2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
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El Jardi, Diae
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Diae El Jardi
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- CNED
- Hometown:
- Casablanca, Morocco
Bio
Honors at Rice
2022-23 (Fifth Year)
Spring: Posted a career-best 7-9 record in singles (1-1 in the conference) which included a 4-1 mark in her first career singles action at the top two lines… 3-0 at the second line… 8-9 on the season in doubles, 7-8 at the first line… Finished 6-7 at the first doubles line with Allison Zipoli (2-1 in conference matches)… Clinched the doubles point at #31 Charlotte on 3/19 and again the following match vs. #57 Brown… Defeated SMU’s #54 Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander 6-2 on 4/8… Duo rose to as high as #80 in ITA computer rankings during the year. Fall: Opened the fall tournament season ranked 16th in doubles with Maria Budin and the duo was 5-3… They advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Women's All-American Championship in Cary, North Carolina… Won a career-high eight singles matches in the fall and was named the C-USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Month for November after posting a 6-0 mark in singles.
2021-22 (Senior)
Spring: Second on the team with a career-best 14 wins in singles (14-4) including a 9-4 mark at the fifth line. and in doubles (14-5) where she joined Maria Budin in qualifying for the NCAA Doubles Championship… First doubles qualifiers for Rice since 2016… Final ranking was the highest finish since Natalie Beazant and Dominique Harmath were ranked 27th in 2013… Earned All-C-USA first-team honors in doubles with Budin and the duo were named the C-USA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week after downing Texas A&M’s fifth-ranked team of Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Markarova… The win was the first of three vs. teams ranked in the top 35… Also downed Charlotte’s Margaux Maquet and Lucia Quiterio (#31) and SMU’s Jackie Nylander and Hadley Doyle (#33)… Made their NCAA debut against North Carolina’s Cameron Morra and Carson Tanguilig and bounced back from a slow start to force a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 7-5, 6-10… Fall: Posted a 7-2 record in doubles.
2020-21 (Junior)
Spring: Posted a 8-3 mark in singles (8-2 at the sixth line) and combined with Maria Budin to post a 13-5 doubles mark at the first line and earn second team All-Conference USA honors… 13 wins at the first doubles line are the most for the Owls since Natalie Beazat and Dominique Harmath were 20-6 in 2-13… Duo were 4-2 vs. ranked opponents (all in the top 55), the best mark since Beazant and Harmath were 6-6 vs. ranked opponents in 2013… Highest ranked win came vs. Texas Tech’s Lisa Mays and Kaitlin Staines… Conference USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week after a pair of wins in singles and a win over a ranked doubles opponent as the Owls downed Wichita State and 25th ranked Arizona State…Her win over the Shockers clinched the match and allowed the Owls to post their first dual win while losing the doubles point since 2018. Combined with Budin to pick up their second win over a top 50 doubles team and then followed that with a swift 6-1, 6-1 win at the sixth line in singles to push the lead to 2-0 over the Sun Devils, the Owls first over a top 25 team since 2017. Fall: Finished 2-4 in singles and 3-4 in doubles during the abbreviated fall campaign.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Spring: Finished a 2-2 mark in singles and a 5-4 record in doubles during the dual season... Combined with Maria Budin for a 5-4 dual doubles record with three of their wins clinching the doubles point (Lamar, UTA and TCU)... Fall: Finished her first fall campaign with 6-6 mark in singles and 6-5 in doubles…Advance to the third round of the ITA Texas Regional in singles before dropping a tough three-set match to Texas Tech’s Isabell Dilaura (1-6, 7-5, 5-7)… Reached the third round of doubles as well, teaming with Maria Budin for a pair of wins before dropping a 8-7 decision to SMU’s Jackie Nylander and Isabella Zade…Teamed with Linda Huang to reach the finals of the A Draw in doubles at the Contender CrossFit Islander Open
2019 (Freshman)
Joined the team in January and played in 15 duals, compiling a 4-6 singles mark and 4-2 record in doubles… Delivered the clinch point vs. 45th ranked Denver with a three-set win… Was 3-0 in three-set matches.
Personal
Born: October 13 at Meknes, Morocco... Parents: Youssef El Jardi and Bouchra El Moufarej.... Rice major: Sport Management.
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023)
- Conference USA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week (3/3/21)/(3/2/2022)
- Conference USA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Month (November 2022)
- All C-USA Doubles (first team) 2022 (second team) 2021
- NCAA Doubles Qualifier 2022
- Oracle/ITA Final rankings:
- Doubles: 30/Maria Budin (2022)
2022-23 (Fifth Year)
Spring: Posted a career-best 7-9 record in singles (1-1 in the conference) which included a 4-1 mark in her first career singles action at the top two lines… 3-0 at the second line… 8-9 on the season in doubles, 7-8 at the first line… Finished 6-7 at the first doubles line with Allison Zipoli (2-1 in conference matches)… Clinched the doubles point at #31 Charlotte on 3/19 and again the following match vs. #57 Brown… Defeated SMU’s #54 Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander 6-2 on 4/8… Duo rose to as high as #80 in ITA computer rankings during the year. Fall: Opened the fall tournament season ranked 16th in doubles with Maria Budin and the duo was 5-3… They advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Women's All-American Championship in Cary, North Carolina… Won a career-high eight singles matches in the fall and was named the C-USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Month for November after posting a 6-0 mark in singles.
