VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota women's tennis coach Brett Barnett is pleased to announce the addition of Amanda de Oliveira to the roster for the 2023-24 school year.
 
de Oliveira hails from Caxias do Sul, Brazil and has been a top three ranked player in South America.
 
"I am pleased to announce that Amanda has signed with USD and will become a Coyote this fall," coach Barnett said. "She is a very well-rounded player and can attack off of both sides. I really like her ability to play heavy from the back of the court and flatten the ball out when she looks to hurt you. 
 
"We're getting a player that has been the best player in Brazil throughout her junior career."
 
A member of the Brazilian National Team for five years, de Oliveira was the top-ranked Brazilian in the 10u, 12u, 14u and 16u categories. She represented Brazil at the Quebec and Czech Republic World Championships.
 
She won a bronze medal at the South American Championships in Colombia while she's also a four-time Gerdau Cup champion and a three-time Banana Bowl champion.
 
"She's a great student and such a nice person that will fit in well in Vermillion," Barnett said. "Amanda is a competitor, likes being on court and is training hard to arrive in the fall ready to go. She'll make us better immediately when she arrives on campus in August."
 
The daughter of Flaviane de Oliveira and Telmo Souza de Oliveira plans to study business at South Dakota.
 
She will enroll in the fall of 2023 and have four years of eligibility.