Mari Paz Alberto Vilar

Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Alcala De Henares, Spain

Awards & Honors
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2025)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S25, F25)

2025-26
Posted a 14-15 singles record and was 16-17 in doubles play ... played mostly No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles ... was ranked 10 consecutive weeks in ITA Singles Rankings, including a top ranking of No. 45 ... teamed with Stanislava Shulzhenko to become the first Cyclone duo to earn a spot in the NCAA Doubles Championship ... pair went 1-1 at the NCAA Tournament, defeating No. 84 Bojana Pozder and Bianca Molnar of Notre Dame, 7-5, 4-6, 10-6 in the first round before falling to USC's Lily Fairclough and Daniela Borruel, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), in the Round of 16, coming up just shy of All-America honors ... paired alongside Shulzhenko, the duo went 13-10, defeated four nationally-ranked tandems, won the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic and climbed to as high as No. 34 in the ITA Doubles Rankings ... earned four singles wins against nationally-ranked opponents, including a top upset of No. 54 Alejandra Cruz from Georgia Tech ... also beat No. 67 Mckenna Schaefbauer (Illinois), No. 72 Mia Slama (North Carolina State) and No. 99 Divna Ratkovic (Rice) ... provided the clinching win against St. Thomas, downing Carolina Lindahl, 6-3, 6-0.

2024-25
Went 18-10 in singles action and 12-18 in doubles play during her first season at ISU ... of her 10 losses, seven came in three-set matches ... finished the season 4-3 in Big 12 play ... was 5-5 playing at No. 3 singles, her primary spot in the lineup ... had two match-clinching wins ... clinched Iowa State's win against No. 31 Arizona with a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win against No. 116 Martyna Ostrzygalo, the first ranked victory of her career ... also provided the clinching point against Colorado, beating Betina Tokac, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4.