EL PASO, Texas – Texas native DeCora Antoine will join the UTEP tennis team starting with the 2023-24 season, head coach Ivan Fernandez announced Friday.
 
A brief bio on Antoine, in addition to a quote from Fernandez follows below.
 
DeCora Antoine
Round Rock HS
Round Rock, Texas
 
Was a Texas High School 6A State Finalist for doubles in 2020-21 … it marked the first time in Round Rock High School history that a tandem had advanced to the state finals …advanced to the state semifinals for doubles in 2021-22 … garnered multiple USTA Sportsmanship awards … serving as the captain of the tennis team for her senior season … second-team All-District for both singles and doubles in 2020-21 and 2021-22 while securing first-team distinction in 2019-20 … was the 2019-20 District 25-6A Newcomer of the Year … was a USTA L2 G14 doubles champion and a USTA L3 G14 champion … doubles quarterfinalist for both the USTA L2 G18 and USTA L3 G18 … received an academic award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA during the 2021-22 scholastic year.
 
"It has been a while since we had a Texas recruit in our program, and we are very excited about having DeCora join us next Fall. DeCora is an extremely athletic and powerful player with a ton of potential. She has all the characteristics as a person and as a player that we look for. We know that she will be a great addition to this team, and we are really looking forward to watching her grow as a player during her time here with us."
UTEP Head Coach Ivan Fernandez
 
 
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