Candice Bernier

UTEP Miners

2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

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CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2025)

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

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)

PRIOR TO UTEP

Two-year standout from NC Central who garnered All-MEAC honors in both campaigns
As a sophomore was a second-team selection after forging an 11-8 mark in singles during the dual season, including a stout mark of 10-5 at No. 3 singles
Was undefeated (6-0) in singles within MEAC action
Caught fire down the stretch by running off eight consecutive wins in singles, with the final six coming in straight sets
Overall racked up 15 victories in singles on the year, aided by three straight triumphs out of the gates
Secured 12 wins in doubles during the season, including a 6-2 stretch late in the year
Voted as the co-MVP of the women’s tennis team at NC Central’s student-athlete award show
Grabbed MEAC All-Academic accolades
Burst onto the scene as a freshman by racking up 11 wins during the dual season on the way to being named an All-MEAC first-team member
Was 8-5 at No. 3 singles and 4-2 within league action
Voted as the MEAC women’s tennis Rookie of the Week (3/1/23)
Got hot in the middle of March, winning seven of eight at one point
Also claimed seven victories in doubles
Participated in each Canadian championship since the age of 10, finishing as high as third in doubles and 11th in singles
Was ranked fifth in Quebec and as high as 37th in Canada
Won a silver medal during the Quebec games
As in individual took home the title in both singles in doubles at the Quebec championships