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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

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Joe Chance
Joe Chance

Hardija Vidnere

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Bradford, United Kingdom
  • High School Hanson School
  • Previous School Fresno Pacific Univ. (Calif.)

Biography

Career Accolades:

  • Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26, 2020)
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® (2024)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society (2022)
  • Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team (2024)
  • Gulf South Conference Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • University of West Alabama President’s List
    • 2019-20 (Spring)
    • 2020-21 (Fall)
    • 2021-22 (Fall & Spring)
    • 2022-23 (Fall)
  • University of West Alabama Dean’s List
    • 2020-21 (Spring)

Career Records (after 2024 season):

  • Singles: Played in 61 matches, posting a 35-26 career record
  • Doubles: Played in 77 matches, posting a 59-18 career record
  • Combined: Played in 138 matches, posting a 94-44 career record

2024:

Used a fifth year, under NCAA legislation due to the COVID-19 pandemic … 

Awards:
  • CSC Academic All-District®
  • GSC All-Academic Team
  • GSC Honor Roll
Final ITA National Individual Ranking:
  • Doubles: Finished 11th with partner Shaira Rivera
Final ITA Regional Individual Ranking:
  • Doubles: Finished 3rd with partner Shaira Rivera
Singles:
  • 11-9 record overall
  • 1-3 at the No. 3 flight
  • 4-2 at the No. 4 flight
  • 2-3 at the No. 5 flight
  • 4-1 at the No. 6 flight
     
  • 6-1 in GSC matches
Doubles:
  • 15-6 record overall
  • 14-5 with partner Shaira Rivera
  • 1-0 with partner Greta Zawels
  • 0-1 with partner Emiri Takanishi
     
  • 14-6 at the No. 1 flight
  • 1-0 at the No. 2 flight
     
  • 6-2 in GSC matches

2023:

Awards:
  • GSC Honor Roll
  • UWA President’s List for Fall Semester
Singles:
  • 8-14 record overall
  • 8-14 at the No. 4 flight
     
  • 5-4 in GSC matches
Doubles:
  • 16-3 record overall
  • 16-3 with partner Heden Ly
     
  • 1-0 at the No. 2 flight
  • 15-3 at the No. 3 flight
     
  • 8-1 in GSC matches

2022:

Awards:
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
  • GSC Honor Roll
  • UWA President’s List for Fall & Spring Semesters
Singles:
  • 5-0 record overall
  • 3-0 at the No. 5 flight
  • 2-0 at the No. 6 flight
     
  • 4-0 in GSC matches
Doubles:
  • 13-4 record overall
  • 13-4 with partner Heden Ly
     
  • 2-1 at the No. 2 flight
  • 11-3 at the No. 3 flight
     
  • 7-2 in GSC matches

2021:

Awards:
  • GSC Honor Roll
  • UWA President’s List for Fall Semester
  • UWA Dean’s List for Spring Semester
Singles:
  • 6-1 record overall
  • 0-1 at the No. 5 flight
  • 6-0 at the No. 6 flight
     
  • 3-0 in GSC matches
Doubles:
  • 11-3 record overall
  • 11-2 with partner Heden Ly
  • 0-1 with partner Thea Yang
     
  • 1-0 at the No. 2 flight
  • 10-3 at the No. 3 flight
     
  • 5-1 in GSC matches

2020:

Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … 

Awards:
  • GSC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 26
  • GSC Honor Roll
  • UWA President’s List for Spring Semester
Singles:
  • 5-2 record overall
  • 5-2 at the No. 5 flight
     
  • 3-1 in GSC matches
Doubles:
  • 4-2 record overall
  • 3-0 with partner Morgan Bishop
  • 1-2 with partner Daryna Hukasian
     
  • 1-2 at the No. 2 flight
  • 3-0 at the No. 3 flight
     
  • 2-1 in GSC matches

Prior to UWA: Attended Fresno Pacific University during the fall of 2019 before transferring to UWA for spring semester … 

Prep: Attended Hnason School … Competed for the Latvian National Tennis Team four consecutive years … Family moved to the U.K. where she played for the Yorkshire County Team

Personal: Daughter of Inga and Maris Vidnere … One sister, Kristela … Sister Kristela played women’s tennis for Northeastern State University (Okla.) from 2019-22 … Graduated from UWA with a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications … Earning master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications … 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10"
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    5'10"
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    5'10"