Education
Antonoplis attended Glendora High School from 1973 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Southern California.
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In the 1976 Wimbledon Championships, she lost to Natasha Chmyreva in the quarter final of the Girls" Singles. In Indianapolis, they beat Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds 5–7 6–4 7–5 in the final, and in Hershey they beat Sherry Acker and Ann Henricksson 6–3 6–4. Antonoplis also acquired some notability at a 1976 satellite tournament in South Orange, New Jersey when she prevailed in a close three set semifinal match against transsexual player Renée Richards.
This was the first tournament in which Richards competed after she was publicized as having undergone a sex change procedure.
Doubles 10 (3–7).
Achievements
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In 1974, Antonoplis played her first Grand Slam match in the United States Open, which Sue Mappin won in three sets. In the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Antonoplis won the Girls" Singles, beating compatriot Mareen Louie-Harper in the final in straight sets. In 1979, she won her first Women's Tennis Association doubles title in the Player"s Canadian Open partnering Diane Evers, winning the final against Chris O"Neil and Mimi Wikstedt 2–6 6–1 6–3. In 1983, she won two doubles titles partnering Barbara Jordan. In 1986, she won her fourth and last Women's Tennis Association doubles title partnering Barbara Gerken and beating Gigi Fernández and Susan Leo 6–1 6–2 in the final.
