Completed Event: Tennis versus Blue Gray National Tennis Classic on September 12, 2025 ,
Final
Tennis
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
2017-18 Tennis Roster
Alvarez, Karen
Karen Alvarez
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Instituto Ciencias de la Comunicacion
- Hometown:
- Huixquilucan, Mexico
Bio
Awards & Honors
ISU Scholar-Athlete (18, 19, 20)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (20)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (18, 19)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S17, S18, F18, S19, F19, S20)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (17)
2019-20
Surpassed 50 overall career wins ... went 4-16 in singles action and 3-8 in doubles play ... finished 2-1 in singles play at the Roberta Alison Classic.
2018-19
Finished 4-9 in singles action and 6-6 in doubles play as a junior… went 5-1 in doubles action at the Gopher Invitational… sat out the spring season due to injury… earned Academic All-Big 12 First-Team accolades.
2017-18
Went 7-13 in singles action and 7-9 in doubles play as a sophomore ... finished 2-1 in singles action at the Jon Messick Invitational at Colorado State, while also going 1-0 in doubles play ... went 3-1 at the Cal State-Northridge Fall Invitational ... earned Academic All-Big 12 First-Team accolades.
2016-17
Finished her freshman season with a 14-13 mark in doubles play and 7-8 in singles action ... played primarily at No. 3 doubles with Regina Espindola, with the duo posting a 9-6 record during the dual season ... the duo had a six match win streak during the season ... went undefeated (3-0) playing with Sami Budai at the SIUE Indoor Invite.
High School
Attended Instituto Ciencias de la Comunicacion … earned a No. 1 national ranking in her division in 2014 … earned mixed doubles and doubles titles in the national Olympics in 2014.
Personal
Born Jan. 2, 1998 … daughter of Oscar Alvarez and Concepcion Curiel … has one brother, Oscar ... majoring in finance and marketing.
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