W. Tennis Signs Two For 2020 Class
6/13/2016 2:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off a very successful Spring this past season, head coach Sara Anundsen announced the signing of two incoming freshmen to add to a very success returning lineup for the Fall of 2016.
The Class of 2020 is Anundsen's third recruiting class since taking over the program in the summer of 2014. The Wildcats will welcome Alexandra Abele and Samantha Armas, who hail from Cincinnati, Ohio and Acworth, Ga.
In addition to the two incoming recruits, the Wildcats will welcome back nearly their entire starting lineup from this past season. They bring back five of their six singles starters, while two of their top three doubles teams return. In all, eight letterwinners return, including A-10 all-conference picks Anna Catharine Feaster, Ava Todd and Gabrielle Centenari, after finishing a very impressive 18-5 this past year and a perfect 6-0 in A-10 play. Davidson reached the league championship title match in just its second year in the league.
Meet the incoming class...
Alexandra Abele
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Sycamore
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Sycamore, playing No. 1 singles ... finished runner-up Ohio Division I singles in 2015, third place in 2014 and runner-up in doubles in 2013 ... three-time All-State First Team pick (2013-15) ... team captain in 2015 ... sported a 30-5 record during senior prep season, all at No. 1 singles, while finishing runner-up Ohio Division I Singles ... part of Sycamore team that finished runner-up at state championships ... tallied an overall career record of 117-28 overall, going 98-25 in singles and 19-3 in doubles ... the 117 overall wins along with the 98 in singles set a school record ... Sycamore Fall 2015 Female Scholar Athlete (one award per season) ... graduated Summa Cum Laude ... Greater Miami Conference All Academic Honors (all four years) ... father played at Purdue (1980-84), claiming a Big Ten Singles Championship in 1984, while reaching the NCAA as an individual qualifier in 1983 and 1984.
Samantha Armas
Hometown: Acworth, Ga.
High School: Kennesaw Mountain
Prep and personal: Played at Kennesaw Mountain High, earning four letters ... named all-county tennis player three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) ... recorded a 17-3 record during senior prep season to finish career with a 64-7 mark ... Reached Class 6A State Team Tournament Final Four in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 ... team reached Class 6A State Team Tournament Final Four in 2015 ... four-time Region 4 team champions (2013-2016) ... Academic Achievement in A.P. Government in 2016 ... earned Honors and Magnet Program Graduate.
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Coming off a very successful Spring this past season, head coach Sara Anundsen announced the signing of two incoming freshmen to add to a very success returning lineup for the Fall of 2016.
The Class of 2020 is Anundsen's third recruiting class since taking over the program in the summer of 2014. The Wildcats will welcome Alexandra Abele and Samantha Armas, who hail from Cincinnati, Ohio and Acworth, Ga.
In addition to the two incoming recruits, the Wildcats will welcome back nearly their entire starting lineup from this past season. They bring back five of their six singles starters, while two of their top three doubles teams return. In all, eight letterwinners return, including A-10 all-conference picks Anna Catharine Feaster, Ava Todd and Gabrielle Centenari, after finishing a very impressive 18-5 this past year and a perfect 6-0 in A-10 play. Davidson reached the league championship title match in just its second year in the league.
Meet the incoming class...
Alexandra Abele
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Sycamore
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Sycamore, playing No. 1 singles ... finished runner-up Ohio Division I singles in 2015, third place in 2014 and runner-up in doubles in 2013 ... three-time All-State First Team pick (2013-15) ... team captain in 2015 ... sported a 30-5 record during senior prep season, all at No. 1 singles, while finishing runner-up Ohio Division I Singles ... part of Sycamore team that finished runner-up at state championships ... tallied an overall career record of 117-28 overall, going 98-25 in singles and 19-3 in doubles ... the 117 overall wins along with the 98 in singles set a school record ... Sycamore Fall 2015 Female Scholar Athlete (one award per season) ... graduated Summa Cum Laude ... Greater Miami Conference All Academic Honors (all four years) ... father played at Purdue (1980-84), claiming a Big Ten Singles Championship in 1984, while reaching the NCAA as an individual qualifier in 1983 and 1984.
Samantha Armas
Hometown: Acworth, Ga.
High School: Kennesaw Mountain
Prep and personal: Played at Kennesaw Mountain High, earning four letters ... named all-county tennis player three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) ... recorded a 17-3 record during senior prep season to finish career with a 64-7 mark ... Reached Class 6A State Team Tournament Final Four in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 ... team reached Class 6A State Team Tournament Final Four in 2015 ... four-time Region 4 team champions (2013-2016) ... Academic Achievement in A.P. Government in 2016 ... earned Honors and Magnet Program Graduate.
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