TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State will continue to add to their depth with the addition of Mayra Jovic (West Hills, Calif.) who signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the RiverHawks, head coach Jon Parker announced on Thursday.

Jovic will come to NSU as an incoming junior after playing for Santa Monica College for two seasons.  As a sophomore, Jovic went 20-2 playing the top singles spot where she won the Western State Conference Tournament.  Later in the postseason, she reached the quarterfinals of the Ojai Valley Tournament.  In doubles, she went 21-3 and won the Ojai Valley Tournament.

During her freshman campaign, Jovic was the second SMC player to win a state title championship, and was went spotless in both doubles and singles play; she was also named the Western State Conference Player of the Year. 

In 2015, Jovic was an ITA All-American in doubles and singles and one of three players to be named.  Following her sophomore season, Jovic was top-ranked in doubles and second in singles by the ITA, and should earn repeat All-American honors in June.

The native of Argentina has played tennis since she was five and moved back when she was 15 to train in her native country.  Jovic played mostly on clay courts and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country.

Northeastern State finished the season in the NCAA Round of 16 for the fifth year in a row, winning both MIAA Regular Season and Tournament Titles.