Laura Bente

Memphis Tigers Women’s Tennis vs. Lipscomb

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Don Claussen

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Hannover, Germany

Career:
Singles Record: 23-20 overall // 12-9 dual // 2-4 AAC
Doubles Record: 14-24 overall // 7-12 dual // 1-5 AAC

2018-19 (Sophomore):
Fall:
- Went 7-5 in singles and 4-8 in doubles play
- Began the fall 4-2, going 2-1 each at the Missouri Invitational and Samford Round Robin
- Made an appearance in the Round of 32 in singles at the ITA Regional Championships
- Teamed up with Alisha Reayer to make a quarterfinals appearance in doubles at the ITA Regional Championships

2017-18 (Freshman):
Fall:
- Posted a 4-6 singles record and 3-4 doubles mark during tournament play
- Went 2-1 at the Missouri Invitational to begin collegiate career
- Split a pair of matches at the Samford Invitational
- Swept a pair of doubles matches alongside Josephine Cao at the Alabama Invitational to cap the fall

Spring:
- Collected a 12-9 record in singles and a 7-12 mark in doubles during dual matches
- Primarily split singles action at the No. 2 and No. 3 position
- Won three of first four singles contests, including wins against Tennessee’s Elizabeth Profit and a ranked win against No. 81 Natalie Suk of Ole Miss
- Posted a four-match win streak (Mar. 16-31), beginning with a pair of league wins against Alisa Dierckson of ECU and Ivone Alvaro of Tulane
- Won conference tournament match against Caroline Morton of Cincinnati

Prior to Memphis:
Made a U18 Finals National Championships appearance in Winter 2017 … competed in the junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in 2013 … advanced to the semifinals of National Championships in Qatar in 2015 … made a 2017 Championships Finals appearance in Brazil against Turkey, dropping a close 4-3 contest … won 2017 national title … All-German accolades with high school team … made 2017 national finals appearance in doubles … U18 Top 10 national ranking … Le Gubertin Price honoree in high school, recognized for athletic and academic achievements.

Personal:
Attended KGS Hemmingen (Carl-Friedrich Gauss School) in Germany … coached by Gerrit Strehl in high school … also ran track and field in high school … enjoys reading, cooking and playing the piano … daughter of Heiner Bente and Kristine Stamm-Bente.