Sofia Munera

2020 Hoos Life Feature

2021-22 (Senior Season)

• ITA Atlantic Region Most Improved Senior
• Finished her UVA career with 60 singles wins and 83 doubles victories
• Went 21-10 in doubles, including an 8-3 ACC mark. It was her third time winning 20 or more doubles matches in a season
• Won the clinching match in UVA’s 4-3 victory against No. 3 Georgia at ITA Indoors, topping No. 119 Morgan Coppoc 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on court four (2/13)
• Won the clinching point in the Senior Day win against Wake Forest (4/8)
• Picked up a dominant 6-1 victory against No. 27 Chloe Beck and Ellie Coleman of Duke in the ACC Championship match, partnering with Natasha Subhash (4/24)
• Ranked No. 4 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings (with Natasha Subhash)
• Earned the team’s Cindy Brinker-Simmons Most Improved Player Award, as announced at the team banquet in late April
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (Junior Season)

• ITA All-American in Doubles
• All-ACC Academic Team
• Earned an invitation to the NCAA Doubles Championship, partnering with Natasha Subhash, her second time playing in the championship
• Ranked No. 91 in singles in the Preseason ITA rankings
• Ranked as high as No. 17 in doubles with Natasha Subhash (4/14), ending the season ranked No. 21
• Picked up two victories in the NCAA Doubles Championship, including a win over the No. 7 seed Marlee Zein/McCartney Kessler of Florida
• Fell in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship, bowing to eventual champions Elizabeth Scotty and Makenna Jones of North Carolina (5/25)
• Along with Subhash as well as teammates Emma Navarro and Rosie Johanson, were the first players in program history to advance to the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals
• Finished the year with a 9-8 record in singles and 13-10 in doubles
• VaSID All-State First Team in doubles
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Sophomore Season)

• Posted a 21-11 mark in singles action, including a 10-4 mark in dual play
• Reached a season-high singles ranking of No. 78 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings
• Posted a 23-7 mark in doubles, including a 12-4 mark when partnered with Subhash
• Started the year with a season-high ranking of No. 36 in doubles with Subhash
• Runner-up in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional with O’Dell
• Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Atlantic Regional in singles
• Three wins against nationally-ranked foes with No. 67 Bunyawi Thamchaiway of Oklahoma State being the highest-ranked player defeated in singles action

2018-19 (Freshman Season)

• At-Large selection to the NCAA Doubles Championship with Meghan Kelley
• Posted a 17-9 mark in singles play and a 26-11 mark in doubles play
• Played primarily at No. 5 singles with an 8-6 mark in ACC play
• Ranked as high as No. 8 in doubles with Kelley
• Claimed the ITA Atlantic Regional in doubles
• Won the consolation bracket at the ITA National Fall Championships with Kelley

HIGH SCHOOL

• Ranked No. 1 player in Colombia in 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s
• Ranked No. 1 player in South America in 14s
• Ranked No. 2 player in South America in 16s
• Represented Colombia at the Junior Fed Cup in Madrid
• Three-time 18s National Championship in Colombia (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Bronze medal in mixed doubles at National Games in Colombia
• Ranked No. 62 in the ITF junior rankings

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Luz Marina Sanchez and Jhon Fredy Munera
• Has two older brothers, Juan Pablo Munera and Juan Martin Munera
• Major: Sociology
• Recipient of the 2021-2022 Cindy Brinker Simmons Endowed Scholarship for Women’s Tennis