University of Minnesota Athletics
2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
Kreinis, Tina
Tina Kreinis
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Northview Heights Secondary School
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ont.
Bio
2020 SPRING SEASON
Made the Gophers lineup 10 times during the 2020 spring season • played consistently in the No. 1 and 2 singles spots while competing in the No. 1 doubles spot • clinched the win for the Gophers over Gonzaga during the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by No. 4 UCLA • Defeated Serena Nash of Mizzou to clinch the win over the Tigers 4-3 • finished the year in doubles 5-2 with teammate Cammy Frei and 9-2 with Tiffany Huber.
2019 FALL SEASON
Earned seven wins at the Gopher Invitational • Advanced to the doubles round of 16 with partner Tiffany Huber with a win over Missouri’s Gabrielle Goldin and Serena Nash • Was undefeated in doubles at the FGCU Invitational • Ended the Fall with 14 combined wins.
2019 SPRING SEASON
Produced her first singles win of the season against Montana’s Julia Ronney with a 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 showing • Opened up conference play with wins at both Rutgers and Maryland to help with the comeback team victories • Had back-to-back ranked singles wins over #71 Kolie Allen (Ohio State) and #39 Clarissa Hand (Northwestern) by scores of 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) and 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 respectively • Saw nearly all solo action out of the top spot for the Gophers • Tallied up the most overall doubles victories on the team (16) across the season • Competed against seven nationally ranked singles opponents in the spring season including #11 Elysia Bolton of UCLA and #4 Kate Fahey of Michigan.
2018 FALL SEASON
Won seven double matches at the annual Gopher Invitational tournament • Played beside Caitlyn Merzbacher, Annemarie Emme, Juliet Zhang, and Tiffany Huber • Had three straight singles wins at the Gopher Invitational against opponents from North Dakota, Arkansas, and Iowa State • Downed the Notre Dame duo of Bojczuk and Waldram 6-1 with partner Bita Mancera at the Notre Dame Invite.
2017 SPRING SEASON
Went 15-8 in singles play and 6-3 in doubles • Did the majority of her singles playing time in the No. 2 slot, going 11-7 and also was 3-0 in the No. 1 slot • In doubles, went 4-3 in the No. 2 slot and 2-0 in the No. 3 position • Won first two duel meet matches in spring season with victories over Northern Illinois and South Dakota State • Defeated Ellie Burns of South Dakota 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 1 position • Outlasted Keisha Clousing of DePaul 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 in a back and forth match • Won first five doubles matches of spring season including a big 6-3 victory over the No. 9 Michigan pair of Lommer/Fahey • Won first B1G doubles match against No. 9 Michigan 6-3 with partner Emme • Was voted Co-Team MVP with Caroline Ryba by her teammates.
2016 FALL SEASON
Went 5-6 in singles play and 7-7 in doubles • Picked up her first collegiate victory over Jieke Stroobant 6-1, 6-1 at the Gopher Invitational • Won four doubles matches at the Gopher Invitational • Won three matches at the FGCU Fall Tournament • Picked up two singles victories and one doubles victory at the ITA Central Regional Championships.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Graduated from Northview Heights Secondary • Was a U16 Provincial singles finalist, doubles Champion in 2013 and won another doubles championship in U18 • Played for Team Canada in 2012 and is 10-7 in ITF matches • Has been ranked as high as No. 21 in U18 and was ranked top ten in her region • Has finished top 12 at the U18 Outdoor Junior Nationals every year since 2012 • Was the women’s doubles champions in the Intercounty Major League in 2015 • Was a finalist in the European Tennis Association Tournament in 2012.
PERSONAL
Set to graduate in the Spring of 2020 with a degree in Psychology • Lists most memorable sports thrill as winning the match point of the U18 National Finals match • Was on the honor roll • She was a former provincial competitive gymnast • Daughter of Natalie and Jacob Kreinis • Has one sister, Ariel.
