Inah Canete

Inah Canete is the assistant women’s tennis coach at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA and serves as a lead coach for Next Athletes and Nike Tennis Camps.

As an athlete, Canete finished at No.16 in the nation playing doubles at University of Missouri with sister, Mae. Below is her list of achievements.

2023-24 (Senior)

• SEC Community Service Team
• Overall record of 16-13 in singles play, competing primarily at the No. 2, including a 9-6 record in tournament play
• Posted a 2-4 singles record in SEC matches and went 2-0 against nationally ranked opponents
• Defeated No. 80 Ekate Khairutdinova of FIU during the fall FIU Invitational (Jan. 10-12) and No. 36 Catherine Aulia of Tennessee (April 11)
• Opened spring dual play with five wins in her first six completed matches, including back-to-back wins over South Dakota and Northern Illinois (Jan. 19)
• Went 17-12 in doubles across the season, including an 8-4 tournament tally
• Captured 12 doubles wins with partner Korina Roso, including victories over FIU (6-1), Houston (6-0) and Colorado State (6-0)
• Paired with Andrea Artimedi in the second half of the season, earning a notable 6-2 doubles win over Texas A&M (March 14) and a 6-0 shutout of Florida (March 21)

2023-24 (Junior)

• SEC Spring Honor Roll
• Combined for a 4-12 record in the No. 2 singles slot and was 10-11 in doubles matches, playing in the one slot with sister Mae Canete
• The Canete pairing was invited to and competed in the ITA Fall Championship, where they advanced to the round of 16 before falling to the No. 1 doubles team in the country, Elizabeth Scotty and Reese Brantmeier of North Carolina
• Competed in the ITA Central Regional Championship, where the Canete duo secured a spot in the semifinals
• Began the preseason ranked No. 32 in the ITA Doubles Rankings with M. Canete and peaked at No. 16
• Won against SEC opponent Mississippi State with her sister on court one in a dominant 6-1 effort

2022-23 (Sophomore)

• Was second on the team with 11 singles victories.
• Went 11-6 in doubles matches with sister Mae, beating two nationally ranked doubles squads along the way.
• Added two doubles victories with Laura Masic and Gabriela Martinez.
• Handed Mizzou one of its three ranked singles victories this season, defeating No. 88 Maria Rizzolo of Mississippi State.
• Won her only match in the two spot, while going 4-2 in the three spot.

BEFORE MIZZOU

• Christine Canete, who also goes by Inah, joins the Tigers after a dominating freshman season at Central Oklahoma.
• Canete was one of four freshman nationally to earn DII All-America honors after posting a 19-2 record.
• She finished her freshman season ranked No. 8 in the ITA Singles Top 25 and earned ITA Central Region Freshman of the Year. Canete was also the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Freshman of the Year.
• The Canete sisters also earned Doubles All-America honors in 2022, after dominating the season with a 22-2 doubles record.
• They finished the year as the No. 1 ranked doubles team in the country and won the 2021 ITA Doubles National Championship.