2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster
McQuaid, Riley
Riley McQuaid
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Pacific Coast
- Hometown:
- Tustin, Calif.
Bio
MCQUAID’S AWARDS & HONORS
MCQUAID’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
AT TEXAS A&M
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Completed her senior season with a 17-9 overall singles record including a 12-5 slate during the dual match season… Finished as Texas A&M’s active leader in career singles victories with an 81-36 record in her collegiate career… Longest win streak was five matches towards the beginning of dual match play… Played most of her matches in the No. 6 slot, posting an 8-5 record at that position… Went undefeated at the No. 5 line with a 3-0 record… Secured the clinch victory in four of Texas A&M’s matches, including the last match standing to win on the road at TCU as well as both of the Aggies victories in the SEC Tournament… Posted the second most doubles wins on the squad with a 19-10 record, winning with five different partners… Won six matches apiece when paired with Jessica Anzo and Katya Townsend, all at the No. 3 line.
2020-21 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Had a 5-4 tournament singles campaign, boosted by a 2-1 performance at the TCU Winter Invitational in January… Defeated Frederica Trevisan of Rice and Sofia Murcia-Rodriguez of Texas State in straight sets at the Texas A&M Fall Invite… Owned a 7-2 doubles record through tournament play, playing with five different partners… Went 2-0 with both Katya Townsend and Elise Robbins in tournament doubles.
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Went 14-4 in singles, with an 8-1 mark to finish the season in dual matches… Played the majority of her dual matches at the No. 6 position, posting a 5-1 record… Secured the clinch victory against Houston on Jan. 19… Earned a 9-4 doubles record, posting at least one win alongside four different partners… Registered her first doubles dual match win of the season with Renee McBryde against Roos Gerritsen and Emma Goedkoop of Sam Houston State.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 6-3 singles record in tournament play… Went 2-1 at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, defeating Alee Clayton of Georgia and Stevie Kennedy of TCU in straight-sets. Advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA Texas Regional, falling to fellow Aggie Lucia Quiterio… Recorded a 5-2 performance in doubles, with a perfect 3-0 record when paired with Renee McBryde.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Led the team in singles victories, posting a 26-10 mark with an 18-8 record in dual matches… Played the majority of her matches at the No. 5 line, finishing with a 13-7 record… Went 5-1 when playing at the No. 4 line… Was 6-3 in SEC matches, with all but one coming at the No. 5 position… Recorded the clinch victory in two matches… Longest win streak of the season was 12 matches… Went 21-13 in doubles, including a 17-9 mark in dual matches… Earned the first ranking of her collegiate career, holding the No. 67 doubles spot with freshman Lucia Quiterio.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 8-2 singles record and 4-4 doubles record in tournament play… Went 3-1 in singles matches at the Big 5 Challenge in Fort Worth to open the fall slate, topped student-athletes from Virginia, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech… Reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional earning wins against Sara Djurdjevic of UIW and Michaela Haet of Rice before falling to Fernanda Labrana of Texas, reached the quarterfinals of the doubles draw alongside Iulia Ivascu… Went 3-0 at the UNLV Rebel Invite to win the Flight 4 Singles Title while earning the Flight 2 Doubles Consolation Title alongside Dorthea Faa-Hviding.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Had the second most singles victories on the team with a 24-13 overall record...Was 15-6 in dual matches, having gone 11-5 at No. 4 and 4-1 at No. 5...Went 3-5 in SEC matches only...Posted a crucial 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Fernanda Astete in the Aggies’ 4-3 NCAA first-round win against Rice…Longest win streak was five matches...Went 15-15 overall in doubles, including 11-8 in dual matches and 4-7 in SEC matches only...Was 1-3 at the No. 2 line and 10-5 at No. 3...Played the last five matches with freshman teammate Iulia Ivascu and went 3-1...Also had teamed with freshmen Dorthea Faa-Hviding or Tatiana Makarova during the spring season.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 9-7 in singles to record the second most wins on the team…Won the No. 3 singles flight consolation final at both the SMU Fall Metroplex Mania and the UNLV Rebel Invitational…Went 4-7 in doubles…Made her career debut at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational and reached the semifinals with Iulia Ivascu…Competed with Tiffany Hollebeck of SMU at the SMU Metroplex Mania and reached the finals of the No. 2 draw.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: A five-star recruit who was as high as No. 14 in TennisRecruiting.net’s junior rankings…Was No. 31 in TennisRecruiting.net’s March list of 100 top players in the 2017 recruiting class…A former member of the U.S. Junior National Team…Won four coveted United States Tennis Association (UTSA) Gold Balls, three in singles and one in doubles…Also won numerous titles in her home state, including the 2014 Southern California Sectional tournament…Won the 14s singles division at the 2013 USTA National Winter Championships and finished the year ranked fourth in the nation…Took first place at the 2014 Winter National Championships in Tucson, Arizona…Received a No. 1 national ranking in the 12s age group and was the recipient of the prestigious overall Sportsmanship Award at the 2011 USTA National Championship…Remained in the top 10 in California throughout her junior career.