Made the Gophers lineup 10 times during the 2020 spring season • played consistently in the No. 1 and 2 singles spots while competing in the No. 1 doubles spot • clinched the win for the Gophers over Gonzaga during the ITA Kickoff Weekend hosted by No. 4 UCLA • Defeated Serena Nash of Mizzou to clinch the win over the Tigers 4-3 • finished the year in doubles 5-2 with teammate Cammy Frei and 9-2 with Tiffany Huber.
2019 FALL SEASON
Earned seven wins at the Gopher Invitational • Advanced to the doubles round of 16 with partner Tiffany Huber with a win over Missouri’s Gabrielle Goldin and Serena Nash • Was undefeated in doubles at the FGCU Invitational • Ended the Fall with 14 combined wins.
2019 SPRING SEASON
Produced her first singles win of the season against Montana’s Julia Ronney with a 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 showing • Opened up conference play with wins at both Rutgers and Maryland to help with the comeback team victories • Had back-to-back ranked singles wins over #71 Kolie Allen (Ohio State) and #39 Clarissa Hand (Northwestern) by scores of 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) and 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 respectively • Saw nearly all solo action out of the top spot for the Gophers • Tallied up the most overall doubles victories on the team (16) across the season • Competed against seven nationally ranked singles opponents in the spring season including #11 Elysia Bolton of UCLA and #4 Kate Fahey of Michigan.
2018 FALL SEASON
Won seven double matches at the annual Gopher Invitational tournament • Played beside Caitlyn Merzbacher, Annemarie Emme, Juliet Zhang, and Tiffany Huber • Had three straight singles wins at the Gopher Invitational against opponents from North Dakota, Arkansas, and Iowa State • Downed the Notre Dame duo of Bojczuk and Waldram 6-1 with partner Bita Mancera at the Notre Dame Invite.
2017 SPRING SEASON
Went 15-8 in singles play and 6-3 in doubles • Did the majority of her singles playing time in the No. 2 slot, going 11-7 and also was 3-0 in the No. 1 slot • In doubles, went 4-3 in the No. 2 slot and 2-0 in the No. 3 position • Won first two duel meet matches in spring season with victories over Northern Illinois and South Dakota State • Defeated Ellie Burns of South Dakota 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 1 position • Outlasted Keisha Clousing of DePaul 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 in a back and forth match • Won first five doubles matches of spring season including a big 6-3 victory over the No. 9 Michigan pair of Lommer/Fahey • Won first B1G doubles match against No. 9 Michigan 6-3 with partner Emme • Was voted Co-Team MVP with Caroline Ryba by her teammates.
2016 FALL SEASON
Went 5-6 in singles play and 7-7 in doubles • Picked up her first collegiate victory over Jieke Stroobant 6-1, 6-1 at the Gopher Invitational • Won four doubles matches at the Gopher Invitational • Won three matches at the FGCU Fall Tournament • Picked up two singles victories and one doubles victory at the ITA Central Regional Championships.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Graduated from Northview Heights Secondary • Was a U16 Provincial singles finalist, doubles Champion in 2013 and won another doubles championship in U18 • Played for Team Canada in 2012 and is 10-7 in ITF matches • Has been ranked as high as No. 21 in U18 and was ranked top ten in her region • Has finished top 12 at the U18 Outdoor Junior Nationals every year since 2012 • Was the women’s doubles champions in the Intercounty Major League in 2015 • Was a finalist in the European Tennis Association Tournament in 2012.
PERSONAL
Set to graduate in the Spring of 2020 with a degree in Psychology • Lists most memorable sports thrill as winning the match point of the U18 National Finals match • Was on the honor roll • She was a former provincial competitive gymnast • Daughter of Natalie and Jacob Kreinis • Has one sister, Ariel.
| Tina Kreinis's Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Season | Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 22-14 | 14-10 | ||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 17-15 | 24-6 | ||||||||||
| 2018-19 | 13-17 | 16-13 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | 10-7 | 16-4 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals | 62-53 | 70-33 | ||||||||||
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