Shannon Newnes

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Freedom School
Hometown:
Romford, London

Honors: 2017 MAC Leann Grimes Davidge Sportsmanship Award ... 2017 Coaches Award (team award) ... 2015-16 and 2016-17 Team Captain.

As a Senior (2016-17): (Fall) played No. 4-6 singles ... went 6-3 ... played No. 3 doubles with Rita Pedroso ... finished 6-5 in doubles action ... (Spring) finished 19-5 overall, including 13-2 in the spring ... remained undefeated in singles action until the final regular-season match ... named the MAC Singles Player of the Week (April 17) and the Zips’ Student-Athlete of the Week (April 17) after beating beat Bowling Green’s Ayumo Sasaki in straight sets, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 4 singles in her final home match, pushing her singles mark to 13-0 ... played No. 3 doubles with Rita Pedroso ... went 18-11 overall, including 12-6 in the spring.

As a Junior (2015-16): (Fall) Went 2-4 in singles, claiming victories against UMBC’s Madlena Kurasz and Cleveland State’s Mathilde Orange … (Spring) played primarily at the No. 3 and 4 positions ... finished with a 6-12 singles record and 2-6 league mark … captured four straight triumphs to start the season including a 6-4, 6-0 win versus Miami’s (OH) Ana Rajkovic … ended with a 7-9 doubles mark and 2-4 in the MAC competing at the No. 1 spot.

As a Sophomore (2014-15): (Spring) Finished with an 11-1 record in singles and 6-1 MAC mark ... competed mainly at the No. 6 position … captured eight straight victories … went 3-9 in doubles action defeating Oakland’s Tamara Blum and Elizabeth Guy and NJIT’s Sydney Nowak and Valerie Carroll.

High School: Placed second in the country at the U16 ... won at the London Nike Masters junior tour ... runner-up at British Lawn Tennis Association Masters ... competed in nationals every year from 2009 until graduating high school while making quarterfinals in 2012.

Personal: Born July 27, 1995, in London, England … parents are Craig Newnes and Teresa Mansfield … grandmother played at Wimbledon … psychology major.

NEWNES’ CAREER STATS
SINGLES
Season   Overall   Dual   Tourn.   MAC   #1   #2   #3   #4   #5   #6
2014-15   11-11   11-1   0-10   6-1   0-2   0-2   -   1-1   1-3   9-0
2015-16   8-16   6-12   2-4   2-6   0-3   -   3-7   4-5   -   -
2016-17   19-5   13-2   6-3   7-1   -   -   0-1   3-1   6-0   6-1
Total   38-32   30-15   8-17   15-8   0-5   0-2   3-8   8-6   7-3   15-1

DOUBLES
Season   Overall   Dual   Tourn.   MAC       #1       #2       #3
2014-15   6-15   3-9   3-6   0-5       1-1       1-7       2-5
2015-16   8-14   7-9   1-5   2-4       6-11       2-3       -
2016-17   18-11   12-6   6-5   3-2       3-0       0-3       10-4
Total   32-40   22-24   10-16   5-11       10-12       3-13       12-9