University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
Bita Mancera
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Colegio Visa Hermosa
- Hometown:
- Mexico City, Mexico
2019 SPRING SEASON
After dropping her first doubles match of the regular season against #8 UCLA she rallied off five consecutive wins between Jan. 27 and Feb. 16 with partner, River Hart • Started off 8-1 in singles • Dropped two back-to-back matches at Wisconsin and Denver before stringing together five straight singles wins, three of which opened up B1G play • Produced a second, five-match doubles winning streak with River Hart and Camila Vargas between Feb. 24 and Mar. 24 • Went undefeated in doubles across the month of March • Faced two, nationally ranked opponents during the regular season in #114 Arisha Ladhani (Denver) and #36 Brienne Minor (Michigan) • Had the second most singles wins on the team (16) only behind Tiffany Huber (17) • Held steady at the No. 3 singles position while seeing action in No. 2 and 3 doubles. Â
2018 FALL SEASON
Missed most of the fall season due to injury • Went 2-1 in doubles at the Notre Dame Invite with wins alongside Tina Kreinis and Tiffany Huber.
2017 SPRING SEASON
Went 6-10 in singles play • Competed mostly from the No. 3 slot going 3-9 while going 3-1 in the No. 2 position • Defeated Pauline Chawafambira after dropping the first set 2-6 by winning the next two sets 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot • Won a pair of matches in the No. 3 spot against Marquette 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 and the No. 2 spot against Milwaukee 6-1, 7-6 (10-2) • Won first B1G match against Michelle Liniden of Wisconsin 6-3, 7-5.Â
2016-6 FALL SEASON
Went 1-3 in singles play and 1-2 in doubles • Won her first match as a Gopher versus Lisa Anderson 6-4, 6-4 at the ITA Central Region Championships • Won her first doubles match with Maja Vujic at the Kitty Harrison Invite.
2016 SPRING SEASON (NC STATE)
Had an 8-9 singles record and went 2-2 in conference singles • Was undefeated at home matches • Defeated her last two opponents who where nationally ranked.
PRIOR TO NC STATE
Graduated from Colegio Visa Hermosa • Won three national titles in doubles • Won the Under 16 Clay Courts National Championship • Was ranked No. 4 in the Mexico junior division • Was ranked as high as No. 700 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings • Graduated with honors.
PERSONAL
Graduating in the Summer of 2019 with a degree in Economics • Daughter of Jaime Mancera and Barbara Carrillo • Has two siblings: Jaime and Sonia • Lists winning the U16 Clay Courts National Championship as her most memorable sports thrill • Enjoys reading.
Â
After dropping her first doubles match of the regular season against #8 UCLA she rallied off five consecutive wins between Jan. 27 and Feb. 16 with partner, River Hart • Started off 8-1 in singles • Dropped two back-to-back matches at Wisconsin and Denver before stringing together five straight singles wins, three of which opened up B1G play • Produced a second, five-match doubles winning streak with River Hart and Camila Vargas between Feb. 24 and Mar. 24 • Went undefeated in doubles across the month of March • Faced two, nationally ranked opponents during the regular season in #114 Arisha Ladhani (Denver) and #36 Brienne Minor (Michigan) • Had the second most singles wins on the team (16) only behind Tiffany Huber (17) • Held steady at the No. 3 singles position while seeing action in No. 2 and 3 doubles. Â
2018 FALL SEASON
Missed most of the fall season due to injury • Went 2-1 in doubles at the Notre Dame Invite with wins alongside Tina Kreinis and Tiffany Huber.
2017 SPRING SEASON
Went 6-10 in singles play • Competed mostly from the No. 3 slot going 3-9 while going 3-1 in the No. 2 position • Defeated Pauline Chawafambira after dropping the first set 2-6 by winning the next two sets 6-0, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot • Won a pair of matches in the No. 3 spot against Marquette 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 and the No. 2 spot against Milwaukee 6-1, 7-6 (10-2) • Won first B1G match against Michelle Liniden of Wisconsin 6-3, 7-5.Â
2016-6 FALL SEASON
Went 1-3 in singles play and 1-2 in doubles • Won her first match as a Gopher versus Lisa Anderson 6-4, 6-4 at the ITA Central Region Championships • Won her first doubles match with Maja Vujic at the Kitty Harrison Invite.
2016 SPRING SEASON (NC STATE)
Had an 8-9 singles record and went 2-2 in conference singles • Was undefeated at home matches • Defeated her last two opponents who where nationally ranked.
PRIOR TO NC STATE
Graduated from Colegio Visa Hermosa • Won three national titles in doubles • Won the Under 16 Clay Courts National Championship • Was ranked No. 4 in the Mexico junior division • Was ranked as high as No. 700 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) rankings • Graduated with honors.
PERSONAL
Graduating in the Summer of 2019 with a degree in Economics • Daughter of Jaime Mancera and Barbara Carrillo • Has two siblings: Jaime and Sonia • Lists winning the U16 Clay Courts National Championship as her most memorable sports thrill • Enjoys reading.
Â
| Bita Mancera's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Season | Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||
| 2015-16 (NC State) | 8-9 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 9-14 | 3-2 | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 18-12 | 5-2 | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | 16-8 | 13-5 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals | 51-43 | 24-18 | ||||||||||
Cinematic Recap: Gopher Invite
Tuesday, September 30
Behind the Scenes: Media Day
Thursday, September 18
First Practice of 2025
Tuesday, September 09
Cinematic: Gophers-Maryland
Tuesday, April 01
