2018 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Bartu, Yonca

Jersey Number 10
Yonca Bartu
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Inter. School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere
- Hometown:
- Geneva, Switzerland
Bio
2019-20 (Senior): Appeared in five sets.
2018-19 (Junior): Missed the entire 2018 season due to injury.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended International School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere...played club for Geneve Volley for head coach Ludovic Gruel...also played for the U23 and U19 teams under Gruel...while with the National League B team (no max age, average age 26) she was the youngest team member for two years where she started on the right side...was a starters for two years with the U23 squad...was the best player in the region and one of the best in the country, and a team captain for two years, with the U19 team.
Personal: Full name: Sevgi Yonca Bartu...Parents: Nuri Cem (professional basketball player in Turkey for 15 years) and Zeynep (professional basketball player in Turkey for 10 years) Bartu (one sister)...cousin, Basak Tulga, played professional basketball in Turkey (Fenerbahce and national team) for six years...Rice College: Jones College...involved in several charitable and community service programs, including LGB fighs Cystic Fibrosis, youth against Human Trafficking, Education for all: Sierra Leone and youth volleyball coaching.
2018-19 (Junior): Missed the entire 2018 season due to injury.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended International School of Geneva, La Grande Boissiere...played club for Geneve Volley for head coach Ludovic Gruel...also played for the U23 and U19 teams under Gruel...while with the National League B team (no max age, average age 26) she was the youngest team member for two years where she started on the right side...was a starters for two years with the U23 squad...was the best player in the region and one of the best in the country, and a team captain for two years, with the U19 team.
Personal: Full name: Sevgi Yonca Bartu...Parents: Nuri Cem (professional basketball player in Turkey for 15 years) and Zeynep (professional basketball player in Turkey for 10 years) Bartu (one sister)...cousin, Basak Tulga, played professional basketball in Turkey (Fenerbahce and national team) for six years...Rice College: Jones College...involved in several charitable and community service programs, including LGB fighs Cystic Fibrosis, youth against Human Trafficking, Education for all: Sierra Leone and youth volleyball coaching.
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