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University of California, Santa Barbara

2022-23 Women's Tennis

Marta Gonzalez Ballbe

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Madrid, Spain
  • High School NC State

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA

2022-23: All-Big West Doubles Second Team selection ... Finished with an 8-11 doubles record in dual matches, going 6-3 in conference play ... Her biggest doubles win came at No. 15 Auburn (Jan. 28) ... Also earned a win to help the Gauchos take the doubles to point against Arizona (Feb. 18)...Won three straight matches in straight sets to earn points in Big West play from Apr. 7 - Apr. 15...Went 4-4 in Big West Action picking up four wins in the No. 5 position for the Gauchos.

2021-22: Helped the Gauchos reach their highest-ever national ranking of No. 22 during the 2022 season, en route to the Big West Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, where the Gauchos reached the round of 32 ... Playing alongside Camille Kiss, she went 14-6 overall in doubles with an 11-5 record in dual matches ... Two of her biggest doubles wins came against No. 8 Pepperdine and No. 24 Stanford, helping the Gauchos win the doubles point on both occasions ... Went 9-1 in doubles matches and 1-0 in singles matches against Big West opponents as UC Santa Barbara completed a perfect season in conference play, going 8-0 in the regular season to claim the regular season title.

2020-21: Helped UC Santa Barbara complete a perfect conference season, as the Gauchos went 8-0 to earn The Big West regular season title before winning The Big West Championship ... Helped the team rank No. 48 in the nation ... Received All-Big West Doubles Honorable Mention after going 10-2 with partner Camille Kiss ... Finished the season with a 7-4 singles record, going 5-1 against Big West opponents


NC STATE
2019-20: Played one season at NC State before transferring to UC Santa Barbara ... Went 8-10 overall in singles, with a 2-1 record in dual matches ... Went 7-5 overall in doubles.


JUNIOR TENNIS: Won the 2017 Madrid Championship ... Has been ranked as high as No. 41 overall in Spain ... Ranked No. 1 in her region and No. 4 nationally in the 18 & Under category ... Qualified for the Spanish National Team's Championship and finished fourth ... Played at the Madrid Open twice, at ages 12 and 15, two of her most memorable tennis moments.


PERSONAL: Born February 15, 2001, in Madrid, Spain ... Daughter of Manuel Gonzalez Prol and Beatriz Ballbe Calatayud ... Majoring in Physics at UC Santa Barbara ... Fluent in both English and Spanish ... Also ran cross country and played soccer ... Most memorable sports moment was Spain winning the FIFA World Cup in 2010 ... Favorite athletes include David Ferrer, Rafael Nadal, and Sergio Ramos ... Her favorite movies are the Bourne saga ... Favorite novel is El Principe de la Niebla, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'10"