Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus Weber State on January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Marcela Lopez
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- University Prep
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
2023-24 (Sophomore)
2022-23 Season (Freshman)
Career Singles Record
Career Doubles Record
- All-Pac-12 Second TeamÂ
- First Ute ever to earn Second Team honorsÂ
- Played her singles matches at No. 1 (9-9 overall, 3-6 Pac-12)
- Started the season off picking up three consecutive wins
- Picked up two consecutive conference wins to start Pac-12Â
- Ended the regular season with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Colorado’s Elys Ventura in the No. 2 spotÂ
- Played most of her doubles with partner Ana Luiza Cruz at the No. 1 spotÂ
- Started the season off with a four match unbeaten streak in doubles playÂ
- Recorded a five match undefeated streak in the middle of the season in doublesÂ
- Won final regular season doubles match against Colorado, 6-1
- ITA Fall Mountain Regionals Main Draw Runner Up
- Defeated No. 1 seed, Yujjia Huang from BYU in the semifinals of the ITA Regionals in the fall with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 score
- Earned a spot in the ITA Fall National tournament making it to the semifinal round in the consolation draw
- Posted an 8-4 record in singles play and a 2-3 doubles record in the fall slate
2022-23 Season (Freshman)
- ITA Mountain Region Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 Honorable Mention
- Played most matches at No. 5 singles (15-5 overall, 5-4 Pac-12) and at No. 3 doubles (14-7 overall,  Pac-12)
- Finished first on the team with 15 wins and 14 doubes winsÂ
- Had an unbeaten streak of 11 starting with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Utah Tech's Alysha Damron and concluded with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Cal's Hannah Vill. Moeller
- Three consecutive Pac-12 wins, Washington's Melissa Sakar with scores of 6-3, 7-6, a 6-3, 6-3 win over Washington State's Hania Aboueslaad and a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Arizona's Parker Fry
- Finished the regular season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Colorado's Betina TokacÂ
- Ended the season at No. 13 in the ITA Mountain Region singles rankings
- Her and partner, Kaila Barksdale finished the season ranked No. 10 in the ITA Mountain Region doubles rankings
- Won seven matches during the fall season
- Defeated Alicia Melosch from San Diego State 6-3, 6-4 to win flight two in the UNLV Fall InviteÂ
- Her and partner Anastasia Goncharova claimed the UNLV Invite Doubles titleÂ
- She was a five-star rated recruit who has ranked as high as #34 nationally and #3 in the state of Texas
- This is the highest-ranked American recruit for Utah women's tennis since 2015
- Ranked internationally and was ranked as high as #545 in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings
- In 2021 at the ITF J4 Cancun, she earned a runner-up finish in singles and helped make it to the semifinals in doubles
- Also participated in both the ITF J4 Atlanta and ITF J4 Jalisco. She advanced to the semifinals in singles at the ITF J4 Jalisco while also advancing to the quarterfinals in doubles
- Won the L2 National Championships in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She followed that result with a final 32 showing at the prestigious National Clay Court Championships
- Daughter of Marcelo Lopez and Helga Alanis
- Has one sister, Helga, who plays tennis at Holy Cross College in South Bend, Indiana
Career Singles Record
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Overall | |
| 2022-23 | 3-2 | 12-3 | 15-5 | 23-8 | ||||
| 2023-24 | 8-9 | 1-0 | 9-9 | 17-13 | ||||
| Totals | 8-9 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 12-3 | 24-14 | 40-21 |
Career Doubles Record
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Overall | |
| 2022-23 | 14-7 | 14-7 | 19-12 | ||
| 2023-24 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 10-6 | 12-9 | |
| Totals | 10-5 | 0-1 | 14-7 | 14-7 | 31-21 |
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