2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Britez Risso, Leyla

Leyla Britez Risso
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Asunción, Paraguay
Bio
RECORD AND HONORS
Career Singles Record: 34-14Career Doubles Record: 31-8
2024-25 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Player of the Week - 1/22/24
2023-24 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024-25 - JUNIOR
Singles: 22-7Doubles: 25-8
SPRING SEASON (DUAL ACTION)
- Clinched the doubles point with Aulia against No. 10 Virginia's Kozakova/Collard, 7-5, in the NCAA Round of 16. (5/9)
- Flawless in the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament, boasting a 4-0 record. (5/2-3)
- Clinched the 4-0 victory against No. 26 Pepperdine with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph versus Alexia Harmon. (5/3)
- Carded a 6-1, 6-4 victory against Elon's Helen Sarikulaya in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. (5/2)
- Took down 48th-ranked Bridget Stammel of Vanderbilt, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 3 spot. (4/13)
- Recorded a 6-2, 6-1 win over Florida's Talia Neilson-Gatenby, and defeated Gailis/Neilson-Gatenby in doubles, 6-3, alongside Aulia. (4/4)
- Posted a ranked victory over No. 2 Texas's No. 54 Eszter Meri in a 6-2, 6-2 affair.
- Carded a 6-2 decision versus No. 64 Mississippi State's Cohen/Tagilente. (3/23)
- Tallied a 6-2 doubles win with Aulia against Milicevic/Nayar (Alabama). (3/21)
- Registered a perfect 4-0 weekend at No. 70 Arkansas and No. 12 Oklahoma, collecting two singles wins and two doubles victories. (3/14-16)
- Logged a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory against No. 25 South Carolina's Olympe Lancelot. (3/7)
- Earned at doubles win at No. 71 Ole Miss with Aulia over Welker/Olson, 7-6(5). (3/2)
- Notched two wins at No. 67 Kentucky defeating Ellie Eades in singles, 6-1, 6-4 and edging Hammond/Bucher, 6-1 in doubles. (2/22)
- Completed an undefeated showing at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, carding three singles wins and a doubles victory. (2/7-9)
- Posted a 4-0 slate at ITA Kickoff Weekend, notching a ranked win versus No. 84 Sydni Ratliff (OSU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. (1/24-25)
- Blanked ECU's Rivera/Lancaster 6-0, with partner Catherine Aulia. (1/18)
- Notched a singles and a doubles win at Wake Forest. (1/18)
FALL SEASON (INDIVIDUAL ACTION)
- Concluded the fall season ranked at No. 106 in singles.
- Secured a singles spot at ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Sectional Championships.
- Advanced to the semifinal doubles match at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
- Etched a ranked victory against Auburn's No. 57 Ava Hrastar, 6-4, 6-3.
- Entered the fall season ranked No. 79 in doubles alongside Vanesa Suarez.
2023-24 - SOPHOMORE
Singles: 11-6Doubles: 8-0
SPRING SEASON (DUAL ACTION)
- Obtained a win against Murray State's Natalie Slezakova, 6-1, 6-2, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (5/4)
- Propelled the Lady Volunteers to the SEC semifinals with a clinch against Auburn's Ava Esposito Cogan, 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-4. (4/19)
- Secured a win over Alessia Tagliente (Mississippi State), 6-3, 6-4. (4/7)
- Notched her tenth win of the season against Adeline Flach (Alabama), 6-4, 6-2. (3/29)
- Earned a win over Roma Cardenas Rifka (Missouri), in a 6-0, 6-2 result. (3/3)
- Continued her unbeaten streak in doubles with a win over Artimedi/Pedretti, (Missouri), 6-2, alongside Eleonora Molinaro. (3/3)
- Secured the match against No. 25 Vanderbilt at ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory vs. Sonya Macavei. (1/26)
- Tallied her sixth-straight doubles win with partner, Eleonora Molinaro against Willis/Kollaritsch, 6-3 (Bellarmine). (1/21)
- Notched a 6-3, 6-1 singles win over Chattanooga's Emma Pedretti during the spring season opener. (1/14)
FALL SEASON (INDIVIDUAL ACTION)
- Tallied two doubles wins at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic with partner, Alana Wolfberg.
- Britez Risso and Wolfberg defeated a pair from Alabama and a duo from Mississippi State.
- Recorded two singles wins at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
- Claimed wins against Pennings from Furman and Spenser from Ohio State.
- Notched a single win over Rachel Hanford from Arizona State.
2022-23 - FRESHMAN
Singles: 2-1Doubles: 2-0
SPRING SEASON (DUAL ACTION)
- Got the nod in the NCAA Knoxville Regional First Round matchup against SEMO (5/5), earning the first clinch of the day on Court 6, 6-0, 6-0, against Teona Velkoska.
- Earned her first singles victory against Bellarmine (2/17) on Court 5, defeating Hanley Riner, 6-0, 6-2.
- Moved up to Court 1 for the second match of the doubleheader against the Catamounts (2/1) and bested Chloe and Madison Schwarz, 6-2, with Kuczer.
- Played her first collegiate match against Western Carolina (2/1) in doubles with Daria Kuczer on Court 2 and defeated Perez/Sambola, 6-2, for her first collegiate win.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Leyla Fiorella Britez Risso
- Born on November 4, 2004 in Paraguay
- Majoring in Exploratory
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