Paula Rincon-Otero

Class:
Senior
High School:
Sagrado Corazon
Hometown:
Madrid, Spain

2016 SPRING SEASON
Paced the team with a team leading 14 singles wins in the spring season goin 14-9 - played No. 1 doubles the whole season going 9-16 with four different partnersÂ - won five of first six doubles matches in the spring season with Annemarie Emme - had two different four match win steaks in singles throughout the seasonÂ - had wins against No. 41 dePauls Patricia Lancranjan and No. 63 New Mexico's Dominique Duliski.Â

2015 FALL SEASONÂ
Finished the fall season going 5-2 in singles competition and 5-4 in doubles competition -Â competed in the ITA All-American doubles main draw with Julia Courter to start her season as one of only two Big Ten teams competing in the main draw. The duo lost two close matches -Â advanced to the quarterfinals in doubles at the ITA Central Region Championships with two close wins while grabbing two consolation singles wins -Â at the Big Green Invitational, she went undefeated (3-0) in the singles competition and 2-1 in doubles competition alongside teammate Camila Vargas Gomez and was named to the All-Tournament team.

2014-15 - JUNIOR SEASON
Went 18-9 in singles and 19-14 in doubles - Academic All-Big Ten - at the Baseline Tennis Center, went 10-4 in singles and 13-3 in doubles - in the spring, went 10-5 in singles and 13-9 in doubles - played at singles position Nos. 3, 5 and 6 - went 4-3 in Big Ten singles and topped Michigan - in doubles, went 4-1 and finished ranked 66th nationally in doubles with Julia Courter - alongside Courter, defeated North Carolina's Caroline Price and Jamie Loeb, who finished the season ranked 18th, by a score of 6-2 (Jan. 24) - had a 9-8 record at No. 1 doubles with partner Tereza Brichacova, including three victories in conference competition - posted records of 8-4 in singles and 6-5 in doubles in the fall - tied for the team lead with eight fall singles wins - went 3-1 at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 19-21) - made it through the qualifying draw and to the main draw's round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships (Oct. 16-20) - defeated opponents from Boston University and UMass at the Big Green Invitational at the Big Green Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) - won a Gopher Invitational doubles title and placed second in a separate doubles draw at the tournament with Jessika Mozia (Sept. 19-20) - won another Gopher Invitational doubles championship Julia Courter (Sept. 21).

2013-14 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
ITA Scholar-Athlete - posted a 16-15 singles record and a 14-12 doubles record in her second collegiate season - Academic All-Big Ten - went 12-5 in dual-match singles at the Nos. 4-6 positions and had a 9-6 home singles record - registered a 9-4 mark at No. 6 and won 11 of her first 13 spring matches, including each of her first six - went 10-6 in spring doubles with Aria Lambert - duo posted two four-match win streaks - went 4-10 in fall singles play and placed fourth at the Gopher Invitational - went 4-6 in fall doubles with three different partners.

2012-13 - FRESHMAN SEASON
ITA Scholar-Athlete - received the Coaches' Award, presented to the student-athlete who exhibits a positive attitude and a dedicated work ethic - had 6-7 record overall in fall 2012 - defeated Hannah Berner and Lauren Chypyha of Wisconsin, 8-6, in the consolation final of doubles play at the Wildcat Invitational (Oct. 14-16).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA
Gained experience on the national and international level while competing for a Madrid-based club program - participated in the Madrid Regional Championships and qualified for the Spain National Championships - Won the bronze medal at the University Championship of Spain last season - also participated in basketball from a young age but stopped to focus on her tennis future.

PERSONAL
Double majoring in finance and accounting - enjoys music, reading, and going out with friends - daughter of Julio Rincon and Inmaculada Otero - has one brother, Marcos - born March 15, 1993.

Paula Rincon-Otero's Career Statistics
Season	Singles	Doubles
2012-13	13-17	10-16
2013-14	16-15	14-12
2014-15	18-9	19-14
2015-16	19-11	14-20
Career Totals	66-52	57-62