| Aeriel Ellis |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Hayward, Calif.
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| High School:
Hayward
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| Height:
5-3
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| Experience:
3L
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RECORDS
Career
Singles: 81-44
Doubles: 55-30
Dual-Match Singles: 35-26
2011-12 (JUNIOR) [final]
Singles: 20-17
Doubles: 15-13
Dual-Match Singles: 8-10
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Singles: 29-13
Doubles: 22-10
Dual-Match Singles: 14-9
2009-10 (FRESHMAN)
Singles: 32-14
Doubles: 18-7
Dual-Match Singles: 13-7
• 2012 ITA/Cissie Leary National Award for Sportsmanship recipient
• 2012 ITA Texas Region Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship recipient
• 2012 ITA All-American (singles)
• 2011 ITA All-American (singles)
• Reached the singles round of 16 at the 2012 NCAA Championship
• Reached the singles round of 16 at the 2011 NCAA Championship
• Reached the singles semifinals at the 2010 ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship
• 2010 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2010 ITA Texas Region Rookie Player of the Year
• Three-time singles qualifier at the NCAA Championship (2010-12)
• Three-time singles qualifier at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship (2009-11)
• Three-time singles qualifier at the ITA All-American Championship (2009-11)
• 2012 All-Big 12 (singles)
• 2010 and 2011 All-Big 12 (singles and doubles)
• 2009 ITA Texas Regional Singles Champion
AS A JUNIOR (2011-12)
• defeated Nebraska's 45th-ranked Mary Weatherholt (6-2, 6-1) in UT's 4-2 win over the Huskers in the NCAA Championship round of 32
• posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Texas Tech's Elizabeth Ullathorne in Texas' 4-2 win over the Lady Raiders in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
• defeated Oklahoma State's C.C. Sardinha (6-3, 6-4) to help UT to a 4-1 win over the Cowgirls in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship
• knocked off Oklahoma's Marie-Pier Huet (6-2, 6-4) in UT's 5-2 road win over the Sooners
• defeated Michigan's 12th-ranked Emina Bektas (3-6, 7-5, 6-3) in UT's 4-2 win over the 15th-ranked Wolverines
• defeated Northwestern's 19th-ranked Kate Turvy in Texas' 6-1 win over the eighth-ranked Wildcats
• dealt Clemson's Beatrice Gumulya a 7-6, 6-4 defeat in the Horns' 4-3 win over the Tigers at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• defeated Georgia's second-ranked Chelsey Gullickson (6-0, 3-6, 6-3) in UT's 4-2 loss to the Bulldogs at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship
• helped UT to a 4-3 upset win over No. 3 North Carolina with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8) win over the Tar Heels' 31st-ranked Lauren McHale
• knocked off Duke's second-ranked Beatrice Capra (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) in the round of 32 at the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship
• reached the semifinals at the ITA Texas Regional Championship with wins over Rice's Kim Anicete (6-1, 6-2), Texas Tech's Sandra Dynka (6-2, 6-3), Stephen F. Austin's Tereza Bekerova (6-2, 7-5) and Baylor's Jordaan Sanford (1-0, ret.)
• defeated Clemson's Josipa Bek (7-6, 6-4) in the opening round of the ITA All-American Championship
AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11)
• became UT's first All-American since the 1999 season by defeating Duke's Nadine Fahoum (6-1, 5-7, 3-6) and Washington's Denise Dy (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) in the opening rounds at the NCAA Championship; was eliminated by Stanford's Stacey Tan (6-4, 7-6) in the tournament's round of 16
• defeated Baylor's Sona Novakova (6-2, 6-2) at the Big 12 Championship
• posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Oklahoma's Ana-Maria Constantinescu in UT's 4-2 win over the Sooners in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
• defeated Kansas State's Petra Niedermayerova, the Big 12 Player of the Year, by a 6-2, 6-3 count in the quarterfinals at the Big 12 Championship
• closed the regular season with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nebraska's Patricia Veresova in the Horns' 5-2 win over the Huskers
• completed a weekend sweep of Oklahoma State and Oklahoma with a 6-4, 6-0 win over the Cowgirls' Sasha Belova and a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 win over the Sooners' Alice Radu
• defeated Illinois' Rachael White (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) in UT's 4-3 road win over the Fighting Illini
• posted a 7-6 (5), 5-7, 1-0 (11-9) win over Princeton's Hilary Bartlett in the Horns' 6-1 win over the Tigers at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event in Tallahassee, Fla.
