Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)	2020-21
BIG EAST Female Athlete of the Week	February 17, 2020
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Office of Academic Support Student-Athlete of the Month	February 2020

 

SINGLES	Overall	Tourn.	Dual	1	2	3
2017-18	10-15	5-2	5-13	5-13
2018-19	8-11	4-3	4-8	3-8	1-0
2019-20	12-5	6-3	6-2	0-1	0-1	6-0
2020-21	7-1	0-0	7-1			7-1
Total	37-32	15-8	22-24	8-22	1-1	13-1

 

DOUBLES	Overall	Tourn.	Dual	1	2	3
2017-18	16-7	4-1	12-6		12-6
2018-19	12-13	5-2	7-11	1-0	5-10	1-1
2019-20	8-7	4-3	4-4		4-4
2020-21	8-2	0-0	8-2	8-2
Total	44-29	13-6	31-23	9-2	21-20	1-1

Career: Played for the Wildcats from the 2017-18 through 2020-21 seasons and compiled records of 37-32 (.536) in singles action and 44-29 (.603) in doubles play … Won a total of 81 career matches combining singles and doubles … As a singles player went 15-8 in fall tournaments, won eight matches at the No. 1 spot in the lineup in dual competition and had a career 13-1 record at No. 3 singles … Posted marks of 13-6 in tournaments and 31-23 in dual matches as a doubles player, including a 9-2 record in No. 1 doubles matches … Over her final two collegiate seasons had a .700 overall winning percentage in singles and doubles competition … Earned one career BIG EAST weekly award … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and eight-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2020-21: Played in the No. 3 singles spot in the lineup and tied for the team lead with seven wins on the year … Led the Wildcats with an .875 winning percentage (7-1) in singles matches … In the semifinal round of the BIG EAST Championship was leading her match in the third set against No. 2 seed DePaul when the Blue Demons clinched the team result … Following a loss in her first match of the season reeled off victories in seven consecutive decisions against Lehigh, Temple, St. John’s, Providence, Connecticut, Penn and Georgetown … Posted an 8-2 record in doubles matches playing in the top spot of the lineup and teaming with junior Annalise Klopfer … The pair were 6-1 winners in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship against Creighton and clinched the doubles point for the Wildcats in a regular season win over Temple … Their other wins were against Delaware, Lehigh, St. John’s, Providence, Penn and Georgetown … Part of a strong trio at the top of the Villanova lineup which included junior Annalise Klopfer and fellow senior Claudia Althans: all three totaled 15 wins on the year between singles and doubles play.
 
2019-20: Ranked second on the team in singles victories for the year, going 12-5 overall and 6-2 in dual competition … Also had an 8-7 mark in doubles play for the year … Saw most of her singles action at the No. 3 spot in the lineup, where she tallied a 6-0 record … Outlasted her opponent from Point Loma in a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision which clinched a 4-3 team victory for Villanova … Her other five wins in dual singles competition came in straight sets against opponents from Lehigh, St. John’s, Towson, UC Riverside and UC Irvine … Ended the year on a six-match winning streak overall … Compiled a 6-3 singles record in tournament play during the fall … Played exclusively at the No. 2 doubles position during dual competition and tallied a 4-4 record in those matches … Villanova was 4-0 when she won her doubles match … During the fall tournaments advanced to the championship match of the top doubles brackets at the Bucknell Invite and the Saint Joseph’s Invitational … She and Claudia Althans went 2-1 at Bucknell, while she and Carina Burdick were 2-1 at Saint Joseph’s and were defeated by teammates Althans and Kaylan Rotman in the final.
 
2018-19: Tallied an 8-11 singles record and a 12-13 mark in doubles competition for the year … Played in each of the top two singles positions in dual matches and tallied four victories, including three at the No. 1 spot against Seton Hall, Georgetown and Towson … At the Saint Joseph’s Invitational during the fall advanced to the final of the Flight 1 singles bracket with three consecutive straight-set victories over opponents from Towson, Drexel and Morgan State … Had a doubles record of 7-11 in dual competition, including a 5-10 mark at No. 2 doubles … Four of her seven victories in dual matches came with Kaylan Rotman as her partner … The pair was 8-11 overall on the year, including a 4-2 tournament record during the fall … They advanced to the third round of the bracket in the top flights at both the Bison Invite and the Saint Joseph’s Invitational.
 
2017-18: Tied for second on the team in doubles victories during her freshman season … Went 16-7 overall in doubles competition, including a 12-6 mark playing with Kaylan Rotman at the No. 2 position in dual matches … Also tallied a 10-15 mark in singles play while competing exclusively at the No. 1 spot … Went 5-13 in dual matches at the No. 1 position, tallying wins over Lehigh, Xavier, UC Riverside, Rider and Georgetown … Had a 7-5, 1-2 lead over an opponent from Marquette in her singles match at the BIG EAST Championship before the team result was decided … Won three straight singles matches, all in straight sets, against Bucknell during the first tournament of the fall season … She and Rotman won 11 of their final 13 dual matches at No. 2 doubles … The pair also went 4-1 during the fall tournaments.
 
Glastonbury High School: Earned four varsity letters in tennis … As a junior and a senior was the Connecticut State Open champion … Three-time Hartford Courant Player of the Year from her sophomore through senior seasons … Helped lead her team to a Class L state title her senior year … Four-time all-state and all-conference honoree … Team MVP all four years … Inducted to the National Honor Society and the Science National Honor Society her junior and senior years.
 
Personal: Born in Glastonbury, Conn. … One of three daughters of Matthew and Jennifer DeNucci … Has two sisters, Katherine and Madeline … Father played college tennis at Providence … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic and athletic reputations as well as the strong campus community … Economics major.