2017-18 (Jr.)
• Voted to Big South First Team All-Conference Singles listing • Selected to First Team All-Conference Doubles listing alongside partner Maria Medina • Garnered inclusion on the VaSID University Division All-State Doubles first team with Medina, one of three doubles teams in the state of Virginia to earn the recognition and the fourth-ever Liberty pairing to receive the honor • Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll • Finished with 20 singles victories on the year, including 18 wins in the spring • Had an 18-3 spring singles record for the third-best singles winning percentage (.857) in the Big South among all players • Posted a 13-1 record as Liberty's No. 3 singles player for the best winning percentage (.929) in the Big South • Closed the season by winning her final 11 singles matches (March 15-April 21) and 18 of her last 19 matches • Posted 21 doubles wins on the season, with 18 coming in the spring, all with Medina • Recorded an 18-5 record in spring doubles matches with Medina, including a 17-5 mark in the No. 2 spot in the lineup for the best Big South No. 2 doubles winning percentage (.773) • Closed the year by winning the last nine doubles matches, spanning March 31-April 21
Previous School • Played for two years at NCAA DII Southwest Baptist in Missouri • Guided the Bearcats to a final team ranking of No. 22 in the Oracle/ITA Division II Women's National Team Rankings as a sophomore • Led Southwest Baptist to a No. 12 national ranking as a first-year player • Posted 22-0 record in singles as a freshman at No. 1-3 singles • Recorded 25-2 record in doubles during freshman campaign
Prep • Graduate of Colegio Juscelino Kubitschek • Ranked as high as No. 633 on the ITF World Junior circuit • Won a doubles title and ITF Itajai and was a finalist in doubles at ITF Guatemala as a junior • Captured singles and doubles titles at Cosat Argentina as a sophomore • Reached finals in singles at Banana Bowl and semifinals at Cosat Bolivia as a freshman
Personal • Daughter of Edilmario Cruz Soares and Zilvana Costa de Souza • Majoring in interdisciplinary studies • Birthday is May 9
Four Liberty women's tennis players were honored on Wednesday evening by the conference prior to the start of the 2019 ASUN Women's Tennis Championship. Read More
Apr 17
Senior Lara Soares is listed as the 64th-ranked singles player in the country in the latest Oracle/ITA Division I Women's Rankings. Read More
Nov 14
The Lady Flames tennis team featured two ranked singles players and a ranked doubles squad in the final Oracle/ITA Division I Regional Rankings. Read More
Jun 14
Liberty women's tennis players Kalani Soli, Lara Soares and Maria Medina each received recognition on the VaSID All-State team. Read More
Jun 28