Maty Cancini

Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola await the serve from their opponent.

Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola celebrate after their match against Augustana.

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Colegio La Fe
Hometown:
Valencia, Venezuela

Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S17, S18, F18, S19, F19, S20, F20, S21)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (17)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (19, 21)
ISU Scholar-Athlete (20, 21)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (21)
Big 12 Co-Tennis Player of the Week (19)

2020-21
Finished her career with an overall singles record of 74-66 and a doubles mark of 86-74 ... helped lead the Cyclones to a 14-8 record and the first NCAA Tournament berth in school history, going 13-17 while playing No. 2 singles .... was 8-5 at No. 3 doubles in dual matches, while posting a 14-15 record in doubles overall during the season ... concluded her career as the school-record holder for overall wins (160), while tying for the overall doubles wins record (86) ... also ranked in top five for career singles wins (T-2nd, 74), most career wins at No. 2 singles (5th, 20) and career dual doubles victories (5th, 47) ... clinched two ISU victories during the season ... earned a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 108 Kaitlin Staines of Texas Tech as ISU won its first-ever Big 12 Championship match ... finished career with six wins over ranked foes ... earned a 6-1, 7-5 win over Kansas State's Maria Linares to help ISU beat the Wildcats for the first time since 2016 ... was 3-1 playing doubles with fellow Venezuelan Sofia Cabezas, defeating foes from Texas Tech, TCU and Kansas in late March ... went 2-1 at the 2020 ITA Tour: Fall Circuit.

2019-20
Went 16-7 in singles play and 14-13 in doubles action, playing at the No. 1 and 2 slots in both ... earned a win against No. 72 Natalie Novotna of Virginia Tech at the ITA All-American Championships, her fifth career win over a ranked player ... had wins in seven consecutive decisions at one point during the season ... notched a key win against Iowa's Samantha Mannix to help the Cyclones end a 39-match losing streak to the Hawkeyes ... teamed mostly with Ting-Pei Chang in doubles action with the pair finishing with a 12-6 record ... went 3-0 at the Gopher Invitational, defeating a pair of Gophers to win the singles championship ... represented Venezuela at the 2020 Fed Cup in Santiago, Chile.

2018-19
Earned what was the highest ranking in program history at the time, checking in at No. 74 in the final fall ITA Rankings… Notched upsets against the No. 29, 61, 73 and 103 ranked players… earned Big 12 Co-Tennis Player off the Week after an undefeated weekend against No. 6 Texas and Baylor… fought her way to a comeback win over No. 29 Bianca Turati of Texas, winning 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (6)... was key in Iowa State’s first-ever win over Baylor, upsetting No. 61 Livia Kraus, 6-0, 6-2 ... went 19-15 in singles action and 20-16 in doubles play as a junior… was 18-11 when playing doubles with Annabella Bonadonna.

2017-18
Played primarily at the top singles and doubles spots as a sophomore ... went 10-16 in singles play and 17-15 in doubles action ... playing alongside Regina Espindola, the duo went 15-12 with conference wins against Baylor and West Virginia ... won her first five decisions in dual play.

2016-17
Posted a strong freshman season, recording an overall record of 37-26 ... was 16-11 in singles action, playing at the top-2 spots in dual play ... was 21-15 in doubles action ... teamed with Sami Budai to go 16-12 ... was named champion of the Jon Messick Invitational at Colorado State after going unbeaten in singles action, including a 6-7, 6-0, 6-1 win against Northern Colorado's Beth Coton ... she was also 2-1 in doubles action ... finished 7-3 in singles action during the fall tournament portion of the schedule.

High School
Attended Colegio La Fe where she graduated with the magna cume laude medal … was ranked No. 8 nationally in 18s in 2015 … ranked No. 1 nationally in her age group from 2012-14 … earned athlete of the year accolades multiple years … as a 14-year old, she ranked No. 2 in South America … represented Venezuela at South American tournament for six years.

Personal
Born Oct. 8, 1997 … daughter of Luis Cancini and Idalba Dugarte … has one brother, Juan Luis ... earned her degree in supply chain management ... pursuing graduate degree in information systems and business analytics.