Camila Romero

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Height:
5-9
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Unidad Educativa Monte Tabor Nazaret
Hometown:
Guayaquil, Ecuador

Career
2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (No. 2 Doubles)
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2019 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2019 All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team

Senior (2020-21)
1-1 in singles and 8-4 in doubles … Named to the 2021 Big 12 All-Tournament Team at the No. 2 doubles spot with Martina Capurro … (Spring) Appeared in the doubles lineup in 17 matches, playing primarily with Martina Capurro … Compiled a 7-4 record with Capurro at the N. 2 line and the duo went 4-1 against the Big 12 … Notched a ranked win with Capurro as they defeated No. 86 Fernanda Labrana and Anna Turati of Texas to secure the doubles point for the Sooners in the Big 12 Championships semifinal match (April 24) … Played two singles matches after missing the first five matches of the season recovering from injury … Earned a win over SMU’s Winslow Huth at the No. 6 line (Feb. 26) … (Fall) Did not play fall tournaments due to COVID-19 travel restrictions that prevented her return to campus … First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

Junior (2019-20)
Finished the year at 11-10 overall before the season ended early due to COVID-19 … (Spring) Went 5-4 in dual match singles … Tallied four of her five wins in straight sets … Clinched OU’s win over Rice with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Linda Huang on court five (Jan. 26) … Compiled a 7-2 record in doubles alongside Martina Capurro … With Capurro, clinched five doubles points as OU went 11-0 in doubles points on the year … (Fall) 4-5 in fall tournament play … Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Central Region Championships … Made a run through doubles qualifying into the main draw at the ITA All-American with Capurro … The duo upset No. 59 Bryzgalova and Curnic 8-6 in the round of 32 … Also made a run to the doubles semifinal at the ITA Central Region Championships … Earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors for her work in the classroom.

Sophomore (2018-19)
Finished the season at 24-11 overall … (Spring) In her breakout season, Romero tied for the team-high in wins with a 17-8 mark between courts three and four … Went 5-4 against the conference and earned second team All-Big 12 honors in singles … Clinched five of OU’s wins … Recorded a shutout of Oral Robers’ Jovana Antonijevic in the second match of the season … Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after clinching the doubles point and the match against Arizona State … Went 16-7 in doubles with Martina Capurro at the No. 2 line … with Capurro, recorded a 7-1 mark against Big 12 opponents … Named to the All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team with Capurro … Earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors for her work in the classroom … (Fall) Finished the fall at 7-3 in singles play … Earned her first singles title as a Sooner at the Marliss Gruver Memorial Tournament, where she won Flight 2 … Posted a 2-1 record at the Kitty Harrison Invitational … Partnered with Martina Capurro for a 10-2 campaign in doubles … With Capurro, made a run to the doubles semifinal at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic … Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Central Region Championships with Capurro … The duo captured the Flight 2 doubles title at the Marliss Gruver Memorial Tournament … Went undefeated (2-0) at the Kitty Harrison Invitational to close out the fall on a five-match winning streak.

Freshman (2017-18)
Compiled a 9-19 record in her first season as a Sooner … (Fall) Finished the fall at 4-6 in singles play … Went 4-5 in doubles, including a 2-1 finish at the Colorado Invitational with partner Malene Stripp ... (Spring) Went 5-13 in spring singles play … Picked up her first career win against Arkansas, defeating Natsuho Arakawa, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 … Recorded an 8-11 finish in doubles, including a 6-8 mark with partner Simran Kaur Sethi.

Junior Career
Ranked No. 2 in Confederacion Sudamericana de Tenis 16s tour ... Doubles championship in Foligno and Crema, Italy European tour ... Played in the Wimbledon and US Open qualifying draws.

Other Competition
Has been a member of the Ecuadorian Fed Cup team in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 ... Recorded a runner-up finish in doubles at the 2018 ITF Guayaquil tournament with teammate Martina Capurro.

Personal
Daughter of Antonio Romero and Carolina Saquel ... Siblings are Matias and Natalia Romero ... Enjoys listening to music and playing volleyball and basketball ... Aspires to be a professional tennis player.