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2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster

Mark Honbo
Mark Honbo
Mark Honbo
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Todd Hammond
Lani-Rae Green
Mark Honbo
Mark Honbo
Lani-Rae Green

Shirley Hall

Shirley Hall

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Major:
    Human Development
  • Hometown:
    Chico, Calif.
  • High School:
    Pleasant Valley HS '17

Summary

Biography

2021: ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE... BIG WEST CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM... ALL BIG-WEST DOUBLES HONORABLE MENTION… Posted a 3-9 overall singles record… Competed at singles No. 2, 3 and 4… Won two matches at No. 3 and another at No. 4… Recorded a 10-6 doubles record… Those 10 victories are a team-high total… Won three of four doubles matches played at No. 1 and seven of 12 at No. 2… Every doubles match took place alongside Michelle Zell… First singles victory of the season took place at Sacramento State (2/21) when she defeated Tsveti Yotova in three sets… Won two of her final three singles matches, earning positive results (both in straight sets) against UC Riverside (4/17) and at UC Irvine (4/25)… Enjoyed a team-high five-match doubles win streak when she and Zell collected victories at San Francisco (3/13), at Santa Clara (3/23), at Cal State Fullerton (3/27), at CSUN (3/28) and at home against Hawai’i (4/11)… Won the last two doubles matches of the season at UC Irvine (4/25), the team’s regular season finale, and vs. Hawai’i (4/29) at the Big West Championships... Due to COVID-19, the Aggies did not compete in any fall events.

2019-20: BIG WEST ALL-ACADEMIC… Finished with a 4-14 overall singles record in injury-filled junior season… Went 2-11 in dual matches and 0-5 in Big West play, playing primarily at No. 3… Posted wins over Sonoma State’s Hannah Highsmith and Puget Sound’s Bridget Myers during the dual season… Was in a third set against Cal Poly’s Dominique Stone when the match went unfinished… Up a set and 3-2 over UC Riverside’s Tia Elpusan when the Aggies won the match and she was able to retire… Defeated BYU’s Leah Heimuli in the first match of the fall tournament season, retired last two appearances due to injury… Went 7-9 overall in doubles, and 7-6 in dual matches… Played with Kristina Breisacher at No. 2… The duo finished 2-3 in conference play, including a win over Cal Poly to clinch the doubles point… Won three doubles matches 6-0 (Sonoma State, Puget Sound, Santa Clara)… Also played with Yana Gurevich and Skyler Holm in the fall… Remainder of the spring dual season was canceled on Mar. 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: BIG WEST HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES… BIG WEST COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL (HONOR ROLL)…Finished best year at UC Davis so far with a team-best 15-14 record, and a 10-11 dual record, competing primarily at the No. 3 position… For the second consecutive year, clinched the deciding 3-3 match in three sets over Cal Poly during the Big West regular season… Held a three-match win streak in April, defeating Montana State, Nevada, and UC Riverside to lead the Aggies to an overall dual win streak of three matches… Notched a 4-3 conference record against Big West opponents, including wins over UC Irvine and CSUN… In the fall, advanced to the semifinal of the Gold Draw at the Cal Invitational, defeating Cal’s Jessica Zeynel in straight sets… Led the team in overall doubles wins with a 16-12 record, and also led in dual wins alongside partner Nikita Pradeep, going 10-9 at No. 2 to earn honorable mention honors… Clinched the doubles point for the Aggies on six occasions… Was the only pair to win a doubles match against Hawai’i in the regular season, defeating Michelle Pits and Roxanne Resma, 6-3… Also partnered with Pradeep in the fall tournaments, advancing to the final of the St. Mary’s Fall Invitational B Draw.

2017-2018: Concluded her debut season with a 9-8 overall, 4-4 dual, 5-4 tournament, and 3-1 conference singles record… Posted her dual record playing at No. 6 singles… Clinched the 4-3 win over Cal Poly in a three-set thriller for her first dual match victory on Feb. 25... Finished with a 6-7 overall, 6-2 dual, and 2-1 conference doubles record… With teammate Sara Tsukamoto, posted a 5-1 No. 3 doubles record, including a 2-0 conference record… Saw a six-game win streak between Mar. 11 to Apr. 15… During the tournament season, advanced to the singles quarterfinal at both the Cal Nike Fall Invitational on Sept. 29 and at the Saint Mary’s Fall Invitational on Oct. 8… In doubles, also advanced to the quarterfinals with partner Jessica Walker at the Cal Invite.

PLEASANT VALLEY HS ’17: Won the round of 32 at the women’s open singles at the 2017 Heritage Bank of Commerce Open Tennis Championships in Moraga, Calif… Highest national ranking of 93rd achieved in 2017 (TennisRecruiting.net).

PERSONAL: Born in San Francisco, Calif… Parents are Maria and Jake… Has an older brother Donald Hall, who competed on the Sacramento State's men's tennis team… Favorite hobbies are hiking and spending time with friends… Says her proudest personal accomplishment is being accepted into UC Davis… Chose UC Davis Athletics because of the campus and excellent coaches.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'4"
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'4"