2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
Sanford, Alle
Alle Sanford
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Westerville, Ohio
- High School:
- Olentangy Orange
Bio
CAREER
Member of four ITA National Team Indoor Championship teams in 2018, ’20, ’21 and ’22 • Member of three ACC Championship clubs (2018, ’19, ’21) • All-America doubles selection in 2018 • Won the 2017 Oracle/ITA Masters • Career singles record of 77-46 • Became the 11th player in program history with 100 career doubles victories (100-43) • Graduated in May 2022 with an economics degree with a neuroscience minor.
FIFTH YEAR (2021-22)
Finished the season ranked No. 41 in doubles with Cameron Morra and No. 67 with Reilly Tran • Owned a 5-1 record playing with Morra and a 15-3 mark with Tran • Compiled an 11-6 overall singles record (7-2 in dual matches, 5-2 vs. the ACC) • Became the only player in collegiate tennis history to win four ITA Team Indoor Championships • Helped Carolina earn the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and advance to the semifinals for the second year in a row.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
ITA Scholar-Athlete • ACC Academic Honor Roll selection • Finished the season ranked No. 36 in doubles with Reilly Tran • Owned a 5-2 overall singles record (5-0 in dual matches, 2-0 vs. the ACC) • Ranked No. 53 in singles in the Jan. 13 rankings • Was 20-4 (7-2 vs. the ACC) playing doubles with Reilly Tran • Won the ACC Championship for the third time • Helped Carolina earn the program’s first No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and reach the semifinals • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time • Represented the women’s tennis team as part of UNC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
ACC Academic Honor Roll selection • Finished the season ranked No. 51 in singles and No. 15 in doubles with Makenna Jones • Owned a 20-9 overall singles record (10-3 in dual matches, 4-1 vs. ACC) • Was 12-1 in doubles (9-1 in duals, 4-1 vs. ACC) with Makenna Jones • Reached the quarterfinals in both the singles and doubles fields with Anika Yarlagadda at the ITA Carolina Regionals • Won 12 straight doubles matches with Jones • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Compiled an 18-11 overall singles record in second season with the Tar Heels • Produced a 14-7 record in dual matches and a 6-2 mark against the ACC • Went 2-2 in the NCAA Team Championship, including a victory over UCLA’s Gabby Andrews in the quarterfinals • Picked up a win over Duke’s Margaryta Bilokin in the finals of the ACC Championship • Enjoyed a 13-9 overall doubles record with Sara Daavettila • The duo had an eight-match winning streak late in the dual match season that included a 3-0 mark in the ACC Championship and wins over SC State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the NCAA Team Championship • Was preseason ranked No. 10 in doubles with Daavettila and No. 19 in singles.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
ITA All-America in doubles • All-ACC Second Team • Earned at-large selection to the NCAA Doubles Championships • Finished the season ranked No. 31 in singles and No. 17 in doubles with Sara Daavettila • The duo reached the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship to garner All-America status after being added as the first alternate in the field when Duke’s Kelly Chen and Samantha Harris were a late scratch • Won the 2017 Oracle/ITA Masters after defeating No. 1 ranked Ena Shibahara (UCLA) in the finals • Reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships • 23-18 overall singles record • 10-14 in dual matches and 4-8 against the ACC • Ranked as high as No. 6 in singles • 22-11 in doubles with Daavettila included a 13-7 mark at No. 2 line.
JUNIOR/PREP
Considered a blue chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net • Ranked as high as No. 1 in her 2017 recruiting class • Also ranked as high as 16th in the world in juniors and 516th overall in the world by the WTA • Won the Easter Bowl ITF event in April 2016 • Reached the quarterfinals of the Dow Corning Classic 100K USTA Pro Circuit event in February 2016 • Competed with the USTA National Team in 2015 and 2016 • Participated in the US Open Juniors event in 2014, 2015, and reached the round of 16 in 2016 • Competed in the French Open Juniors in 2015 and ’16, and made it to the round of 16 in singles and quarterfinals of doubles at Wimbledon Juniors in 2016 • Has won nine singles titles and eight doubles titles in her juniors career • Has an older sister, Anna, that played tennis at Ohio State University from 2015-18.
