Marshall University Athletics
Women's Tennis
Rachael Morales
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant
- Email:
- morales16@marshall.edu
- Phone:
- -----
Rachael Morales returns for her third season as a volunteer assistant for the Herd to help coach the 2021 Herd tennis team. She was a student assistant coach for the team from 2017-2018. Prior to her coaching career, Morales played four seasons at Marshall University from 2013-2017.
During her senior season she finished her career by ranking in the top 25 in Marshall history for singles wins (82), doubles wins (76), overall wins (158) and single season singles wins (24, accomplished in 2015). She was named to the All-Conference USA Singles Third Team for the fourth consecutive year. She had a 13-8 singles record in dual match play, splitting time primarily at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions. She won her only match at No. 3, defeating Daphne Visscher of UTEP in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament in straight sets. She won all three completed singles matches against Conference USA opponents (Old Dominion in regular season, UTEP and WKU in the Conference USA tournament). She defeated four Power Five conference opponents in singles play (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Virginia Tech and West Virginia). Morales also won the deciding match against Virginia Tech in a third set tiebreaker, She defeated four Power Five Conference opponents in doubles play (Kentucky, Minnesota, Penn State and Maryland) and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
During her junior season she was named to the 2016 All-Conference USA singles third team after collecting a 12-6 singles record, including wins over No. 29 Rice, No. 48 FIU, No. 68 Old Dominion and Yale and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
As a sophomore she was named to the 2015 All-Conference USA singles third team with a 18-5 record. She had key singles victories against No. 38 Depaul and No. 52 William and Mary and No. 66 Old Dominion and was awarded the Conference USA Academic Medal.
For her first season at Marshall she was named to the 2014 All-Conference USA singles third team with a 14-7 overall mark with single victories against No. 48 Indiana, No. 38 Utah and No. 63 Winthrop. She finished with a 12-5 mark in doubles competition.
Rachael is currently a RN at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
During her senior season she finished her career by ranking in the top 25 in Marshall history for singles wins (82), doubles wins (76), overall wins (158) and single season singles wins (24, accomplished in 2015). She was named to the All-Conference USA Singles Third Team for the fourth consecutive year. She had a 13-8 singles record in dual match play, splitting time primarily at the Nos. 4 and 5 positions. She won her only match at No. 3, defeating Daphne Visscher of UTEP in the opening round of the Conference USA tournament in straight sets. She won all three completed singles matches against Conference USA opponents (Old Dominion in regular season, UTEP and WKU in the Conference USA tournament). She defeated four Power Five conference opponents in singles play (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Virginia Tech and West Virginia). Morales also won the deciding match against Virginia Tech in a third set tiebreaker, She defeated four Power Five Conference opponents in doubles play (Kentucky, Minnesota, Penn State and Maryland) and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
During her junior season she was named to the 2016 All-Conference USA singles third team after collecting a 12-6 singles record, including wins over No. 29 Rice, No. 48 FIU, No. 68 Old Dominion and Yale and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
As a sophomore she was named to the 2015 All-Conference USA singles third team with a 18-5 record. She had key singles victories against No. 38 Depaul and No. 52 William and Mary and No. 66 Old Dominion and was awarded the Conference USA Academic Medal.
For her first season at Marshall she was named to the 2014 All-Conference USA singles third team with a 14-7 overall mark with single victories against No. 48 Indiana, No. 38 Utah and No. 63 Winthrop. She finished with a 12-5 mark in doubles competition.
Rachael is currently a RN at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
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