BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women's tennis team added ITA All-American Salma Ewing to the 2022-23 roster, head coach Mark Weaver announced Monday. Ewing is a USC graduate transfer.
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In four seasons as a Trojan, Ewing went 63-37 in singles action and 39-28 in doubles play. Ewing's senior campaign included ITA Singles All-America honors, a trip to the NCAA Singles Sweet 16 and All-Pac-12 First Team recognition. The Lakewood, California, native notched a career-high 21 wins in singles to finish No. 44 in the final ITA national rankings, after reaching a season-high singles rank of No. 12. In total, she defeated 11 ranked opponents and was named the ITA Southwest Region Most Improved Senior.
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As a junior, Ewing was 15-6 in singles play, including a 7-2 mark in Pac-12 action. Ewing helped lead the team to the NCAA Sweet 16, before finishing the season No. 28 in the final ITA singles rankings. She defeated eight nationally-ranked opponents, including three in the top 20. Most notably, Ewing defeated No. 6 Anna Rogers of NC State, 6-4, 6-2, in the NCAA Team Round of 16.
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She opened the 2020 season ranked No. 34 before battling through injuries to an 8-4 record in singles and 4-2 mark in doubles. As a freshman in 2019, Ewing finished the year ranked No. 54 in singles and was selected to the All-Pac 12 Second Team after going 19-13. She won the ITA Southwest Regional Singles Championship, reached the ITA Masters quarterfinals and competed at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Fall Championships.
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Ewing graduated from USC with a degree in communications and will be pursuing a Graduate certificate in public management.
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"We are extremely delighted to announce that Salma Ewing will be joining our tennis team for the 2023 season," Weaver said. "Salma is an extremely talented player and has a very impressive resume to prove it. She is the former No. 1 recruit in the nation coming out of high school and has backed it up ever since, playing the number one & two positions over the years at USC and earning All-America honors in 2022."
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In four seasons as a Trojan, Ewing went 63-37 in singles action and 39-28 in doubles play. Ewing's senior campaign included ITA Singles All-America honors, a trip to the NCAA Singles Sweet 16 and All-Pac-12 First Team recognition. The Lakewood, California, native notched a career-high 21 wins in singles to finish No. 44 in the final ITA national rankings, after reaching a season-high singles rank of No. 12. In total, she defeated 11 ranked opponents and was named the ITA Southwest Region Most Improved Senior.
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As a junior, Ewing was 15-6 in singles play, including a 7-2 mark in Pac-12 action. Ewing helped lead the team to the NCAA Sweet 16, before finishing the season No. 28 in the final ITA singles rankings. She defeated eight nationally-ranked opponents, including three in the top 20. Most notably, Ewing defeated No. 6 Anna Rogers of NC State, 6-4, 6-2, in the NCAA Team Round of 16.
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She opened the 2020 season ranked No. 34 before battling through injuries to an 8-4 record in singles and 4-2 mark in doubles. As a freshman in 2019, Ewing finished the year ranked No. 54 in singles and was selected to the All-Pac 12 Second Team after going 19-13. She won the ITA Southwest Regional Singles Championship, reached the ITA Masters quarterfinals and competed at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Fall Championships.
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Ewing graduated from USC with a degree in communications and will be pursuing a Graduate certificate in public management.
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"We are extremely delighted to announce that Salma Ewing will be joining our tennis team for the 2023 season," Weaver said. "Salma is an extremely talented player and has a very impressive resume to prove it. She is the former No. 1 recruit in the nation coming out of high school and has backed it up ever since, playing the number one & two positions over the years at USC and earning All-America honors in 2022."
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN.