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Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor’s degree in international business in Spring 2022
- At Ohio State: 47-18 in singles overall, with 33-10 dual record; 36-23 overall dual mark, going 30-13 in dual matches (21-2 in singles and 18-2 in doubles in B1G regular season matches)
- Entered national singles rankings at No. 72 in Fall 2021 final rankings
- A two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Transferred to Ohio State in January 2020 after playing at the University of Miami
Fall 2022 (Senior Season)
- 6-7 in singles, with 4-3 doubles mark
- Posted two singles wins at Fall Ranked Spotlight, along with two doubles victories with Kolie Allen
- Closed fall with 2-1 record at ASU Thunderbird Invite
- Picked up a doubles win at ITA Midwest Regionals with Dani Schoenly
2021-22 (Junior Season)
- 23-15 in singles and 20-15 in doubles on the year; third on team in singles wins and fourth in doubles victories
- Posted 11-8 dual mark in singles, with 7-2 record in Big Ten matches; 7-5 on court five and 4-1 on court six
- 14-8 dual match ledger in doubles, including 9-2 B1G mark
- Ranked 72nd in singles at end of fall campaign and was in the first two rankings of the spring (No. 114, No. 116)
- Rallied to win in three sets and clinch victory over Auburn at ITA National Team Indoors; dropped first set and was down 1-5 in the third
- 11-8 in singles and 6-7 in doubles in tournament play
- Posted two singles wins and two doubles victories at Wolfpack Invitational/Fall Ranked Spotlight
- Reached ITA Midwest Regional quarterfinals in singles with two straight-set wins; fell in three sets in the quarters
- Ended fall on six-match winning streak, with three singles victories at both Gamecock Shootout and Arizona State in singles
- Finished first overall in singles at Gamecock Shootout with tournament-best 3-0 mark
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten selection
2020-21 (Sophomore Season)
- First on team with 24-3 overall record and was 22-2 in dual matches (1-0 at No. 3, 9-0 at No. 4, 11-2 at No. 5, 1-0 at No. 6)
- Clinched team’s 4-3 win over Vanderbilt May 8 with three-set victory (winning 6-1 in the third set), sending Buckeyes to NCAA Round of 16
- Ended year on eight-match winning streak
- Had just two of 25 dual matches abandoned (Feb. 5 vs. UNC, May 16 vs. Texas)
- Six matches finished in a third set/super tiebreaker, with 5-1 record in those matches
- Clinched team-high six matches, including first two dual matches playing for Ohio State (ITA Kickoff Weekend vs. Syracuse and Virginia)
- 16-8 overall in doubles and 16-5 in dual play
- 13-3 when paired with Lisa Hofbauer; tandem’s six-match doubles winning streak ended vs. Vanderbilt
- An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten choice
Spring 2020 (Redshirt Season at Ohio State )
- Did not compete for the Buckeyes after transferring in January
Prior to Ohio State
- Played in 2018-19 and fall 2019 at Miami
- 6-2 in singles, with 4-1 doubles mark in Fall 2020
- Competed in 2020 ITA All-Americans prequalifying, with a win in round one before falling in three sets in the second round
- 2019 All-ACC Academic Team
- ACC Freshman of the Week Feb. 13, 2019
- Finished 26-12 in singles and 13-11 in doubles as a freshman in 2018-19; 3-1 against ranked singles opponents and 2-0 in ACC Championship action
- 8-6 in fall 2018 in singles; Tallied a perfect 5-0 mark to win the Bedford Cup
- Reached doubles quarterfinals at the 2018 ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Prior to College
- Ranked as high as No. 495 in the ITF Juniors singles rankings in May 2016
- Posted a 69-43 mark in WTA singles matches, dating back to Oct. 2014
- Defeated 61 players from 20 different countries
- Notched 21 victories over opponents who were ranked at the time of the match, including seven against Top 800 players and two over Top 500 foes
- Won two Comunidad de Valenciana Championship titles, one Nike Junior Tour Alicante trophy and one Magdalena Open championship
Personal
- Daughter of Luis Marzal Miquel and Milagros Martinez Vela and has a younger sister
- Received bachelor’s degree in international business in Spring 2022
- Enjoys books, movies, television, philosophy and sports
| Singles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Tourn | B1G |
| 2020-21 | 24-3 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 9-0 | 11-2 | 1-0 | 22-2 | 2-1 | 14-1 |
| 2021-22 | 23-15 | -- | -- | -- | 0-2 | 7-5 | 4-1 | 11-8 | 12-7 | 7-2 |
| 2022-23 | 6-7 | 6-7 | ||||||||
| Totals | 53-25 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 9-2 | 18-7 | 5-1 | 33-10 | 20-15 | 21-2 |
| Doubles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Tourn | B1G | |||
| 2020-21 | 16-8 | -- | 12-3 | 4-2 | 16-5 | 0-3 | 9-2 | |||
| 2021-22 | 20-15 | -- | 7-4 | 7-4 | 14-8 | 6-7 | 9-2 | |||
| 2022-23 | 4-3 | 4-3 | ||||||||
| Totals | 40-26 | -- | 19-7 | 11-6 | 30-13 | 10-13 | 18-4 |
What a victory for the Buckeyes!
Cantos Siemers in straight sets before three-set victories from Allen, Boulais and Marzal for a 4-3 win over Auburn! #GoBucks #ITAIndoors pic.twitter.com/yBskOPfdTO
— Ohio State Women’s Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) February 13, 2022