2016-17 Tennis Roster
Ismail, Amina
Amina Ismail
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Maineville, Ohio
- High School:
- Kings
- Prev School:
- Xavier
Bio
JUNIOR (2016-17)
- Earned a berth in the 2017 NCAA Doubles Tournament with partner Bea Machado Santos, becoming the first Tiger duo to qualify for the tournament since 2003.
- Emerged as a serious weapon for Mizzou, leading the team with 15 wins in the fall season including a team-best nine wins in doubles play.
- Won four matches in a row at the Mizzou Invite (Sept. 23-25, 2016) including two singles matches and two doubles matches with partner Bea Machado Santos.
- Reached the semifinals in doubles play at the USTA/ITA Central Region Championships with partner Bea Machado Santos.
- Went undefeated at the Big Green Invitational (Nov. 4-6, 2016) winning all six of her matches.
- Recorded her 100th career victory at the Big Green Invitational (Nov. 4-6, 2016).
- Finished the season with an impressive 32-20 record overall, including 14 singles wins and 18 victories in doubles play.
- Won seven matches in doubles play against ranked opponents with partner Bea Machado Santos, including huge victories over Florida’s ninth-ranked duo and Kentucky’s fourth-ranked pairing.
- Won nine out of 10 matches in a stretch from Sept. 4–Nov. 6, which included a victory over the No. 17 player in the nation from Arkansas in a quarterfinal match of the Division I Women’s Central Regional Championship.
- Recorded a six-match win streak in singles play (Feb 1–25, 2017).
- Racked up a team-high 32 victories overall.
- 2016-17 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE / XAVIER (2015-16)
- Played No. 3 singles for the Musketeers.
- Posted a 24-9 mark in singles play and a 22-8 record in doubles play.
- Went 8-0 at No. 1 doubles during Big East play.
FRESHMAN / XAVIER (2014-15)
- Launched her career by going undefeated (7-0) in singles action during the 2014 fall campaign.
- Collected 23 singles victories and 19 doubles wins as a freshman.
KINGS HIGH SCHOOL
- Finished prep career ranked No. 78 nationally in the class of 2014 by TennisRecruiting.Net.
- Four-time Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year.
PERSONAL
- Has one brother, Ra'ees, and one sister, Safiyya, who played collegiate tennis at Xavier and Cincinnati, respectively.
Mizzou Storytellers - Bianca Turati
Tuesday, February 25
Tennis Highlight vs. Saint Louis
Saturday, April 15
Mizzou Tennis vs. Auburn Court 3
Sunday, March 28
Mizzou Tennis vs. Auburn Court 4
Sunday, March 28
