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Virginia Commonwealth University

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2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster

Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool V Centenario
  • Hometown Almeria, Spain

Biography

HONORS

  • ITA First Team All-American (2019, 2022)
  • 2021-22 ITA Senior Player of the Year
  • 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player
  • 2021-22 Atlantic 10 Performer of the week: Jan. 25, March. 8
  • 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Player
  • Number 40 in the Spanish Adults Rankings
  • 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Performer of the Week: March 24
  • 2018-2019 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Performer
  • All-Atlantic 10 First Team (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
2021-22: GRADUATE STUDENT
  • Totaled a 23-9 singles record and 16-6 doubles record across both tournament and dual match play
  • Reached as high as no. 48 in the ITA Doubles Rankings with Partner Laura Garcia Astudillo
  • Reached as high as no. 62 in the ITA Singles Rankings
  • Earned a selection to the NCAA Singles Championship
  • Became first player in program history to advance to NCAA Semifinals
  • Earned wild card to ITF W60 in Berkeley, Calif.
  • Led VCU to an Atlantic 10 Championship

2020-21: SENIOR

  • Tallied a 16-3 singles record and a 13-9 doubles record
  • Finished the season on a 14-match singles win streak
  • Led VCU to an Atlantic 10 Championship
  • Ranked as high as #91 in ITA Singles Rankings
  • Reached as high as #73 in ITA Doubles Rankings with partner Noumea Witmus

2019-20: JUNIOR

  • Logged an overall singles record of 18-9 and a combined doubles record of 9-5
  • Earned a bid to the 2019 Oracle Masters and ITA National Fall Championship
  • ITA Atlantic Regional Runner-Up
  • Ranked as high as #106 by ITA rankings

2018-19: SOPHOMORE

  • Defeated three ranked opponents throughout the season (#10, #27, #57)
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 in NCAA Singles Championships
  • ITA First Team All-American
  • Guided VCU to become back-to-back A-10 Champions
  • Ranked as high as #48 by ITA rankings
  • Assisted VCU in earning NCAA Tournament berth
  • Defeated #10 Anna Rodgers of N.C. State on the No. 1 court of the first round in the NCAA Tournament
  • 2018 ITA Atlantic Region Singles Champion
  • Earned a bid to the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championship

2017-18: FRESHMAN 

  • Overall singles record of 19-9 and a combined doubles record of 12-9 
  • Perfect 4-0 in completed singles matches throughout the A-10 Tournament 
  • Aided VCU to become A-10 Champions

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Finalist at the Andalusia championship
  • Earned one WTA ranking point

PERSONAL

  • Born on April 2, 1999
  • Daughter of Jose Ramón Expósito Hernandez and Raquel Díaz-Delgado Bolarín
  • Has one sister, Raquel (20), and one brother, Jose Ramón (15)
  • Graduate Student in VCU's Center for Sports Leadership Program

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'7"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    5'7"