SMU Athletics

HONORS
2016 All-Big 12 Second Team (Iowa State)
2016 All-Big 12 Freshman Team (Iowa State)
2016 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Iowa State)
2017 All-American Athletic Conference
2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2017-18 AAC All-Academic Team

2017-18 (Junior): Began the fall season ranked No. 77 nationally… Singles: Finished with 16 wins overall and a 9-8 record in dual matches… Recorded two wins against nationally-ranked opponents…  Doubles: Finished 14-8 in doubles with a 7-4 slate in dual matches… Posted an 8-1 record with partner Karina Traxler. Tournament Highlights: Defeated No. 58 Holly Hutchinson of Old Dominion in straight sets at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships… Reached round of 16 at ITA Regional Championships… Defeated No. 108 Kristin Rehse of Georgia State at 2018 Metroplex Mania.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Named to the All-American Athletic Conference team after compiling a 21-10 overall record and a 14-7 dual match record in the No. 1 spot... Singles: Finished with 14 victories in spring duals and seven wins during the fall season…Recorded three wins against nationally ranked opponents…Went undefeated against conference opponents finishing with a 3-0 record…Doubles: Picked up 12 victories and was paired with three different teammates….Recorded six wins with Dasha Sharapova, five with Macie Elliott and one with Ana Perez-Lopez…Fall Tournament Highlights: Went 7-3 in singles during the fall, including winning three matches at the OU Invitational…Advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Regional Championships…Recorded two victories at the Rebel Invitational.

2015-16 (Freshman at Iowa State): Posted one of the best freshman seasons in Iowa State history, finishing 49-19 overall, earning All-Big 12 Second Team and Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors... Singles: went 23-8 in singles action, tying for the fourth-most overall single-season wins...only player in school history with at least 22 wins and fewer than 10 losses...played the majority of the season at the No. 2 singles position... won the top singles flight at the Juan Varon Memorial Invitational, finishing 4-0...posted a 16 match win streak in singles action…Doubles: tied the school record with 26 doubles wins, finishing 26-11, while teaming largely with Sami Budai...the duo defeated the 90th-ranked Texas Tech team of Alex Valenstein/Gabriela Talaba, 6-3...teamed with Budai to go 5-0 and win the top flight at the Drake Jamboree.

Prep: Won more than 15 state championships…held top sectional/state ranking from 2012-2014 in the 14U and 16U divisions, while ranking second in the 18U division in 2015…ranked nationally in top five in 2012, top 10 in 2013 and 2014, and top 50 in 2015…was the 2013 ITF G3 18U singles runner up…won 2014 ITF G4 18U doubles…runner-up in 18U doubles in Russian National Championship…played tennis for Club Sport Tennis Cunit.

Personal: Born June 2, 1998…daughter of Julie Buss, who coaches tennis...majoring in journalism.