Lady Chaps Ranked No.37 In Final ITA National Rankings – Lubbock Christian University Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. (May 30, 2024) – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the final national rankings for 2023-24 season, and Lubbock Christian University’s women’s tennis program finished No.37 nationally. Individually, a trio of Lady Chaparrals made the national rankings in singles (Andrea De Bernardo No.41, Anastasiia Khrustaleva No.56, Maya Adler No.63), and the doubles team of De Bernardo and Michelle Trochez finished No.48 in doubles play.
 
De Bernardo was a Second Team All-Lone Star Conference selection this season. The freshman from Caracas, Venezuela is one of three Lady Chaps members with over 20 wins in singles play (22-11). She went 16-7 in duals this season and went 7-3 in the LSC. Breaking down duals play, De Bernardo went 7-3 playing No.1-singles and 7-3 playing No.2-singles. She went 2-6 this season against nationally ranked opponents. In doubles, De Bernardo went 21-10, going 7-3 in LSC play teamed with Trochez (all in No.1-singles). She was 2-1 in doubles play against nationally ranked opponents.
 
Khrustaleva is a returning Second Team All-LSC selection, who claimed a mark on the LSC’s All-Academic Team. The senior from Moscow, Russia was limited to six singles matches, but she co-leads the team in wins against nationally ranked opponents (2-2). She was 8-7 in doubles play, going 2-0 in No.1-singles.

Adler is a CSC Academic All-District selection and sophomore from Munich, Germany. She went 19-6 in singles play and 3-1 in doubles action this season. Her 19 wins in singles ranked fourth on the squad and she went 13-4 in duals (7-3 in the No.4-singles slot). Adler was 1-0 against nationally ranked opponents.

 

Trochez’s on-court success follows her academic success, as the Tomball, Texas native, who recently claimed CSC Academic All-District honors, is a two-time Lone Star Conference Sportsmanship Team selection and earned a spot on the LSC’s All-Academic Team this season. She went 14-14 on the season in singles and 4-3 in No.1-singles matches. In doubles, the sophomore went 19-10, going 14-7 in duals (7-3 in LSC doubles).

 

LCU entered the national rankings, as a team, for the first time this season. They posted a 20-win season, with a 20-7 mark in duals. A six-win improvement over a 14-win season from last season.