T-5th – Career Doubles Wins (35, w/O’Donnell)
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-24 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-24 ITA Scholar-Athlete
Senior (2023-24)
In her final season as a Razorback, Stara collected overall records of 10-15 in singles and 14-16 in doubles. During the fall season, Stara went 3-5 and reached the Round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships for the second consecutive year. Stara competed primarily on courts three and four during the dual season and finished 7-10 in the spring. Stara opened with two consecutive wins against Bradley and Purdue while recording four victories in her final five matches in which she finished to conclude the regular season. Stara earned a singles point for the Hogs in SEC wins over No. 38 Ole Miss, No. 63 Kentucky and Mississippi State. In doubles, Stara teamed up with Grace O’Donnell to earn their only ranked win of the season together after defeating No. 38 Brumfield/Cadar (Maryland) at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall. O’Donnell and Stara posted a 9-11 dual record at the No. 2 position and ended the regular season winning five of their final six matches. The duo clinched the doubles point for Arkansas in matches against No. 11 Texas A&M, No. 15 South Carolina and Purdue while the tandem recorded a three-match winning streak at the end of the regular season. O’Donnell and Stara secured victories in Arkansas’ wins against No. 38 Ole Miss, No. 48 Northwestern, Mississippi State and Tulsa.
Junior (2022-23)
During her junior season, Lenka Stara posted an overall 14-19 record in singles play. In the fall, Stara went 5-6 where she advanced to the Round of 32 at the ITA Central Region Championships. Stara played at the No. 4 position through the dual season, holding a 9-13 record. Stara clinched the upset over No. 12 Auburn for the Razorbacks, defeating Angella Okutoyi in three sets. In conference play, Stara won five straight matches including a win over Texas A&M’s Daria Smetannikov. In doubles play, Stara and her partner Grace O’Donnell ended the season on a six-match win streak to improve to 21-9 overall.
Sophomore (2021-22)
In her first season as a Razorback, Lenka Stara was a mainstay in the lineup at the No. 4 position in singles and with partner Laura Rijkers on court two in doubles. Stara rolled into the dual season with an 11-match winning streak, going 8-0 in the No. 4 position to start the spring. Stara finished the dual season with a 15-7 record at the No. 4 position, going 17-7 overall. In doubles, Stara and Rijkers went 4-0 at the No. 1 position and 10-10 in the No. 2 spot for Arkansas, ending the season on a three-match winning streak. The duo helped lead Arkansas to six straight doubles points, clinching the point in wins over Kentucky and Vanderbilt. In the loss to No. 10 Georgia, the duo earned their first ranked win of the season over No. 47 Reasco/Vidmanova to clinch the doubles point.
Prior to Arkansas
During her freshman campaign at Oklahoma State, she went 9-1 overall in singles play … went 1-0 at the fifth spot and 8-1 in the sixth spot in singles … went 3-0 against nationally ranked players … had a 2 game win streak in singles … went 8-1 overall in doubles play with partner Bunyawi Thamchaiwat … went 1-0 in the number one spot and 7-1 in the number two spot with partner Thamchaiwat in doubles play … went 1-0 against a nationally ranked team … was one of eight Cowgirls to receive recognition as an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Personal
Born on March 27, 2000, to Darina and Vladimir Stara in Slovakia. Stara competitively swam for eight years and was a Slovak champion in the 50 meter freestyle.
