| Aeriel Ellis |
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Junior
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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:
1L
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• 2011 ITA All-American (singles)
• 2010 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2010 ITA Texas Region Rookie Player of the Year
• Singles qualifier at the 2009 ITA All-American Championships, the 2009 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships and the 2010 NCAA Championships
• 2010 and 2011All-Big 12 (singles and doubles)
• 2009 ITA Texas Regional Singles Champion
Records
Career (first two seasons)
Singles: 61-27
Doubles: 40-17
Dual-Match Singles: 27-16
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
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) ... plans to study sports medicine ... born Sept. 28, 1990 in Castro Valley, Calif.
