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2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Candice Bernier

  • Hometown Bordeaux, France
  • High School Félix-Leclerc Secondary School
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior

Biography

TRANSFERRERD TO SAINT LEO FROM UTEP
AT UTEP (2024-25)

CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medalist ... Played for new Saint Leo head tennis coach Ivan Fernandez ... Transfer who impacted UTEP immediately, finishing at 10-10 overall in singles play while going 14-9 in doubles (best winning percentage on the team) ... Spent time at both No. 2 and No. 3 singles, finishing undefeated at the third slot (2-0) ... Picked up two wins in dual play at No. 2 singles ... Helped UTEP post a record of at least .500 for the first time since going 11-11 in 2016 ... Was 3-1 at No. 1 doubles when joining forces with Zuzanna Szczepanska ... The duo was also 9-5 in the fall when paired together, aided by a 5-0 start ... Downed Weber State’s Cindy Lu, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 2 singles in a 4-0 blasting of the Wildcats (2/6/25) ... Blasted Adi Venkatakrishnan, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3 singles to help UTEP topple Sam Houston, 4-0, on “Senior Day” (4/6/25) ... Defeated Grambling State’s Sofija Rajic, 6-1, 6-1, in UTEP’s 5-0 neutral-site victory (4/12/25) ... Finished a combined 6-0 in the season-opening NM State Invite (9/20-22/24), including drilling NM State’s Montana-Parkinson Lu, 6-3, 6-4, on the final day of action (9/22/24)

AT NC CENTRAL (2022-24)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24): All-MEAC Second Team selection… MEAC All-Academic Team honors… named co-MVP for women's tennis by NCCU Athletics… Played No.3 Singles and No.1 and No.2 Doubles… 11-8 singles record… 8-9 doubles record… ended the season on an eight-match winning streak and went undefeated in conference play… Non-conference singles victories include Radford, Hampton, Shaw and UNC Wilmington.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23): ALL-MEAC FIRST-TEAM Selection… Named MEAC Women's Tennis Rookie of the Week (March 1)... ITA Scholar Athlete... 11-10 Singles Record … 7-12 Doubles Record… Earned non-conference wins vs UNCG, Queens, Eastern Kentucky, Wofford, Longwood and Shaw

PERSONAL
Participated in each Canadian championship since 10 years old, with best result an 11th place finish in singles and third in doubles ... Won the Quebec championships in singles and doubles ... Ranked as high as 37th in Canada, and fifth in Quebec ... Represented Quebec during the Quebec games, earning a silver medal with her team ... Originally from France.

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