Ellie Wright

Photo by: Riley Hogan/Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Zach Bland/Mizzou Athletics

Height:
5-4
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Gainesville, Florida
High School:
F.W. Buchholz
Major:
Nutrition & Fitness Minor: Spanish Certificate: Multicultural Certificate

CAREER STATS

2021-22 (Graduate Student)

Wrapped up career placing sixth in the program for most singles wins.
Brad David SEC Community Service Team nominee.
Scored the lone point for Mizzou against No. 16 Florida, beating Emma Shelton, 6-2, 6-2.
Contributed to the team's two SEC wins against No. 43 Kentucky and No. 63 Mississippi State.
Tallied eight singles wins as well as eight doubles victories.
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 (Senior)

Went 18-9 on the season, including 4-2 in tournament play and 5-2 at the No.1 position.
ITA National Championship singles participant.
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 (Junior)

Earned a ranked win over Virginia’s No. 78 Sofia Munera (6-4, 6-3) at the Orlando Invite.
Snatched two victories at the No. 1 position, beating Wichita State’s Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (6-4, 6-4) and Minnesota’s Dailia Said (6-4, 7-6).
Recorded a 12-8 mark in doubles competition, including a 7-2 mark in dual matches.

2018-19 (Sophomore)

Posted a 15-15 singles record in on the year, including an 11-9 mark in dual matches.
Picked up two SEC wins, against Florida and Arkansas.
Was nationally ranked in doubles for most of the season, reaching as high as number 65.
Earned an at-large doubles berth to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
Advanced to the doubles championship match at the ITA Central Region Championships.

2017-18 (Freshman)

Posted a 5-2 record at No. 2 singles play.
Claimed a win against No. 43 LSU.
Posted a 21-9 record in doubles action , including an 18-6 mark with Mackenzie Middlebrooks.
Went 4-4 in SEC doubles play with Middlebrooks.
Named to the 2017-18 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

TRAVEL CIRCUIT/ HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked as a five-star, Top-100 recruit.
Positioned as high as No. 73 by TennisRecruiting.Net and No. 12 in her class in the state of Florida.
Earned Gainesville Sun First-Team All-Area recognition and Team MVP honors in 2014 and 2015 from F.W. Buchholz.
Went 10-0 at the No. 1 singles position on her way to a 2015 individual district championship.
Reached the Class 4A Florida State Singles Semifinals in team competition, helping her high school to a sixth-place finish at state.
Won the ITA University of Georgia Doubles Tournament in 2016 and finished as a finalist at the ITA Florida State University Doubles Tournament.

PERSONAL

Graduated Cum Laude from Mizzou and is currently enrolled in an MBA program at the University.
Placed on the SEC Academic Honor Roll and Dean's List all four years of college.
Going into her second year as President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Honoree of the Three Stripes Club.
Boasted a GPA in the 10 percent of her high school graduating class.
Was a member of her high school's National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.
Daughter of Randy Wright and Cortney Wright.
Sister to Brianna O'Sullivan.
Mother was a former tennis standout at Mizzou.
Sister was captain of the trumpet section at Mizzou.