Rita Pedroso

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Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Escola Secundaria Garcia de Orta
Hometown:
Porto, Portugal

TEAM CAPTAIN

As a Senior (2019-20): Team captain ... CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee ... recipient of team’s Coaches’ Award ... Dean’s List student ... (Fall) Went 5-6 in singles action ... paired with Miruna Vasilescu in doubles action, going 5-6 overall ... (Spring) Recorded a 4-4 singles record during a shortened season ... played at the No. 3 position ... went 4-4 overall in doubles action ... went 2-2 at No. 2 with Ceci Rosas ... went 2-2 at No. 1 with Vasilescu ... named MAC Doubles Team of the Week on Feb. 19 ... had two victories at the No. 1 spot with Vasilescu ... in Akron’s first victory of the spring season, a 7-0 sweep of Seton Hall on Feb. 14, the duo defeated Minja Gligic and Hiba El Khalifi, 6-2.

As a Junior (2018-19): Team captain ... Academic All-MAC ... Dean’s List student ... shared team’s Most Improved Player Award ... (Fall) Went 6-4 in singles action ... teamed with sophomores Anna Uljanov and Miruna Vasilesu for an 8-5 doubles record ... (Spring) Went 16-7 in singles action, playing mostly at No. 4-5 ... paired with Vasilescu at No. 1 doubles ... finished at 24-8 overall, including 19-6 in spring action ... named the MAC Doubles Team of the Week twice (Jan. 30, Feb. 20).

As a Sophomore (2017-18): 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete … Academic All-MAC ... (Fall) Participated in the ITA Midwest Championships … won her qualifying match … (Spring) Played No.1/2 singles … went 11-20 in singles action … played No. 1 doubles with freshman Anna Uljanov … went 12-13 in doubles action … named MAC Doubles Team of the Week on March 7 after winning two home matches and helping Zips win the doubles point twice.

As a Freshman (2016-17): 2017 ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Dean’s List student ... (Fall) Only freshman on the squad ... played No. 4/5 singles ... won first five collegiate matches ... went 10-4 in the fall ... played No. 3 doubles with Shannon Newnes and Luisa Echeverry ... went 10-4 in the fall ... (Spring) Played No. 2/3 singles ... finished 25-13 overall and 15-9 in the spring ... named the Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week on March 6 after helping the Zips to their 12th consecutive win with victories in both singles and doubles action against Illinois-Chicago and Valparaiso ... played No. 3 doubles with team captain Shannon Newnes ... went 23-11 overall and 13-6 in the spring in doubles play.

High School: Won the U18 National Team Championship in 2014 and 2015 … also won the National Team Championship in the Senior Open 2nd Division in 2014 and 2015 as well … three-time U18 Regional and State Championship runner-up in singles play … runner-up in doubles at the 2014 U16 Europe Tournament and claimed the singles National Tournament title in U18 Category B … became the No. 1 ranked player in the U18 National standings in 2015 … won both singles and doubles at the U18 National Tournament Category B that same year … runner-up in both the 2016 U18 National Tournament Category A and B … overall, ranked No. 3 in U18 and No. 9 in the Senior Open while being regionally rated No. 2 in U18 and No. 4 in the Senior Open.

Personal: International business major.

PEDROSO'S CAREER STATS

*SINGLES*
*Season*	*Overall*	*Dual*	*Tourn.*	*MAC*	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6
2016-17	25-13	15-9	10-4	1-7	-	3-0	12-9	3-0	2-1	-
2017-18	11-20	9-17	2-3	1-7	7-12	2-4	0-1	-	-	-
2018-19	22-11	16-7	6-4	5-2	1-0	-	1-0	9-5	3-2	2-0
2019-20*	9-10	4-4	5-6	-	-	-	4-4	-	-	-
Total	67-54	44-37	23-16	7-16	8-12	5-4	17-14	12-5	5-3	2-0

*DOUBLES*
*Season*	*Overall*	*Dual*	*Tourn.*	*MAC*		#1		#2		#3
2016-17	23-11	13-6	10-4	3-2		2-0		3-3		14-6
2017-18	13-18	12-13	1-5	1-6		9-10		1-3		2-0
2018-19	27-11	19-6	8-5	5-2		18-6		1-0		-
2019-20*	9-10	4-4	5-6	-		2-2		2-2		-
Total	72-50	48-29	24-20	9-10		31-18		7-8		16-6