2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Lara Schneider
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Redshirt Senior (2024-25)
All-Big Ten Second Team
Posted an 11-3 overall record in her final season … went 4-3 in No. 1 singles while posting a 6-0 record at No. 3 singles … partnered with Nicole Teodosescu at No. 1 doubles for a majority of the season with a 6-5 record for the season and 7-6 overall … opened up the season with seven-straight wins including a win in the Big Ten opener against Purdue’s Fatima Gutierrez her in lone appearance at No. 2 singles … her victory helped secure the program’s win over No. 58 Michigan State in a 7-6, 6-1 decision over Liisa Vehvilainen … finished her career with a victory over on Senior Day against Northwestern’s Erica Jesel, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles … won seven matches at No. 1 doubles play, primiarly with partner Nicole Teodosescu … in the fall, competed at the ITA All-American Championships
Redshirt Junior (2023-24)
Held an overall singles record of 3-8 … with wins against Butler (6-1, 7-5), Western Michigan (6-3, 6-1), and #50 Alabama (6-0, 6-4) … a dominant doubles record of 11-5 … playing alongside Lene Mari Hovda (4-2), Li Hsin Lin (1-2), and Nicole Teodosescu (6-1).
Redshirt Sophomore (2022-23)
All-Big Ten Team
Finished the season ranked No. 14 in the Ohio Valley Region … ranked No. 8 in doubles in the Ohio Valley Region alongside partner Saby Nihalani … held a 13-4 overall singles record … an 10-8 overall doubles record … went on a 10-1 win streak in singles in the middle of the season picking up wins against Colorado, Western Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland, UNLV, Nebraska, and No. 57 Iowa … defeated No. 6 Iowa’s Samantha Mannix, 6-3, 6-1 in the Big Ten Tournament … held an 8-0 doubles win streak in the season alongside partner Saby Nihalani
Redshirt Freshman (2021-22)
All-Big Ten Team
Posted a 19-7 in singles on the season … played nine matches at No. 1 singles and 9 matches at No. 2 singles … won four Big Ten singles matches … teamed up with Laura Masic to go 17-8 in doubles, including 4-4 in the Big Ten … won the Ohio Valley ITA Regional Championship in doubles with Schneider, qualifying them for a spot in the ITA National Fall Championship.
Personal
Schneider was ranked No. 25 in the 2020 class in the Tennis Recruiting Network and a five star recruit ... graduated from Wando High School in 2020 and was ranked No. 1 in the girls 16 age division USTA South Region rankings in 2018 ... Eddie Herr 2018 Girls 16 Singles Quarterfinalist and 2018 Girls Doubles Champion ... played in the ITF Junior Grade A event in Merida, Mexico, where she advanced through single qualifying in the fall of 2019 ... played in the 2019 Orange Bowl International tournament and won the national team championships with her southern conference team in 2019 ... daughter of Kenneth Schneider and Sofia Aksentijevich ... brother Alexander Schneider ... sister Elena Schneider.
