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2022-23 MIT Women's Tennis Roster

Sara Fernandez

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Westminster Christian School
  • Hometown South Miami, Fla.
  • Major Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

2022-23:
- 2024 Schwarzman Scholar
- NEWMAC First Team All-Conference (No. 6 Singles)
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Finished with a 13-4 singles record, including 6-1 in NEWMAC matches and 8-1 at No. 6
- Ended the season on a seven-match winning streak in singles
- Was 2-1 in doubles play at No. 3 doubles

2021-22:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Posted a 4-0 mark in dual match singles play
- Was 3-0 in NEWMAC doubles play at No. 3 doubles

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
- ITA Scholar-Athlete

2019-20:
- Was a perfect 2-0 in singles with a win in the first round of the MIT Invitational and a victory at No. 5 singles vs. No. 10 Brandeis at Indoor Nationals
- Paired with Vanessa Kitova in the B draw of the NEWITT Invitational and captured the consolation championship with three straight 3-0 victories 

Off the Court at MIT:
- Majoring in materials science and engineering with a minor in Chinese and entrepreneurship and innovation
- Member of Conformable Decoders Group at MIT Media Lab since Summer 2020; first author on in press Foresight publication
- Outstanding UROP Student Award in Research nominee
- President of Tea and Cookies Club
- Led review paper submitted to ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering special issue
- Member of the Baptist Student Fellowship, Reformed Undergraduate Fellowship, CRU, Language Cultural Exchange

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete: 
- Team bonding activities, lively practices, hotel pset-nights, and cheering each other on all culminate to form my favorite moments as an MIT student-athlete.

High School:
- Varsity letter winner in tennis at the Westminster Christian School
- Miami Herald All-Dade 2018-19 Girls' Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
- 2019 WCS Female Athlete of the Year Award winner
- 2018 All-Dade Second Team singles
- 2017 All-Dade Second Team singles and doubles
- Four-time Team MVP
- 2018 State Singles Semifinalist
- 2018 and 2017 District Position 1 Singles Champion
- 2017 District 1 Doubles Champion
- Class valedictorian
- Member of the National Honor Society and a number of other honor societies

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    5'4"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'4"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'4"