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Gabriela Martinez

  • height 5-9
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Valencia, Spain
  • High school Iale School
  • height 5-9
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Valencia, Spain
  • High school Iale School

Gabriela Martinez Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete — 2020
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll — 2020, 2021
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Appeared in both of the Gamecocks’ fall tournaments, the UT Fall Invite hosted by Tennessee and the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Georgia
  • Teamed with Kendall Couch for a win over Ariana Arseneault and Meg Kowalski of Georgia at the Bulldog Invitational
  • Played in her first match of the spring against Coastal Carolina where she picked up a win at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles playing alongside Ana Cruz
  • Held down court six for the Gamecocks’ matches at Auburn and Alabama
  • Grabbed a win at No. 3 doubles playing with Emma Shelton against Furman
  • Made three appearances overall in singles during the spring and two for doubles
  • Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
  • Had her freshman year cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Won her first career singles match against Madison Dillon from Furman at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic
  • Snagged a pair of singles wins at the Seminole All-Conference Showdown to conclude her fall campaign
  • Played doubles with four different partners, registering the most wins alongside Ana Cruz with three
  • Reached the round of 16 in doubles with Cruz at the ITA Carolina Regional Championships
  • Appeared in the singles lineup for nine of 12 matches during the spring between the Nos. 4-6 positions
  • Won her first career singles dual match versus Lana Sipek from Clemson when the Gamecocks defeated the Tigers for the sixth time in a row
  • Picked up consecutive singles victories against Oklahoma State and Coastal Carolina
  • Was in the singles lineup for all four of the Gamecocks’ SEC matches, but none of her matches were played to completion
  • Also in the doubles lineup for three of four SEC contests with Elise Mills at the No. 3 spot
  • Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Held a UTR of 11.24 when she signed with the Gamecocks
  • Rated the No. 11 recruit in the nation
  • Advanced to the semifinals of the J1 Lambare in Paraguay in February 2019
  • Competed in the quarterfinals of the JA Porto Alegre in Brazil in February
  • Part of the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation
CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year Overall Tournament Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC) #4 (SEC) #5 (SEC) #6 (SEC)
2019-20 7-9 4-7 3-2 1-0 1-2 1-0
2020-21 1-6 0-5 1-1 (0-1) 1-1 (0-1)
Total 8-15 4-12 4-3 (0-1) 1-0 1-2 2-1 (0-1)
CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year Overall Tournament Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC)
2019-20 4-8 4-3 0-5 (0-2) 0-5 (0-2)
2020-21 3-3 1-3 2-0 2-0
Total 7-11 5-6 2-5 (0-2) 2-5 (0-2)