Biography
CAREER HONORS
2024 Second Team All-Conference USA (Singles)
2024 Second Team All-Conference USA (Doubles)
2024 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
2023 Second Team All-Conference USA (Doubles)
2021 Second Team All-Louisiana
2020 CUSA All-Freshman Team
2020 All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
CUSA Academic Medalist (2020)
SPRING 2024: Appeared in 23 of the 24 matches ... Registered a 16-3 dual singles record, going 1-0 at No. 4, 1-0 at No. 5, and 14-3 at No. 6 ... Her 16 wins tied for the eighth most in a single season in program history ... Her singles winning percentage of 84.2 tied for the seventh best in school history (minimum of 15 matches) ... Won 33 of 43 completed sets ... Finished career with 54 dual singles wins, second most in program history ... Posted a team-high five clinching points, including the season opener against Wyoming (1/13) at the Hurricane Invite ... Reeled off a season-high eight straight victories starting with a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (9) win at LSU (1/20) ... Went 2-0 against CUSA competition during the regular season, defeating New Mexico State (3/1) and UTEP (3/2) ... Clinched the win against WKU (4/19) in the CUSA Championship quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-4 victory ... Tallied the lone point for the Bulldogs in the semifinals against No. 27 FIU (4/20), winning 6-2, 6-0 on court six ... Teamed up with two partners to go 13-7 in dual doubles, the most wins on the team ... Went 7-6 at No. 1, 2-1 at No. 2, and 4-0 at No. 3 ... Won four straight with Olga Bienzobas ... Finished the season with a 4-0 record with Zoie Epps, victories coming over ULM (4/3), Kansas State (4/12), No. 68 Wichita State (4/13), and WKU (4/19).
FALL 2023: Registered a 3-3 singles record ... Picked up two straight-set wins in Flight B of the Diving Eagle Invitational, defeating Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (Stephen F. Austin) 6-2, 7-5 and Jenaila Prulla (UL-Lafayette) 6-2, 6-4 ... Notched one victory at the ITA Southern Regionals, besting Brooke Theis of Tulane 6-0, 7-6 ... Tallied a 2-5 doubles record, teaming up with Olga Bienzobas ... Had two victories, both over McNeese State, at the Diving Eagle Invitational ... Also partnered with Bienzobas to become the first Bulldogs in program history to participate in the ITA All-American Championships.
SPRING 2023: Saw action in 22 of the 26 spring matches ... Played in 12 dual singles matches, recording a 4-1 record ... Went 1-0 at No. 4, 2-1 at No. 5, and 1-0 at No. 6 ... Won 13 of her 18 completed sets ... Victories came against Wyoming (1/14), Omaha (1/15), Stephen F. Austin (1/21), and LSU-Alexandria (3/25) ... Tallied a 13-6 dual doubles record, playing with four different teammates ... Went 7-2 on court two and 6-4 on court three ... Ended season on a six-match winning streak, including three conference victories over UAB (4/1), UTEP (4/8), and No. 45 Charlotte (4/17) ... Partnered with Olga Bienzobas to defeat the 75th-ranked doubles team at No. 38 FIU (4/22) in the C-USA Tournament semifinals, 7-6 (3) ... Marked just the second victory in program history over a nationally ranked doubles team ... Ended career with 40 dual doubles wins, tied for the eighth most in program history.
FALL 2022: Totaled a singles record of 7-6, playing in all five events ... Went 2-1 on court six at the Tulsa Invitational, defeating Whitney Robbins of Arkansas 6-1, 6-1 and Petrycja Niewiadomska of Northern Arizona 6-2, 7-6 ... Recorded a pair of victories at the UCA Fall Invitational over Northwestern State and Central Arkansas ... Recorded two third-set superbreaker wins at the ITA Southern Regionals against McNeese State and LSU ... Closed out the fall with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court four against Nicholls State at the LA Tech Invitational ... Tied for the most doubles victories with a 7-5 mark ... Teamed up with Ilana Tetruashvili to claim two wins on court three at the UCA Fall Invitational against Central Arkansas and Southeastern ... Went undefeated with Valentina Vazquez at John Cade Invitational (wins over Memphis, Mississippi State, and Louisville) and at LA Tech Invitational (wins over Nicholls State and McNeese State).
