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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

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Mariana Zurita

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Colegio La Salle HS
  • Hometown Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Biography

At Utah Tech 2024-2025 (Sophomore): Posted a 7-10 mark in singles play … went 5-8 at No. 1 singles and 2-2 at No. 2 singles … logged a 7-5, 7-5 win over Ana Sabikova (Utah State) … took down Makenna Livingston (Colorado Mesa) 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) … handled Hristina Ljuba (College of Idaho) 6-0, 6-2 … toppled Piper Freeman (Montana) 6-2, 6-4 … bested Jackelin Almada Lopez (Mesa CC) 6-0, 6-2 … defeated Sienna Buttafuoco (Mesa CC) 6-0, 6-1 … toppled Reika Nagai (UT Dallas) 6-2, 6-1 … tallied a 7-13 record in doubles play with Maya Inouye (5-12) and Nicole Kells (2-1) … went 4-12 at No. 1 doubles, 1-0 at No. 2 doubles and 2-1 at No. 3 doubles … dispatched Olivia Mikkelson / Victoria Grymalska (Idaho State) 7-6 … overcame Maria Bylina / Ashley Jacobson (Kansas City) 6-4 … topped Devyn Rodriguez / Jade Brilhante (Colorado Mesa) 6-1 … overwhelmed Hristina Ljuba / Nicole Tran (College of Idaho) 6-1 … took down Jackelin Almada Lopez / Mikaela Correa (Mesa CC) 8-3 … swept Sienna Buttafuoco / Lynn Angulo (Mesa CC) 8-0 … beat Megan Zeng / Reika Nagai (UT Dallas) 8-6 ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Utah Tech 2023-24 (Freshman): posted a 7-13 singles record ... ranked second on the team with seven singles win ... tallied four wins at No. 2 singles ... racked up three wins at No. 3 singles ... earned a win over Madeline Monroy (Arizona Christian), 6-2, 6-2 ... got a pair of wins over Mesa CC defeating Mikaela Correa, 6-2, 6-0 and Sienna Buttafuoco, 6-0, 6-0 ... defeated Reika Nagai (UT Dallas), 6-3, 6-3 ... at No. 3 singles, Zurita earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Delia Maier (Colorado Mesa), topped Iva Sepa (Grand Canyon) and Yuna Kadowaki (Seattle U) ... added an 8-13 doubles mark ... tied for third on the team with eight wins ... seven wins came at No. 1 doubles and one at No. 2 doubles ... topped Isabelle Bahr/Marjorie Souza (UTRGV), 6-2 and Jade Quintana/Anastasia Nikolova (Seattle U), 6-3 in WAC action ... also earned a win over UT Dallas beating Elyssa Ducret/Megan Zeng, 6-2 ... win at No. 2 doubles came over Avounay Rossi/Sienna Buttafuoco (Mesa CC), 8-0 ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Colegio La Salle School: Attended Colegio La Salle HS in Santa Cruz, Bolivia … stats and awards not available. 
 
Personal: Was born in Santa Cruz, Bolivia … parents are Marco Antonio Zurita and Maria Rene Berdecio … plans to major in finance.
 
Why I Chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because it is a place where I think I will learn many new things. I think it is a quiet place that is good academically, and I will have the opportunity to play the sport that I love.”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'6"