PERSONAL: Riley McQuaid is the daughter of Bill and Sherri McQuaid… Has one younger brother, Garrett… Began playing tennis when she was 2 years old… Most memorable moment of her athletic career is getting third place at the 2012 Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida… Describes her tennis style as “Feisty and aggressive. My forehand is my weapon.”… Chose to sign with A&M because, “The whole Aggie atmosphere was incredible and the program was something I could really see myself being a part of.”… Hobbies include hanging out with friends and listening to music… Is majoring in human resource development… Career ambition is to do something in the sports business… Represents women’s tennis as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)… Serves as team liaison to the 12th Man Foundation… Born in Newport Beach, California.
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Favorites
(as of June 2, 2021)
Doubles
(with Lucia Quiterio)
#30 Summer Dvorak/Fernanda Contreras, Vanderbilt (March 15, 2019)
- SEC All-Tournament Team (2021)
- 2x SEC Community Service Team (2019, 20)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020)
MCQUAID’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
- Career-High Doubles Ranking – No. 67 (Mar. 19, 2019) with Lucia Quiterio
- Number of Times Ranked – One (One Doubles Ranking)
AT TEXAS A&M
2020-21 (SENIOR)
Completed her senior season with a 17-9 overall singles record including a 12-5 slate during the dual match season… Finished as Texas A&M’s active leader in career singles victories with an 81-36 record in her collegiate career… Longest win streak was five matches towards the beginning of dual match play… Played most of her matches in the No. 6 slot, posting an 8-5 record at that position… Went undefeated at the No. 5 line with a 3-0 record… Secured the clinch victory in four of Texas A&M’s matches, including the last match standing to win on the road at TCU as well as both of the Aggies victories in the SEC Tournament… Posted the second most doubles wins on the squad with a 19-10 record, winning with five different partners… Won six matches apiece when paired with Jessica Anzo and Katya Townsend, all at the No. 3 line.
2020-21 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Had a 5-4 tournament singles campaign, boosted by a 2-1 performance at the TCU Winter Invitational in January… Defeated Frederica Trevisan of Rice and Sofia Murcia-Rodriguez of Texas State in straight sets at the Texas A&M Fall Invite… Owned a 7-2 doubles record through tournament play, playing with five different partners… Went 2-0 with both Katya Townsend and Elise Robbins in tournament doubles.
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Went 14-4 in singles, with an 8-1 mark to finish the season in dual matches… Played the majority of her dual matches at the No. 6 position, posting a 5-1 record… Secured the clinch victory against Houston on Jan. 19… Earned a 9-4 doubles record, posting at least one win alongside four different partners… Registered her first doubles dual match win of the season with Renee McBryde against Roos Gerritsen and Emma Goedkoop of Sam Houston State.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 6-3 singles record in tournament play… Went 2-1 at the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, defeating Alee Clayton of Georgia and Stevie Kennedy of TCU in straight-sets. Advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA Texas Regional, falling to fellow Aggie Lucia Quiterio… Recorded a 5-2 performance in doubles, with a perfect 3-0 record when paired with Renee McBryde.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Led the team in singles victories, posting a 26-10 mark with an 18-8 record in dual matches… Played the majority of her matches at the No. 5 line, finishing with a 13-7 record… Went 5-1 when playing at the No. 4 line… Was 6-3 in SEC matches, with all but one coming at the No. 5 position… Recorded the clinch victory in two matches… Longest win streak of the season was 12 matches… Went 21-13 in doubles, including a 17-9 mark in dual matches… Earned the first ranking of her collegiate career, holding the No. 67 doubles spot with freshman Lucia Quiterio.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Posted a 8-2 singles record and 4-4 doubles record in tournament play… Went 3-1 in singles matches at the Big 5 Challenge in Fort Worth to open the fall slate, topped student-athletes from Virginia, Texas Tech and Virginia Tech… Reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional earning wins against Sara Djurdjevic of UIW and Michaela Haet of Rice before falling to Fernanda Labrana of Texas, reached the quarterfinals of the doubles draw alongside Iulia Ivascu… Went 3-0 at the UNLV Rebel Invite to win the Flight 4 Singles Title while earning the Flight 2 Doubles Consolation Title alongside Dorthea Faa-Hviding.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Had the second most singles victories on the team with a 24-13 overall record...Was 15-6 in dual matches, having gone 11-5 at No. 4 and 4-1 at No. 5...Went 3-5 in SEC matches only...Posted a crucial 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Fernanda Astete in the Aggies’ 4-3 NCAA first-round win against Rice…Longest win streak was five matches...Went 15-15 overall in doubles, including 11-8 in dual matches and 4-7 in SEC matches only...Was 1-3 at the No. 2 line and 10-5 at No. 3...Played the last five matches with freshman teammate Iulia Ivascu and went 3-1...Also had teamed with freshmen Dorthea Faa-Hviding or Tatiana Makarova during the spring season.
