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Gianna Oboniye
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Marina HS
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
Career Record
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2026
• Only competed on the top court in singles
• Earned her first singles victory against UAB’s Kristyna Daamaskova, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
• Paired up with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Athina Pitta this spring season
• Collected two ranked doubles wins against pairs from Texas and Vanderbilt
• Ranked in doubles with two different partners in the ITA doubles rankings
Fall 2025
• Qualified for the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships in Orlano, Fla.
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
• Defeated the top seeded pair of Maria Sholokhova & Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-4 in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships.
• Earned the first NCAA doubles win for MSU since 2016 while also being a part of the first pair to advance to the second round under Head Coach Chris Hooshyar
• Earned a final ITA Doubles ranking of #7 with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
2024-25 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2025
• Finished the dual season with an 8-8 record playing the number one position in singles.
• Picked up a ranked win over No. 13 Sarah Hamner of South Carolina and No. against LSU's No. 54 Cadence Brace.
• Joined the ITA singles rankings on April 22 coming in at No. 87.
• Collected an 11-9 dual match record in doubles play at the number one position, playing alongside Athina Pitta for the majority of the spring season.
• Teamed up with Athina Pitta to become the first MSU doubles pair to be ranked since the 2022 season achieving a season-high ranking of 46.
• Handed LSU's 11th-ranked pair of Cadence Brace and Kayla Cross their first loss of the season partnering with Pitta.
• Garnered another ranked doubles win with Pitta taking down Texas' No. 26 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo and Ashton Bowers.
• Clinched the doubles point alongside Pitta against Bellarmine, Tulane, Arkansas State and Memphis.
• Established a career-long doubles winning steak of seven matches from January 1 to February 7.
• Distinguished as one of only two freshman in the SEC to play the majority of their dual matches at the #1 position in both singles and doubles.
Fall 2024
• Made her collegiate debut on Sept. 13 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career singles victory on Oct. 11 against LSU's Kenna Erickson (6-2, 1-6, 6-4) at the ITA Southern Regional Championship.
• Played in her first collegiate doubles match on Sept. 13 with Athina Pitta at the Furman Fall Classic in Greenville.
• Her first career doubles victory was on Sept. 14, also with Pitta. The duo defeated Clemson’s Artemis Aslanisvili and Sophia Hatton (6-1).
• Fall long winning streak in doubles was two matches with Jayna Clemens at the Rice Fall Invitational.
Before Mississippi State
• Prepped at Marina High School in California.
• Won the 2023 U18 Canadian Outdoor Nationals double championship.
• Won the 2023 J60 Edmonton doubles championship.
• Won the 2022 J100 Burlington and the J30 Halifax doubles championship.
• Participated in the U12 Canadian Indoor Nationals twice.
• Won the 2018 U12 Canadian Outdoor Nationals in doubles.
• Chosen to represent Canada in 2018 at Bolivia's COPA COSAT U12.
Personal
• Born March 10
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Major: Psychology
| Year | Overall Singles |
Tournament Singles |
Dual Singles |
SEC Singles |
Overall Doubles |
Tournament Doubles |
Dual Doubles |
SEC Doubles |
| 24-25 | 10-16 | 2-8 | 8-8 | 2-8 | 16-15 | 5-6 | 11-9 | 3-7 |
| 25-26 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-9 | 1-7 | 13-10 | 5-4 | 8-6 | 6-4 |
| 26-27 | ||||||||
| Totals | 17-30 | 4-13 | 13-17 | 3-15 | 29-25 | 10-10 | 18-15 | 9-11 |
Career Dual Singles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2025 | 7-8 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8-8 |
| 2026 | 5-9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5-9 |
| 2027 | |||||||
| Totals | 12-17 | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13-17 |
Career Dual Doubles Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2025 | 11-9 | -- | -- | 11-9 |
| 2026 | 1-2 | 7-4 | -- | 8-6 |
| 2027 | ||||
| Totals | 11-11 | 7-4 | -- | 18-15 |
Career Honors
2025 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 (Sophomore Season)
Spring 2026
• Only competed on the top court in singles
• Earned her first singles victory against UAB’s Kristyna Daamaskova, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
• Paired up with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz and Athina Pitta this spring season
• Collected two ranked doubles wins against pairs from Texas and Vanderbilt
• Ranked in doubles with two different partners in the ITA doubles rankings
Fall 2025
• Qualified for the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships in Orlano, Fla.
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
• Defeated the top seeded pair of Maria Sholokhova & Lucie Urbanova (Wisconsin) 4-6, 7-6(2), 10-4 in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Individual Doubles Championships.
• Earned the first NCAA doubles win for MSU since 2016 while also being a part of the first pair to advance to the second round under Head Coach Chris Hooshyar
• Earned a final ITA Doubles ranking of #7 with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
2024-25 (True Freshman Season)
Spring 2025
• Finished the dual season with an 8-8 record playing the number one position in singles.
• Picked up a ranked win over No. 13 Sarah Hamner of South Carolina and No. against LSU's No. 54 Cadence Brace.
• Joined the ITA singles rankings on April 22 coming in at No. 87.
• Collected an 11-9 dual match record in doubles play at the number one position, playing alongside Athina Pitta for the majority of the spring season.
• Teamed up with Athina Pitta to become the first MSU doubles pair to be ranked since the 2022 season achieving a season-high ranking of 46.
• Handed LSU's 11th-ranked pair of Cadence Brace and Kayla Cross their first loss of the season partnering with Pitta.
• Garnered another ranked doubles win with Pitta taking down Texas' No. 26 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo and Ashton Bowers.
• Clinched the doubles point alongside Pitta against Bellarmine, Tulane, Arkansas State and Memphis.
• Established a career-long doubles winning steak of seven matches from January 1 to February 7.
• Distinguished as one of only two freshman in the SEC to play the majority of their dual matches at the #1 position in both singles and doubles.
Fall 2024
• Made her collegiate debut on Sept. 13 at the Debbie Southern Fall Classic.
• Earned her first career singles victory on Oct. 11 against LSU's Kenna Erickson (6-2, 1-6, 6-4) at the ITA Southern Regional Championship.
• Played in her first collegiate doubles match on Sept. 13 with Athina Pitta at the Furman Fall Classic in Greenville.
• Her first career doubles victory was on Sept. 14, also with Pitta. The duo defeated Clemson’s Artemis Aslanisvili and Sophia Hatton (6-1).
• Fall long winning streak in doubles was two matches with Jayna Clemens at the Rice Fall Invitational.
Before Mississippi State
• Prepped at Marina High School in California.
• Won the 2023 U18 Canadian Outdoor Nationals double championship.
• Won the 2023 J60 Edmonton doubles championship.
• Won the 2022 J100 Burlington and the J30 Halifax doubles championship.
• Participated in the U12 Canadian Indoor Nationals twice.
• Won the 2018 U12 Canadian Outdoor Nationals in doubles.
• Chosen to represent Canada in 2018 at Bolivia's COPA COSAT U12.
Personal
• Born March 10
• Daughter of Michael and Claudia Oboniye
• Has two brothers, Josh and Ethan
• Major: Psychology
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