2021-22 (Senior)
Spring: Second on the team with a career-best 14 wins in singles (14-4) including a 9-4 mark at the fifth line. and in doubles (14-5) where she joined Maria Budin in qualifying for the NCAA Doubles Championship… First doubles qualifiers for Rice since 2016… Final ranking was the highest finish since Natalie Beazant and Dominique Harmath were ranked 27th in 2013… Earned All-C-USA first-team honors in doubles with Budin and the duo were named the C-USA Women’s Tennis Athletes of the Week after downing Texas A&M’s fifth-ranked team of Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Markarova… The win was the first of three vs. teams ranked in the top 35… Also downed Charlotte’s Margaux Maquet and Lucia Quiterio (#31) and SMU’s Jackie Nylander and Hadley Doyle (#33)… Made their NCAA debut against North Carolina’s Cameron Morra and Carson Tanguilig and bounced back from a slow start to force a tiebreaker before falling 1-6, 7-5, 6-10… Fall: Posted a 7-2 record in doubles.
2020-21 (Junior)
Spring: Posted a 8-3 mark in singles (8-2 at the sixth line) and combined with Maria Budin to post a 13-5 doubles mark at the first line and earn second team All-Conference USA honors… 13 wins at the first doubles line are the most for the Owls since Natalie Beazat and Dominique Harmath were 20-6 in 2-13… Duo were 4-2 vs. ranked opponents (all in the top 55), the best mark since Beazant and Harmath were 6-6 vs. ranked opponents in 2013… Highest ranked win came vs. Texas Tech’s Lisa Mays and Kaitlin Staines… Conference USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week after a pair of wins in singles and a win over a ranked doubles opponent as the Owls downed Wichita State and 25th ranked Arizona State…Her win over the Shockers clinched the match and allowed the Owls to post their first dual win while losing the doubles point since 2018. Combined with Budin to pick up their second win over a top 50 doubles team and then followed that with a swift 6-1, 6-1 win at the sixth line in singles to push the lead to 2-0 over the Sun Devils, the Owls first over a top 25 team since 2017. Fall: Finished 2-4 in singles and 3-4 in doubles during the abbreviated fall campaign.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Spring: Finished a 2-2 mark in singles and a 5-4 record in doubles during the dual season... Combined with Maria Budin for a 5-4 dual doubles record with three of their wins clinching the doubles point (Lamar, UTA and TCU)... Fall: Finished her first fall campaign with 6-6 mark in singles and 6-5 in doubles…Advance to the third round of the ITA Texas Regional in singles before dropping a tough three-set match to Texas Tech’s Isabell Dilaura (1-6, 7-5, 5-7)… Reached the third round of doubles as well, teaming with Maria Budin for a pair of wins before dropping a 8-7 decision to SMU’s Jackie Nylander and Isabella Zade…Teamed with Linda Huang to reach the finals of the A Draw in doubles at the Contender CrossFit Islander Open
2019 (Freshman)
Joined the team in January and played in 15 duals, compiling a 4-6 singles mark and 4-2 record in doubles… Delivered the clinch point vs. 45th ranked Denver with a three-set win… Was 3-0 in three-set matches.
Juniors
Reached a career-best ITF Junior ranking of 38 in March of 2018 after capturing the ITF//CAT African Junior Closed Championships in Marrakech, Morocco where she captured the singles title in addition to reaching the finals in doubles… Represented Morocco in the Fed Cup and has a career record of 2-7 in the competition... Competed internationally for two years as a member of the ITF/Grand Slam Development Fund team, which provides players with the opportunity to take part in top international competition as well as gain invaluable experience of traveling abroad as part of a team under the guidance of an ITF coach.Personal
Born: October 13 at Meknes, Morocco... Parents: Youssef El Jardi and Bouchra El Moufarej.... Rice major: Sport Management.
| Singles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 3-5 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | |||||
| 2020-21 | 2-7 | 8-3 | 0-1 | 8-2 | ||||
| 2021-22 | 7-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 8-2 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-8 | |||
| TOTAL | 24-20 | 21-22 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 13-11 |
| Doubles | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 0-3 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 |
| 2019-20 | 8-5 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | |
| 2020-21 | 3-4 | 13-5 | 13-5 | ||
| 2021-22 | 7-1 | 14-5 | 14-5 | ||
| 2022-23 | 7-4 | 8-9 | 7-8 | 1-1 | |
| TOTAL | 25-17 | 44-25 | 34-19 | 5-4 | 5-2 |
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