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Dalecka, Darta
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Darta Dalecka
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Murjanu Sports Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Jaunmarupe, Latvia
Bio
2024-25 (SENIOR):Â MVC Doubles Player of the Week (4/9/25) ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Board of Directors and Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Posted a 7-16 singles record on the season at the number one singles position ... Went 13-11 in doubles with partner Lorena Cardoso ... Defeated Anastsi Zholdakova (Belmont) in singles play, while also besting Viktoria Kliimand and Hana Sokolovic (Belmont) alongside Cardoso at the MVC Championships.
2023-24 (JUNIOR): MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Named MVC Doubles Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2024) after upsetting Northern Illinois' Erika Dimitriev and Nataly Ninova, ranked 48th in the ITA rankings ... Made first appearance in the ITA Regional Championships ... Finished the season with a 14-17 singles record ... Posted an 8-21 doubles record, including an 8-16 mark with teammate Lorena Cardoso
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Combined record of 10-20 in singles play on the season ... Compiled a combined 11-19 doubles record, going 11-18 with teammate Lorena Cardoso, and 0-1 with Kanyanut Sudsaard ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award and Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Earned a spot on the Missouri Valley All-Select Team ... took fifth at the MVC Individual Championships in Flight 1 ... played at No. 1 singles all season as well as No. 1 doubles with fellow freshman Lorena Cardoso ... earned MVC Player of the Week March 1 after a four-match win streak ... finished the season 9-6 overall in singles and 8-8 in doubles with Cardoso ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ...  MVC Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO UNI: Attended Murjanu Sports Gymnasium … graduated in 2021.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Deniss Daleckis and Vineta Groza… two older siblings, a sister, Marija, and brother, Dags, and a younger brother, Reinis… enjoys traveling to other countries, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family… Communications major.
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2023-24 (JUNIOR): MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Named MVC Doubles Player of the Week (Feb. 14, 2024) after upsetting Northern Illinois' Erika Dimitriev and Nataly Ninova, ranked 48th in the ITA rankings ... Made first appearance in the ITA Regional Championships ... Finished the season with a 14-17 singles record ... Posted an 8-21 doubles record, including an 8-16 mark with teammate Lorena Cardoso
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Combined record of 10-20 in singles play on the season ... Compiled a combined 11-19 doubles record, going 11-18 with teammate Lorena Cardoso, and 0-1 with Kanyanut Sudsaard ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... MVC Commissioner's Excellence Award and Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Earned a spot on the Missouri Valley All-Select Team ... took fifth at the MVC Individual Championships in Flight 1 ... played at No. 1 singles all season as well as No. 1 doubles with fellow freshman Lorena Cardoso ... earned MVC Player of the Week March 1 after a four-match win streak ... finished the season 9-6 overall in singles and 8-8 in doubles with Cardoso ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ...  MVC Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO UNI: Attended Murjanu Sports Gymnasium … graduated in 2021.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Deniss Daleckis and Vineta Groza… two older siblings, a sister, Marija, and brother, Dags, and a younger brother, Reinis… enjoys traveling to other countries, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family… Communications major.
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CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | SINGLES | DOUBLES |
| 2021-22 | 9-6 | 8-8 |
| 2022-23 | 10-20 | 11-19 |
| 2023-24 | 14-17 | 8-21 |
| 2024-25 | 7-16 | 13-11 |
| CAREER | 40-59 | 40-59 |
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