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Joyce Martinez Gutierrez
Year:Sr.
Height:5-7
Hometown:Azitapan, Mexico
Previous School:Instituto Santa Monica

AS A SENIOR (2009)
Collected a 19-6 record in singles and an 18-7 doubles during her final season in the Green and Gold...battled injuries that forced her to retire in three straight matches midway through the season...posted a 7-0 record in Big Sky play... earned honorable mention all-Big Sky honors for the third straight season...collected her first career NCAA Tournament singles win with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph over Michigan's Michelle Sulahian...earned her fifth career conference player of the week honor on Jan. 27...went 18-6 with doubles partner Clarisse Baca at all three doubles positions...went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and 9-0 at No. 3 doubles.

AS A JUNIOR (2008)
Earned honorable mention all-Big Sky Conference honors after posting a 16-9 record in dual match singles play, primarily at the Nos. 5 and 6 singles positions...collected a 6-1 mark in Big Sky Conference play...went 8-2 at No. 5 singles, including a perfect 8-0 record in her final eight matches at the position...posted a 5-9 record in doubles play with three different partners...overall, including the fall season, she posted a 19-17 singles record and a 12-14 doubles record.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007)
Earned honorable mention all-Big Sky accolades…was 15-6 in singles play…posted an 8-1 record at No. 4 and a 7-5 mark at No. 5…won her final nine matches prior to the NCAA Tournament…eight of those wins came in straight sets…opened the year with three straight losses but then went 15-3…was 7-0 in Big Sky matches…was 10-10 in doubles play with four partners…played at all three doubles spots during the year…was twice named Big Sky Player of the Week...a Big Sky all-academic selection.

AS A FRESHMAN (2006)
Named first team all-Big Sky...finished with a 10-6 singles record, producing a 4-0 undefeated record at the No. 2 spot and going 6-6 at the No. 3 spot...went 11-5 in doubles play, mostly at the No. 2 spot with Luba Schifris...named Big Sky Tennis Player of the Week on March 14...twice maintained four-match winning streaks during the year...against Fresno State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, she teamed with Schifris to earn an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles.

PRIOR TO SACRAMENTO STATE
Graduated from Instituto Santa Monica in Edo, Mexico...won her first national tournament at the age of 12...was ranked as high No. 2 in Mexico as a junior...also played in South America, France and Spain...competed at the Orange Bowl three times.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 11, 1988...daughter of Alma Gutierrez Sanchez and Adalid Martinez Rueda...a communication studies major.

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