Samantha Memije

Class:
Junior
High School:
Gateway High School
Hometown:
Monroeville, Pa.

2020-21: Graduate Student
ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-Big Ten … ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award … B1G Distinguished Scholar

Spring 2021: Went 9-8 in singles competition, highlighted by an 8-3 record when in the No. 3 spot … Was 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents, defeating 71st-ranked Andrea Cerdan from Michigan on March 21 ... The win over Cerdan extended her winning streak to a season-high three matches … Was 7-7 as a doubles partner, going 6-5 with Nicole Stephens and 1-2 alongside Ayshe Can … Posted a perfect 3-0 record with Stephens as the No. 3 pairing, with the duo also going 3-4 in the No. 2 spot.

2019-20: Senior
ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten .... Had overall records of 8-7 in singles and 12-7 in doubles play.

Spring 2020: Competed at No. 2 singles with a record of 6-5 … Won her match at No. 2 singels in the only conference contest of the season … Had a doubles record of 8-4 when paired with Nicole Stephens, primarily at No.3 doubles and went 9-4 overall in doubles play.

Fall 2019: Had a doubles record of 3-3 and singles record of 2-2 during the fall … Competed in the singles pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships.

2018-19: Junior
Finished her junior campaign with a 13-12 overall singles record and a 18-11 doubles record ... Tied for most doubles wins on the team with 18 .... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... ITA Scholar-Athlete Team.

Spring 2019: Had a 11-8 singles record during the spring… Played a majority of singles matches at the No. 1 position, where she went 7-7… Defeated No. 91 Aiwen Zhu of UNLV at first singles with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3… Clinched a 4-3 win over Nebraska at No. 1 singles with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Vasanti Shinde… Paired with Nicole Stephens at No. 2 doubles for a majority of the season, with the duo going 12-8 during the spring and 6-4 in conference play.

Fall 2018: Singles – Had a record of 2-4 in singles play… Qualified for the main draw of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. Doubles – Compiled a 3-2 record in doubles… Paired with Caroline Szabo to go 2-0 at the Harvard Invite.

2017-18: Sophomore

Finished with a 20-5 singles record and 6-4 doubles record… Led the team for the most overall singles wins with 20... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... Academic All-Big Ten ... ITA Scholar-Athlete Team.

Spring 2018: Led the team with the most dual singles wins at 17 and the most B1G wins with 10… Went 17-3 in singles during the spring season and went 10-1 in conference singles… Consistently played at No. 6 singles for a majority of the season, where she went an undefeated 10-0 in conference play… Clinched the team’s wins against Penn State (3/30) and Maryland (4/15) with victories at No. 6 singles… Saw action in three matches in doubles play, as she defeated duos from Xavier and Grand Canyon.

Fall 2017: Singles – Had a record of 3-2 in singles play… Qualified for the main draw of the 2017 ITA Division I Women’s Midwest Regional Championship… Went 2-0 at the Louisville Tennis Classic and 1-1 at the Wildcat Invite. Doubles – Compiled a record of 4-4 in doubles… Partnered with Lexi Baylis to go 2-2 at the Wildcat Invite and at the Midwest Regional Championship… Paired with Aslina Chua, Sara Kuuttila and Baylis at the Louisville Classic to go 2-1 on the tournament.

2016-17: Freshman
Went 9-7 in singles play and 16-14 in doubles play during her freshman campaign… Won her first collegiate singles match in straight sets vs. Carin Runefelt from Iowa (11/29)… Her 16 doubles wins with Athena Trouillot were the most on the team… Went 2-2 in conference play and won two of her final three matches of the season ... ITA Scholar-Athlete Team.

Prior to MSU: Attended Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pa...was a five-star recruit who ranked as high as No. 53 on TennisRecruiting.net... was also ranked the No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania... Won her singles section and qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA singles for the first time in school history since 2002... Graduated with high honors.

Personal: Daughter of Ronald and Ana May Memije... has two younger brothers, Adam and Logan, and one older sister, Tricia... Born July 3... Plans to major in communication.