Natalia Munoz

Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: John Fajardo

Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Major:
Film & Electronic Arts
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, Calif.
High School:
Hart HS
Prev School:
Hart HS

2019 SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG WEST (SINGLES)
2019 SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG WEST (DOUBLES)
2018 SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG WEST (DOUBLES)

2018-19 (Junior): Named second-team All-Big West in both singles and in doubles with partner Lalita Devarakonda … Led the team with a 28-7 singles record, going 18-3 during dual match play … Played primarily at No. 3 singles where she went 17-3 and ended the season on a seven-match winning streak … Won her singles match in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, defeating Katerina Stloukalova of No. 17 Cal, 6-4, 6-3 … Also went 25-9 in doubles to give her 53 combined wins on the season … Went 16-4 in doubles during dual match play, playing exclusively at No. 2 doubles with Lalita Devarakonda … Earned a doubles win over a ranked opponent on Sept. 22 as she partnered with Dominique Meyer to take down No. 37 Aiwen Zhu and En Pei Huang from UNLV, 8-6 … Was named an Academic All-Big West honoree for the second consecutive season.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Earned second-team All-Big West honors in doubles with Lalita Devarakonda … Played in the top flight in doubles throughout the season, posting a 16-18 record overall and went 6-12 in dual matches … Went 22-10 overall in singles and played exclusively in the second flight for dual matches … Posted a 12-7 record in dual matches and went 6-1 in Big West Conference play … Won her flight at the UNLV Fall Invitational to open the year, including a ranked win over Aiwen Zhu …Won five straight singles matches to begin the year … Opened conference play with six straight wins in singles at No. 2 … An Academic All-Big West selection.

2016-17 (Freshman): Posted a 21-11 overall record in her freshman season … Went 15-6 in singles action and 6-5 in doubles play … Was 3-2 in Big West Conference action … Named Big West Conference Athlete of the Week the week of March 29 after going a combined 4-0 against two ranked opponents … Was 2-0 in both singles and doubles against No. 39 Dartmouth and No. 46 Denver … Won her first ITA Summer Circuit Tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Julia Deming at Azusa Pacific becoming the first LBSU player in program history to win an ITA summer event … Went 6-5 in singles and 3-8 in doubles during tour play … Won her first three singles matches to reach the Flight D finals at the UNLV Invitational (Oct. 9) … Reached the Flight B doubles final at the CSUN Tournament (Nov. 13) with partner Mari Udagawa from CSUN.

High School: Never lost a match in league play at Hart High School, going 120-0 against Foothill League opposition … Won a pair of league titles with the Indians in 2012 and 2013 … Nominated for the Santa Clarita Signal’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2015 … Achieved a No. 26 ranking in Southern California.

Personal: Involved with the foodies club and journalism while in high school … Hobbies include hiking, writing, and sleeping … Also recruited by CSUN, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, and Bryant … Majoring in Film & Electronic Arts.