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2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster

Laura Cazacu

Laura Cazacu

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    London, England
  • High School:
    Cheam
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Collected 120 career wins between singles and doubles ... ranks ninth in program history in doubles wins (60) and 11th in singles victories (60). 

2021-22:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... selected by the Mike Ilitch School of Business as a 25 under 25 recipient ... Deans' Award recipient from the Mike Ilitch School of Business for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college ... earned All-GLIAC First Team honors ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... ranked 20th in the Midwest Region in singles by the ITA ... compiled an 18-4 overall singles record, primarily playing at at No. 3 (16-2) ... went 8-0 in GLIAC play ... ended the season on a 14-match winning streak ... defeated Tiffin's Emily Young 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... collected a 19-8 doubles record, including a 7-1 mark against GLIAC opponents ... Match-By-Match Results.

2020-21:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... also was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... battled through injuries to compile a 4-3 singles record, including a 2-1 mark in GLIAC action, primarily at No. 2 singles ... had a 6-6 doubles record, including a 4-2 mark in league play ... played all 12 doubles matches at the top flight ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-By-Match Results.

2019-20:  Named an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete ... finished the season ranked 11th in singles in the Midwest Region ... selected to the All-GLIAC First Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... named GLIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Oct. 1 ... went 13-4 at No. 1 singles and 16-2 in doubles matches ... was undefeated (9-0) in GLIAC doubles matches and 8-1 in conference singles matches ... nearly swept Purdue Northwest with a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles in the 2019 GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals (10/25) ... blanked No. 5-Nova Southeastern, 6-0, at No. 2 doubles (3/7) ... squad had already qualified for the NCAA Championships as the winner of the GLIAC Tournament ... final seven matches and NCAA Championships canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic At-Large All-District nominee ... Match-by-Match Results.

2018-19:  Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... finished the year ranked 10th in singles in the Midwest Region ... went 10-1 in the conference at No. 2 (5-1), No. 3 (3-0), and No. 4 (2-0) singles, while recording an overall mark of 22-4 in singles matches ... finished 8-2 in league matches at No. 1 (1-2) and No. 2 (7-0) doubles, with an overall record of 16-8  ... went undefeated in the 2018 GLIAC Tournament at No. 2 doubles (1-0) and No. 2 singles (2-0) ... notched victories at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles vs. Walsh in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament ... competed in the second round of the Regional Tournament vs. Grand Valley State ... named GLIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week on Oct. 15 ... Match-by-Match Results.

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Cheam High School ... was a third-place finisher at Nationals in 2016 and a fourth-place finisher at Nationals in 2017 ... played primarily at No. 4 singles.

Personal:  Full name--Laura G. Cazacu ... born on December 7, 1999, in Romania ... daughter of Sorin and Lidia Cazacu ... is majoring in Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019 (4.00),  Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.  

 
Laura Cazacu's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 ITA Regional GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2018-19 3-3 13-4 --- 1-2 1-0 1-1 17-9
2019-20% 12-1 4-1 --- 2-1 0-1 COVID 18-3
2020-21 6-6 --- --- COVID --- --- 6-6
2021-22 1-0 13-5 2-0 --- 2-0 0-1 19-8
Career 22-10 30-10 2-0 3-3 3-2 1-2 60-26
 
 
Laura Cazacu's Career Singles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 ITA Regional GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2018-19 3-0 13-3 4-0 2-0 --- --- 1-1 2-0 1-0 23-4
2019-20% 13-4 --- --- --- --- --- 2-1 1-0 COVID 15-5
2020-21% --- 3-2 0-1 1-0 --- --- COVID 0-1 --- 4-3
2021-22 --- 1-0 16-2 1-1 --- --- --- 2-0 1-0 18-4
Career 16-4 17-5 20-3 4-1 --- --- 3-2 5-1 2-0 60-16

* - Included in flight record
% - Season cut short due to COVID-19

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'6"

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'6"

  • 2020-21Junior

    5'6"

  • 2021-22Senior

    5'7"