2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
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Orav, Saara
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
Saara Orav
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Viljandi, Estonia
Bio
Honors at Rice
2024-25 (Senior)
Concluded her Rice career with a 10-7 singles record, including a 6-2 spring record, and an 18-12 doubles record, including a 12-8 record in the spring ... Moved to the No. 1 doubles role with partner Francesca Maguina late in the season ... Appeared at the No. 6 position during singles all season ... Won nine-straight doubles matches to open the season, and won final two singles matches of the year ... Did not lose a singles match after Feb. 21.
2023-24 (Junior)
Posted records of 17-8 and 15-12 in singles and doubles play, respectively, with marks of 10-4 and 9-6 during the dual match season... Doubles champion at the Rice Invitational alongside Darya Schwartzman... Went 9-3 at the fifth position of the singles lineup and went unbeaten across the final 15 matches of the season, winning eight matches during the streak and leading a further three when matches were suspended... Also outright won her final five matches of the season... Recorded an 8-4 record at the second position of the doubles lineup while playing alongside Darya Schwartzman... Recorded four clinching points on the season (Louisiana Tech, FAU, UTSA and South Florida).
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Spring: Kay Person Keating Award winner as team MVP after posting a career-high 10 wins in singles and her .833 winning percentage (10-2) was tops on the team… Was 4-1 in tiebreakers, including two vs. FIU to move the Owls to one point of the clinch… Three of four tiebreak wins were by 7-2 scores, the fourth was 7-3… 3-0 in three-set matches… C-USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the win at Charlotte on 3/19… Twice delivered the clinching point vs. Charlotte, both in three sets…. Bounced back from a 1-6 loss in the first set at #30 Charlotte on 3/19 to clinch the match (1-6, 7-5, 6-4)… Completed the rally after losing doubles to the 49ers in the C-USA semifinals, coming back from a set down to win the final two sets 6-1 (4-6, 6-1, 6-1)… Bounced back from her only tiebreak loss of the year to win her match vs. Houston 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2… 8-3 overall in doubles (6-3 at the third line) 7-2 with Schwartzman over the last 12 matches (leading in two of three unfinished)… Clinched the doubles vs. #36 FIU with a 7-3. tiebreaker. Fall: Posted a 6-5 mark in singles and an 8-6 record in fall action… Teamed with Federica Trevisan to reach the quarterfinals of the Texas ITA tournament… Won all three singles matches at the Rice Invitational… Closed the campaign with a pair of three-set wins at the Texas A&M Fall Invitational
2021-22 (Freshman)
Spring: Posted an 8-2 record in singles, including a pair of clinch points, and 7-3 in doubles… Posted a 6-2 mark at the sixth singles line and was 5-1 at the third doubles line… Delivered the clinching point in her first collegiate dual match (Lamar) and added her second vs. North Texas… Fall: Posted a 7-2 record in both singles and doubles.
Juniors
Earned a career-best ITF junior ranking of 248... Estonian Fed Cup member 2018-2020... ITF juniors grade 4 singles and doubles winner... Played against future Owl teammate in a tournament in Denmark in 2016.
Personal
Born: December 30 in Viljandi, Estonia... Parents: Mark and Kaisa Orav...Rice major: undeclared...Rice college: Baker
- 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
- Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- Conference USA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week (3/21/23)
- Kay Pearson Keating Award - Team MVP (2023)
2024-25 (Senior)
Concluded her Rice career with a 10-7 singles record, including a 6-2 spring record, and an 18-12 doubles record, including a 12-8 record in the spring ... Moved to the No. 1 doubles role with partner Francesca Maguina late in the season ... Appeared at the No. 6 position during singles all season ... Won nine-straight doubles matches to open the season, and won final two singles matches of the year ... Did not lose a singles match after Feb. 21.
2023-24 (Junior)
Posted records of 17-8 and 15-12 in singles and doubles play, respectively, with marks of 10-4 and 9-6 during the dual match season... Doubles champion at the Rice Invitational alongside Darya Schwartzman... Went 9-3 at the fifth position of the singles lineup and went unbeaten across the final 15 matches of the season, winning eight matches during the streak and leading a further three when matches were suspended... Also outright won her final five matches of the season... Recorded an 8-4 record at the second position of the doubles lineup while playing alongside Darya Schwartzman... Recorded four clinching points on the season (Louisiana Tech, FAU, UTSA and South Florida).
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Spring: Kay Person Keating Award winner as team MVP after posting a career-high 10 wins in singles and her .833 winning percentage (10-2) was tops on the team… Was 4-1 in tiebreakers, including two vs. FIU to move the Owls to one point of the clinch… Three of four tiebreak wins were by 7-2 scores, the fourth was 7-3… 3-0 in three-set matches… C-USA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week for her efforts in the win at Charlotte on 3/19… Twice delivered the clinching point vs. Charlotte, both in three sets…. Bounced back from a 1-6 loss in the first set at #30 Charlotte on 3/19 to clinch the match (1-6, 7-5, 6-4)… Completed the rally after losing doubles to the 49ers in the C-USA semifinals, coming back from a set down to win the final two sets 6-1 (4-6, 6-1, 6-1)… Bounced back from her only tiebreak loss of the year to win her match vs. Houston 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-2… 8-3 overall in doubles (6-3 at the third line) 7-2 with Schwartzman over the last 12 matches (leading in two of three unfinished)… Clinched the doubles vs. #36 FIU with a 7-3. tiebreaker. Fall: Posted a 6-5 mark in singles and an 8-6 record in fall action… Teamed with Federica Trevisan to reach the quarterfinals of the Texas ITA tournament… Won all three singles matches at the Rice Invitational… Closed the campaign with a pair of three-set wins at the Texas A&M Fall Invitational
2021-22 (Freshman)
Spring: Posted an 8-2 record in singles, including a pair of clinch points, and 7-3 in doubles… Posted a 6-2 mark at the sixth singles line and was 5-1 at the third doubles line… Delivered the clinching point in her first collegiate dual match (Lamar) and added her second vs. North Texas… Fall: Posted a 7-2 record in both singles and doubles.
Juniors
Earned a career-best ITF junior ranking of 248... Estonian Fed Cup member 2018-2020... ITF juniors grade 4 singles and doubles winner... Played against future Owl teammate in a tournament in Denmark in 2016.
Personal
Born: December 30 in Viljandi, Estonia... Parents: Mark and Kaisa Orav...Rice major: undeclared...Rice college: Baker
| Singles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 14-4 | 6-2 | 8-2 | - | - | - | - | 2-0 | 6-2 |
| 2022-23 | 18-8 | 8-6 | 10-2 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 2-0 | 7-2 |
| 2023-24 | 17-8 | 7-4 | 10-4 | - | - | - | 1-1 | 9-3 | - |
| 2024-25 | 10-7 | 4-5 | 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6-2 |
| TOTAL | 59-27 | 25-17 | 34-10 | - | - | - | 2-1 | 13-3 | 19-6 |
| Doubles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 13-5 | 6-2 | 7-3 | - | 2-2 | 5-1 |
| 2022-23 | 15-6 | 7-3 | 8-3 | - | 2-0 | 6-3 |
| 2023-24 | 15-12 | 6-6 | 9-6 | - | 8-4 | 1-2 |
| 2024-25 | 18-12 | 6-4 | 12-8 | 1-5 | 5-3 | 6-0 |
| TOTAL | 61-35 | 25-15 | 36-20 | 1-5 | 17-9 | 18-6 |
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Thursday, April 25
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