Member of four ITA National Team Indoor Championship teams in 2018, ’20, ’21 and ’22 • Member of three ACC Championship clubs (2018, ’19, ’21) • All-America doubles selection in 2018 • Won the 2017 Oracle/ITA Masters • Career singles record of 77-46 • Became the 11th player in program history with 100 career doubles victories (100-43) • Graduated in May 2022 with an economics degree with a neuroscience minor.
FIFTH YEAR (2021-22)
Finished the season ranked No. 41 in doubles with Cameron Morra and No. 67 with Reilly Tran • Owned a 5-1 record playing with Morra and a 15-3 mark with Tran • Compiled an 11-6 overall singles record (7-2 in dual matches, 5-2 vs. the ACC) • Became the only player in collegiate tennis history to win four ITA Team Indoor Championships • Helped Carolina earn the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and advance to the semifinals for the second year in a row.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
ITA Scholar-Athlete • ACC Academic Honor Roll selection • Finished the season ranked No. 36 in doubles with Reilly Tran • Owned a 5-2 overall singles record (5-0 in dual matches, 2-0 vs. the ACC) • Ranked No. 53 in singles in the Jan. 13 rankings • Was 20-4 (7-2 vs. the ACC) playing doubles with Reilly Tran • Won the ACC Championship for the third time • Helped Carolina earn the program’s first No. 1 seed at the NCAA Team Championship and reach the semifinals • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time • Represented the women’s tennis team as part of UNC’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019-20)
ACC Academic Honor Roll selection • Finished the season ranked No. 51 in singles and No. 15 in doubles with Makenna Jones • Owned a 20-9 overall singles record (10-3 in dual matches, 4-1 vs. ACC) • Was 12-1 in doubles (9-1 in duals, 4-1 vs. ACC) with Makenna Jones • Reached the quarterfinals in both the singles and doubles fields with Anika Yarlagadda at the ITA Carolina Regionals • Won 12 straight doubles matches with Jones • Won the ITA Team Indoor Championship for the third time.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018-19)
Compiled an 18-11 overall singles record in second season with the Tar Heels • Produced a 14-7 record in dual matches and a 6-2 mark against the ACC • Went 2-2 in the NCAA Team Championship, including a victory over UCLA’s Gabby Andrews in the quarterfinals • Picked up a win over Duke’s Margaryta Bilokin in the finals of the ACC Championship • Enjoyed a 13-9 overall doubles record with Sara Daavettila • The duo had an eight-match winning streak late in the dual match season that included a 3-0 mark in the ACC Championship and wins over SC State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the NCAA Team Championship • Was preseason ranked No. 10 in doubles with Daavettila and No. 19 in singles.
TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2017-18)
ITA All-America in doubles • All-ACC Second Team • Earned at-large selection to the NCAA Doubles Championships • Finished the season ranked No. 31 in singles and No. 17 in doubles with Sara Daavettila • The duo reached the semifinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship to garner All-America status after being added as the first alternate in the field when Duke’s Kelly Chen and Samantha Harris were a late scratch • Won the 2017 Oracle/ITA Masters after defeating No. 1 ranked Ena Shibahara (UCLA) in the finals • Reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships • 23-18 overall singles record • 10-14 in dual matches and 4-8 against the ACC • Ranked as high as No. 6 in singles • 22-11 in doubles with Daavettila included a 13-7 mark at No. 2 line.
JUNIOR/PREP
Considered a blue chip recruit by tennisrecruiting.net • Ranked as high as No. 1 in her 2017 recruiting class • Also ranked as high as 16th in the world in juniors and 516th overall in the world by the WTA • Won the Easter Bowl ITF event in April 2016 • Reached the quarterfinals of the Dow Corning Classic 100K USTA Pro Circuit event in February 2016 • Competed with the USTA National Team in 2015 and 2016 • Participated in the US Open Juniors event in 2014, 2015, and reached the round of 16 in 2016 • Competed in the French Open Juniors in 2015 and ’16, and made it to the round of 16 in singles and quarterfinals of doubles at Wimbledon Juniors in 2016 • Has won nine singles titles and eight doubles titles in her juniors career • Has an older sister, Anna, that played tennis at Ohio State University from 2015-18.
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