2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Martinelli, Samantha
Samantha Martinelli
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Odyssey Charter School
- Hometown:
- Denver, Col.
Bio
2022 (Graduate Student):
All-ACC Academic Team selection...ACC Academic Honor Roll...Shined in her debut season with the Black and Old Gold...Played in 27 matches...Combined with Casie Wooten to pack a deadly punch as one of the country's best in doubles...Ranked as high as No. 15 in the ITA Doubles...The duo went 4-1 over opposing ranked pairs and earned a bid to the 2022 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships...Individually, Martinelli tied for the most singles wins on the Wake Forest roster, ending with a 16-8 clip...Was a reliable option at different spots within the lineup...Especially stood out in ACC play, going 9-1.
Prior To Wake Forest:
Attended Yale ... Was ranked as high as No. 46 in singles while earning a consistent spot as the Bulldogs' No. 1 player during the 2019-20 season ... Martinelli and her doubles partner Jessie Gong became the first Bulldogs to earn All-America honors, rising to as high as the No. 3 doubles team in the country in 2020 ...During the 2019 fall campaign, the duo won the ITA All-American title, becoming the first Ivy League women in either singles or doubles to win the event ... As a sophomore and freshman, she earned First Team All-Ivy League honor in singles while leading the Bulldogs in victories each of those seasons ... During her 2017-18 season, Martinelli was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. She was just the third player in program history to earn the honor, joining Cynthia Obsitnik (1998) and Madeleine Hamilton (2013).
All-ACC Academic Team selection...ACC Academic Honor Roll...Shined in her debut season with the Black and Old Gold...Played in 27 matches...Combined with Casie Wooten to pack a deadly punch as one of the country's best in doubles...Ranked as high as No. 15 in the ITA Doubles...The duo went 4-1 over opposing ranked pairs and earned a bid to the 2022 NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships...Individually, Martinelli tied for the most singles wins on the Wake Forest roster, ending with a 16-8 clip...Was a reliable option at different spots within the lineup...Especially stood out in ACC play, going 9-1.
Prior To Wake Forest:
Attended Yale ... Was ranked as high as No. 46 in singles while earning a consistent spot as the Bulldogs' No. 1 player during the 2019-20 season ... Martinelli and her doubles partner Jessie Gong became the first Bulldogs to earn All-America honors, rising to as high as the No. 3 doubles team in the country in 2020 ...During the 2019 fall campaign, the duo won the ITA All-American title, becoming the first Ivy League women in either singles or doubles to win the event ... As a sophomore and freshman, she earned First Team All-Ivy League honor in singles while leading the Bulldogs in victories each of those seasons ... During her 2017-18 season, Martinelli was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. She was just the third player in program history to earn the honor, joining Cynthia Obsitnik (1998) and Madeleine Hamilton (2013).
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