SPRING 2022: Saw action in 23 of the 24 matches this season ... Went 12-5 in dual singles, going 1-2 at No. 5 and 11-3 at No. 6 ... Put together a six-match winning streak, including back-to-back clinching points against Sam Houston (2/18) and Murray State (2/20) with scores of 6-1, 7-5 and 6-2, 6-4 ... Recorded a 3-0 record against conference opponents, defeating Middle Tennessee (2/25), Southern Miss (4/1) and collecting the clinching point in the 4-2 comeback win over UAB (4-3) with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 ... Ended the spring on a four-match winning streak ... Teamed up with Olga Bienzobas to go 11-9 in dual doubles at the No. 3 spot ... Went 2-1 against league competition with a 6-1 win over Middle Tennessee (2/25) and a 6-1 victory at UTSA (3/4).
FALL 2021: Registered a 4-2 record in singles ... Won Flight 6 of the UCA Invitational with a trio of straight-set wins over Missouri State, Arkansas State and SEMO ... Recorded a win over UAB in the consolation bracket of the ITA Southern Regionals ... Tallied a 3-3 doubles mark, partnering with three different teammates ... Won one match in each of the three fall events.
SPRING 2021: Compiled a 12-6 dual singles mark, the most wins and best winning percentage on the team ... Went 2-0 at No. 3 and 10-6 at No. 4 ... Recorded a 4-1 record in three-set matches ... Had a five-match winning streak, including wins over Central Arkansas (1/17) and the clinching point against Stephen F. Austin (1/31) ... Registered one league win, a 7-6, 7-5 victory versus WKU (3/5) ... Was up a set on No. 50 Charlotte (4/22) in the First Round of the C-USA Tournament ... Posted an 11-7 dual doubles record, the most wins on the squad ... Went 2-5 at No. 2 and 9-2 at No. 3, teaming with Lara Unkovich and Claudia Oravcova ... Produced a five-match winning streak with victories over three conference foes in WKU (3/5), Middle Tennessee (3/6) and UAB (3/20).
FALL 2020: Recorded a 3-3 singles record ... Defeated Shelby King of Arkansas State for lone win at the UCA Invitational in Flight 4 ... Won the consolation bracket at the LA Tech Invitational with back-to-back victories over Arkansas State in Flight 2 ... Went 4-2 in doubles action, partnering with Lara Unkovich ... The duo won three straight matches against Oral Roberts, Central Arkansas and Arkansas State to claim the Flight 2 title at the UCA Invitational.
SPRING 2020: Tallied a 10-2 dual singles record, the best winning percentage on the team ... Went 1-0 at No. 3, 8-2 at No. 4 and 1-0 at No. 5 ... Opened spring with four-match winning streak, including first career win coming versus Montana State (1/19) ... Provided clinching point with 6-1, 7-6 victory over Nicholls State (1/25) ... Recorded two conference wins via straight sets against UTEP (2/15) and UTSA (2/21) ... Ended season on four-match winning streak ... Registered a 6-8 dual doubles mark, partnering with three different teammates ... Went 4-5 at No. 1 and 2-3 at No. 3 ... Notched three wins with Nadja Manjon on court one.
FALL 2019: Appeared in all four fall events ... Posted a 7-5 singles mark, second most wins on the team, winning six of last eight matches ... Went 3-1 on court three at SFA Invitational with victories over Prairie View A&M, Texas State and Tyler Junior College ... Won both matches at the No. 3 spot at Tops'L Invitational versus Nicholls State and New Orleans ... Recorded an 8-4 doubles record, second most mark on the squad, while teaming up with Alana Sherman and Ilana Tetruashvili ... Won seven of last nine doubles matches ... Posted a 3-0 mark from No. 2 position at Ragin' Cajuns Invitational ... Won three matches at No. 1 spot at SFA Invitational.Â
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Ranked No. 1 in the U14 and U16 by the Argentina Tennis Association ... Won multiple Level I tournaments in home country and participated with the Argentinian national team in Uruguay ... Achieved high singles UTR of 9.82 ... Reached semifinals of the $15,000 Luque ITF Pro Tournament ... Currently ranked No. 711 by the ITF World Tennis doubles rankings.
PERSONAL: Full name is Alexia Josefina Romero ... Nickname is "Jose" ... Daughter of Fabio Raul Romero and Alejandra Cecilia Avila ... Younger sibling, Ana ... Born Nov. 9, 2000 in Neuquen, Argentina.