Women's Tennis Adds Five Newcomers
August 9, 2019 | Women's Tennis
BOSTON – The Boston University women's tennis team will welcome five new Terriers to the fold for the 2019-20 season, head coach Lesley Sheehan announced.
The incoming group features a pair of transfers in Alex Angyalosy (Clemson) and Mia Wallace (Elon) along with three freshmen, Erica Di Battista, Sofia Kostirko and Steph Nguyen. Wallace is a native of nearby Arlington, Massachusetts, while both Di Battista and Kostirko hail from Canada. Nguyen will make the longest trek from California, and the Illinois native Angyalosy is able to remain on the east coast after attending high school in Florida.
Alex Angyalosy | Junior | Boca Raton, Fla. | Florida Virtual School | Clemson Univ.
Spent three semesters at Clemson from January 2018 – May 2019 ... Posted an 8-14 singles record with a 4-8 mark at line 5 and 2-1 record in the No. 6 slot during the 2018-19 season ... Collected notable wins against Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech ... Recorded a combined five doubles victories, including four at line 3 ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for earning a GPA above 3.50 ... Posted 7-4 singles mark and 6-6 doubles record in the fall of 2017 as a freshman at Texas Tech ... A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net who ranked as high as 41st nationally ... Top 300 in the world ITF rankings her senior year of high school ... Won two ITF Grade 4 doubles titles as a junior, while also finishing runner-up at the Bahamas ITF Singles tournament and claiming the Bahamas ITF Doubles title ... Placed first at the National Open Singles and Doubles tournaments her sophomore season ... Claimed the Silver Ball at the Clay Court Nationals as a freshman ... Named to the Honor Roll at Florida Virtual School.
Erica Di Battista | Freshman | Montreal, Que. | Academie Les Estacades
Won ITF G3 doubles (Burlington, Canada) and G4 singles (Puerto Rico) titles her junior season ... Ranked as high as first in singles and doubles at the provincial level her sophomore year ... Ranked as high as fourth and third at the national level, respectively ... Finished first in doubles at the 2017 Outdoor Canadian Junior Nationals while also placing fifth in singles ... Captured ITF G3 doubles (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) and G4 singles (San Salvador, El Salvador) titles ... Earned a ITF G4 doubles (Monterrey, Mexico) championship her freshman year ... Took fifth in singles at the Indoor Canadian Junior Nationals and first in doubles at the Outdoor Canadian Junior Nationals ... Placed second in the Canada Games doubles and third in the team result.
Sofia Kostirko | Freshman | Mississauga, Ont. | St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School
Reached the finals in doubles at the Copa Horizontes de la Amistad ITF in Cuba as a senior ... Took fifth place in the 2018 U18 Indoor Nationals 2017 U16 Outdoor Nationals ... Won the doubles title at the 2018 U18 Ontario Indoor Provincials and reached the finals in singles at the 2017 U16 Ontario Indoor Provincials ... Claimed the singles championship in the 2017 OFSAA Women's Open and the doubles title at the 2017 U16 Indoor Nationals ... Doubles finalist at the 34th All-Canadian Junior ITF Championship in 2016 and semifinalist in singles at the 2015 U18 ITF Canadian World Raking Event 2 ... Older sister, Iryna, was a four-year member with the Terriers and graduated in 2018.
Steph Nguyen | Freshman | Milpitas, Calif. | Milpitas
A four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net who ranked as high as No. 52 nationally ... Received the Elena Cadet Junior Sportsmanship Award as a senior ... Member of Team Norcal's squad (seven top players) that went on to represent the section at the National Team Event her junior year ... Participated in intersections her sophomore year, where she competed against standout players from other sections across the country in Louisiana.
Mia Wallace | Junior | Arlington, Mass. | Arlington | Elon Univ.
Spent two years at Elon University ... Went a combined 18-8 in singles and 7-10 in doubles with the Phoenix ... Had perfect 6-0 mark at No. 5/6 singles as a freshman with highlight wins over North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T and Winston-Salem State ... A two-time All-Scholastic selection (Boston Globe and Boston Herald) at Arlington H.S. ... Winner of the North State Individual Singles title and was a Massachusetts Singles State finalist as a senior in 2017 ... Guided squad as team captain to its first state tournament appearance in eight years during the 2017 campaign ... Completed her senior year with an undefeated high school season and was named the Boston Globe Player of the Year for her efforts ... Recipient of the MIAA Sportsmanship Award in 2017 ... Three-time team MVP while also a two-time Middlesex League MVP and All Star.
