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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

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Players

  • Ada Amarghioalei

    Jr. Port Washington, NY Port Washington
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    Junior Port Washington, NY Port Washington
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  • 5'5"

    Simran Desai

    Sr. Brooklyn Park, MN Champlin Park
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    Senior Brooklyn Park, MN Champlin Park
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  • 5'8"

    Kaitlyn Ferguson

    Jr. Lantana, Texas University Prep
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    Junior Lantana, Texas University Prep
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  • 5'7"

    Lea Forste-Dinell

    Jr. Stockholm, Sweden Sodra Latins Gymnasium/Illinois Chicago
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    Junior Stockholm, Sweden Sodra Latins Gymnasium/Illinois Chicago
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  • 5'10"

    Abigail Higgins

    Jr. Monmouth Junction, NJ Florida Virtual School
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    Junior Monmouth Junction, NJ Florida Virtual School
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  • 5'2"

    Mary Madigan

    Jr. Sayville, NY Sayville
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    Junior Sayville, NY Sayville
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  • Sabira Mohamed

    So. Old Westbury, NY Hellenic Academy (Zimbabwe)
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    Sophomore Old Westbury, NY Hellenic Academy (Zimbabwe)
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  • 5'2"

    Dianela Rodriguez

    Gr. Cuernavaca, Mexico Prepa en Linea SEP/Angelo State
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    Graduate Student Cuernavaca, Mexico Prepa en Linea SEP/Angelo State
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  • 5'8"

    Deniz Soyer

    Jr. Basildon, England Shenfield
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    Junior Basildon, England Shenfield
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  • Ava Veneziano

    Fr. Roslyn, NY Roslyn
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    Freshman Roslyn, NY Roslyn
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  • Ciyin Zhang

    Sr. Mono, Ontario Richmond Green Secondary
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    Senior Mono, Ontario Richmond Green Secondary
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Staff Roster

Women's Tennis Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Tripp Tuff

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  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

    DJ Melgar

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer

    Samuel Stampley

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  • Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

    Rachel Peel-Macandrew

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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Name Ht. Year Hometown High School/Previous
Ada Amarghioalei - Jr. Port Washington, NY Port Washington
Simran Desai 5-5 Sr. Brooklyn Park, MN Champlin Park
Kaitlyn Ferguson 5-8 Jr. Lantana, Texas University Prep
Lea Forste-Dinell 5-7 Jr. Stockholm, Sweden Sodra Latins Gymnasium/Illinois Chicago
Abigail Higgins 5-10 Jr. Monmouth Junction, NJ Florida Virtual School
Mary Madigan 5-2 Jr. Sayville, NY Sayville
Sabira Mohamed - So. Old Westbury, NY Hellenic Academy (Zimbabwe)
Dianela Rodriguez 5-2 Gr. Cuernavaca, Mexico Prepa en Linea SEP/Angelo State
Deniz Soyer 5-8 Jr. Basildon, England Shenfield
Ava Veneziano - Fr. Roslyn, NY Roslyn
Ciyin Zhang - Sr. Mono, Ontario Richmond Green Secondary

Women's Tennis Coaching Staff

Women's Tennis - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Tripp Tuff Tripp Tuff Head Coach
06/17/22 Douglas Melgar DJ Melgar Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
06/17/22 Samuel Stampley 3rd Samuel Stampley Assistant Athletic Trainer
Rachel Peel-Macandrew Rachel Peel-Macandrew Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

Staff Roster

Women's Tennis Coaching Staff