Maria Belen Ludueña

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Curico, Chile
	High School: Colegio ZK

04/21/2013

Jayhawks Top Iowa State On Senior Day, 4-3

Kansas will face Iowa State again in the first round of the Big 12 Championships.

04/21/2013

Live Scores - Kansas Tennis vs. Iowa State

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04/20/2013

Kansas Earns First Big 12 Win of Season Over West Virginia, 6-1

Jayhawks cruise past shorthanded Mountaineers

04/19/2013

Live Scores - Kansas Tennis vs. West Virginia

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04/14/2013

Jayhawks Drop 6-1 Decision to No. 15 Texas Tech

Kansas faces West Virginia, Iowa State at home next weekend to finish the regular season.

Fall 2012 (Sophomore): Ended her first fall season of college tennis with a 5-5 singles record in four tournament appearances... Recorded runner-up finishes in her singles draw at the first KU Invitational and the Tribe Invitational... Advanced past the first round of the ITA Regional Championships, defeating Nebraska's Izabella Zgierska, 6-1, 6-0, before falling to No. 60 Whitney Ritchie in round two... Earned notable singles wins over opponents from Arizona and Penn State... Went 6-5 in doubles play, teaming-up with Paulina Los, Maria Jose Cardona and Dylan Windom at different points in the season... With Cardona, defeated Wichita State's Rebecca Pedrazzi and Carla Venticinque, 8-1, the first round of ITA Regionals before falling to the tournament's top seed from Oklahoma State... Took third in Draw A of the first KU Invitational with Los.

Spring 2012 (Freshman): Made an immediate impact upon joining the women's tennis program in January...Won 13 of her first 14 singles matches, earning the team's No. 3 spot... Recorded victories over opponents from No. 40 North Texas, No. 40 Oklahoma, No. 56 Oklahoma State and No. 71 Kansas State... Finished the season with a team-best 14-8 singles record in dual play... Played at both the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles positions with Paulina Los and Dylan Windom... Went 6-3 with Windom and 2-10 with Los... Earned best doubles win of the season with Los, a 9-8(5) victory over Maria Christensen and Annemijn Koenen of No. 45 Missouri.

High School: Graduated from Colegio ZK in Santiago, Chile... Represented Chile as a member of the U-16 National Team for the South America Cup and World Cup under coach Alex Rossi... Was ranked as high as 750th in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings and 550th in doubles rankings.

Personal: Born Maria Belen Ludueña Giacaman in Curico, Chile... Frequently goes by "Belen" among teammates and coaches...Parents are Carmen Giacaman and Jose Ludueña... Has three siblings: Cristina, Mauricio and Jorge... Currently undecided on a major.