ITA Tournament in St. Lucia the ITF Copa Casablanca A grade and the ITF Copa Tampico G4
- Won the 2010 Technifibre Cup in the U18 category and the 2008 Merengue Cup
- Played in the 2011 Fed Cup Group II Americas with the Dominican Republic team, the 2009 World Junior Tennis competition and the 2009 Junior Fed Cup.
Personal
- Majoring in business management
- Daughter of Norma and Manuel Valdez
- Has three sisters, Valerie, Melissa and Isabella.