The incoming group features a pair of transfers in Alex Angyalosy (Clemson) and Mia Wallace (Elon) along with three freshmen, Erica Di Battista, Sofia Kostirko and Steph Nguyen. Wallace is a native of nearby Arlington, Massachusetts, while both Di Battista and Kostirko hail from Canada. Nguyen will make the longest trek from California, and the Illinois native Angyalosy is able to remain on the east coast after attending high school in Florida.
Alex Angyalosy | Junior | Boca Raton, Fla. | Florida Virtual School | Clemson Univ.Spent three semesters at Clemson from January 2018 – May 2019 ... Posted an 8-14 singles record with a 4-8 mark at line 5 and 2-1 record in the No. 6 slot during the 2018-19 season ... Collected notable wins against Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech ... Recorded a combined five doubles victories, including four at line 3 ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for earning a GPA above 3.50 ... Posted 7-4 singles mark and 6-6 doubles record in the fall of 2017 as a freshman at Texas Tech ... A five-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net who ranked as high as 41st nationally ... Top 300 in the world ITF rankings her senior year of high school ... Won two ITF Grade 4 doubles titles as a junior, while also finishing runner-up at the Bahamas ITF Singles tournament and claiming the Bahamas ITF Doubles title ... Placed first at the National Open Singles and Doubles tournaments her sophomore season ... Claimed the Silver Ball at the Clay Court Nationals as a freshman ... Named to the Honor Roll at Florida Virtual School.
Erica Di Battista | Freshman | Montreal, Que. | Academie Les Estacades
Won ITF G3 doubles (Burlington, Canada) and G4 singles (Puerto Rico) titles her junior season ... Ranked as high as first in singles and doubles at the provincial level her sophomore year ... Ranked as high as fourth and third at the national level, respectively ... Finished first in doubles at the 2017 Outdoor Canadian Junior Nationals while also placing fifth in singles ... Captured ITF G3 doubles (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) and G4 singles (San Salvador, El Salvador) titles ... Earned a ITF G4 doubles (Monterrey, Mexico) championship her freshman year ... Took fifth in singles at the Indoor Canadian Junior Nationals and first in doubles at the Outdoor Canadian Junior Nationals ... Placed second in the Canada Games doubles and third in the team result.
Sofia Kostirko | Freshman | Mississauga, Ont. | St. Mildred's-Lightbourn SchoolReached the finals in doubles at the Copa Horizontes de la Amistad ITF in Cuba as a senior ... Took fifth place in the 2018 U18 Indoor Nationals 2017 U16 Outdoor Nationals ... Won the doubles title at the 2018 U18 Ontario Indoor Provincials and reached the finals in singles at the 2017 U16 Ontario Indoor Provincials ... Claimed the singles championship in the 2017 OFSAA Women's Open and the doubles title at the 2017 U16 Indoor Nationals ... Doubles finalist at the 34th All-Canadian Junior ITF Championship in 2016 and semifinalist in singles at the 2015 U18 ITF Canadian World Raking Event 2 ... Older sister, Iryna, was a four-year member with the Terriers and graduated in 2018.
Steph Nguyen | Freshman | Milpitas, Calif. | Milpitas
A four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net who ranked as high as No. 52 nationally ... Received the Elena Cadet Junior Sportsmanship Award as a senior ... Member of Team Norcal's squad (seven top players) that went on to represent the section at the National Team Event her junior year ... Participated in intersections her sophomore year, where she competed against standout players from other sections across the country in Louisiana.
Mia Wallace | Junior | Arlington, Mass. | Arlington | Elon Univ.Spent two years at Elon University ... Went a combined 18-8 in singles and 7-10 in doubles with the Phoenix ... Had perfect 6-0 mark at No. 5/6 singles as a freshman with highlight wins over North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T and Winston-Salem State ... A two-time All-Scholastic selection (Boston Globe and Boston Herald) at Arlington H.S. ... Winner of the North State Individual Singles title and was a Massachusetts Singles State finalist as a senior in 2017 ... Guided squad as team captain to its first state tournament appearance in eight years during the 2017 campaign ... Completed her senior year with an undefeated high school season and was named the Boston Globe Player of the Year for her efforts ... Recipient of the MIAA Sportsmanship Award in 2017 ... Three-time team MVP while also a two-time Middlesex League MVP and All Star.
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