2021 (Redshirt Senior Year): Earned first-team All-MEAC accolades, NSU’s third first-team honoree in as many full seasons … Named the MEAC Player of the Week on April 14 … Member of the AD Honor Roll both semesters … Also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Went 5-6 overall in singles, 2-1 in the MEAC, all at the No. 1 position … Earned a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Coppin State’s Shariah Dunwell in a victory on April 3 … A week later, downed Lolita Kozina of Delaware State, 6-4, 6-3, to help clinch another victory on April 10 … Also posted a 7-5 doubles mark, 2-0 in the league, going 6-5 with Laura Ruiz and 1-0 with Zada McMorris … Went 1-2 at the No. 1 position, 3-3 at the second slot, and 3-0 at No. 3 doubles … Earned a No. 2 win over Howard on April 2, 7-5, followed by a 6-4 victory against Delaware State at No. 3 doubles on April 10 in conference play … Posted a 7-5 victory at third doubles on April 24 against Florida A&M in the MEAC Tournament … Also won 6-1 at No. 2 doubles against UNCG on Feb. 25 … Began the year with a 6-3, first doubles win with McMorris at Virginia Wesleyan on Feb. 23.
2020 (Senior Year): Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Went 2-3 at the No. 1 spot in the lineup before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 … Earned a 6-0, 6-4 win over Allison Ivey on March 8 in a win over Berry College … Also defeated Savannah State’s Bria Brembry, 6-0, 6-0, on March 10 … Posted a 2-3 doubles record at the No. 2 position with Joyce Fields … Won 8-2 over Berry College and 6-0 over Savannah State.
2019 (Junior Year): Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Also a member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Named the team’s most improved player … Playing mostly at No. 2 singles, went 5-8 with a 4-1 conference record … Paired exclusively with Joyce Fields to go 6-7 overall and 4-1 in the MEAC in doubles action … Collected a non-conference win over Savannah State before claiming four-straight wins to open conference play and help the Spartans to their first MEAC Northern Division regular season title … Alongside non-conference victories against Hampton and Savannah State, won three-straight conference doubles matches to close out the regular season.
2018 (Sophomore Year): 2018 MEAC Tennis All-Academic team selection … Named most improved player by the team … Recognized on the NSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall semester … Played the entire season at No. 2 singles, registering a 7-4 record with a 3-1 mark in MEAC play … Scored non-conference victories against Mount St. Mary’s, Niagara and John Carroll … Defeated Delaware State, Morgan State and Maryland Eastern Shore in conference action … Won her final three singles decisions, including a straight-sets victory over Florida A&M’s Karen Machisa in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament … Paired with Dajana Cvjetkovic at No. 1 doubles, posting a 4-8 record with a 2-3 mark in conference matches … Registered non-conference doubles wins against Niagara and Radford … Defeated Delaware State and Maryland Eastern Shore in conference doubles matches.
2017 (Freshman Year): Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors on Feb. 22 and April 5 … Compiled a 10-4 overall record in singles play, including 4-2 in MEAC competition … Went 5-1 at the No. 3 singles position and 5-3 at the No. 4 … Won eight of her final 10 matches, including a six-match winning streak from March 9–April 2 … Three of her four losses went to a deciding third set, while nine of her 10 victories came in straight sets … Claimed victories over at Delaware State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard, Coppin State and North Carolina at the No. 4 position and wins against Hampton, Mount St. Mary's, Savannah State, James Madison and Maryland Eastern Shore at the No. 3 position … Posted a 3-8 doubles record, including 3-2 in MEAC play … Recorded a 0-1 record at the No. 1 doubles position, 2-5 at the No. 2 and 1-2 at the No. 3 … Teamed with Aranza Mellet in six matches, registering wins against Maryland Eastern Shore and Howard at the No. 2 and a victory over Coppin State as the No. 3 duo … Member of the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
High School: Ranked in the top 250 in her age group in Spain.
Personal: Full name is Paula Fortuno … Last name is pronounced For-TU-nyoh … Born on Jan. 26, 1998 … Daughter of Adrian Fortuno Carda and Pilar Meseguer Moufort … Has one brother, Joan Fortuno Meseguer … Majoring in biology … Enjoys listening to music and reading.
Fortuno's Career Record
| Singles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 2017 |
10-4 |
4-2 |
-- |
-- |
5-1 |
5-3 |
-- |
-- |
| 2018 |
7-4 |
3-1 |
-- |
7-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
5-8 |
4-1 |
0-2 |
5-6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2020 |
2-3 |
-- |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2021 |
5-6 |
2-1 |
5-6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Totals |
29-25 |
13-5 |
7-11 |
12-10 |
5-1 |
5-3 |
-- |
-- |
| Doubles |
Dual |
MEAC |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 2017 |
3-8 |
3-2 |
0-1 |
2-5 |
1-2 |
| 2018 |
4-8 |
2-3 |
4-8 |
-- |
-- |
| 2019 |
6-7 |
4-1 |
0-2 |
6-5 |
-- |
| 2020 |
2-3 |
-- |
-- |
2-3 |
-- |
| 2021 |
7-5 |
2-0 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
3-0 |
| Totals |
22-31 |
11-6 |
5-13 |
13-16 |
4-2 |
