Grace Ortiz
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- Hometown:
- Manchaca, TX
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Hays High
Bio
Austin College Career Honors - 2017 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... 2017 SCAC Honorable Mention ... 2017 SCAC All-Tournament Team (Line 3 Singles) ... 2017 SCAC Sig Lawson Award Winner at Austin College Athletics Banquet ... Member of the 2016-17 Women's Tennis Dr. Jack Pierce Academic Excellence Team ... 2016-17 ITA All-Academic Team Member ... Member of the 2015-16 Austin College ITA All-Academic Team ... Member of the 2015-16 Women's Tennis Academic Excellence Award Team (Top Team Cumulative GPA in Austin College Athletics) ... 2016 SCAC All-Tournament Team (3rd Singles) ... 2016 All-SCAC Honorable Mention ... Apr. 2nd - 8th SCAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week ... 2015 Spring All-Academic Honor Roll ... 2015 SCAC All-Tournament Team (3rd Singles) ... 2015 All-SCAC Honorable Mention.
2016-17 (Junior Season) - Singles: 8-10 (Dual: 6-6), Doubles: 8-9 (Dual: 8-6) ... 2017 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... 2017 SCAC Honorable Mention ... 2017 SCAC All-Tournament Team (Line 3 Singles) ... 2017 SCAC Sig Lawson Award Winner at Austin College Athletics Banquet ... Member of the 2016-17 Women's Tennis Dr. Jack Pierce Academic Excellence Team ... 2016-17 ITA All-Academic Team Member
2015-16 (Sophomore Season) - Singles: 7-10 (Dual: 6-7), Doubles: 9-10 (Dual: 9-8) ... Voted Honorable Mention by a panel of conference coaches to the 2016 All-SCAC Team ... Undefeated performance at 3rd Singles during the 2015 SCAC Conference Tournament earned her All-Tournament Team Honors ... Compiled a winning record for the first time in her career at Line 1 Doubles with Kirsten Weber ... Winning record at Line 1 Doubles in SCAC Competition ... Played First Doubles throughout Spring 2016 for the 'Roos ... Member of the 2015-16 Austin College ITA All-Academic Team ... Member of the 2015-16 Women's Tennis Academic Excellence Award Team (Top Team Cumulative GPA in Austin College Athletics)
2014-15 (Freshman Season) - Singles: 13-4 (Dual: 9-3), Doubles 5-11 (Dual: 5-9) ... Made the 2015 Spring All-Academic Honor Roll ... Voted Honorable Mention by a panel of conference coaches to the 2015 All-SCAC Team ... Undefeated performance at 3rd Singles during the 2015 SCAC Conference Tournament earned her All-Tournament Team Honors ... Posted a 4-1 Tournament Singles record ... Undefeated at First Singles ... Winning Records at each Singles Line she played ... Played First Doubles throughout Spring 2015 for the 'Roos.
Personal - Machaca, TX ... Jack C. Hays High School ... Daughter of Thomas and Halley ... Majors in Business Administration/Financial ... Minors in Accounting.
Grace Ortiz's Career Records
Singles
| Year | Tournament | Dual | SCAC | Overall |
| 2014-15 | 4-1 | 9-3 | 3-2 | 13-4 |
| 2015-16 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 7-10 |
| 2016-17 | 2-4 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 8-10 |
| Total | 7-8 | 21-16 | 6-4 | 28-24 |
Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Dual | SCAC | Overall |
| 2014-15 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 5-11 |
| 2015-16 | 0-2 | 9-8 | 4-3 | 9-10 |
| 2016-17 | 0-3 | 8-6 | 1-2 | 8-9 |
| Total | 0-7 | 22-23 | 7-10 | 22-30 |
News mentions
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. –Austin College freshman Melody Duong has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year, and head coach Ryan Dodd has been named the Coach of the Year for the second straight season as the SCAC has announced its women’s tennis All-Conference selections for 2018.
First Men's Doubles Team Ranked in Program History
SHERMAN, Texas – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association has released its most recent regional rankings, and the Austin College women’s tennis team has been slotted as the No. 11-ranked team in the West Region by the organization.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Austin College tennis players Melody Duong and Grace Ortiz have been selected as the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Doubles Team of the Week, the league office has announced.
Duong comes from behind late in 2nd set to set up 3rd-set, last match on
‘Roos bounce back in Belton with a sweep in the first match of a double-header
Competitive 9-8 (9-7) doubles match completes sweep of ‘Roos, but Sergiovanni prevents sweep early
First victory over nationally ranked opponent in D3 program history
Singles play saves ‘Roos after falling behind 1-2
Thrilling line 3 doubles and lines 1 & 3 singles matches make for difference over ‘Roos
West #12 UT-Tyler sweeps doubles en route to 8-1 victory over Austin College
A 2-1 lead after doubles was not enough to push the 'Roos past the Majors
Doubles sweep leads to Singles sweep in victory over Whitworth
The West #14 Warhawks tripped up the West #15 Kangaroos in a nailbiter
11-10 last season and a nationally ranked recruiting class has a young Kangaroo squad eager to kick off 2018
A sweep of doubles and 5 singles matches leads to the program’s best non-conference win in Division III history
‘Roos open spring season with strong showing on the road