University of Oklahoma Athletics

2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Ava celebration
Ava return vs. MSST
Ava Celebration
Ava vs. Tenn.
Glo and Ava doubles vs. Kentucky
Ava vs. Texas
Julia and Ava Doubles vs. ARK
Ava vs. TAMU
Catanzarite - Fan Appreciation Night
Catanzarite Practice
Chloe and Ava vs. TTU
Ava Catanzarite vs. WVU
Catanzarite Action
Ava Catanzarite Headshot

Ava Catanzarite

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
  • Prev School:
    UCLA
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.

CAREERĀ 
TCU Jae Foundation Invitational Singles Champion (2024)Ā 
Big 12 Fall Doubles Champion (2024) Ā 
Big 12 No. 3 Doubles Position Champion (2024)Ā 
3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024) Ā 
3-time CSC Academic All-District Team member (2023, 2024, 2025)
SEC Academic Honor Roll member (2025)Ā 
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2023) Ā 
6-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll memberĀ  Ā 
Career-high ITA singles ranking No. 42 (Nov. 16, 2022) Ā 
Career-high ITA doubles ranking No. 23 (March 9, 2022)

2024-25 (Senior)Ā 
29-10 overall singles record ... 13-7 combined doubles record ... (Spring) member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... SEC Academic Honor Roll member ... Went 16-6 in singles between courts four, five and six ... Posted two match-clinching points, including a 7-6(5), 6-1 decision over UCLA’s Olivia Center at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship (2/7) ... Reached as high as No. 68 in the ITA singles rankings ... Tallied a 10-4 doubles record, primarily with Gloriana Nahum on court three ... (Fall) logged a 13-4 singles record with one ranked win ... Earned a 3-3 record in doubles ... Went 4-0 and claimed the singles title at the TCU Jae Foundation Invitational (11/3).Ā 

2023-24Ā (Junior)
17-11 overall singles record ... 15-5 combined doubles record ... (Spring)Ā named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... Went 5-6 in singles between courts three, four, five and six ... Posted two match-clinching points, including a 7-5, 6-1Ā decision over Anique Kattenburg of UCFĀ (Jan. 27)Ā ... Reached as high as No. 100 in the ITA singles rankings ... Tallied a 9-3 doubles record, mainly with Chloé Noël on court three to be named the Big 12’s No. 3 Doubles Position Champions... (Fall) logged a 12-5 singles record with wins against twoĀ nationally-ranked opponents ... Earned a 6-2 record in doubles ... Claimed the doubles title at the Big 12 Fall Individual Championships with partner Romana Cisovska ... Defeated teammatesĀ Dana Guzman and Zdena Safarova, 6-1, to claim the title.

2022-23 (Sophomore at UCLA)
15-16 singles record (8-11 in dual matches) … 7-12 doubles mark (6-9 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 42 in ITA singles rankings (Nov. 16) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... (Spring)Ā earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ...Ā posted two match-clinching points, including 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 decision over Midori Castillo-Meza of Arizona (April 7) … clinched two doubles points, including 6-3 result over Samantha Horwood/Katya Townsend of Utah (April 1) … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-3 result over No. 80 Anna Supapitch Kuearum of Iowa State in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) … (Fall)Ā logged wins against three nationally-ranked singles opponents at ITA All-American Championships: No. 116 Malkia Ngounoue of Kansas (Oct. 2 – 6-4, 5-7, 7-5), No. 76 Anessa Lee of Vanderbilt (Oct. 3 – 3-6, 6-2, 6-4) and No. 86 Casie Wooten of Wake Forest (Oct. 3 – 6-1, 6-4) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.

2021-22 (Freshman at UCLA)
9-6 singles record (6-4 in dual matches) … 12-11 doubles mark (8-7 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 23 in ITA doubles rankings (March 9) … named ITA Scholar-AthleteĀ ... (Spring) went 3-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 result over No. 75 Mananchaya Sawangkaew/Martina Zerulo of Oklahoma State in NCAA Championships second round (May 8) … clinched five doubles points, including 6-2 decision over took down No. 19 Salma Ewing/Snow Han of USC (Feb. 25) … defeated No. 99 Hannah Viller Moeller of California 6-2, 6-3 (Feb. 21) …posted 6-3 winner-take-all result over No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine (Feb. 5) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-1, 6-4 decision over Peyton Dunkle of Cal Poly in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) … (Fall) earned first career singles victory with 6-1, 6-2 decision over Belen Nevenhoven of Arizona at Women of Troy Invitational (Oct. 8) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.

JUNIOR CAREERĀ 
Graduated from Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 11 in 2021 … career-high ITF junior ranking at No. 125 … trained at Gomez Tennis Academy in Naples, Fla. … took women’s singles title at 2020 Casely 10K Clay Court Championships in Hollywood, Fla. … won Girls’ 16 doubles Gold Balls at 2019 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. and 2018 National Winter Championships in Orlando, Fla. … swept ITF junior singles and doubles championships at J4 Kingston, J4 Nassau, J5 Le Diamant and J5 Saint-Francois tournaments in 2019 … with partner Sasha Wood, seized doubles title at ITF J3 Monterrey tournament in 2019; also captured ITF junior doubles crown with partner Gianna Pielet at J4 Delray Beach event in 2019 … with partner Allie Gretkowski, reached Girls’ 16 doubles final round at 2018 Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla. … with partner Sydni Ratliff, earned Girls’ 16 singles Silver Ball at 2018 USTA National Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tenn.; reached Girls’ 16 singles quarterfinal round … collected Girls’ 16 Bronze Balls at 2017 National Indoor Championships (with Ratliff) in Minneapolis and National Winter Championships (with partner Lana Mavor) in Orlando, Fla. … named USTA Net Generation Ambassador in 2018 and 2019.

TF Highlights: NCAA West First Rounds Day 4
Sunday, June 01
Jersey Mic'd Up: Jackson Arnold and Seth Littrell
Sunday, December 17
Sooner Sports Talk - 12/5/22
Monday, December 05
Sights & Sounds vs. West Virginia
Monday, September 27