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Women's Tennis

2016-17 Women's Tennis Roster

Maria Pandya

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool King Henry VIII HS
  • Hometown Coventry, England

Biography

2016-17
Helped the Coyotes to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championships, the team’s best finish since joining the Summit … on the season, she went 16-15 in singles and 10-6 in doubles … she won 13 matches in straight sets … in league play, she was 4-2 at the No. 5 and 6 spots … she competed in one doubles Summit League match as she teamed with Yuliya Sidenko to beat Oral Roberts 6-3 … finished the season on a three-match win streak for singles … made the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2015-16
Helped the team finish conference play with a 4-2 record while earning the No. 2 seed at the Summit League Championships, the team's highest seed since joining the Summit ... had an overall record of 10-6 in singles play and was 2-1 in doubles play ... Competed in the No. 5 and 6 spots for singles … was 3-0 in Summit League singles play and had the best winning percentage in the No. 3 spot for conference-only matches (1.000) … won seven matches in straight-sets … won eight singles sets in a row … teamed with Yuliya Sidenko to beat South Dakota State in the No. 3 doubles spot … made the Summit League honor roll, earning distinguished scholar status.

Prep
Has reached a ranking in the top-30 in England for under-16 and under-18 players ... represented Warwickshire County as a junior and senior at the national tournament ... also competed in cross country, rounders and netball at King Henry VIII ... Outside of athletics, Pandya is a Grade 8 cellist and the principal cellist of the county youth orchestra ... earned the Brian Tompkins Music Prize two years in a row.

Personal
Daughter of Pawan and Denise Pandya ... French and psychology double-major, music minor.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'3"