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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

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Somer Dalla-Bona

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-4
  • Hometown Bokarina, Australia
  • High School Mountain Creek State HS

Biography

Graduated with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average and a bachelor's degree in finance in May 2021

Honors
2021 All-Sun Belt First Team (Singles)
2021 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Doubles)
2019 Sun Belt Player to Watch
2019 All-Sun Belt First Team (Singles)
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team (Doubles)


2021 (Senior) 

  • Named first-team All-Sun Belt in singles action
  • Earned a spot on the second-team All-Sun Belt doubles team alongside Jessie Mount
  • A two-time Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Feb. 3 and Feb. 17), the only player to earn the weekly award twice on the season
  • Played at the top spot in singles action all season long, going 9-4 overall in singles play on the year, including going 2-2 in SBC play at the top spot
  • Posted a 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 win over No. 93-nationally ranked Emma Shelton of No. 14 South Carolina (Jan. 16) at the No. 2 spot
  • Recorded wins at the No. 1 spot over Nadja Meier of Georgia Southern (March 6) and Maria Zacarias of Appalachian State (March 20) in conference play
  • Tallied victories at the top spot in non-conference play against UNCW, Charleston Southern, College of Charleston, Presbyterian College, and Louisiana in the SBC Championship quarterfinals
  • Also led or was in front in five of her seven unfinished matches on the season
  • Posted a 11-6 doubles record
  • Led the team in doubles victories with Jessie Mount, going 9-6 overall at the No. 1 doubles flight on the season, including going 6-2 in Sun Belt Conference play
  • The 6-2 conference record as a team at the No. 1 spot was near the top of the conference, while the six SBC wins at the No. 1 spot was second overall in the league
  • The duo also posted wins at No. 1 over Clemson (6-3) and Charlotte (7-6) outside of conference play
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2020 fall term and the 2021 spring semester


2020 (Junior) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic

  • Played in eight of the nine dual matches on the shortened season
  • Was 3-3 in singles play on the year
  • Played primarily No. 2 singles, posting a 3-1 record, and lost a pair of matches at No. 1 
  • Led the team in overall doubles wins finishing with a 6-1 record alongside partner Jessie Mount
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2019 fall and 2020 spring semesters


2019 (Sophomore)

  • Named the 2019 Sun Belt Player to Watch
  • Was voted All-Sun Belt first team in singles
  • Played in 18 of 23 matches on the spring season
  • Led Coastal in singles wins with a 14-3 overall record and held the third-highest winning percentage in the Sun Belt
  • Played primarily at No. 3 singles, posting a 14-1 record
  • Had a 10-0 singles record in Sun Belt matches, making her one of four conference players to go unbeaten in league play, and the only one to reach double-digit victories while going undefeated 
  • Held a team-best 13-match winning streak in singles action that lasted from March 12 to April 14, the end of the regular season
  • Held a 10-6 doubles record, tying for the third-most doubles win on the team
  • Split time between the top two doubles courts with records of 6-3 at No. 1 and 4-3 at No. 2
  • Was 6-2 in Sun Belt doubles matches
  • Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2018 fall and 2019 spring semesters


2018 (Freshman)

  • A first-team All-Sun Belt selection in doubles
  • Was 10-7 overall in doubles, including a 10-6 record while playing at No. 1
  • Was 2-2 in Sun Belt doubles matches with wins against Georgia Southern and Troy
  • Finished with a 12-7 overall record in singles, including a 7-1 record in matches at No. 2
  • Was 2-3 in Sun Belt singles matches with No. 3 wins against Georgia Southern and Appalachian State
  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for both the 2017 fall and 2018 spring terms


Prior to Coastal Carolina

  • Was ranked as high as 49th among Australia's female tennis players
  • A platinum finalist and doubles winner, as well as a singles finalist and doubles winner of a Gold tournament
  • Qualified for the Tweed Coast Tennis International - part of the ITF Women's Circuit
  • Was the No. 1 player for the QLD at national school titles

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'4"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'4"