Freed-Hardeman University

Claudia Sanchez came to Freed-Hardeman in 1992 from Valencia, Venezuela. As a member of the Lady Lion tennis team, she soon made her mark. She was the number one player in the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference and a TCAC All-Conference selection as a freshman. Following her first appearance in the NAIA national tournament, she was named an All-American.

Sanchez followed her successful freshman year with three additional years of sterling play, leading the Lady Lions to a perfect 62-0 conference record. She posted a career singles record of111-15 and an additional doubles record of 111-15. Over her career, she won every conference match in doubles and lost only one conference singles match.

She was a four-time all-conference selection and a four-time NAIA All-American. In her junior and senior years, Sanchez won the ITA Rolex Regional championship and participated in the ITA Rolex National Tournament.

She received a Bachelor of Science in computing science from Freed-Hardeman in 1995.