Amber Washington

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Mounds Park Academy
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
Prev School:
St. John's

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2015-16): Won five out of her first six ACC matchups, taking down a total of 12 out of the 14 ACC teams she faced in singles matches…Defeated five individuals on top 25 ranked teams including No. 3 North Carolina’s Ashley Dai and No. 8 Duke’s Christina Makarova…Won 12 out of her last 13 singles matches of the season…Competed in the No. 1 position for doubles matches…Won first two ACC doubles matchups of her season, including a victory over the No. 33 Notre Dame with partner Lolade Ogungbesan…Finished the season with an impressive 26-8 singles record winning eight of her last nine of the season, and a 17-2 dual record, leading the team by a large margin…Washington also finished with a 20-17 doubles record.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Competed in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions in singles and the No.3 position in doubles...Won both her singles and doubles matches in team victories over Duquesne and Eastern Michigan...Finished with a 2-1 record and advanced to the semifinals in doubles at the Harvard Invitational ...Finished third in doubles at the Hurricane Invitational, along with partner Amanda Wickman...Ended the season with an overall record of 7-30 in singles and 15-18 in doubles.

PRIOR TO PITT: Played her first two seasons at St. John's University. Sat out her true sophomore year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led her high school team to six consecutive state titles in both singles and doubles competitions ... Played to an overall record of 101-4 at Mounds Park Academy ... Team captain senior year ... Named a three time Athlete of the Month ... given the Athena Award for best athlete in 2011-2012 season ... Also a two-time letterman in track and field

PERSONAL: Daughter of Traci and Riley Washington ... Riley Washington played professional football for the Buffalo Bills ... has one older sister Taylor who also played tennis for Pitt ... Plans to major in communications and minor in music.