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2025 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster

13 Maria Fernanda Vinatea Sánchez

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rancagua, Chile
  • High School Colegio Quimahue
  • Prev School Texas A&M- Corpus Christi

Biography

2024: Overall record 7-11 on the season… 1-7 record with Zoe Cahill on court five… 2-1 record on court five with Emma Bratecivic… 1-0 record with Hania Taduran on court five… 2-3 record with Lauren Huggins, 2-2 on court four, 0-1 on court five… 1-0 record with Paola Alvarado on court five

2023 (TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI): Played mainly as an alternative and accompanied the team to the NCAA Tournament in Gulf Shores, Alabama

2022 (TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI): In freshman year, saw action in one match with Elizabeth Cortez on court five against No. 2 TCU

HIGH SCHOOL/ PERSONAL: Competed in the South American U19 in Bolivia and the South American U21 in Paraguay in 2021... participated in the South American Adult Championship in 2020... started playing for the National Beach Volleyball Team of Peru in 2019 and finished first in South American U21... National Beach Volleyball U16 Champion in 2018... finished second and third-place in the National Beach Volleyball U18 Championships in 2017... played club for Club Quimahue and played in two Binational Games in Chile and Argentina, representing the O'Higgins region; she finished in fourth in 2018 and fifth in 2017... Born Sept. 13, 2002... nickname is Fer... daughter of Jose Vinatea and Arelys Sanchez... has one sibling Maria Jose Vinatea Sanchez... enjoys health and fitness, paint and music... favorite athletes are Laura Ludwig and Sarah Sponcil... majoring in biomedical sciences

Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2024Junior

    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2025Senior

    5'7"
    13