Missouri State

Awards & Honors
• MVC Singles Player of the Week (4/9/25)
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2025)

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Recorded nine singles wins and 11 doubles wins ... Ended the year with a 5-3 record in MVC play for both doubles and singles ... Spent all spring season in the No. 1 singles spot ... Led the team in doubles wins with 11 overall, three in the fall and eight in the spring with partner Billur Gonlusen ... Appeared in all 24 matches the Bears played in ... Named to the MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Spring semester.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Recorded 15 singles wins in her first year as a Bear ... Five wins came in the fall and 10 in the spring at the No. 3 spot ... Clinched three straight matches for the Bears when the score was tied 3-3 ... Won 13 doubles matches in the spring with doubles partner Juliette Robinon ... The duo led the team in spring doubles wins ... Moved from the No. 3 spot to the No. 2 and ultimately ended the season in the No. 1 doubles spot ... Had a 4-3 singles record and a 5-3 doubles record during conference play.

Club
Has reached 12 quarterfinals and two semifinals in ITF Juniors Singles Tournaments ... Made it to 8 quarterfinals in ITF Juniors Doubles Tournaments.

Personal
Elif Tuana Gunal was born 5/25/05 in Istabul, Türkiye ... Daughter of Sule and Serkan Gunal of Gebze, Türkiye ... Majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics.