2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Ewing, Salma
Salma Ewing
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Calif.
Bio
EWING’S AWARDS & HONORS (At Texas A&M)
EWING’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
AT TEXAS A&M
2022-23 (GRADUATE)
Joining the Aggies in the spring Ewing made an instant impact coming straight into both the singles and doubles starting lineups... She finished the season with a singles record of 16-8, winning matches across courts 1,2 and 3 including four ranked wins highlighted by a victory over No. 10 Dasha Vidmanova... In doubles she partnered with Jayci Goldsmith and the pair finished the season with a record of 24-9 including seven ranked wins and a victory over the No. 1 team in the nation Carson Tanguilig/Fiona Crawley from North Carolina... Her efforts in conference play earned her All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Tournament Team honors... Ewing qualfiied for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, coming up just short in the opening round of singles and falling in the second round of doubles with Goldsmith.
AT USC
2021-22 (SENIOR)
Salma Ewing’s senior campaign included All-American honors, a trip to the NCAA Singles Sweet 16 and All Pac-12 First Team honors … Went 21-14 overall in singles and 11-8 in dual matches … Primarily played from the No. 1 (5-4) and No. 2 (5-4) positions … In doubles, went 16-13 overall and 9-10 … Ewing and Cayetano went 5-0 in doubles and reached a season high ranking of No. 62 as a duo, primarily playing from the No. 1 spot … Playing with Snow Han (10-7, 3-5), reaching a season high ranking of No. 5 … Clinched two matches for the Women of Troy (Hawaii & UCLA) … Ended the season with an ITA Rank of #44, but reached a season high singles rank of #12 on Dec. 8 … Defeated 11 ranked opponents during the 2021-22 season … Named the ITA’s Southwest Region Most Improved Senior … ITF Los Angeles Doubles Champion (Eryn Cayetano) … Competed in ITA Fall Nationals (doubles and singles) … Won doubles flight at Fall Ranked Spotlight (alongside Snow Han)
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
In a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ewing finished the season with a 15-6 overall record and a 7-2 Pac-12 record… Helped the team to reach the NCAA Round of 16…Concluded the season ranked No. 28 in the nation…Saw action from the No. 1 (6-2), No. 2 (3-0) and No. 3 (6-3) positions…Defeated eight nationally ranked opponents (including three in the Top 20), highlighted by a 6-4, 6-2 victory over NC State’s No. 6 Anna Rogers in the NCAA Team Round of 16 on May 16…Competed in the NCAA Singles Tournament where she lost in the Round of 64 to the No. 1 ranked player in the tournament…Went 12-6 in doubles…Primarily played with partner Clare McKee from the No. 2 position (10-5)…Also partnered with Constance Branstine (0-1) and Naomi Cheong (2-0).
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Salma Ewing played early on in the spring season, but was sidelined due to injury, and then the 2020 spring season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic...Ewing went 8-4 in singles and 3-2 in dual matches...Played primarily from the No. 2 position (2-2) and also saw action from the No. 1 position (1-0)...Clinched one match for the Women of Troy versus Long Beach State...Had a season-high singles ranking of No. 34 to open the 2020 spring season...Went 4-2 in doubles and 2-1 in dual matches...Primarily played with Constance Branstine from the No. 2 position (2-1)...Also partnered with Payton Saca (1-0) and Sydney Van Alphen (1-1)...In the fall, competed in the Women of Troy Invitational, ITA Fall Nationals and the ITA Southwest Regionals where she reached the Quarterfinals.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Salma Ewing finished her freshman campaign ranked No. 54 in the nation…Selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team…Competed in the NCAA Singles Championships where she fell in the First Round…Finished the season 19-13 in singles and 8-9 in dual matches…Played every match from the No. 1 position…Had three clinching wins for the Women of Troy against Baylor, Cal State Fullerton and Utah…In doubles, went 7-7 overall and 5-6 in dual matches…Competed with multiple partners including Constance Branstine (3-2), Estella Jaeger (1-1), Ana Neffa (0-2), Becca Weissmann (0-1) and Danielle Willson (3-1)…In the fall, Ewing won the ITA Southwest Regional Singles Championship, reached the Quarterfinals of the ITA Masters and competed at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Fall Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ewing was named the #1 recruit in the 2018 tennis recruiting class by Tennis Recruiting Network...Finished fourth place at the 2018 Hard Court Nationals....Qualified and competed in multiple Jr. Grand Slams: the 2018 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon....Was the 2017 WTA Stellenbosch $15k Champion....Was a 2016 ITF Costa Rica Grade 1 finalist.
PERSONAL
Salma Ewing was born on August 28, 2000 in Pasadena, California....Daughter of Reyana and Vincent Ewing....Her mother, Reyana was a tennis player that grew up in apartheid South Africa and came to the United States to play tennis at Georgia State.
EWING’S RANKED WINS (AT A&M)
(as of May 27, 2023)
Singles
#63 Anastasia Sysoeva, Florida (January 30, 2023)
#10 Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia (April 2, 2023)
#89 Bridget Stammel, Vanderbilt (April 21, 2023)
#45 Carly Briggs, Florida (April 22, 2023)
Doubles
(With Jayci Goldsmith)
#1 Carson Tanguilig/Fiona Crawley, North Carolina (February 12, 2023)
#73 Lenka Stara/Grace O'Donnell, Arkansas (March 10, 2023)
#34 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser, Alabama (March 24, 2023)
#20 Carolyn Ansari/Ariana Arseneault, Auburn (March, 26, 2023)
#39 Esther Adeshina/Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee (March 31, 2023)
#21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee, Florida (April 22, 2023)
#7 Elise Wagle/Kimmi Hance, UCLA (May 23, 2023)
- All-SEC Second Team (2023)
- SEC All-Tournament Team (2023)
EWING’S ITA RANKING HISTORY
- Career-High Singles Ranking – No. 12
- Career-High Doubles Ranking – No. 5
AT TEXAS A&M
2022-23 (GRADUATE)
Joining the Aggies in the spring Ewing made an instant impact coming straight into both the singles and doubles starting lineups... She finished the season with a singles record of 16-8, winning matches across courts 1,2 and 3 including four ranked wins highlighted by a victory over No. 10 Dasha Vidmanova... In doubles she partnered with Jayci Goldsmith and the pair finished the season with a record of 24-9 including seven ranked wins and a victory over the No. 1 team in the nation Carson Tanguilig/Fiona Crawley from North Carolina... Her efforts in conference play earned her All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Tournament Team honors... Ewing qualfiied for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, coming up just short in the opening round of singles and falling in the second round of doubles with Goldsmith.
AT USC
2021-22 (SENIOR)
Salma Ewing’s senior campaign included All-American honors, a trip to the NCAA Singles Sweet 16 and All Pac-12 First Team honors … Went 21-14 overall in singles and 11-8 in dual matches … Primarily played from the No. 1 (5-4) and No. 2 (5-4) positions … In doubles, went 16-13 overall and 9-10 … Ewing and Cayetano went 5-0 in doubles and reached a season high ranking of No. 62 as a duo, primarily playing from the No. 1 spot … Playing with Snow Han (10-7, 3-5), reaching a season high ranking of No. 5 … Clinched two matches for the Women of Troy (Hawaii & UCLA) … Ended the season with an ITA Rank of #44, but reached a season high singles rank of #12 on Dec. 8 … Defeated 11 ranked opponents during the 2021-22 season … Named the ITA’s Southwest Region Most Improved Senior … ITF Los Angeles Doubles Champion (Eryn Cayetano) … Competed in ITA Fall Nationals (doubles and singles) … Won doubles flight at Fall Ranked Spotlight (alongside Snow Han)
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
In a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ewing finished the season with a 15-6 overall record and a 7-2 Pac-12 record… Helped the team to reach the NCAA Round of 16…Concluded the season ranked No. 28 in the nation…Saw action from the No. 1 (6-2), No. 2 (3-0) and No. 3 (6-3) positions…Defeated eight nationally ranked opponents (including three in the Top 20), highlighted by a 6-4, 6-2 victory over NC State’s No. 6 Anna Rogers in the NCAA Team Round of 16 on May 16…Competed in the NCAA Singles Tournament where she lost in the Round of 64 to the No. 1 ranked player in the tournament…Went 12-6 in doubles…Primarily played with partner Clare McKee from the No. 2 position (10-5)…Also partnered with Constance Branstine (0-1) and Naomi Cheong (2-0).
