She joined the Hurricanes last season and was a force all year, posting a 34-8 singles record and a 20-9 record in doubles.
Though she again earned All-American honors and advanced to the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 32, she fell short in her quest for a national title and finished the year ranked sixth nationally.
That, she said, has been motivation to go further this year – and bring the Hurricanes with her.
“I’d say personally, I learned a lot about myself and what it takes to kind of get to that next level,” Noel said. “I feel like last year, I would have some great wins, but then some average losses. This year has been about trying to balance that out more. I kind of think that’s what my biggest takeaway as from last year. And last year was good to be able to learn why those things happen, how they happen and how to improve. And I’ve taken all of that into account with my training and I think the girls have as well. …
“And what I want for this team, a lot of them are seniors, so, I want them to enjoy their last couple months of college, enjoy the program, enjoy playing tennis and just really have a great time. It goes by so fast, so I just want them to love the experience and I want to be able to contribute to them having a great last couple of months. And obviously, I want us to win every single match, right? That would be phenomenal. I know it’s probably unrealistic, but that’s what I want. And I believe from one [singles] through six, everybody can win. … I’m confident in our team and I want them to be as confident as I am in them, which I think they are.”
Lavassas Makes History – Again
Distance runner Daphnee Lavassas – who already holds multiple Miami records for both the cross country program and the track and field program – continues making Hurricanes history.
After breaking the Miami program record in the 6K last November and becoming just the second Hurricane to earn a spot at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, Lavassas is off to an impressive start this spring, most recently clocking a time of 15:54.09 in the indoor 5000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston last weekend.
That time improved on Lavassas’ previous school record in the same event by 24 seconds. She set the mark of 16:18.29 at last year’s ACC Indoor Championships.
Lavassas and the Hurricanes are set to compete at the 2024 ACC Indoor on Feb. 22-24.
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