2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 9-7 in singles to record the second most wins on the team…Won the No. 3 singles flight consolation final at both the SMU Fall Metroplex Mania and the UNLV Rebel Invitational…Went 4-7 in doubles…Made her career debut at The Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational and reached the semifinals with Iulia Ivascu…Competed with Tiffany Hollebeck of SMU at the SMU Metroplex Mania and reached the finals of the No. 2 draw.
PREVIOUS ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: A five-star recruit who was as high as No. 14 in TennisRecruiting.net’s junior rankings…Was No. 31 in TennisRecruiting.net’s March list of 100 top players in the 2017 recruiting class…A former member of the U.S. Junior National Team…Won four coveted United States Tennis Association (UTSA) Gold Balls, three in singles and one in doubles…Also won numerous titles in her home state, including the 2014 Southern California Sectional tournament…Won the 14s singles division at the 2013 USTA National Winter Championships and finished the year ranked fourth in the nation…Took first place at the 2014 Winter National Championships in Tucson, Arizona…Received a No. 1 national ranking in the 12s age group and was the recipient of the prestigious overall Sportsmanship Award at the 2011 USTA National Championship…Remained in the top 10 in California throughout her junior career.
PERSONAL: Riley McQuaid is the daughter of Bill and Sherri McQuaid… Has one younger brother, Garrett… Began playing tennis when she was 2 years old… Most memorable moment of her athletic career is getting third place at the 2012 Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida… Describes her tennis style as “Feisty and aggressive. My forehand is my weapon.”… Chose to sign with A&M because, “The whole Aggie atmosphere was incredible and the program was something I could really see myself being a part of.”… Hobbies include hanging out with friends and listening to music… Is majoring in human resource development… Career ambition is to do something in the sports business… Represents women’s tennis as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)… Serves as team liaison to the 12th Man Foundation… Born in Newport Beach, California.
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Favorites
- Favorite class subject: English
- Favorite Texas A&M professor: Dr. William Collopy and Dr. Bradley Wesner
- Favorite tennis player of all time: Roger Federer
- Favorite athlete (other than tennis): Kobe Bryant
- Favorite professional sports team: Dallas Cowboys
- Favorite social media platform: Instagram
- Favorite music genre: Country
- Favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy
- Favorite movie: The Blind Side
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Soccer
- Favorite thing about Texas A&M: The people and the traditions
- Favorite Aggie tradition: Aggie Ring
- My nickname is: Rmac
- One word to describe me ON the court: Grinder
- One word to describe me OFF the court: Small
- The person who had the greatest impact on my life: My mom
- The most famous person I’ve met: Kobe Bryant
- The teammate who will surprise people this year: Isa DiLaura
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Jayci Goldsmith
- The teammate who dominates in the weight room: Katya Townsend
- The teammate who is most likely to become President: Elise Robbins
- The teammate who is the best candidate for America’s Got Talent: Jayci Goldsmith (for yodeling)
- The teammate who is the best candidate for American Ninja Warrior: Isa DiLaura
- The teammate who is the best candidate for The Bachelorette: Jayci Goldsmith
- The teammate who is the best candidate for Lip Sync Battle: Jessica Anzo
- The teammate who is the best candidate for MasterChef: Isa DiLaura
- The teammate who is the best candidate for Survivor: Jessica Anzo
- The teammate who is the best candidate for The Voice: Isa DiLaura
(as of June 2, 2021)
Doubles
(with Lucia Quiterio)
#30 Summer Dvorak/Fernanda Contreras, Vanderbilt (March 15, 2019)
Georgia Postgame: Mark Weaver, Mary Stoiana, Mia Kupres
Sunday, May 18
Michigan Postgame: Mark Weaver, Nicole Khirin, Lexington Reed
Saturday, May 17
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Daria Smetannikov
Monday, May 12
NCAA Team Championship Preview: Mia Kupres
Monday, May 12
