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Honors and Awards
2023: Went 7-9 in singles and 6-6 in doubles overall…Grabbed a straight-set win over Gonzaga (Feb. 18) for first dual win of the season…Collected back-to-back ACC wins over Notre Dame (Feb. 24) and Louisville (Feb. 26)…Played three doubles matches from the No. 3 position with Mahak Jain and Monika Dedaj…Fall: Went 4-5 in singles and 6-4 in doubles during tournament play…Pocketed first singles win of the season in the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic…Went 3-0 in doubles to closeout the fall at the Tennessee Fall Invite with Jain.
2022: Produced a 16-9 overall doubles mark, mainly with teammate Gia Cohen…Went 14-8 in dual doubles play…Won five of first six doubles matches to open spring slate…Picked up first conference win of the season at Boston College…Closed spring season with four doubles wins, including a win over Miami in the ACC Tournament and wins over Memphis and Auburn in the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds…Fall: Went 2-1 with Mahak Jain in the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic to conclude fall action.
2020-21: ACC Academic Honor Roll…Went 6-5 in doubles and 1-4 in singles before an injury sidelined her the remainder of the season…Partnered with Gia Cohen in doubles to produce a 6-3 overall ledger, mainly from the No. 2 position…Opened her freshman campaign collecting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kelsey Mize of Ole Miss at the Bulldog Kickoff…Also collected a doubles victory at the Bulldog Kickoff with Cohen over Mississippi State…Won five of six straight doubles matches with Cohen, extending into the ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Pair pocketed three wins at ITA Indoors over Pepperdine, Ohio State and Oklahoma State.
PREP: Attended North Springs High School in Atlanta…Five-star local recruit…Risen as high as UTR of 10…Reached semifinal round of J4 Atlanta tournament in Oct. 2019, defeating four opponents, including two in straight sets…Secured a spot in main draw of J1 College Park tournament in Maryland in Aug. 2019, advancing through qualifying to reach third round of main draw…Partnered with teammate Ava Hrastar to reach quarterfinal round of JB1 Nicholasville tournament and semifinals of J4 Atlanta tournament.
PERSONAL: Chose Georgia Tech because of the coaching staff, teammates and opportunity to earn a degree from a prestigious institution…Started playing tennis around three years old playing tennis while her mother played Alta at the country club…Lists most memorable athletic achievement as reaching finals at clay court nationals round of 16 at the B1 ITF in Maryland…Intends to major in biology at Georgia Tech.
MAJOR: Business Administration
