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Ellie Wright

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

Biography

CAREER STATS

SINGLES
YEAR OVERALL (PCT.) DUAL CONF. vs. RANKED #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
2017-18 15-19 (.441) 10-14 1-10 0-6 0-0 5-2 3-4 2-3 0-4 0-1
2018-19 15-15 (.500) 11-9 2-8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 11-6 0-0 0-0
2019-20 14-9 (.609) 7-4 0-2 1-1 2-1 5-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOTALS 44-43 (.506) 28-27 3-20 1-8 2-1 10-5 3-7 13-9 0-4 0-1
DOUBLES
YEAR OVERALL (PCT.) DUAL CONF. vs. RANKED #1 #2 #3 - - -
2017-18 21-9 (.700) 17-5 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 17-5 - - -
2018-19 20-12 (.625) 11-8 2-6 1-3 10-7 1-1 0-0 - - -
2019-20 12-8 (.600) 7-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 7-1 0-0 - - -
TOTALS 53-29 (.646) 35-15 6-11 1-5 10-8 8-2 17-5 - - -
COMBINED
OVERALL (PCT.) DUAL CONF. vs. RANKED #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
2017-20 97-72 (.574) 63-42 9-31 2-13 12-9 18-7 20-12 13-9 0-4 0-1

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. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019-20Junior

  • 2020-21Senior

  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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