Completed Event: Women's Tennis at William & Mary on March 6, 2026 , Win , 4, to, 3
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Jona Roka
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Lorton, Va.
- High School:
- Hayfield Secondary
- Major:
- Public Administration
Career Highlights:
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior:
2019-20 as a Senior:
2018-19 as a Junior:
2017-18 as a Sophomore:
2016-17 as a Freshman:
Before College:
Personal:
- JMU All-Time Leader with 165 total wins (singles and doubles)
- Ranks second in JMU history with 82 career singles wins
- Ranks tied for first at JMU with 83 career doubles wins
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior:
- First Team All-CAA singles and Second Team doubles
- Finished year #13 in Atlantic Region singles rankings and #10 in doubles rankings
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Played in all 18 dual matches at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Had a 10-4 singles record
- Tallied a 13-5 doubles record
- Broke JMU's career record for total wins with her 154th victory against William & Mary (Mar. 21)
- Tied JMU's career doubles wins record with her 83rd victory in CAA title match vs. William & Mary (Apr. 25)
- Ranked #76 with Kylie Moulin in ITA National Doubles Rankings once (Mar. 24)
- Two-time CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 17, Mar. 24)
- Clinched JMU’s dual win against George Washington (Mar. 16)
- Won six of first seven singles matches of the season
- Season-high six-match doubles win streak from March 13 to March 27
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
2019-20 as a Senior:
- Retained year of eligibility with NCAA spring-sport eligibility relief
- Played primarily at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Had a 15-10 singles record, including a 6-8 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 19-5 doubles record, including 12-2 in dual play
- Registered two four-match singles wins streaks
- Won final nine doubles matches with partner Daria Afanasyeva
- Clinched JMU’s dual wins against Howard, UNCG and George Washington
- Won Flight G singles title at Wildcat Invite in Evanston, Ill.
- Also won Flight B doubles title with partner Kylie Moulin at Wildcat Invite
- Went 3-0 in singles at Furman Duals
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- Dean's List (Spring 2020)
2018-19 as a Junior:
- Played primarily at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles
- Had an 11-16 singles record, including 8-12 mark in dual play
- Tallied an 11-11 doubles record, including 9-8 in dual play
- CAA Doubles Team of the Week with Daria Afanasyeva (Feb. 6)
- Won 6-0 in the third set of CAA title match to clinch the first conference championship in program history
2017-18 as a Sophomore:
- Second Team All-CAA singles
- Played at top three singles spots, primarily No. 1, and primarily at No. 3 doubles
- Had a 24-8 singles record, including 18-6 mark in dual play
- Tallied a 22-7 doubles record, including a 14-5 mark in dual play
- CAA Player of the Week (Feb. 7)
- Went 18-5 with doubles partner Dylan Owens, including 13-4 in dual play
- Earned match point in 6-1 victory over Penn State
- Won F2 Flight title at Wake Forest Invitational
2016-17 as a Freshman:
- Played primarily at No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles
- Had a 22-13 singles record, including 16-7 in dual play
- Tallied a 19-12 doubles record, including 15-8 in dual play
- CAA Player of the Week (3/14)
- Played as high as No. 2 at both singles and doubles
- Had an 11-5 doubles record with partner Dylan Owens
Before College:
- Five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.Net
- Ranked the No. 1 player in Virginia by the Tennis Recruiting Network; ninth in Mid-Atlantic Region; 68th nationally
- District champion
- Advanced to Girls' 18 singles bracket finals at USTA/MAS Championship Super 660
- 2011 USTA Mid-Atlantic Junior Sportsmanship award winner
- Went 16-7 against four- and five-star recruits
- Honor roll
Personal:
- Daughter of Anita and Jaya Roka
- Born in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Graduated from JMU with a bachelor's degree health sciences with a concentration in pre-physical therapy in May 2020
- Graduated in May 2022 with a master's degree in public administration
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