2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
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Chilton, Tara
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Tara Chilton
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nevada
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
Bio
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SEASON-BY-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS |
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- In her sophomore season, was 9-7 in singles matches and 2-5 in dual play, going 0-1 at No. 4 singles, 1-3 at No. 5, and 1-1 at No. 6
- Had dual wins over Kenzington Mann of Eastern Washington and Aleksandra Kimitrijevic of Portland
- Started two matches at ITA National Team Indoors, falling at No. 5 singles to Auburn’s Georgie Axon, and splitting sets with Florida’s 87th-ranked Emma Shelton but did not finish
- Was 7-2 in singles in the fall, going 3-0 at the Husky Invitational and making the round of 32 at ITA Northwest Regionals, falling to 57th-ranked Mariia Kozyreva of Saint Mary’s
- 6-5 in doubles play, and 2-2 in dual matches, going 1-1 with Yolanda Lin, 1-0 with Sarah-Maude Fortin and 0-1 with Zoey Weil
- With Fortin, had a key doubles win in the 4-3 team win over Purdue, beating Milic/Gallardo Guervara, 6-2, at No. 2
- With Lin, earned a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles over California’s Richardson/Rosenqvist as the Huskies won doubles
- Made the blue draw final with Hikaru Sato at the Gonzaga Invite
- Earned ITA All-Academic distinction and a spot on the Pac-12 All-Academic Spring Honor Roll
- Earned a starting spot in her first season, going 9-11 in dual singles matches and 10-8 in dual doubles matches
- Was 5-2 at the No. 6 singles spot, 4-7 at No. 5, and 0-2 at No. 4
- Two big wins in Pac-12 play, beating Colorado’s Fleur Eggink, 7-6, 6-4 and defeating Oregon’s Julia Eshet, 6-2, 6-4, both at No. 5 singles
- Won her first six singles matches, all in straight sets, against Idaho, Seattle U., Eastern Washington, and Portland State
- Played every doubles match at No. 3, going 4-5 with Zoey Weil, 3-2 with Sarah-Maude Fortin, 3-0 with Nika Zupancic, and 1-0 with Ashley Chang
- A 6-2 win with Weil at No. 3 doubles against No. 15 Baylor
- A 6-4 win with Weil against Arizona’s No. 3 pair in the Pac-12 team tourney
- With Fortin, defeated the No. 3 pairs of Arizona and No. 26 Arizona State on 3/12 and 3/14
- A Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll recipient
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GETTING TO KNOW TARA |
Favorite way to end a rally: Forehand winner
Favorite pro tennis player: Robin Stephenson
Favorite superhero: Spiderman
Random hobbies: Beating Vanessa Wong at Mario Kart
Best class taken at UW: Econ 200
Favorite movies: Harry Potter
Favorite sport besides tennis: Skiing
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PERSONAL |
Four-star recruit ranked as the No. 46 recruit nationally in the 2020 class ... originally from Reno, Nevada, but attended the IMG Academy in Florida as a junior and senior ... improved UTR from an 8 to a 10 in one season.
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STATISTICS |
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Washington 4, Southern California 1 | Big Ten Tournament Highlights
Wednesday, April 30
2025 Go BIG! for Washington Day
Friday, February 28
UW Officially Joins the Big Ten
Thursday, August 01
Rapid Fire with UW Women's Tennis
Saturday, May 18