• opened the dual-match season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Rice's Dominique Harmath in UT's 7-0 win over the Owls
• posted her top finish at a national championship event when she reached the semifinals at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship; defeated North Carolina's Zoe De Bruycker (6-2, 6-1) in the round of 32, Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling (7-5, 6-1) in the round of 16 and Stanford's Kristie Ahn (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) in the quarterfinals ; eliminated by California's Jana Juricova in the semifinals (2-6, 7-5, 6-4).
• defeated Texas Tech's Kelsy Garland (6-4, 6-3), Houston's Giorgia Pozzan and Texas Tech's Samantha Adams (6-3, 4-6, 6-4) at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• suffered a 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling in the opening round of the ITA All-American Championship; defeated Georgia's Nadja Gilchrist (6-2, 4-6, 7-5), Iowa's Sonja Molnar (6-2, 7-6) and Utah's Anastasia Putilina (6-1, 6-1) in the consolation draw
AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10)
• registered a 32-14 overall singles record, including a 13-7 dual-match record played entirely at No. 1 singles
• totaled an 18-7 overall doubles record, including a 14-7 dual-match mark alongside Vanja Corovic
• suffered a 6-2, 6-2 defeat to Miami's Laura Vallverdu in the opening round of the 64-player singles draw at the NCAA Championships
• defeated Nebraska's Madeleine Geibert (6-2, 6-1) in UT's 4-0 win over the Cornhuskers in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship
• edged Texas A&M's Elze Potgieter (5-7, 6-3, 7-5) in Texas' 5-2 win over the Aggies in College Station
• notched a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) win over Northwestern's 13th-ranked Maria Mosolova in Texas' 6-1 win over the fifth-ranked Wildcats
• swept Oklahoma State's Alisa Buslaieva and Oklahoma's 93rd-ranked Ana-Maria Constantinescu in UT's weekend road victories against the Cowgirls and Sooners
• opened conference play with consecutive straight-set victories over Kansas State's Antea Huljev, Kansas' Ekaterina Morozova and Texas Tech's Sandra Dynka
• compiled a 16-5 singles record during the fall season, which culminated with an appearance at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
• suffered a 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Mississippi's Kristi Boxx in the opening round of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
• defeated North Carolina's Sanaz Marand (6-3, 6-4) and fell to Florida State's Noemie Scharle (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the consolation draw at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
• defeated Baylor's Nina Secerbegovic (6-1, 6-3) to win the 64-player singles draw at the ITA Texas Regional Championship in College Station
• defeated Texas A&M's Janelle Cuthbertson (6-2, 1-1, ret.), Rice's Rebekka Hanle (6-2, 6-3), Texas Tech's Elizabeth Ullathorne (6-4, 4-6, 6-0), teammate Krista Damico (4-6, 6-0, 6-2) and Baylor's Csilla Borsanyi (6-3, 6-1) to reach the title match at the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• fell to USC's Danielle Lao (7-6 [4], 6-2) in the round of 32 at the ITA All-American Championships
• defeated Auburn's Fani Chifchieva (6-1, 6-3) and fell to Fresno State's Anastasia Petukova (6-3, 6-0) in the main singles consolation draw at the ITA All-American Championships
• defeated Mississippi's Karen Nijssen (4-6, 6-2, 6-1), Virginia's Jennifer Stevens (6-3, 6-1) and Sacramento State's Katrina Zheltova (6-4, 6-4) in the qualifying rounds of the ITA All-American Championship
• opened the fall season with straight-set wins over Northern Arizona's Yumi Hasegawa (6-2, 6-0) and Missouri's Kaitlyn Ritchie (7-6, 6-0)
• defeated Ohio State's Kirsten Flower (5-7, 7-5, 7-5), Pepperdine's Anamika Bhargava (6-1, 6-3) and UCLA's Stephanie Hoffpauir (6-3, 6-2) in the pre-qualifying rounds at the ITA All-American Championship
BEFORE TEXAS
• singles champion at the U.S. Super National Championships (Girls' 16 division)
• runner-up at the Easter Bowl (Girls' 16 division)
• semifinalist at the Easter Bowl (Girls' 18 division)
• placed fourth at the U.S. Winter Super Nationals (Girls' 18 division)
• placed sixth at the U.S. Super National Hardcourt Championships (Girls' 18 division)
PERSONAL
Daughter of Toyis and Linda Ellis ... has two siblings, Aaron (24) and Dorian (27) ... a health promotion major... born Sept. 28, 1990 in Castro Valley, Calif.