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Salma Ewing played early on in the spring season, but was sidelined due to injury, and then the 2020 spring season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic...Ewing went 8-4 in singles and 3-2 in dual matches...Played primarily from the No. 2 position (2-2) and also saw action from the No. 1 position (1-0)...Clinched one match for the Women of Troy versus Long Beach State...Had a season-high singles ranking of No. 34 to open the 2020 spring season...Went 4-2 in doubles and 2-1 in dual matches...Primarily played with Constance Branstine from the No. 2 position (2-1)...Also partnered with Payton Saca (1-0) and Sydney Van Alphen (1-1)...In the fall, competed in the Women of Troy Invitational, ITA Fall Nationals and the ITA Southwest Regionals where she reached the Quarterfinals.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Salma Ewing finished her freshman campaign ranked No. 54 in the nation…Selected to the All-Pac-12 Second Team…Competed in the NCAA Singles Championships where she fell in the First Round…Finished the season 19-13 in singles and 8-9 in dual matches…Played every match from the No. 1 position…Had three clinching wins for the Women of Troy against Baylor, Cal State Fullerton and Utah…In doubles, went 7-7 overall and 5-6 in dual matches…Competed with multiple partners including Constance Branstine (3-2), Estella Jaeger (1-1), Ana Neffa (0-2), Becca Weissmann (0-1) and Danielle Willson (3-1)…In the fall, Ewing won the ITA Southwest Regional Singles Championship, reached the Quarterfinals of the ITA Masters and competed at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Fall Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ewing was named the #1 recruit in the 2018 tennis recruiting class by Tennis Recruiting Network...Finished fourth place at the 2018 Hard Court Nationals....Qualified and competed in multiple Jr. Grand Slams: the 2018 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon....Was the 2017 WTA Stellenbosch $15k Champion....Was a 2016 ITF Costa Rica Grade 1 finalist.
PERSONAL
Salma Ewing was born on August 28, 2000 in Pasadena, California....Daughter of Reyana and Vincent Ewing....Her mother, Reyana was a tennis player that grew up in apartheid South Africa and came to the United States to play tennis at Georgia State.
EWING’S RANKED WINS (AT A&M)
(as of May 27, 2023)
Singles
#63 Anastasia Sysoeva, Florida (January 30, 2023)
#10 Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia (April 2, 2023)
#89 Bridget Stammel, Vanderbilt (April 21, 2023)
#45 Carly Briggs, Florida (April 22, 2023)
Doubles
(With Jayci Goldsmith)
#1 Carson Tanguilig/Fiona Crawley, North Carolina (February 12, 2023)
#73 Lenka Stara/Grace O'Donnell, Arkansas (March 10, 2023)
#34 Loudmilla Bencheikh/Anne Marie Hiser, Alabama (March 24, 2023)
#20 Carolyn Ansari/Ariana Arseneault, Auburn (March, 26, 2023)
#39 Esther Adeshina/Rebeka Mertena, Tennessee (March 31, 2023)
#21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee, Florida (April 22, 2023)
#7 Elise Wagle/Kimmi Hance, UCLA (May 23, 2023)
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
