Ainara Fernandes

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Instituto Padre Machado
Hometown:
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Prev School:
Morgan State

MORGAN STATE (2023-24)

Appeared in 68 sets across 19 matches ... 2024: Matches/sets: 7/26 ... Kills: 48 ... Blocks: 11.0 ... Digs: 16 ... Aces: 6 ... Points: 60.5 ... 2023: Matches/sets: 29/98 ... Kills: 167 ... Blocks: 28.0 ... Assists: 12 ... Digs: 74 ... Aces: 49 ... Points: 233.5 ... MSU-high 12 kills vs South Carolina State (10/1) ... Made the Dean's list (2023-24) ... Student Award Excellence (2023-24).

ODESSA COLLEGE (2021-22)

2022: Was an All-American honorable mention … Played in 28 matches and 95 sets … Averaged 2.58 kills and 1.61 digs per set … Hit .220, totaling 245 kills, 153 digs, eight assists, 25 service aces and 26 blocks … Had five double-doubles … Concluded the season with 15 kills and 11 digs at New Mexico Military Institute (11/5) … Totaled a career-high 17 kills, had 12 digs, three blocks and two service aces against Trinity Valley Community College (9/3) ... 2021: Averaged 2.23 kills, 2.08 digs and 0.70 blocks per set, while playing in 64 sets in 22 matches…Tallied 143 kills, 133 digs, 45 blocks, 15 service aces…Posted four double-doubles…Finished with 14 kills and 13 digs against New Mexico Junior College (10/16)…Recorded 15 kills and 11 digs against Western Texas (10/9)…Had 15 kills and 11 digs against Midland (10/6)…Totaled a season-best nine blocks against Hill (8/28)…Received the Odessa College Student Award of Excellence, academic excellence and Texas Star awards.

HIGH SCHOOL

Received the outstanding student award … Named Most Valuable outside hitter in 2019 Estrella International Championship … Named best player in the game in Estrella International Championship and Estadual Championship…Earned the athlete award in Mackenzie Sport Club.

PERSONAL

Born November 6, 2001 … Daughter of Arminda Figueredo and Wilson Fernandes … Has two siblings, Abner and Ariel Fernandes … Majoring in Health Informatics.