Height: | 5-7 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Pinecrest, FL |
High School: | Gulliver Preparatory |
Major: | Undeclared |
Parents: | Isabel Rico Paster & Ignacio Gonzalez Nunez |
Freshman (2017-18):
Gonzalez-Rico turned in one of the more dominant freshman seasons in Emory Women’s Tennis history, earning All-America honors in both singles and doubles and was tabbed the ITA Division III Rookie of the Year. She finished her rookie campaign as the No. 2 ranked singles player in Division III and part of the No. 3 ranked doubles team in the country with Bridget Harding. Gonzalez-Rico was just the second freshman ever to win 30 or more singles matches in a season, going 31-7 (second most in a single season in team history), and in doubles, she and Harding set a new program single season record with 34 doubles victories. She added UAA and ITA Atlantic South Rookie of the Year honors and was named the UAA Tournament’s Most Valuable Player, leading the Eagles to their sixth straight conference title. In the fall, she made an immediate impact as a member of the Eagles, claiming both the ITA South Regional singles and doubles crowns and advanced to the ITA Division III Championship match in both disciplines. In the spring, Gonzalez-Rico and Harding advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA DIII Individual Championships before falling to Wesleyan’s Eudice Chong and Victoria Yu, ending the spring season with a 22-3 record which included a string of 19 straight wins.
Career Record:
SINGLES | TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Tour | Final Nat'l Rank | Final Reg. Rank | |
2017-18 | 31-7 | 10-2 | 6-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15-4 | 2nd | 1st | |
Total | 31-7 | 10-2 | 6-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15-4 | |||
DOUBLES | TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tour | Final Nat'l Rank | Final Reg. Rank | ||||
2017-18 | 34-7 | 20-2 | -- | -- | 14-5 | 3rd | 1st | ||||
Total | 34-7 | 20-2 | -- | -- | 14-5 | |
Honors:
2017-18 | ITA All-America | Singles (Fall & Spring) | |
Doubles (Fall & Spring) | |||
NCAA Division III Championships Participant | Singles | Round of 32 | |
Doubles | Semifinals | ||
ITA Division III National Rookie of the Year | |||
ITA Atlantic South Region Rookie of the Year | |||
University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year | |||
All-UAA | First Team | No. 1 Singles | |
First Team | No. 1 Doubles | ||
UAA Tournament Most Valuable Player | |||
UAA All-Tournament Team | No. 1 Singles | ||
No. 1 Doubles | |||
ITA Oracle Cup National Participant | Singles | 2nd | |
Doubles | 2nd | ||
ITA Fall South Region Champion | Singles | ||
Doubles |
Prior to Emory:
Played three seasons for Gulliver Prep...Served as a team captain during her 2016 and 2017 seasons...Rated as five-star recruit and 32nd nationally by tennisrecuiting.net...2017 Florida Singles and Doubles State Champion, going undefeated during the season in both...2017 Female Tennis Player of the Year...2017 Finalist at the Bobby Curtis State Championship...Helped team to the 2016 2A State title...IB diploma.
Personal:
Born on May 4th...Daughter of Isabel Rico Paster & Ignacio Gonzalez Nunez.
Why she chose Emory?
"I chose Emory because of the great athletic and academic programs."