Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Kitty Harrison Invitational on September 12, 2025
Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster
Smaller, Rebecca
Rebecca Smaller
- Position:
- Player
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- London, United Kingdom
Bio
2017-18: Named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete … Compiled a 4-5 overall singles record during the 2017-18 campaign ... Won three consecutive matches … Defeated East Carolina’s Maria Homez (6-2, 6-3), Lizzie Baker of Virginia (6-1, 6-2) , Alzbeta Houbova of the University of Hawaii (6-4, 7-6 [7-0]) and Dartmouth’s Maddie Hwang (6-1, 6-1) … Teamed up with rookie Ema Lazic to pick up three doubles victories … Bested Florida’s Nadia Gizdova/Victoria Emma (8-6), South Carolina’s Ingrid Gamarra Marti/Paige Cline (8-4) and University of Hawaii’s Marina Hruba/Alzbeta Houbova (6-0).
2016-17: Compiled a 5-9 singles record and an 8-12 doubles mark during the 2016-17 campaign…Won three consecutive singles matches from Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, defeating Elon’s Natalia Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), Northwestern’s Nina Van Oost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, and Northwestern’s Brooke Rischbieth 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)…Defeated Pittsburgh’s Natsumi Okamoto 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to earn an ACC victory…Combined with Christina Makarova to win two doubles matches at the International Tennis Association’s (ITA) Regional Championships, dropping South Carolina’s Hannah Templeton and Ali Mills 8-6 as well as NC State’s 50th ranked pair Claudia Wiktorin and Bianca Maldovan 8-2…Paired with Alyssa Smith to beat Virginia’s Camile Favero and Meghan Kelley 8-4 and William & Mary’s Maria Groener and Rosie Cheng 8-6 at the Kitty Harrison Invitational.
2015-16: Posted a 5-6 singles record and a 6-4 doubles mark during the 2015-16 season … won three straight singles matches at the Kitty Harrison Invitational, defeating Sofia Segerfors of VCU, 6-3, 6-2, Skylar Holloway of LSU, 6-4, 7-5 and Kelly Mengel of Penn State, 6-1, 6-1 … also picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win over UNLV’s Cristina Moroi at the Freeman Memorial … competed primarily alongside Alyssa Smith during the fall campaign … won four consecutive matches for her longest doubles win streak of the 2015-16 season … played into the quarterfinal round of the USTA/ITA Regional Championship while competing with Smith … dropped UNC-Greensboro’s duo of Masey Demoss and Jamie Grinberg, 8-1, in round of 64 … defeated Appalachian State’s Mackenzie LaSure and Melissa Machado, 8-3, in the round of 32 … advanced to the quarterfinal round after outlasting the Wake Forest team of Kasey Gardiner and Kimmy Guerin, 8-7 (7-3) … downed NC State’s Joanna Nalborska and Bianca Moldovan, 8-5, while competing with Smith.
2014-15: Concluded first season at Duke with an overall record of 11-10 and a conference mark of 2-2 … split time between courts four, five and six … amassed a doubles record of 11-5 while competing with numerous teammates in doubles play … compiled an 8-6 mark during the fall season, including a season-best five-match win streak that began with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Lina Qostal of Penn and concluded with a 6-2, 6-4 win over North Carolina’s Ashley Dai … outlasted Seda Arantekin, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, of No. 20 TCU Feb. 6, in the first match of the ITA Indoor Championships … registered a three-set, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Raluca Mita of Virginia Tech on Feb. 27, helping guide Duke to a 5-2 win … final singles win of the year came by way of a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Molly Wickman of Pittsburgh … went 6-2 in doubles while competing with Rachel Kahan, earning six straight victories without a loss … doubles win against 46th-ranked San Jose State’s Gaelle Rey and Marie Klocker marked the highest victory against a ranked opponent for Smaller … clinched the doubles point alongside Ester Goldfeld in Duke’s 4-3 win over 67th-ranked Syracuse after downing Rhiann Newborn and Breanna Bachini, 8-4, on court three.
Prior to Duke: Three time British National Schools Champion (2011, 2012, 2013) … earned gold at the 2013 World Maccabiah Games in mixed doubles play … also collected bronze at the same event for singles … silver medalist at the 2013 World Schools Championships in Australia … crowned the 2013 Vila Do Conde Junior Tennis Cup doubles champion, teaming with Vera Aleshcheva … secured the 2013 SunDays Luxembourg Outdoor Junior Open doubles championship while partnered with Louise Ronaldson … alongside Brigit Folland, won the 2012 ITF Donnybrook doubles title … earned the 2011 Podgorica Open doubles championship while paired with Freya Christie … reached the semifinal match of the 2012 Rushbrooke ITF tournament … played into the quarterfinals of the 2013 Vila Do Conde Junior Tennis Cup tournament before falling to Cristina Bucsa in three sets … advanced to the 2013 SunDays Luxembourg Outdoor Junior Open quarterfinals before suffering a defeat to Vivian Wolff in a second-set tiebreak … saw quarterfinal action in the 13th Carthago Cup in 2013 before dropping a three-set match to eventual runner-up, Dina Hegab … faced Melissa Ishuan Ifidzhen in the quarterfinal match of the 2013 Malta ITF U18 World Ranking Tournament … advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 ALK Open in Kaarina, Finland … made appearance in quarterfinal match at the 2012 ITF Donnybrook tournament.
Personal: Born Rebecca Smaller on Jan. 16, 1996 in London ... daughter of Daniel and Sissel Smaller ... has one brother, Nicholas.
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Singles |
Doubles |
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Year |
Dual |
Conference |
Overall |
Dual |
Conference |
Overall |
|
2014-15 |
3-4 |
2-2 |
11-10 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
11-5 |
|
2015-16 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
5-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
6-4 |
|
2016-17 |
4-5 |
1-1 |
5-9 |
3-8 |
1-1 |
8-12 |
|
2017-18 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
4-5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
|
Career |
8-9 |
3-3 |
24-30 |
4-9 |
2-1 |
28-24 |
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