Maria Santos

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cortegaca, Portugal
High School:
Camões HS
Prev School:
Kansas State / Tulsa

Honors

2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2025 ITA Scholar Athlete
2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
2024 ITA Scholar Athlete
2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 ITA Scholar Athlete
2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

2025-26 (Tulsa - Senior)

Went 11-9 in singles, playing lines one and two, earning victories over Kansas State, UTSA, North Texas and East Carolina
Went 12-10 in doubles, playing lines one and two, including wins over UTSA, North Texas, Denver, East Carolina and South Florida

2024-25 (Kansas State - Junior)

Won her second career three-set match in Big 12 play over BYU (4/3) defeating Sue Yan Tan 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. Against Utah (4/5) with partner Veronika Kulhava they helped the Wildcats earn the doubles point over Sam Horwood and Dylan Lolofie 7-5
Helped clinch the doubles point with partner Veronika Kulhava against Arizona (3/21) over Zoya Chulak and Martyna Ostrzygalo 6-1
Won her 30th singles match as a Wildcat in a third consecutive win and first against a ranked opponent with #49 Gracie Epps from Oklahoma State (3/14) in straight sets 6-2, 6-2
Won back-to-back singles matches against Cincinnati (3/7) and West Virginia (3/9). Against the Bearcats she beat Milica Popovski 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) before defeating the Mountaineers' Maja Dodik 6-4, 6-3. With partner Veronika Kulhava they defeated WVU's Byers and Dodik 6-4
Won consecutive doubles matches with partner Veronika Kulhava against #44 UCF (2/28) Olivia Bergler and Jade Psonka, 6-1, and Gabriela Cortes and Sophie Schouten against Houston (3/1) 6-2
With doubles partner Veronika Kulhava against Rice (2/23) they defeated Divna Ratkovic and Nithesa Selvaraj 6-4
With doubles partner Veronika Kulhava against #51 Angella Okutoyi and Merna Refaat of Auburn (2/15) they had the match tied up at 4-4 before it went unfinished
During the doubleheader against Drake (1/25) she won both matches, competing in an 8-game pro set against Tess Caldicott 8-3, before winning a second set via forfeit. With partner Veronika Kulhava they were successful in doubles play at 6-2.
Went undefeated in singles matches to start the spring at the Duel in the Desert (1/16-18), including one three set win. With partner Veronika Kulhava in doubles play, the two went 1-2

2023-24 (Kansas State - Sophomore)

During the Big 12 Tournament on April 17 against TCU, she was victorious over Helena Narmont in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. She and doubles partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav competed in a match against Raquel Caballero and Chiho Mushika, 6-4
Won consecutive matches against UCF's Donatella Guarnieri 6-4, 6-0 on April 5 and then against Gabriela Cortes from Houston, 6-3, 6-4 on April 7
Defeated Cincinnati's Isabel Pacheco in three sets, 7-5, 5-7, 14-12 on March 28. With doubles partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav, they clinched the doubles point against West Virginia 7-6 (7-1)
Playing in doubles for the first time in the spring with partner Vanesa Suarez, they went 1-1 against BYU (March 7) losing 6-3 and Texas Tech (March 9) winning 6-1
Was victorious against Fordham (Feb. 17) with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Julianne Nguyen in the no. 6 spot
Won her fourth straight singles match in the no. 6 spot in the K-State loss against Denver (Feb. 2), and went unfinished against Iowa (Feb. 3) in the third set, 6-3, 5-7, 4-1 against Pia Kranholdt
Extended her singles win streak to 3, being victorious against Wichita State (Jan. 26) in three sets and against South Dakota (Jan. 28) in an 8-game pro set
In the first match of the year against Drake (Jan. 20) she defeated Nicole Lee 6-3, 6-3 in the no. 6 spot

2022-23 (Kansas State - Freshman)

Last competed on Feb. 24 against SMU, did not compete rest of season due to injury
Won her first singles match on Feb. 11 against Amy Leather of Tulsa, 6-3, 6-4
Joined the team before the start of the spring season in January

Prior to Memphis

Attended Evangelisches Gymnasium Nordhorn in Germany
Career-high ITF singles ranking of 1,741
Career-high ITF juniors ranking of 629
Has a career-high ranking in Germany of 54 and a career-high ITA singles ranking of 70
Appeared in the final of the J4 Hannover ITF tournament in Hannover, Germany, in 2022
Has reached the semi-final stage of four other ITF junior tournaments

Prior to Memphis/Personal

Competed primarily in the Junior ITF in 2022 in 15 tournaments
Was 14-11 in doubles matches, winning the J3 Lousada tournament in May
Went 9-15 in singles matches, advanced to the main draw semifinals in the J2 Hammamet
Daughter of Ricardo and Fernanda Santos