2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
Graham, Alexa
Alexa Graham
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Garden City, N.Y.
- High School:
- Garden City
Bio
CAREER
Six-time ITA All-America selection; singles (2019, 2020, 2021), doubles (2018, 2019, 2020) • Third at UNC with 145 career singles victories • Owns the third best winning percentage in school history at 82.4 percent with a 145-31 career record • Won the 2020 ITA Fall National Championship singles title • Member of three ITA National Team Indoor Championships in 2018, 2020 and 2021 • Member of four ACC Championship clubs (2017-19, ’21) • Member of two teams that reached the semifinals of the NCAA Team Championship (2019, 2021) • All-ACC selection on four occasions • 2019 ITA National Player to Watch Award winner • Participated in the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games in Peru • Represented Team USA at the 2019 Master’U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenoble, France • Represented the women’s tennis team as part of UNC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council • Graduate in May 2021 as a double major in political science and media and journalism • Granted an additional year of eligibility after the 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
ITA All-America in singles • Named on ITA Collegiate All-Star Team • Second team All-ACC • ITA Scholar-Athlete • All-ACC Academic Team • Finished the season ranked No. 10 in singles • Recorded a 15-3 overall singles record (13-2 in dual matches, 5-1 vs. the ACC) • Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship and reached the Round of 16 • Helped Carolina earn the program’s first No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and reached the semifinals • Won the ACC Championship for the fourth time • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time •
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20)
ITA All-America in singles and doubles • Named to the all-tournament team of the 2020 ITA National Team Indoor Championship • ITA National Player of the Week (Feb. 4) • Named ACC Player of the Week twice • ACC Academic Honor Roll member • Finished the season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 4 in doubles with Sara Daavettila • Recorded a 24-6 overall singles record (12-2 in dual matches, 4-2 vs. ACC) • Was 13-5 in doubles (9-1 at No. 1 doubles) with Sara Daavettila • Finished runner-up in singles at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships • Reached the quarterfinals of the Oracle ITA Masters and also the quarters in doubles at the ITA Women’s All-Americans • Knocked off defending NCAA Singles Champion and No. 1 ranked Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami to highlight nine wins over top-25 ranked players • Led Team USA to another title at the 2019 Master’U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenoble, France • Posted a 3-0 singles record and a pair of wins with UCLA’s Jada Hart in doubles • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the second time.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19)
ITA All-America in singles and doubles • All-ACC First Team • ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named ACC Player of the Week five times • No. 7 seed at NCAA Singles Championship that advanced to the Round of 16 • No. 2 seed at NCAA Doubles Championship with Jessie Aney that also reached the Round of 16 • Finished the season ranked No. 7 in singles and No. 6 with Aney in doubles • Selected the 2019 ITA National Player to Watch • Named to ITA Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles with Aney • Registered the fourth most wins ever by a UNC junior with a 37-7 overall singles record • 24-3 in dual matches, 11-1 vs. the ACC • 13-4 singles record vs. top-50 ranked players; 5-1 vs. top-25 and 1-0 vs. top-10 • Won her 100th career singles match at Virginia Tech in regular season finale • Had a 24-4 overall doubles record with Aney, including 23-3 in dual matches (12-1 vs. the ACC) • Won the ACC Championship for the third-straight season.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18)
ITA All-America in doubles • All-ACC Second Team • No. 2 seed at NCAA Doubles Championship • Finished season ranked No. 3 in doubles with Jessie Aney and No. 89 in singles • Had a 33-9 overall singles record • Her 25-3 dual record gave her the second most victories in the country • Went 13-1 against the ACC • Had a 27-11 doubles record playing with Aney • Named to the all-tournament team of the 2018 ITA National Team Indoor Championship after picking up four singles wins and three doubles victories • Aney/Graham defeated No. 1 ranked Hourigan/Jones of Georgia Tech on March 24 • Enjoyed a 23-match singles winning streak between 1/20-4/15 • Won the ACC Championship for the second year in a row • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the first time.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17)
Third Team All-ACC • All-ACC Academic Team • Finished season ranked No. 78 in singles • 36-6 overall singles record • 28-3 dual match singles record (12-1 vs. the ACC) • 19-3 playing at No. 4 singles • 16-11 overall doubles record • Went 10-7 playing with Cassandra Vazquez • Earned five singles wins over ranked players • Had a 23-1 record in her last 24 singles decisions • Was a perfect 3-0 in the ACC Championship and 2-0 in the NCAA Team Championship • Defeated No. 90 Caroline Lampl (Stanford) in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Won the ACC Championship for the first time.
JUNIOR/PREP
Considered a blue chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net • Ranked as high as No. 6 in her class of 2016 • Earned highest ranking of #475 in the world by the WTA • Reached finals of three pro events, winning the 10K tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina • Won a Gold Ball at USTA Indoor National Event and a bronze ball at both the Easter Bowl and Clay Court National Championship • Also won two G18 USTA National Selections • Daughter of Bill and Debbie Graham • Has two brothers.
