2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Eliza Omirou
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- The English School (Nicosia)
- Hometown:
- Nicosia, Cyprus
2021 (Senior):
Ended the season with a 10-9 record in singles matches and a 9-6 record in doubles play...Played equally out of the No. 4 and No. 5 spots in singles...Ranked nationally as high as 89th in singles in February 2021...Played out of the No. 1 spot in doubles...Partnered Carolyn Campana...The duo were nationally ranked as high as 23rd in March 2021...All-ACC Academic honoree...ITA Scholar Athlete.
2019-20 (Junior - COVID-19 Shortened Season):
Earned ITA All-American status as along with doubles partner MC Meredith…Went 13-12 overall in singles including a 6-4 record in dual action…Claimed five wins over ranked opponents including two in dual play…Earned a 14-11 doubles record in the No. 1 position with MC Meredith… Pairing of Meredith and Omirou went 5-5 against ranked opponents with wins over four top-25 opponents…Ranked as high as No. 9 in the ITA doubles rankings… Defeated ninth-ranked Taylor Russo and Selin Ovunc of Auburn in February 6-3.
2018-19 (Sophomore):
Posted a 21-11 overall record with a team-best 18-7 mark in dual match play and 10-4 in the ACC…Spent most of her time on court three, collecting 16 wins, but also went 2-0 on court two… Partnered with MC Meredith in doubles going 20-6 on the year and 17-6 in dual contests… Finished the year with a team-high 29 overall doubles wins… Stared the fall season ranked 88th in singles and ranked as high as No. 71 in doubles…Picked up a ranked win over Bojana Markovic of Texas in the fall… Named to the ITA All-Academic Team
2017-18 (Freshman):
Earned 49 combined wins with 22 singles wins and 27 doubles victories for the ninth best freshman season in school history and the best since 2002… Named ACC Freshman of the Week twice (Feb. 27 and April 17)... Posted a 17-10 record as the two seed, and went 1-0 on court one, defeating Helena Nyikos of College of Charleston… Ranked as high as 63rd nationally during the season… In doubles, she went 12-5 overall with partner Anna Ulyashchenko including 5-0 in tournament play… Also partnered with Mary Meredith in doubles, finishing the season ranked No. 77 with 10 wins... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
(Background)
Named Best Female Tennis Player of the Year in Cyprus in 2014 and 2015 by the Cyprus Olympic Committee ... Named the top female tennis player in Cyprus by the English School Physical Education Department ... Represented Cyprus in the 2015 British Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa ... Earned Best Female Player three times form the Cyprus Tennis Federation ... Member of the Cyprus Fedcup National Team Since 2014 ... Has claimed nine singles and 10 doubles titles in ITF Junior U18 ... Won five singles and seven doubles titles competing in Tennis Europe ... Ranked as high as No. 4 in Tennis Europe U14, no. 31 in Tennis Europe U16 and No. 140 in ITF Juniors U18 ... Joined Cyprus National Team at age 14, the youngest to ever make the team.
