Spring 2022: Posted a 1-0 dual singles record at the fifth slot…Also teamed up with Grace Powderly for a 1-0 mark at No. 3 Doubles…Beat Lilla Komiszar of William Woods (3/1), 6-1, 6-1…With Powderly, defeated Hannah Meyer and Allison Kowalke of William Woods (3/1), 6-4.
Fall 2021: Competed in four tournaments, posting a 3-5 singles record…Registered a 3-3 doubles mark, playing with Vivian Lai (3-2) and Daniela Hlacikova (0-1)…Won two of three matches at Central Arkansas’ Fall Tournament (10/3-4)…In doubles won both of her matches with Lai at UCA’s Fall Tournament.
Spring 2021: Posted a 2-1 singles mark in 2021, competing at the fourth (1-0), fifth (1-0) and sixth (0-1) slots…Captured a pair of singles wins at the fourth and fifth singles positions in a home doubleheader against William Woods (3/8)…Went 1-0 in doubles, playing with Grace Powderly at no. 3 doubles…Bested Marta Calvo Larra and Mireia Jordan of WW (3/8), 7-6 (8-6).
Spring 2020 (Shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic): Fashioned a 3-4 singles dual singles record, competing at the fourth (0-2) and sixth positions (3-2)…Posted back-to-back No. 6 singles wins over Nawal Cheema (Saint Louis, 6-1, 6-2, 1/29) and against Eleanor Chapman (Lipscomb, 6-4, 6-1, 2/8)…Also bested Bradley’s (2/28) Nina Marjanovic, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5… In doubles, had a 1-7 mark, competing with Lera Valeeva (1-4), Vivian Lai (0-2) and Teona Velkoska (0-1) at the second (0-2) and third (1-5) slots…With Valeeva, ousted Mariluz Rojo and Nawal Cheema of Saint Louis (1/29), 6-2.
Fall 2019: Appeared in three tournaments…Posted a 2-5 singles record…In doubles, fashioned a 5-3 mark, playing with Romana Tarajova (3-2) and Sneha Sinha (2-1)…Registered a 6-1, 6-1 singles victory over Louisiana Tech’s Madison Cefalu at the Central Arkansas Invitational (9/27-28)…Beat Nova Southeastern’s Isabella Lowrey, 6-3, 6-3, at the Stetson Invitational (11/1-3)…Captured the Flight 2 Doubles Championship at the Central Arkansas (UCA) Fall Invitational (9/28-29) with Tarajova after three straight wins over Chattanooga, Louisiana Tech and Central Arkansas…Opened the Stetson Invitational (11/1-3) with consecutive doubles wins over Florida Southern and Stetson with Sinha as a partner.
Spring 2019: Posted a 5-3 dual singles record at no. 6 singles with a perfect 3-0 mark in OVC play…Had a five-match win streak with victories over Louisiana Tech (3/4), Jackson State (3/10), Tennessee State (4/11), SIUE (4/19) and Eastern Illinois (4/20) to end the regular season…Earned first career dual singles win over Louisiana Tech’s Leonie Nutz, 6-2, 6-3 on March 4…Notched first career conference singles victory on April 11, a 6-2, 6-3 decision on Tennessee State’s Ashia Jones…Teamed up with Romana Tarajova, the 2019 OVC Freshman of the Year, to fashion a 9-5 dual doubles record, competing at the third position…Defeated Saint Louis (2/1, 6-2) and Nebraska-Omaha (2/17, 7-5) with Tarajova for first two career dual doubles wins…Registered a 4-2 doubles record in conference, playing with Tarajova and Kseniya Zonova…Won at Austin Peay (4/5) with Tarajova, 6-3, and then at home against Tennessee State (4/11, 6-1), SIUE (4/19, 6-4) and Eastern Illinois (4/20, 6-3) for a 4-1 OVC mark at no. 3 doubles...Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...Awarded ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
Fall 2018: Appeared in all four tournaments…Posted a 5-5 singles record…Led the Redhawks with seven doubles wins (7-2) with Romana Tarajova…Won two doubles tournaments with Tarajova…Beat Lauren Carelli of Belmont, 6-0, 6-3, for first career collegiate win at the Austin Peay Fall Invitational (9/14-15)…Captured the Flight B Doubles Championship with Tarajova at the UCA Fall Invitational (9/20-22) with wins over Oral Roberts, Arkansas State and Central Arkansas…Concluded the season with a three-match win streak in doubles with Tarajova after taking the Missouri State Fall Invitational (10/26-10/28) Flight C Doubles Title…Defeated Missouri’s Ally Noback, 6-2, 4-6, 10-5, at Missouri State Fall Invitational (10/26-10/28).
Prep: Graduated from Colegio Virtual Siglo XXI in Bogotá (Cundinamarca), Colombia...Also participated in swimming and skating...Compiled a 4-3 record in 2018 and is 36-27 in her career, having competed at 25 different events.
Personal: Born on July 31, 2000…Her full name is Manuela Fernanda Barriga Otalora...Daughter of Adolfo Barriga and Rosmary Otalora...Majoring in Social Work with a minor in French at SEMO.