Six-time ITA All-America selection; singles (2019, 2020, 2021), doubles (2018, 2019, 2020) • Third at UNC with 145 career singles victories • Owns the third best winning percentage in school history at 82.4 percent with a 145-31 career record • Won the 2020 ITA Fall National Championship singles title • Member of three ITA National Team Indoor Championships in 2018, 2020 and 2021 • Member of four ACC Championship clubs (2017-19, ’21) • Member of two teams that reached the semifinals of the NCAA Team Championship (2019, 2021) • All-ACC selection on four occasions • 2019 ITA National Player to Watch Award winner • Participated in the 2019 U.S. Pan American Games in Peru • Represented Team USA at the 2019 Master’U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenoble, France • Represented the women’s tennis team as part of UNC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council • Graduate in May 2021 as a double major in political science and media and journalism • Granted an additional year of eligibility after the 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
ITA All-America in singles • Named on ITA Collegiate All-Star Team • Second team All-ACC • ITA Scholar-Athlete • All-ACC Academic Team • Finished the season ranked No. 10 in singles • Recorded a 15-3 overall singles record (13-2 in dual matches, 5-1 vs. the ACC) • Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Singles Championship and reached the Round of 16 • Helped Carolina earn the program’s first No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and reached the semifinals • Won the ACC Championship for the fourth time • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time •
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20)
ITA All-America in singles and doubles • Named to the all-tournament team of the 2020 ITA National Team Indoor Championship • ITA National Player of the Week (Feb. 4) • Named ACC Player of the Week twice • ACC Academic Honor Roll member • Finished the season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 4 in doubles with Sara Daavettila • Recorded a 24-6 overall singles record (12-2 in dual matches, 4-2 vs. ACC) • Was 13-5 in doubles (9-1 at No. 1 doubles) with Sara Daavettila • Finished runner-up in singles at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships • Reached the quarterfinals of the Oracle ITA Masters and also the quarters in doubles at the ITA Women’s All-Americans • Knocked off defending NCAA Singles Champion and No. 1 ranked Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami to highlight nine wins over top-25 ranked players • Led Team USA to another title at the 2019 Master’U BNP Paribas International Collegiate Team Competition in Grenoble, France • Posted a 3-0 singles record and a pair of wins with UCLA’s Jada Hart in doubles • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the second time.
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19)
ITA All-America in singles and doubles • All-ACC First Team • ACC Academic Honor Roll • Named ACC Player of the Week five times • No. 7 seed at NCAA Singles Championship that advanced to the Round of 16 • No. 2 seed at NCAA Doubles Championship with Jessie Aney that also reached the Round of 16 • Finished the season ranked No. 7 in singles and No. 6 with Aney in doubles • Selected the 2019 ITA National Player to Watch • Named to ITA Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles with Aney • Registered the fourth most wins ever by a UNC junior with a 37-7 overall singles record • 24-3 in dual matches, 11-1 vs. the ACC • 13-4 singles record vs. top-50 ranked players; 5-1 vs. top-25 and 1-0 vs. top-10 • Won her 100th career singles match at Virginia Tech in regular season finale • Had a 24-4 overall doubles record with Aney, including 23-3 in dual matches (12-1 vs. the ACC) • Won the ACC Championship for the third-straight season.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18)
ITA All-America in doubles • All-ACC Second Team • No. 2 seed at NCAA Doubles Championship • Finished season ranked No. 3 in doubles with Jessie Aney and No. 89 in singles • Had a 33-9 overall singles record • Her 25-3 dual record gave her the second most victories in the country • Went 13-1 against the ACC • Had a 27-11 doubles record playing with Aney • Named to the all-tournament team of the 2018 ITA National Team Indoor Championship after picking up four singles wins and three doubles victories • Aney/Graham defeated No. 1 ranked Hourigan/Jones of Georgia Tech on March 24 • Enjoyed a 23-match singles winning streak between 1/20-4/15 • Won the ACC Championship for the second year in a row • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the first time.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17)
Third Team All-ACC • All-ACC Academic Team • Finished season ranked No. 78 in singles • 36-6 overall singles record • 28-3 dual match singles record (12-1 vs. the ACC) • 19-3 playing at No. 4 singles • 16-11 overall doubles record • Went 10-7 playing with Cassandra Vazquez • Earned five singles wins over ranked players • Had a 23-1 record in her last 24 singles decisions • Was a perfect 3-0 in the ACC Championship and 2-0 in the NCAA Team Championship • Defeated No. 90 Caroline Lampl (Stanford) in the NCAA Quarterfinals • Won the ACC Championship for the first time.
JUNIOR/PREP
Considered a blue chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net • Ranked as high as No. 6 in her class of 2016 • Earned highest ranking of #475 in the world by the WTA • Reached finals of three pro events, winning the 10K tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina • Won a Gold Ball at USTA Indoor National Event and a bronze ball at both the Easter Bowl and Clay Court National Championship • Also won two G18 USTA National Selections • Daughter of Bill and Debbie Graham • Has two brothers.
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