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Hunter Roper

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Jonesboro, Ark.
High School:
Valley View

As a Freshman (2018-19): Won 22 singles matches as a freshman, including 15 in dual play…competed in the No. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 spots as a freshman, playing the majority of her singles matches in the No. 5 spot…collected eight wins in the No. 5 singles spot…won eight of nine singles matchups between Feb. and March…ended the season with a 6-1 record against BIG EAST opponents…picked up 14 doubles wins throughout dual play with partner Rachael Reichenbach…finished with a 13-6 record in the No. 3 doubles spot… posted a perfect 7-0 record against BIG EAST opponents in doubles competition…won seven straight doubles matchups in March…picked up the doubles point for Xavier in the first two rounds of the BIG EAST Championships against Georgetown and St. John’s.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: A four-star recruit from Jonesboro, Ark...Was iranked as the number two female tennis player in the state of Arkansas...Defeated the number one ranked tennis player, Thea Rice, a five-star recruit headed to Arkansas, in the 2016 5A Singles State Championship...Had a tennis RPI ranked as high as 33 in the country during her four years of school, and was the recipient of the 2017 Arkansas Sportsmanship Award.